July 16, 2008

The Llano Uplift Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet for business and a luncheon on Friday July 25 at the River City Grille in Marble Falls. Welcome time starts at 9:30 a.m. with business at 10 a.m. and the luncheon following. Mrs. Ella Sheffield, who is currently serving as Co-Chair of the TSDAR Historical Marker Committee, will present the program on “Peggy O’Neale, Washington’s First Glamour Girl.” Reservations for lunch can be made by mailing a check for $14 by Monday, July 21, to Sue Doughtie, Treasurer, 112 Hills Way, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657. For information on DAR please contact Regent Carole Buchanan at (325) 379-1455 or Registrar Vallie Terrell at (830) 598-6374.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Richter, of Taylor are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marraige of their daughter, Elizabeth Richter to Jason Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Freeman, of Kingsland. Elizabeth is a 2001 graduate of Taylor High School and a graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word at San Antonio.

One Llano High School student was killed and one remains in critical condition following a single-car rollover accident on SH 71 July 8. Justin Logan, 17, injured in the accident that claimed the life of Kassie Mae Zavadil Turner, 16, remains in stable but critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Less seriously injured in the crash was the driver of the vehicle, Corey Allen Wunderlich, 17, who was treated at Brackenridge after being air lifted from the scene, and Terry Inman, 16, treated at Llano Memorial Hospital. Logan was ejected from the vehicle and sustained injuries to the right side of his body, most seriously to his head, but including non-threatening fractures and hundreds of ant stings, according to his grandmother Jeanette McPherson. “Justin is young and strong and we have hope and faith he will recover fully,” she said, describing encouraging signs of movement and squeezing a hand as her grandson depends on a ventilator and feeding tube. McPherson said she imagines missing this first week of football camp, as a senior at Llano High, will be Logan’s biggest concern when he wakes up. “One of his coaches visited him yesterday,” said McPherson.

In a celebratory service of music and memories on Saturday, a crowd of nearly 800 gathered at Llano High School, drawn into the circle of family and friends of Kassie Mae Zavadil Turner who died July 8 in an auto accident east of Llano. The 16-year-old’s casket was surrounded by a bower of flowers as mourners viewed scenes from her life and heard tender recollections of her love of family, friends, photography, sports and animals. Teens in everything from Sunday best to rhinestone tennis shoes to school clothes wore bandanas as their friend Kassie had loved to do. The Rev.

With a half million dollar grant in hand, Llano County Commissioners began Monday to find ways to stretch the sum to cover new estimates that Llano County Park improvements may be close to doubling by fall. Commissioners approved a contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for on-going engineering consulting services for the county and reviewed plans for the park’s new boat ramp as the company’s first engineering and design project.Wes Biggerstaff and Mary Mazzei of Halff’s Austin office told commissioners that an initial review of the project indicated costs already could be estimated at $875,000.

Letters arrive this week to begin the registration process, Llano High School students have exciting changes and new choices before classes begin August 25. New LHS Principal Dan Vera says one of the most exciting changes is a "straight-eight" day. Rather than mixed blocks of classes, students can look forward to attending the same classes in the same time block rather than on alternating days. "When we put the pencil to it, we saw it increased student-teacher contact by almost 6,000 hours,"

Clifford Buster, 55, of Gatesville, died Wednesday, July 9, at a Temple hospital. He was born on Aug. 6, 1952, in Burnet, and grew up in Llano. Mr. Buster was preceded in death by an infant son, Clifford Eugene Buster, Jr. in 1970; a brother, Biddy Buster in 2000; and a grandson, Joseph Stewart in 1999. Mr.

Joe Ed Goble, 79, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday, July 9, in Round Rock. He was born on June 21, 1929, to Ruby (Scarborough) and Ed Lindsey Goble in Haskell. He is preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Elva Jean; and his brother, Buford Goble. Mr. Goble is survived by his wife, Evelyn Holt Goble, of Sheridan; his daughters, Kathy Klare and husband, Jeff, of Victoria, and Donna Goble Hoffer and husband, Don, of Inez; his sons, Jerry Goble and wife, Peggy, of Baytown, and Charles Ray Goble, of Victoria; his sister, Linda Kay Goble, of Buchanan Dam; his brothers, Norman Lee Goble, of Buchanan Dam, and Wayne Goble, of Buchanan Dam; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Mr.

J. Pete Stewart, 79, passed away on July 11, in Llano. He was a native of Shawnee, Okla. born to John H. and Myrtle Mae Brown Stewart. Mr. Stewart is survived my his wife, Izora, of Tow; his daughters, Shirley Mae Petty, of Navarre, Fla., and Virginia Lee White, of Heavener, Okla.; his sisters, Alice Malero, of Dallas, and Pat Evans, of Rockwall; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four nieces and nephews. He worked as a machinist with the Texas Highway Department for many years.

Rose Marie Storch nee Evers, 76, of Llano passed away on Sunday July 13. She was born on Aug. 29, 1931, in Castell. She is survived by her brother, Don C. Evers and his wife, Shirley, of Castell; her son, John “Bud” Jenkins and his wife, Lori, of Hawaii; her daughter, Joni M.

Kassie Mae Zavadil Turner, 16, of Llano since June 2007, coming from Fredericksburg, passed away Tuesday, July 8, in Llano County. She was born on Oct. 31, 1991, to Connie Lois Allen and Kenneth Wayne Zavadil, Sr. in LaGrange. Kassie is survived by her mother, Connie Turner and step-dad, Walt, of Llano; her father, Kenneth Wayne Zavadil, Sr., of Pasadena; her sisters, Karie Miller and husband, Kasey, of Llano, Vicki Widner and husband, Cody, of Houston; her brothers, Brooks Turner and wife, Karen, of Austin, Gary (Bubba) Cox and wife, Tamara, of Llano, Kenneth Wayne Zavadil, Jr., of Pasadena; her grandmother, Dorothy Zavadil, of Pasadena; her grandfather, Walter Turner, Jr., of Llano; her niece, Kaitlyn Turner; and her nephews, Max Turner, Hank Turner, and Dusty Miller.

“Wow!” That was Leonel Manzano’s reaction to the reception he received as the cities of Marble Falls and Granite Shoals and Burnet county honored him, Sunday, July 13, for earning a spot on the United States Olympic team. Manzano, who lives in Granite Shoals, was a Mustang graduate in 2004. At Texas, he became a two-time NCAA champion in the 1,500-meter run--both outdoors and indoors--and on July 6, he finished second in the U.S.

The player is heading off to college, while the coach is stuffing his high-powered resume into a shoe box which will wind up on the moving van between golf clubs and a typewriter he used in college. The last act for Llano for this pair was playing/coaching in a prestigious All-Star game, July 10. “It was an honor to be chosen by my peers to coach the South All-Stars in a game sponsored by the Texas Girls Coaches Association,” Brandon Walters said.

When you’re down, 11-0, in the opening game of a double-elimination tournament, your chances of success are about as strong as Brett Favre playing another game at Lambeau Field, but strange things happen on the frozen tundra or the hot turf in Fredericksburg. The Llano Little-League All Stars, 11 and 12-year-olds, rallied for six runs against Kerrville before losing, 11-6, in the District 26 event, but the defeat did anything but dash the hopes of the youngsters. “The kids played well all year,” head coach Jerry Don Moss said, “and they never quit, and they certainly didn't quit in the district playoffs.” Llano turned things around against Burnet in the second contest.

The Hill Country Children’s Theater (HCCT) announced the start of their 15th stage production, “Rumpelstiltskin.” Following the successful run of their first musical, “Bobby Sox,” the children’s theater company is set to bring a classic fairy tale to life on the big stage. “We had hoped to do ‘Princess and the Pea,’” Scott Jones, HCCT’s executive director explained, “but, the script was just not ready in time.” Parent meetings are scheduled for July 18 and 22.

USDA has announced that livestock producers have until July 18 to enroll in the 2005 – 2007 Livestock Compensation (LCP). Signup began on Sept. 10, 2007, for the program that provide aid to livestock producers who suffered eligible livestock or livestock feed losses between Jan. 1, 2005, to Dec. 30, 2007, because of a natural disaster.

The diagnosis of diabetes is a life-changing event. What can I eat? What steps should I take to manage my diabetes? How do I avoid eye problems and foot problems? Can I still enjoy eating out with my friends and family? These are among the issues that will be addressed at “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes,” a two-day course targeted to individuals with Type 2 Diabetes.

Jesse and Sherry James, owners of Jesse James Real Estate are proud to announce that Amber Kloepper is a Realtor with their real estate company. Amber and her husband, Eric, live on the century old family ranch, previously known as the Clymer ranch, with their two children Matthew and Madison.

The Nailhead Spur Co. is a familiar sight in Llano, everyone knows the place with all the metal works that is right next to the bridge. The business is owned by a west Texas man, who could see an obvious need to weld in Llano. Charles Wendt spent the first part of his life working for Dupont as a welder.

The former Llano County Jail, Old Red Top, recently received an L.C.R.A. Grant for $25,000 to repair the roof. It is time to move forward to help restore this local treasure. Constructed in 1895, the jail is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and in the Llano Main Street District.

Be sure to start the summer off by saving lives at the First Baptist Church blood drive on Monday, July 28 from 2 p.m. 6 p.m. in the church gym at 107 West Luce Street. “The bottom line is simple. Our community doesn’t have a blood supply without volunteer blood donors like you,” says Neiland Fain, Blood Drive Coordinator, First Baptist Church.