July 30, 2008

Amy Marie Edrington and Marcus Allen Cooper were united in marriage on Saturday, May 24. The wedding took place at the bride’s family ranch in Annona, with Judge Jimmy White officiating. Amy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edrington, of Annona. Marcus is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ronnie and Maranda (Randi) Busby are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Rylee Kay, born June 19, at Irwan Army Community Hospital in Ft. Riley, Kan. Rylee weighed 6lb. 8oz. and was 21 inches long. Rylee was welcomed by grandparents Kay and Sid Schmidt and Terry and Connie Mikulenka, of Llano, Don and Ollie Busby, Kingland, aunts Melissa Langs of Ga., Sarah Wardlow, of San Marcus, and uncle Roper Mikulenka currently in Iraq.

Dr. Kris Kaspar, Llano High School Graduate of ‘98, is now an associate practitioner at Highland Lakes Veterinary Clinic PLLC, in Marble Falls. He enjoys both large and small animal medicine. After graduation from Texas A&M, Dr. Kaspar began practicing in Laramie, Wyo. During his time there, he gained a lot of valuable experience, serving many large horse and cattle ranches. At Alpine Animal Hospital, he was trained in the use of digital X-ray and in the latest equine dental, internal medicine, and small animal surgery. While he enjoyed his time in Wyoming, Kris is glad to be back in this area and looks forward to serving the people and animals of the Hill Country.

Les and Mary Turbiville, of Llano are pleased to announce the graduation of their granddaughter, Kristen Kay Payton from Abilene Christian University with a degree in interior design. Kristen hopes to settle in the Central Texas area and work with a local architect.

A Department of Public Safety Dive Team scoured Lake Marble Falls under the Hwy 281 bridge Tuesday and the FM 2900 bridge in Kingsland on Wednesday looking for loot taken in a series of recent burglaries. Two area men have been arrested after allegedly engaging in a series of criminal activity that led to this underwater search. On June 26, officers with the Horseshoe Bay Police Department received several reports from residents whose vehicles were burglarized within the city during the nighttime hours of June 25 and 26.

Municipal Judge Jack Glenn Redford, a veteran of service to the law and law enforcement with roots in Llano County going back to 1880, died Saturday at the age of 70. A memorial service will be held for him at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 31, at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev.

The price of $2.50 per gallon of gasoline sounded like highway robbery in 2005 when the mayor of Melissa, Texas first got on the bandwagon to stop another version of highway robbery. Monday, with the price hovering just below $4 a gallon, the Llano County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution in support of Mayor David E.

Russell Edward Barrett, 55, of Austin, passed away June 9, in Austin. He was born on April 7, 1953 to Mildred (Capps) and John Perry Barrett in San Antonio. He is survived by his father, John Perry Barrett of Austin; his sister, Sandra M. Jennings and husband, Randy, of Austin; his brother, Billy M.

Grace Chandler, 93, of Tow, passed away Friday, July 25, in Llano. She was born on Dec 4, 1914, to Ida Mae (Bullard) and Sam Butler in Channing. Mrs. Chandler is preceded in death by her husband, Claude Chandler; her parents, Ida Mae and Sam Butler; her son, AD Zachary; her two sisters and three brothers. Survivors include son, Billy Dean Zachary Sr.

Marvin Foster, 80, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, July 26, at his residence in Cherokee. Born June 20, 1928 in Dallas, the son of Marvin Franklin Foster Sr. and Flora Lee Boone. Marvin was raised most of his life in Cherokee, until 1944. In 1945 he graduated from John Reagan High School in Houston.

Frances Eudora Gary, 82, of Llano, passed away, July 21. She was born to William H. Roberts, Sr. and Jessica Beatrice Oliphant on Feb. 28, 1926, in Claflin, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband; her mother and father; her sister, Jessica Maurine Roberts; and her brother, William H.

Rex L. Hardaway, 82, of Llano, passed away July 21. He was born to Aubry B. and Trudie Opal (Presley) Hardaway on Feb. 14, 1926, in Leesburg. Mr. Hardaway is survived by his wife of, 61 years, Winnie Hardaway, of Llano; his children, Rex Davis Hardaway and wife, Stephanie, of Atlanta, Ga., Diane Frederick, of Llano, Lauren Flores, of Llano, Mark Hardaway, of Llano, John Hardaway and wife, Debbie, of Fredericksburg; fifteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Corps during WWII.

Alice Mae Leach, 59, of Llano passed away July 22, in Austin. She was born Oct. 28, 1948, in Llano to Norma (Key) Hallmark and Vonnie Hallmark. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, who passed away in 2006 as well as her father. Mrs. Leach is survived by a daughter, Debbie Povec and husband, Mike, of Austin; four sons, Cecil Leach and wife, Sharla, Johnny Leach and wife, Tammy, Wayne Leach and wife, Teresa, and Troy Leach and wife, Linda, all of Llano; mother, Norma Hallmark, of Llano; three brothers, Charles Hallmark and James Hallmark, both of Tow, and Ronnie Hallmark, of Richland Springs; nine grandchildren, Wesley, Kristen, Julie, Janelle, Jason, J.J., Jordan, Blake, and Brittany; seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She married William (Bill) Leach on April 6, 1972, in Llano.

Campbell Lewis, Jr., 74, of Kingsland, passed away on July 18. He was born on March 27, 1934, in Bunkie, La. to Campbell and Cassie Mae (Howard) Lewis Sr. Mr. Lewis is preceded in death by his wife, two children, and his parents. He is survived by 12 children, 25 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Mr.

Jack Glenn Redford, 70, of Llano, passed away Saturday, July 26, in Llano. He was born on Oct. 22, 1937, to Velma (Glenn) and Mark F. Redford in Cameron County. He is preceded by his parents; his sister, Hollis Busse; and his brother, Mark F. Redford, Jr. Survivors include his beloved wife, Sally Gregory Redford, of Llano; daughter, Meagan Lee and husband, Richard, of Carrollton; sister, Patricia Kidd and husband, James, of Valley Spring; grandchildren, Dylan Lee and Cayman Lee; and numerous nieces, nephews and many loving friends.

The coach has spent more time with the Llano varsity than most of her players have, and that’s one of the positives as the Lady Jackets prepare to take on the world (well, maybe not the world, but an awfully tough district) in the sometimes high-wire act of volleyball. “We’re not going to go through a transitional phase,” third-year head coach, Shawn Sweeten, says, “where I’m having to learn the kids and learn what they can do.

The NBA season ended, finally, and so did golf’s U.S. Open; the Federer-Nadal match barely beat darkness and baseball’s All-Star game finished (I think), so that timely collection means--football must be just around the corner (back). The Llano Yellow Jackets and more than a thousand other high school teams in Texas get double their pleasure on Monday, Aug.

What happens in Tow doesn’t always stay in Tow. Take, for instance, the spectacular sunsets, flowers, birds, and the ever-changing, but always breath-taking, Lake Buchanan. These images are forever recorded for everyone to enjoy in the fantastic photography of LaWanda Smith, a Tow resident and avid community supporter. LaWanda’s beautiful work is well-known in the Tow community but the Friends of the Lakeshore Library have arranged for her photography to be available for everyone to enjoy.

Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Lampasas, Burnet, and Llano counties are hosting the CenTex Cow/Calf Clinic in Lampasas on Tues. Aug. 19, at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Building (1793 N. HWY 281). Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the program starting promptly at 8:30 a.m. This year’s theme is “Turbulent Times in the Beef Industry.” The program will include information on Reproductive Efficiency, Selection for Today’s Market, New Value- Added Beef Cuts, and Beef Cattle Economics with an update on this year’s market.

A ceremony will be held Saturday afternoon, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Kimble County Park at Lake Junction to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Confederate Reunion of the Mountain Remnant Brigade held in Junction in 1908. The program will be conducted by the Frontier Guards Camp of Confederate Veterans and the Mary Harlow Griffith Chapter of the Confederate Rose. A feature of the ceremony will be a condensed version of the original M.

Four transmission service providers are partnering on a comprehensive proposal to build about 2,400 miles of new transmission lines and facilities to bring a new supply of wind power from West Texas to other parts of the state. The consortium is formed by LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (LCRA TSC); Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT); Oncor Electric Delivery Company; and Sharyland Utilities, LP. The group is proposing an approach for development of Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) – a new system of transmission lines needed to move wind power from generators in West Texas to more densely populated regions of the state.

Potential students planning on entering a Texas public college or university can take the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) Quick Test on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with sign-in at 8:30 a.m. It will be held at the Frank Fickett Educational Center, 806 Steve Hawkins Parkway, Marble Falls, located off of Highway 281 South in the Gateway area. Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes is offering the test as a convenience for area students.

According to the National Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 out of 10 people with Alzheimer’s disease live at home, with nearly 75 percent of the care provided by family and friends. Researchers indicated that elderly caregivers who are experiencing stress related to their care giving tasks have a 63 percent higher mortality rate than their peers.

Thanks again volunteers, for your hard work at the Lantex last Friday night and Saturday to help in our continual restoration of the theater. We couldn’t run the actual film if it were not for Chuck Slocumb in the projection room. Frank Rowell, our Main Street Board president wore several hats throughout the day and was indispensable Janet Mason, Scott and Mara Dudley, La Nell McKinney, Dwight Blaskowsky, Susan and Rick Cox, Sandra and Charles Slocumb, Gail Williams, Marilyn Hale, Sandy Shaw, Mayor Roger Pinckney, Ann Matlack, Myrna Mund, Cheryl Crabtree, and Patty Felts were all on hand at various times greeting movie goers and selling popcorn, sodas, candy and pickles. The community support has been great this summer for our movies.

The Llano Uplift Archeolgoical Society (LUAS) Meeting will have a meeting Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at The LCRA Nightengale Archaeological Center (NAC) in Kingsland. Douglas K. Boyd, an archeologist with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., in Austin, will present “History and Archeology of the First Capitol of the Republic of Texas.” In conjunction with the proposed development of a historical park by a local nonprofit group, archeological and historical investigations were conducted on the site of the first capitol of the Republic of Texas in West Columbia. The work focused on Lot 4, Block 2 of the old Columbia townsite because it once contained a wooden structure used by the House of Representatives during the First Congress from October to December 1836.

The Llano Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) was presented a check by Rene Gann from Lentz-Gann Insurance Agency of Kingsland. The check is a donation from Germania Farm Mutual Insurance in appreciation of the fire department’s rapid response to a grass fire on the Gann Ranch, located e

Aug. 1 is the Annual Summer Regional Update for all criminal justice professionals. The Update will be presented by Llano County Attorney Cheryll Mabray, her staff and Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The topics will be “Search and Seizure” and “Confessions.” Texas renowned speakers are the presenters and handy manuals are also included in the cost.

Jay Tedder and son, Jax, showed up at the Inks Ranch Saturday morning a few minutes after 7 a.m. Mr. Tedder was the winner in a raffle, held for Project Graduation 2008 that gave away an Axis deer hunt donated by the Inks Ranch LLP. While Jay was getting his rifle and other gear over into the ranch truck, his son Jax was eagerly telling of all the game they saw while driving in.