April 7, 2010

County Judge Wayne Brascom hosted a meeting to enable Senator John Cornyn to hear area leaders’ concerns firsthand. Mayor Mike Reagor attended the meeting at Lone Star Coffee Shop in Llano, as did County Judges Donna Klaeger of Burnet, Jerry Bearden of Mason, Wayne Boultinghouse of Lampasas and County Commissioner James Sultemeier of Blanco. Senator Cornyn told the guests that he wanted to hear which economic issues were most pressing to each, and listened carefully as they resp ...

Mayor Mike Reagor opened the regular city council meeting by issuing a proclamation designating the month of April as “Donate Life Month” in the City of Llano. He presented a framed copy of the proclamation to Angela Lewis, the former LHS English and Debate teacher whose life was saved by a bilateral lung transplant last year.

The Llano County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people pursuant to a narcotics search and arrest warrant on the morning of April 1, 2010 in Kingsland at three cabins in the 200 block of Noble Street. Oscar Crenshaw, age 28, Alton Clave Jones, age 30, Freddie Junior Jones, age 33, and Megan Sharille Dean, age 19, were arrested on 1st degree felony charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.

The Llano Chamber of Commerce is taking advantage of the amazing wildflower display to promote events each weekend for the rest of the month. First in line is the “Art by the River, Wine and Cheese in the Park” event this Saturday at Badu Park. Artists and writers are invited to “create” by the Llano River, and everyone is invited to taste area wines and listen to live music from noon to 4 p.m.

Amanda Lopez, who probably thinks, whether you’re going to the store or school or the gazebo, the distance is either 400 meters or 800. She’s run those races, it seems, more times than Denise has sold burritos, and she picked up two silver medals in the sprints, April 1, in the Heart of Texas Relays in Brady. The 800 came first on a windy day at Bulldogs Stadium, and Lopez was third on the backstretch of the second and final lap.

Erik Forrister was simply two strides beyond sensational, and Marcos Vallejo salvaged his day late at night at a memorable 64th annual Heart of Texas Relays in Brady, April 1. “That kick of Erik’s was crazy,” Burnet’s Logan Neighbor, the runner-up, said about his neighbor to the west. What the Llano senior did, as part of his high school farewell tour along the tracks of central Texas, was blister the wind-plagued 3200 meters in a time of 10 minutes, 4.9 ...

The comeback was valiant. The effort was superb. “No Quit” was awakened from the thesaurus. “It’s not over till… was recalled for not the last time. It was memorable even in defeat. And an 8-7, eight-inning setback it was—to Burnet—of course. Do these losses ever occur against Austin High? “It was like a heavyweight fight,” Llano head coach Brad Harman said, “as two equally-matched teams were throwing punches, but we never h ...

There was trouble with one rival last week, but on the first day of April, the Lady Jackets were not fooled by Brady, and Llano belted the Bulldogs 16-6. “This one boosted our confidence,” shortstop Teri Bedard said. “When you win like this it helps us play more as a team in the future.” The Jackets didn’t look too far into the future in their non-district duel with Brady.

The start couldn’t have been much more promising, and the end was awfully good, too, but the other six innings were nosedives—Burnet scoring about as often as UConn wins by 40, and Llano squandering chances to stay close. The Lady Dawgs, March 30, downed the Lady Jackets 11-7 on the sparkling new softball diamond between the old high school and new one. “We had plenty of opportunities,” head coach Brian Cottle said, “but we did not come through with clutc ...

Quarterbacks Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford recently were the stars of Pro Day. This is where NFL scouts and coaches, who don’t watch football on Saturdays because they’re so busy preparing for an offense that’s either going to hand off to the tailback or pass to one of five receivers, get to see if Colt and Sam can throw the ball. Both of these guys are coming off injuries.

Llano County was in its Easter finest last weekend for sure, and the next week or two should be some of the best wildflower viewing we’ve had in quite some time. Seven straight months of above-average rainfall have brought out the bluebonnets in numbers I don’t think I have ever seen before, and they are interspersed with a variety of red, yellow, white, pink and orange flowers (check out the Indian Paintbrushes at Ken and Lillian Sullivan’s place on Old Spanish Trail in Bu ...

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission by Lost Creek Vineyard, L.L.C. dba The Treehouse Bistro for a mixed beverage restaurant permit with Food & Beverage Certificate, to be located at 1125 RR 2233, Llano, Llano County, Texas. The limited liability company has no manager, and its sole member is David Wayne Brinkman.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE The City of Sunrise Beach Village Board of Adjustment & Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on April 22, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Center, 124 Sunrise Beach Drive, Sunrise Beach, Texas. The Board of Adjustment & Appeals will consider a variance request to Zoning Ordinance Number 246.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S) ------------------------- Dist/Div: Austin Contract 6197-94-001 for MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY in LLANO County, etc will be opened on May 07, 2010 at 10:00 am at the District Office for an est ...

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S) ------------------------- Dist/Div: Austin Contract 6197-89-001 for MOWING HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY in BURNET County, etc will be opened on May 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm at the District Office fo ...

NO 06,518 ESTATE OF THELMA J. SCHEFFEL A/K/A JACKIE S. SCHEFFEL, DECEASED COUNTY COURT OF LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Thelma J. Sheffel a/k/a Jackie S. Scheffel, Deceased were issued on April 1, 2010, in Cause No. 06,518, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to Fayetta Smiga. The residence of the Independent Executor is in Llano County, Texas, the post off ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BENNY BERNARD SPRINGER, Deceased, were issued on March 18, 2010, in Cause No. 06516, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to Craig E. Springer. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Craig E.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of ELLA CLAIRE SHEPPERD, Deceased, were issued on April 1, 2010, under Docket No. 06523, pending in the County Court of Llano Coumnty, Texas, to KENLEY WILLIAMSON. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Wade Hutto Hutto, Lucksinger & Garrett, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law P.O.

The Lower Colorado River Authority hereby gives notice pursuant to Texas Water Code section 49.226 (c), that the following property will be sold by private sale on or after April 14, 2010: Approximately 0.5898 acres of land out of the Christian Lange Survey No. 92, Abst. No. 484, the Johann L.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R2–ES–2010–N017; 20124–1112– 0000–F2] Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Services Corporation; Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Repair of Competitive Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Lines and Related Facilities AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft ...

There will be a public hearing at the regularly scheduled Llano County Commsiioners court meeting on April 26, 2010 concerning the replat of lots 200 and 201 in Comanche Rancherias Subdivision in Llano County.

The Llano County Commissioner’s Court is now accepting bids for a Wash Rack. Bids will be opened on Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Llano County Auditor’s Office. All bids must be received no later than the scheduled bid opening. Bid specifications may be obtained from the Llano County Auditor’s Office, 1447 E State Hwy 71, Unit B, Llano, Texas 78643.

CITY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1155 An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Llano, Texas amending zoning ordinance No. 735, of the City of Llano as heretofore amended, so as to rezone from Office Medical to Single Family - 2(SF2) lot 6, block B2, Miller’s Addition to the City of Llano.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Llano County Commissioner’s Court is now accepting bids for Road Materials. Bids will be opened on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in the Llano County Auditor’s Office. All bids must be received no later than the scheduled bid opening. Bid specifications may be obtained from the Llano County Auditor’s Office, 1447 E State Hwy 71, Unit B, Llano, Texas 78643.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 7 A.M. April 23, 2010 at 3440 West Ranch Road 1431 in Kingsland, TX. Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, a wonderful man was lost due to a tragic traffic accident. Adolph Joseph Schedler, Jr., age 77, of Kingsland, formerly from San Antonio. He was the son of Adolph J. Sr. and Mary Lewis Schedler born on Jan. 21, 1933. He had worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for forty years, never missing one day of work. In 1956, Joe married Dorothy Miller and together they had three daughters.

Benito Lopez, age 82 of Llano and formerly of Losbanos, Calif., passed away on April 2, 2010. He was born on March 21, 1928 in Castell to Cornelio Lopez and Rosa (Gonzales) Lopez. Benito proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, and later retired from Ford Motor Company in San Jose, Calif.

Jacqueline Lucille Schroeder, known to her friends and family as Jacquie, passed away on March 16, 2010, after a brief illness. Jacquie was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Malvern, Iowa to Kenneth and Marian Jones. She lived much of her life in Southwest Iowa, Milwaukee, and the Hill Country of Texas. Jacquie was a retired RN, graduating from Mt.

Kenneth Gerald Gallimore, age 87, died March 31, 2010. Mr. Gallimore was born May 24, 1922 to James Ernest Gallimore and Minneapolis “Minnie” Ethel Killian in Farmersville, Texas. He was raised in Alice and graduated high school in 1940. He immediately joined the U.S. Armed Forces and was a member of General Patton’s 3rd Army during the European Campaign of World War II.

Micky Len Virdell of Marble Falls, age 57 passed away March 30, 2010 at M.D. Anderson hospital in Houston. He is survived by his mother, Sis Virdell of Llano, his loving wife Diana Wilde Virdell, his son Keith Virdell and son Kevin Virdell and wife Jennifer, precious granddaughter; Kenley of Marble Falls. He was born in Llano, Jan.

Patricia “Sissy” Bernice Leach, of Lometa, formerly Llano, passed away on April 1, 2010 in Lometa. Sissy was born Sept. 14, 1957 to Hollis and Janie (Scantlin) Brewer, in Ventura, Calif. On June 6, 1977 she married Chester S. Leach, they have made their home in Lometa for the past 15 years. Sissy is survived by her husband; Chester Leach, of Lometa, mother; Janie Brewer, of Llano, daughters; Misti Brown and husband Mark, Janie Leach, and Mellissa Leach.

More than one hundred and forty years ago, in the days before barbed wire fences, John Oatman Jr. chose a fairly smooth and open spot on the south bank of the Llano River to build cattle pens for his own western-style “stock brokerage” business. Here he would buy, hold and sell herds of cattle for those who wished to drive them “up the trail” to markets in the north. As the country became more civilized, the spot became the home of Isaiah Robinson, who used it ...

Esther and Dan Cox spent time with family and friends during the Easter holidays. The Sojourners held a “Listening Lab” workshop for the Cherokee Church of Christ last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lots of good comments were made by those that attended. Nettie Jean Randolph had a house full for the Easter Holiday.

The April 24th meeting of Llano Uplift Chapter of DAR will be one of the biggest of the year. Outgoing Regent, Carole Buchanan of Buchanan Dam will announce the name of the winner of the Chapter Conservation Award. This mystery winner will be present to be honored not only by the membership of the chapter but State Regent Joy Dabney Hagg of Lindale. Mrs.

The second meeting of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Llano’s comprehensive plan featured a presentation by engineers Dan Hejl and Chien Lee, who have worked with the city on infrastructure projects for the past 17 years. City Manager Finley deGraffenried introduced the pair, and explained that he had invited them to help familiarize committee members with the “millions of dollars worth of assets and personnel” which comprise the most basic aspects of an efficien ...

Llano MH Clinic Center is having groups to educate and give persons diagnosed with a mental illness support from peers and within the community. Groups are every Friday from 10-11am at the Kingsland Library which is located at 125 Polk St and from 1-2pm at the Llano MH center which is located at 1447 Hwy 71 E Ste C.

On April 12 members and guests of The Llano Woman’s Culture Club will board the motor coach for their annual Spring outing. This year’s trip will be to San Antonio to tour the Steves Homestead, Guenther House and Blue Star District, with lunch at the Guenther House Roof Garden. The King William District to be visited is an area of San Antonio settled in the 1800’s by prosperous German businessmen.

Llano an art destination! Sounds like a new exciting possibility? Believe it or not that’s exactly what I, Robin Chiesa and numerous others in Llano intend to help happen. Llano has long been one of the Hill Country’s little gems. Llano’s love for it’s beautiful River flow as deep as it’s love for the towns number one tourist attraction, HUNTING.. Now don’t get me wrong I’m very enthusiastic about whatever brings people to my home and allows t ...