May 12, 2010

Unofficial results were posted Saturday night for city, school and Municipal Utility Department #1 elections, but election officials are still waiting for possible overseas ballots to come in before certifying an official count. Incumbent alderman Mike Hazel led among five city council candidates with 256 votes, and seems assured of retaining his seat on the city council.

No news may be good news for property tax payers. If you own property in Llano County and did not receive a notice of appraised value in the past week, then your property has not significantly increased in value, and your tax liability will not increase for 2010. The bad news, of course, is that your property has not increased in value in the past year. Llano Central Appraisal District (LCAD) mailed over 12,000 notices of appraised values to owners whose property had increased in valu ...

Angela Dowdle joined District Attorney Sam Oatman’s prosecution staff on May 1, 2010 as an Assistant District Attorney. Dowdle is a graduate of the University of Texas, both undergraduate and law school, and is also a licensed certified public accountant. She has an extensive background in family law, served as a Drug Court Magistrate for the 33rd District Court, and is a former Lampasas County prosecutor. “Angela brings needed experience to my office in the areas of serio ...

Police officers from the City and County of Llano K-9 units attended the 2010 (NNDDA) National Narcotic Detector Dog Association Convention in Shreveport, Louisiana, during the week of April 19-23. Officer Allyn Rub and K-9 Cora, of the Llano Police Department, and officer Dick Dudley and K-9 Chack, of the Llano County Sheriff’s Department, took classes including, “Surviving a Deadly Shoot-Out” (given by Columbia State University), “Courtroom Testimony for K-9 ...

South Llano County Republican Women will now be known as STAR REPUBLICAN WOMEN. This name was unanimously chosen by our organization to enable us to be more inclusive of ALL Republican women, no matter where they may live. This request for a name change was submitted to the Texas Federation of Republican Women for their approval, and the approval was granted at their board meeting on April 30. Club President Kathy Jones reminds everyone of the purpose of Star Republican Women: “ ...

HARKER HEIGHTS— Heartbreaking. That’s a word I’m allowed to use once every 16 months, so, since I haven’t used it since the 20-19 football loss in 2003 to Liberty Hill, and Nebraska loaned it to me following the Big 12 championship game in December, and a Cowboys’ messenger is waiting to take it to Irving, I’m ready to use it now. China Spring ousted the baseball Jackets from the playoffs in the bidistrict round, two games to one.

Okay, where was I? Oh, yes, in Lubbock, and, by Western Union, I let Llano News’ readers know a week ago that Scott Shaffer, May 3, had qualified for the State Meet in the pole vault by finishing second in the Region I competition at Texas Tech. Erik Forrister also earned a trip to Austin with a sensational runner-up performance in the 3200-meter race.

In a report in the same area code as this one concerns Llano High School state qualifiers in track and field, but there were other stories of note which were born in Lubbock at the Region I Meet. The Jacket boys’ team finished a most impressive sixth out of 41 schools.

Last week was the week I was going to make some real progress on the summer issue of the Texas Hill Country magazine. It didn’t happen. Don’t worry; I’ve made the story list, done the interviews and taken the pictures to fill another magazine. It’s getting the rest of the stories written, pictures formatted and pages put together that’s looming like a mountain in front of me right now.

CORRECTED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Jewell Bray Landes, Deceased, were issued on April 15,2010 under Docket No. 06529, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to Spencer Harlan Landes. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Spencer Harlan Landes Independent Executor of the Estate of Jewell Bray Landes c/o John C.

NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ESTRAY On the 22nd day of April, 2010, I impounded the following estrays: 1 solid red bull: 16 months old, 1000 lbs., no brands or ear marks 1 red/white bull: 16 months old,1000 lbs, no brands or ear marks 1 red/white face bull: 2 years old, 1200 lbs, no brands or ear marks I filed a Notice of Estray in the Estray Book of Llano County, Texas. I have made a diligent search of the register of recorded brands in Llano County, Te ...

INVITATION TO BID – COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS Sealed bids are now being accepted in the office of the Llano County Auditor for the design and construction of three communications towers. For a copy of the Invitation to Bid, which includes the minimum specifications, call the County Auditor’s Office at (325) 247-3783, or Bids may be picked up at 1447 E.

INVITATION TO BID CITY OF HORSESHOE BAY BAY WEST BOULEVARD REHABILITATION AND PAVING horseshoe bay, TEXAS 78657 PROJECT #100302 Qualified Contractors are invited to submit proposals for the rehabilitation and paving of BAY WEST BOULEVARD for THE CITY OF HORSESHOE BAY. Qualified contractors shall have experience with at least five similar type jobs in the past five years.

CITY OF HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Horseshoe Bay Planning & Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at its Regular Meeting on a recommendation to City Council for an amendment to Chapter 14 Zoning, Section 14.02.406, to add new Subsection (n) to reinsert the GUI Governmental Utility or Institutional Classification in Zone 3 Horseshoe Bay West, Zone 4A Horseshoe Bay Proper and Zone 4B Horseshoe Ba ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of EDWARD LAWRENCE CARSON, SR., Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2010 on Cause No. 06,525, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to: HELEN JEANNE CARSON KEENAN, as Independent Executrix. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Representative Estate of EDWARD LAWRENCE CARSON, SR. Yates Law Firm A Professsional Corporation Attorney ...

Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WILBUR LEE RAGLE, Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2010, under Docket No. 06540, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to: GARY HENDERSON. 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.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of ESTELLE WEST PALMER, Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2010, under Docket No. 06541, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to: MARVIN LATHAM. 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 May 19, 2010: Approximately 0.4962 acres of land out of the Christian Lange Survey No. 92, Abst. No. 484, the Abraham Anglin Survey No.

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mixed Beverage Permit with a Mixed Beverege Late Hours Permit by Flying Phoenix Company LLC dba Buchanan Dam Beach Club, located at 19833 E. State Hwy 29, Buchanan Dam, Llano County, Texas . Manager of said LLC are Mary Elizabeth Bradley, Mgr;Mem; Samuel Eugene Bradley, Mgr/Mem.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 7 A.M. May 21, 2010 at the corner of Industrial and Skyline Drive in Kingsland, Texas. Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale.

Eugene L. Motl, 85, left to meet his Lord in Heaven on May 7, 2010. Born August 18, 1924 in Oscar, Texas, Eugene was the oldest of 8 children from Charles Ladis Motl and Livie Marie Divis of the Temple area. He was raised in Tankersley in the farming business, and attended Angelo State University and Kansas University, then served in the artillery division of the elite 42nd Infantry of the US Army –also known as the “Rainbow Division” which fought in the famous Battle of th ...

Frank Edward Lilley, 66, of Kingsland died on May 5, 2010 in Austin. Frank was born in San Antonio on May 3, 1944 to B.F. and Faye Davis Lilley. He attended school in Santa Fe and married Julia (Judy) Griswold on July 7, 1962. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy.

Jackie Minica Osbourn, age 64 of Valley Spring, formerly of Mason, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010. She was born in Brownwood on January 6, 1946 to Lorene (Eggar) and Bud Minica. She married Carrol Osbourn Nov. 29, 1963 in Zephyr. Jackie enjoyed her fifteen grandchildren and attended all of their events and was affectionately called,”G-Mom” by her family.

For the last 36 years, according to the Texas Department of Agriculture website, the Family Land Heritage Program has been honoring farms and ranches that have been in continuous agricultural operation by the same family for 100 years or more. As of 2008, a total of 39 Llano County ranches had been among the honorees, starting in 1974 with the Leifeste Ranch (founded in 1852, on the west side of Llano County) and the M.L.

It’s been 25 years now since Bryan Miiller went into business in Llano. Fresh out of Texas A&M in 1985, he purchased the old Llano Frozen Lockers Company at 608 East Public Square, from Vernon and Irene West, who had owned it since the early 1960s (the 1892 building had previously served as a nightclub and Coca-Cola bottling plant). Miiller, a 1981 graduate of Llano High School, had learned sausage-making from his father, who for years previous had made sausage for his neigh ...

Armed Forces Day is celebrated each year on the 3rd Saturday in May. Unlike Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day, most people are unaware of this important day to honor all of the men and women who are currently serving our country. According to a New York Times article published on May 17, 1952: “This is the day on which we have the welcome opportunity to pay special tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces ...

Mark and Sherrie Virdell have two milestones to celebrate this week. They are holding a ribbon-cutting and Open House to show off the beautiful new addition to their office at 801 Bessemer, and they are also marking their 25th anniversary of opening their first real estate office Llano. All through the summer and early fall of 1985, Mark Virdell ran ads in The Llano News for his Lone Star Land Company.

LHS Class of ’88 is having a reunion this summer. Elementary, junior high and high school teachers who would like to join us, please e-mail your mailing address to nalene.benavides@att.net. We would love to send you an invitation. Classmates of ’88 include: Tommy Stovall, Dana Craven, K.D. Kiker, Nalene Garrett, and many more.

Mike Pieratt and Karina Pieratt of Horseshoe Bay have been selected to travel to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, this summer to participate in a one-week summer internship. They both are juniors at Llano High School. Nominated by Senator Troy Frasier, they have been selected as two of 368 high school juniors from across Texas to be part of High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS).

Tuesday, May 11th, at 7:00 PM Llano High School Theatre Dept. will present the award winning “The Trojan Women” by Euripides, adapted by Tommie Vivian. This is the story of post war Troy and the effects on the women who are left behind…what is in store for the royal family, the women of Troy, the heir to the throne? Rainy Edwards is Hecuba, the Queen of Troy and winner of Best Actress at both the district and area levels of competition. Clare Tucker is ...

During 2007, more than 14,000 people in passenger vehicles died in crashes while unbelted. About half of these lives could have been saved if they had been wearing seat belts at the time of the crash. As sad as this statistic is, the numbers are even worse at night than during the day, according to new figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nationwide in 2007, 14,464 passenger vehicle occupants died in highway crashes during evening and night-time hour ...

Mrs. Debbie Engler, the English Department chair at Llano High School, was selected to participate in the annual Reading and scoring of the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations this June in Louisville, Kentucky, for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Each year, the AP Program, which is sponsored by the College Board, gives more than 1.5 million capable high school students an opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses and examinations.

This year it is the 75th Annual Rodeo. We have seven wonderful cowgirls running for rodeo queen this year. They are selling tickets and will have individual floats in the annual parade at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 5th. So come out and watch these girls at the rodeo to see who gets Llano Rodeo Queen and Llano Rodeo Jr.