June 16, 2010

The Llano County Commissioners Court held a marathon meeting which lasted most of the day on Monday, featuring long discussions of “post-employment benefits” and a proposal from the Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition to conduct a detailed engineering study for the Llano River (from the city west) and some of its tributaries. County Clerk Bette Sue Hoy used the “public comment” item at the beginning of the meeting to mention the remarkable “MPACT&rd ...

The city council held a special meeting last Wednesday evening to discuss a historic preservation ordinance and the possible purchase of remote-read water and electric meters for the city. City Manager Finley deGraffenried opened the meeting by pointing out that the city had been working on the historical preservation ordinance for a long time, that many people had looked it over, and that it had been submitted to an attorney to make sure everything was in order.

About 350 enthusiastic young people, including visitors from at least 16 churches around the state and a large contingent of local youth, tackled jobs ranging from yard work to painting to construction at job sites in and around Llano during the last several days. The grand finale will be a special Town Rally, scheduled for 7 p.m.

Members of Central Texas Electric Co-op in Board District Four (Llano County area) met on Monday night, June 14, in the Llano High School Auditorium. The members were welcomed by the co-op’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert A. Loth, III. Mr. Loth opened the meeting with the introduction of members of the co-op’s Board of Directors.

Attention, pet owners! Through no fault of my own, I find myself in charge of Llano’s first (I think) “Patriotic Pet Parade,” scheduled for 2 p.m. at Badu Park on Saturday, July 3. That’s right in the middle of Llano’s fabulous Rock’n Riverfest, so there will be plenty of other things going on, but I’m hoping that a lot of folks will get their pets dressed up in red, white and blue, and bring them to the shady spot in the middle of the park.

THE STATE OF TEXAS JAMES McKINNON VS VERA ROBERSON CAUSE # 17006 IN THE DISTRICT COURT 424th JUDICIAL DISTRICT LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO: ROBERSON, VERA (WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN) DEFENDANT GREETINGS: NOTICE TO DEFENDANT “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M.

The City Council of Horseshoe Bay will conduct a public hearing for a permanent zoning classification for the newly annexed 5.19 acre tract out of the Nicholas Mendez Survey No. 3, Abstract No. 503, Horseshoe Bay, Llano County, Texas. The public hearing on the amendment to Chapter 14 Zoning of the City Code and the Zone 4A Horseshoe Bay Proper Zoning Map will be held as part of the Council’s Regular Meeting agenda on July 6, 2010 beginning at 3:00 p.m., at City Hall, #1 Community Drive ...

Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MARK Q. HENLEY, Deceased, were issued on June 10, 2010, in Cause No. 06556, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to CATHERINE H. SMITH. 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. Catherine H.

Notice is hereby given that Original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MARK Q. HENLEY, Deceased, were issued on June 10, 2010, in Cause No. 06556, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to CATHERINE H. SMITH. 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. Catherine H.

Llano ISD is taking sealed proposals for fresh baked pizza to be used in the National School Lunch Program. Specifications can be obtained at the Llano ISD Administrative Building, 200 E. Lampasas, Llano, Texas 78643. Bids should be received no later than June 30, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

There will be a public hearing concerning The Planned Development Ordinance Amendment for a proposed Planned Development, Horseshoe Bay, Llano County, Texas. The Public Hearing will be held at the regularly scheduled Horseshoe Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 beginning at 3.00 p.m., followed by discussion and action on the same. The purpose of the Planned Development Ordinance Amendment is to allow development of a private residential community featuring 22 single fam ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James Bryan Watson, Deceased were issued on May 13, 2010 in Cause No. 06539, pending in the County Court of Llano, Texas: to James Bryan Watson. 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. Nancy Watson, Executor 621 County Road 313 Llano, Texas 78643< ...

There will be a public hearing concerning The Replat to be known as Horseshoe Bay Applehead Island Plat No. 19.1, a replat of Lot Nos. 1D and 4D through 15D, Horseshoe Bay Applehead Island Plat No. 19 and a portion of Lot Nos. 4T and 6T, Horseshoe Bay Applehead Island Plat No.

There will be a public hearing concerning a Variance request concerning Lot 1T-1B, Horseshoe Bay Applehead Island Plat No. 11.8T, in the City of Horseshoe Bay, Texas whereby the owner is seeking a Variance from Sec. 14.02.402 (b) (15) (L) of Chapter 14 Zoning of the City Code, at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting of Horseshoe Bay on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 3:00 p.m., followed by discussion and action on the same.

There will be a public hearing concerning the replat to be known as Horseshoe Bay Plat No. 12.26, a replat of Lot No. 12030-B, Horseshoe Bay Plat No. 12.12 and a 1,128 square foot tract of land out of Tract “KK-1”, Horseshoe Bay Plat No. 54.1, Tract “KK” at the regularly scheduled City of Horseshoe Bay city council meeting on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 3.00 p.m., followed by discussion and action on the same.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 7:10 AM June 25, 2010 at U.S. Storage at 3440 West Ranch Road 1431 in Kingsland, TX. Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 7 AM June 25, 2010 at Stacy’s Storage at the corner of Industrial and Skyline Drive in Kingsland, TX. Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves right to withdraw property from sale.

Janice Reynolds, age 59 of Buchanan Dam, Texas passed away on Monday, June 7, 2010. She was born on September 16, 1950 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Lela Pearl (Hamilton) and Elbert L. Mayfield. She married Roger Reynolds October 17, 1971 in Virginia. Roger and Janice moved to the area in 1995 coming from Kansas. She loved playing cards, puzzles and crossword puzzles.She was loved by everyone she met and will be missed by all her many friends and family. Survivors include her ...

After learning a little more about Darrell Staedtler’s accomplishments last week, I decided to look at copies of The Llano News in 1983 to see how much of a stir his Number One hit, A Fire I Can’t Put Out, made in Llano that year. For the surprising answer, read on. The year started calmly enough.

The Llano Chamber of Commerce would like to remind you of their second quarterly luncheon of 2010 to be held at noon on June 23, 2010 at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Finley deGraffenried, Llano’s City Manager, will be speaking on “Llano’s Future is Your Business” and will give us and update on all the latest city developments including the status of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

A group of young detectives has been at work on a new case: students at Llano Jr. High School are hunting for clues that lead to high home utility bills and energy waste. Students in Shawna Tisdale’s and Fraser Smith’s sixth-grade science classes recently participated in the PowerHouse™ energy investigation program, which was sponsored locally by the City of Llano and Central Texas Electric Co-op (CTEC).

Llano Main Street invites you to have fun with Shrek this week-end at the LanTex. Times are Friday night June 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 19 at 4:30 p.m. and 7: 30 p.m. Pick up your $1.00 off coupons at all businesses and banks. The Heritage Festival is coming up October 16 and 17 and we will be using some of the proceeds to help fund the event. What is an ogre to do after challenging a dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving his in-laws .