June 30, 2010

A Packsaddle Mountain hang gliding accident has claimed the life of an Austin man near County Road 309 in Llano County. Llano County Sheriff Deputies, EMS, members of the Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department and other emergency personnel responded to the call on Wednesday, June 23, at approximately 8 pm. John Seward, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene by Llano County Pct.

“We’ve made some big decisions today,” said County Judge Wayne Brascom, near the end of a long commissioners court meeting on Monday. “This has weighed heavy on all of us.” He was referring to the court’s decision to fund a limited study of the Llano River floodplain in the next few weeks, and to budget $60,000 in next year’s budget toward a possible “detailed engineering study” which would probably cost the county more than $100,0 ...

A joint meeting of Llano’s City Council and Economic Development Corporation on Monday evening featured presentations on the municipal airport before the EDC considered next year’s budget and approved an ad in this fall’s Texas Hill Country magazine. Chairman Jeff Hopf, of the Airport Advisory Committee, opened the meeting by telling the group of several promising developments at the Llano Municipal Airport.

The Llano County Hospital Authority ended its fiscal year on May 31, 2010 with a profit of $383,000 for the Llano Memorial Healthcare System. Director of Finance Charles Miffleton presented the year-end figures to the LCHA Board of Directors at their meeting on June 24, saying that from a revenue perspective, the financials were much better than a year ago. The board voted to transfer $400,000 from the operating fund to the capital purchase fund to cover acquiring new equipment includ ...

The Llano High baseball team, in disguise of course in their summertime uniforms, enjoyed an outstanding weekend, winning the Llano Extreme Invitational with a record of 3-0. “I’m real pleased we’re getting in as many innings this off-season as we are,” said head coach Brad Harman. He’s a spectator, officially, during these contests, while Edward Brooks is at the helm on the field and in the dugout. The Jackets opened with an 11-1 win over Lago Vis ...

Goodness gracious, what’s going on here? The team, where installing the spread offense is still only a step or two beyond the rumor stage, jogged to the Marbles Falls High Field Turf, June 22, and simply put on one of the finest nights of 7-on-7 play in the 15 years or so the school has been involved in the all-passing league. Llano got two thunderous wins, and the tie it forged may have been the best since the invention of the Windsor knot. “There was amazing progr ...

I had a great vacation, exploring Arkansas and hiking through the Ozarks last week, but I’m back and getting ready for a big weekend here in Llano. Last year, I hurried back and forth between Kingsland and Llano, taking about 2,000 pictures in one day. I have a copy of that week’s paper (autographed by Senator John Cornyn, who rode in the Aqua Boom parade, and was pictured on the front page) among my “treasures” at home; I don’t think I have enough energy (or en ...

THE STATE OF TEXAS JAMES McKINNON VS VERA ROBERSON CAUSE # 17006 IN THE DISTRICT COURT 424thJUDICIAL 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.

Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary for the Estate of Robert Voglino, Deceased, were issued on June 24, 2010 in Cause No. 06570 pending in the County Court of Llano County Texas to Lella Beth Voglino. Lella Beth Voglino, Independent Executor of the Estate of Robert Voglino, has chosen that all claims be addressed in care of her attorney, JOHN H.

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 0700-04-040 for GUARDRAIL & SAFETY TREAT FIXED OBJECTS in LLANO COUNTY will be opened on July 08, 2010 at 1:00 pm at the State Off ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CLETA R. FOX deceased, were issued on June 17, 2010, in Cause No. 06565, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, toJAMES B. FOX. All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, addressed as follows: JAMES B.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WILLIAM E. POLLEY, deceased, were issued on June 17, 2010 in Cause No. 06558, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to ELEANOR S. POLLEY. All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, addressed as follows: ELEANOR S.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Margaret Alice Moore Tate, Deceased, were issued on June 24 ,2010, in Cause No.06561, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to: James Samuel Tate, Independent Executor for the Estate of Margaret Alice Moore Tate 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 ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James Rowden Tate, Deceased, were issued on June 24 ,2010, in Cause No.06560, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to: James Samuel Tate, Independent Executor for the Estate of James Rowden Tate 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. James Samuel ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Donald Ray Shepherd, Deceased, were issued on June 17, 2010, in Cause No. 06562, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to: Don Shepherd. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being asministered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Don Shepherd 306 Morning Mist Lane Franklin, Tennesse ...

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Lloyd James Potter Hebert, Deceased, were issued on April 1, 2010, in Cause No. 06522, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas to:Darrin Potter. All persons having claims against this Estate is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Darrin Potter 5057 Paddock Loop Lawrenceburg, Kentuck ...

THE STATE OF TEXAS THE STATE OF TEXAS: To all unknown heirs of the Estate of CAMILLE TALITHA SCOTT, Deceased, Cause # 06421 You and each of you are hereby cited, required and commanded to appear before the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to be held in the County Courtroom in the Courthouse of said County in the City of Llano in said County, such appearance to be at or before ten o’clock A.M.

Notice of opportunity to make comments or request a public hearing is hereby given by Hill Country Transit District, P.O. Box 217, San Saba, Texas 76877, on the continuation of rural public transportation services within Llano County. HCTD is applying to the Texas Department of Transportation for Section 5311 Federal Funds and State Funds to be used to provide general public demand response transportation services in the nine-county Hill Country Transit District service area.

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Off Premise Permit by Lockmiller McCasland Enterprises, LLC dba Jacket Stop, to be located at 200 Hwy 71 East, Llano, Llano County, Texas. Bradford L. McCasland, Manager/ President; Benjamin J. Lockmiller, Manager/Vice President; Letitia S.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PROPERTY TO SATISFY LANDLORD’S LIEN Sale is scheduled for 9 A.M., July 9, 2010 at Allstar Self Storage at 125 FM 2323, Llano County, Texas. Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit will be required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw property from sale.

EMPLOYEE INSURANCE Sealed proposals for providing health, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long term disability insurances for employees of the City of Llano will be received by the City Secretary at City Hall; 301 W. Main; Llano, TX 78643 until 1:30 p.m. on July 14, 2010 and then at said place, publicly opened and read aloud.

Gordon Eldo Schulenberg, 79, of Kingsland passed away June 18, 2010. He was born Sept. 16, 1930 to Eldo and Evelyn (Brabant) Schulenberg in La Crosse, Wis. Mr. Schulenberg proudly served his country in the U.S. Marines. Later in life he was the CEO of a chrome plating company. Gordon was a family man of integrity, great presence who loved his family and country. He is survived by his wife, Beverly (Stellpflug) Schulenberg, of Kingsland, children: Jay Schulenberg and wife Marie, ...

John Chandler Bradford, 77, of Kingsland, passed away June 23, 2010. He was born to Lyman Chandler and Beryl (Wilks) Bradford on Sept. 16, 1932 in Biloxi, Miss. Mr. Bradford proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He married Mary Carroll Pote on Feb. 21, 1957 in San Antonio.

Ruth Kizer Pence was born in San Antonio on Oct. 15, 1935 and passed away in the comfort of her home in Sandy Harbor on June 11, 2010. Her life journey took her to Orange Texas, and then to Austin where she spent the majority of her life. She graduated from Austin High in 1952, then devoted her efforts to raising her own family.

Parts of the country were quite chaotic during 1968, as assassinations, riots and the Vietnam War dominated the national news (although I remember that the Apollo 8 lunar orbit on Christmas Eve helped end the year on a high note). Things in Llano County, on the other hand, seemed to be going along quite smoothly. The lead headline in The Llano News on January 4, 1968, was “1967 was Generally Good and Prosperous.” Among the bits of evidence cited to back up that statement w ...

The Independence Day celebrations will begin in earnest this Friday evening, and continue through the weekend in Llano and Kingsland, as Llano’s Rock’n Riverfest and Kingsland’s Aqua Boom offer all kinds of attractions to patriotic residents and visitors. Llano’s Toyland Park, on Highway 16 north, will be the venue for mud runs and mechanical bull rides Friday evening, then the 8 a.m.

The historic Dabbs Hotel is the sole survivor of a row of railroad hotels which lined the north bank of the Llano River a hundred years ago. Built in 1907, the Dabbs Hotel was rescued by Phyllis Alexander, who says she “fell in love” with the deteriorating building about five years ago. “I love the historical aspects of the building,” she says.

Tara Dill, a Junior at Llano High School was recently crowned “Miss Teen Bell County 2010.” The pageant system associated with this title is under the United America Pageants in Austin. The Preliminary Pageant Director, Vicki Johnson quotes, “Bell County has a beautiful representative in Tara, and she will be a lovely mentor for girls all over Texas.” From that win, Tara competed in the State of Texas United America Pageant on June 6th, 2010 in Austin where she took 2 ...

During the month of July, a free lunch will be served to children on Mondays and Thursdays at Packsaddle Fellowship located at 508 RR 2900 in Kingsland near Packsaddle Elementary. The first lunch date is Monday, July 5th. Lunch will be served Mondays and Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.

Five Llano Junior High students recently were asked to speak at the State CSCOPE Curriculum Conference in San Antonio. The students were Baylee Glover, Joey Albor, Sarah Culpepper, Conner de Graffenried, and Colton Center. The staff members that attended the conference were Tim Glover, James Scott, Nicole Smith, Erin Resch, Rebecca Glover, Neda Bauman, Estella Givens, Shawna Tisdale, and Kris Chandler.

Start the fall off right with clean closets, kitchen cabinets and items that have been cluttering your garage all year. Bring your unwanted items to the City Wide Garage Sale, sponsored by Llano Main Street and the Llano Chamber of Commerce The event will be held Saturday, August 7 th from 9:00 a.m.until 3:00 p.m.

The Llano Fine Arts Guild will host a Demo “Having Fun with Perspective” by Betty Blackmond on Monday, July 5 at 10:00am at their gallery. Lunch will be served after the demo and a $5.00 donation would be appreciated. The gallery is located at 503 Bessemer, two blocks north of the bridge.

The San Saba Soil & Water Conservation District #250 is hosting a Fish Fry (the famous Jackie Brister’s) and feral hog control seminar on Friday, July 23, 2010, at the San Saba Civic Center located in Mill Pond Park. Pre-registration fee is $20 (through July 16) or $25 at the door.

The first-ever Joyful Noise Celebration sparked such enthusiasm within the community that organizers have decided to make it a yearly event. This year’s beneficiaries were Casa Care after school program and The Haven, which provides a refuge for those suffering domestic abuse or sexual assault. Among the headliners were was Llano’s own Jenny Taylor.

Texas songwriters Brad Hines and Chris Jamison will be featured at the bi-monthly Songwriters in the Round Series at the Famous Fuel Coffee House on Thursday, July 1, 7:00 9:00 p.m. Admission is free. Hines is currently regarded by many as one of the top songwriters in Fort Worth. His latest CD, produced by Walt Wilkins, has been called a work of art and features a number of examples of Hines fine songwriting. Jamison is an ex-patriot Virginian who has settled in Austin, Texas.