January 25, 2012

In a letter sent to home to parents Monday, Llano Elementary School introduced Interim Principal, Annette Moresco. Ms. Moresco succeeds Keeva Frazier, who was reassigned to a position at the Alternative Learning Center. Ms. Moresco has 30 years of experience as an educator, spending the final 11 years with LISD. She taught fourth grade at Llano Elementary, third grade at Packsaddle, served as a program coordinator and Principal at Packsaddle before retiring in 2010. ...

Taking to the skies is part of who Alan Crawford is. He has been flying for the past 45 years, starting when he was just a ‘youngster’, he served in the Texas Air National Guard following college and spent ten years in the 181st TAW as an instructor and check pilot.

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At the Monday Commissioner’s Court meeting, two items on the agenda were rejected following tense negotiations. The first, a request to ratify an application that had been sent to Homeland Security for a grant for FY 2012, estimated to be $74,020 if awarded and with no local match to the county, died for lack of a majority vote. The grant, had it been awarded, was to go to the purchase of software that would enhance communication for officers while on patrol.

Realignment, which happens twice as much as the Olympics, grabs the public school spotlight Thursday, February 2. Unlike Groundhog Day, the results won’t govern for just six weeks, but for two years. The University Interscholastic League—every other February—tells Texas schools what their classification is—1A to 5A according to enrollment—and in what district they will be for sports and academic contests.

MARBLE FALLS—One of the most successful coaches in Texas high school football history is taking over a program that has run a losing race with success for close to 15 years. Todd Dodge is the new head coach of the Marble Falls Mustangs. The former UT quarterback (1982-85) won four state championships at Southlake Carroll (Metroplex), 2002-2006.

There were nasty negatives in the Llano basketball boys’ 58-43 loss to Lampasas, but positives, too, in this second district game, January 17. One plus was it was a big improvement over a 65-34 defeat to the Badgers in a tournament game in San Saba in early December. “Our energy level was outstanding,” said head coach Keith Allen, “but we have to do a better job of making shots down the stretch.” That was not the case in the first half.

Marcos Vallejo, the best middle-distance runner in Llano High School history, will have to gallop thousands of meters to wind up at his collegiate destination. He will soon sign a letter-of-intent to accept a scholarship to attend Texas Tech. Marcos will trade in his 3A designation for the Big 12. “I’m really excited,” Marcos said before workout, Monday, January 23.

You check out the score, and it appears to be a decent showing against Lampasas, but yet another loss, in what’s been a tough journey (6-18) for the Lady Jackets. I don’t think there’s much information here between the lines, but the lines themselves will say, Llano made a superb comeback and defined the phrase, “never give up.” “We finally woke up!” screamed head coach Daryl Friedrich, competing with the excellent Black and Orange band betwee ...

LIBERTY HILL—In 1775, American patriot Patrick Henry was quoted in The Llano News, or one of its predecessors, as saying, “Give me liberty or give me death.” The Jacket girls and boys must have thought, January 20, 237 years later, they got both. The Lady Panthers pulverized Llano 71-18 and 32 basketball minutes later, the Boys from the Hill reached the century mark in a 100-34 punishment.

LIBERTY HILL—100. It is one of the most well-known numbers in American arithmetic. It’s not so good in golf but great in school. It’s too much fever and too many heartbeats, but the percentile guys love it. It’s a lousy batting average, but it’s a heck of a gain on the gridiron.

Warm music floats around the room, mixing with the lively aroma of fresh coffee, as crowds of people lounge peacefully among the audience. The age of the spectators has infinite range, with the youthful laughter of children chasing one another around the stage merging seamlessly with the wise tones of the building’s mature fans.

Previous articles have laid the groundwork for a clearer understanding of an historical event that occurred in downtown Llano in June, 1882, known as the Carter-Coggin Feud. As already indicated, most of what has been written and said about this event is riddled with many unanswered questions and a lot of highly disputable innuendos and contradictions about not only what happened on that day, but also who was involved and why problems arose in the first place.

Dear Editor, Being eighty nine years old, I can remember happenings at the LanTex Theater in the mid to late thirties. At that time, it was owned and operated by a man and wife named Garner. She worked in the ticket booth, while he managed the finances and made decisions as to what movies to run. They showed Westerns on Saturdays with a 10-chapter serial.

A business advisor for The Texas State Small Business Development Center comes to town typically twice a month and is available for your business needs. The services are FREE to you and include Business Plan Development, Human Resource Management, Profitability, Market & Cash Flow Analysis and much more. Call the Chamber to arrange a confidential session with the advisor.

NOTICE OF SALE - REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LLANO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of a certain Writ of Execution issued out of the 424th District Court Llano County, Texas on the 28th day of November, 2011, in Cause No. 16135 and styled Kyle McCarrell & Dante Farrias d/b/a Primal Concepts, Plaintiff vs.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of SANDRA LEA MACGOWAN, deceased, were issued on January 19, 2012 in Cause No. 06764, pending in the County Court of Llano County, Texas, to TIFFANY RAE JAYNE. 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: TIFFANY RAE JAY ...

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MARK H. SCHNORRENBERG, Deceased, were issued on January 19, 2012, in Cause No. 06757, pending in the County Court at Law of Llano County, Texas to: KAYE S. DANIEL. 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. DATED the 19t ...

PUBLIC NOTICE Wayne and Peggy Correll are submiting an application for a permit from Llano County to build a home and RV campsites on their property located at 7300 River Oaks Drive, Kingsland, Texas. To be presented at Commissioners Court on February 13, 2012. All questions welcome at 713-816-7211.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF LCRA HIGHLAND LAKES WATERSHED ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION Applicant information: Applicant’sName: Gresham, Smith and Partners Address: 1400 Nashville City Center, 511 Union Street City/State/Zip: Nashville, TN 37219 Location of site: < ...

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND QUALIFICATIONS LLANO RIVER GOLF COURSE The City of Llano is seeking qualified companies/contractors for the oversight, management and operation of the Llano River Golf Course. The Llano River Golf Course is an 18 hole, approximately 6100 yard course, on the picturesque Llano River located 2.5 miles west of the Historic Square on RR 152.

Mrs. Hazel Field, 90 years old of Llano passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012 in the Llano Nursing Home. Hazel was born July 22, 1921 in Valera, Texas to John William Holtz and Amanda Tomlinson. She married Thomas Marshall Field on August 27, 1937 in Coleman, they enjoyed 47 wonderful years together. Hazel is survived by four daughters and sons in law; Angela Goltzman of Pflugerville, Dawn and Lee Maier of Auburntown, Tennessee, Tommie and Eddy Allen of Llano, and Amanda Camp ...

Longina P. “Kina” Martinez, 84, of Kingsland, passed away, January 20, 2012. She was born to Manuel and Willie McGrow Perez on May 15, 1927 in Kingsville, Texas. She was born on the King Ranch and that is how she got the name Kina. She was a homemaker most of her life.

Naoma Lucille Welch, 88, of Kingsland, passed away January 16, 2012. She was born to James Richard and Cloa (Davis) Branscum on April 1, 1923 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Naoma married John Bailey Welch, Jr. on November 23, 1939 in Lovington, New Mexico and he precedes her in death. She was an Air Force wife who loved to entertain and socialize.

Robert “Bob” Milton Roland, 82, died Jan. 17, 2012. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Dec. 2, 1929, to Robert Chester Roland and Helen Fern Phillipi. He married Charlotte Ruth Payne, and the couple had three children. After his first wife's death, he married Ruth Z. Cross in 1999 and gained three stepchildren. He entered the Marines as a private and retired from the Army 25 years later as a chief warrant officer.

Ruby Ellen Shrubar , 79, of Kingsland, passed away, January 17, 2012. She was born to Alfred and Lena Zwernemann Dancak on August 9, 1932 in Deanville, Texas. Mrs. Shrubar was married to the late Louis Shruber on December 15, 1950 in Caldwell, Texas. Mr. Shruber died February 25, 1907. Ruby was a homemaker.

The Llano Junior Woman’s Culture Club held a luncheon at Schorlemmer Hall in St. James Lutheran Church in Llano on Sunday, January 22, 2012. The money raised at this successful event will help them with other projects such as scholarships for Llano High School graduates, Coats for Kids, Adopt-A-Family, Llano New Horizons, Llano Food Pantry donations and more.

The Llano Tea Party is hosting a Candidate Forum on February 2 at Inman’s Kitchen in Llano. All candidates facing opposition in the April 3 primary elections, including County, State and National races, have been invited to participate. With the filing deadline for Texas Primary Elections extended to February 1 there may be candidates LTP has not yet identified.

Kingsland Little League will be conducting their final registration day on January 28, 2012 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Children ages 4 years to 14 years who live with in the Kingsland Little Leage boundaries are eligible to enroll to play baseball and girls softball. Registration is required even if the child played previously. Registration will be held at Kingsland Little League Fields.

The Llano High School combined varsity and junior varsity squads recently performed a cheer routine as pre-game entertainment on the floor of the AT&T Center before tip-off of the San Antonio Spurs v. Denver Nuggets basketball game on Saturday, January 7. Initially, the cheerleaders signed up to compete in their first cheerleading competition in the novice category; however, the competition was cancelled when the NBA contract dispute was resolved. The San Antonio Spurs staf ...

“Cooking Well with Diabetes,” a three-week cooking school offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Scott and White Hospital - Llano, will teach participants how to select ingredients and prepare foods that will promote healthy eating habits for individuals with diabetes. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on three Thursdays in a row: February 9, February 16, and February 23, 2012.

Llano IDEA Lab LLC was established in order to stimulate and foster the development of small commercial enterprises that can operate within and to the benefit of our community in Llano. The IDEA Lab meets at least once each month – usually at the Llano ISD Tech Center. At our last meeting on Thursday, January 12, Frank Rowell – a member of the IDEA Lab and proprietor of Enchanted Rocks and Jewelry on the Courthouse Square – demonstrated a piece of equipment developed ...

This Friday night January 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, January 28 at 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the historic LanTex Theater, the Extension Education Club will treat you to the zany antics of the Muppets, starring James Segel and Amy Adams and Chris Cooper. The proceeds will help fund their projects, which includes local scholarships. With the help of three fans, the gang must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon.