June 24, 2015 Issue
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program.
Farmers and ranchers are creative people who, with a little help, can put that creativity to work and improve the bottom line for their operations,"
Imaging trying to walk through concrete. Every step becomes more difficult as the concrete hardens and your legs turn from stiff to rigid.
That's how organizers of Hill Country Memorial's heart screening program "SCORE" describe a rare congenital heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a stiffening of the heart muscle that traps blood in the heart and can lead to an abnormal cardiac rhythm.
Every year a handful of Texas teenagers, some exhibiting no symptoms, die suddenly due to hyp ...
Maela Edmonson, Packsaddle Elementary Principal
The following true story made the rounds in social media this fall, but I wanted to share it with you now in the spring as so many of us suffer through "testing season" and anxiously await the return of standardized test scores. An elementary school principal sent this message to all her students during the week they got their scores back:
We are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique.
"Twister" Audie Templeton of Kingsland Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2015. He was born to Van and Dell Templeton on August 26, 1967 in Orange County, California. He moved to Texas in 1990 to be closer to his family. He then met and married Karen McPherson which gave him a new family that he cherished including nine grandchildren that were the love of his life.
Ramon Arriaga, age 72, passed away on May 11, 2015 in Llano. He was born May 31, 1942 in San Felipe, Coahuila, México to Francisco and Paula Arriaga. Ramon has been a resident of Llano since 1976. Ramon married Irene De Las Fuentes on October 18, 1961 in Mexico and they en-joyed their lives together for 53 years.
At the age of 15, Ramon met his future wife, Irene De La Fuentes.
Lee Alice Little of Llano passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born Au-gust 3, 1918 to Lucy (Rogers) and Charles Parkhill in Llano County, Texas. Lee was a rancher and school teacher for many years. She attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor Degree.
Esther Shirley Morin of Ingram passed away at Methodist Texan Hospital in San Antonio on Sunday May 10, 2015. Esther was born on July 1, 1922 in Llano Texas. She married Gerard "Jerry" Morin on October 7, 2012 in Fredericksburg.
She is survived by her husband, Gerard "Jerry" Morin of Ingram; stepson, C.J.
After a lifetime of pain and suffering, Donald Lee Clark entered into eternal rest, April 13, 2015.
Don was born January 23, 1949, in Dallas, Texas to Lee Neil and Beulah Wallace Clark He en-joyed flying, sailing, geology and photography which would become his life's career; Don was a 6th generation true Texan.
He met and married the love of his life, Marilyn "Kay"
MaryAnn Kathleen Brogan was born on September 29, 1939 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Ed-ward and Hazel Brogan. She passed away on May 11, 2015 at the age of 75
MaryAnn lived a full and rewarding life; she attended nursing school at St. Edwards Episcopal Nursing School prior to enlisting in the Army.
Bobby Wayne Riley, 61, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Bobby was born on April 10, 1954, in Burnet County, Texas to Bobby Lee Riley and Mary Belle Levensailer. Bobby served in the US Air Force, during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Germany.
The end of April, 2015, marked one hundred and fifty years since the ending of the Civil War, death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era in American History. On February 13, 1861, General Winfield Scott summoned Robert E. Lee from his military post at Fort Mason, Texas to return to Washington.
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first celebrated on May 30, 1868 on an order from General John Logan. In 1882, the name was changed to Memorial Day. Surprisingly, this day to honor loved ones who have died and share in patriotic services didn't become a national holiday until 1971.
Originally a day set aside to honor those who gave their lives fighting for freedom, Memorial Day has now become a special time for remembering all who have died and for decorating their graves.
M ...
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were sitting on the back porch admiring the close of the day. Nothing is more relaxing than sitting together drinking coffee, glad that another day has quietly slipped by.
Out of the clear blue sky my wife said, "Aren't those flowers just magnificent?"
I grunted a little grunt of satisfaction to which she replied, "Which do you like?
With the spring rains we are experiencing, our gardens and the countryside are ablaze with various shades of green and vibrant color. We have been blessed, and hopefully, these rains will continue into the summer months.
If you have cool-season flowers such as pansies or snapdragons they are most likely looking pretty spent by now with the rising temperatures, remove them to the compost pile and plant warm-season ones.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program.
Farmers and ranchers are creative people who, with a little help, can put that creativity to work and improve the bottom line for their operations,"
The Llano ISD Board of Trustees organized itself at the regular meeting Tuesday night. After the swearing in of newly elected member Rob Wilson and re-elected member Ron Cunningham, officers were selected to be: Ronnie Ruud, President; Cody Fly, Vice President, John Buttery, Secretary, and Gena Schuessler, recording secretary.
Coach Mike McIntosh recognized the golf team for placing third at State.
This year’s Llano County Beef & Range Field Day is set for Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the John L. Kuykendall Arena & Events Center, 2200 Ranch Road 152, about 1.7 miles west of Llano. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and there is no charge to the participant.
The Llano FFA Livestock and Meats teams competed at the State contest on Saturday, May 2nd at Texas A&M in College Station. The State contest is comprised of the top 15% of teams from each of the ten areas in the state.
The Livestock team finished 6th at state out of 92 total teams.
UIL Concert and Sight-reading
Members of the Black (Varsity) and Orange (Non-Varsity) Bands from LJH recently competed in the Region 7 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest. The contest for the region was held at Llano High School. For the concert portion, each band performs a march and two selections from the UIL list, for a panel of three judges.
UIL Concert and Sight-reading
Members of the Black (Varsity) and Orange (Non-Varsity) Bands from LJH recently competed in the Region 7 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest. The contest for the region was held at Llano High School. For the concert portion, each band performs a march and two selections from the UIL list, for a panel of three judges.
There are so many things to do here in the Texas Hill Country – and many of them can be little day trips only as far as the surrounding towns. One thing you might consider adding to your list is a visit to the Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve in Mason.
The on-campus diamonds—baseball and softball—will be ready for 2016, and everyone is pretty excited about that. However, both of the current ball parks will be missed—for different reasons. Llano folks, who go to a lot of games, probably don’t stop and notice that the outgoing softball field probably has as much a rural touch to it as any of its sisters in the state.
Ronald Reagan was in the middle of his presidency. Hoosiers would be called by some (including me) the greatest sports movie ever. 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus won the Masters, his 18th and final professional Major crown. And Llano High began playing baseball on grass and dirt near the elementary school. The year was 1986.
"I just remember the amount of pride we had in protecting our home field,"
I'm going to talk about something you may have read a little about: The Brady Bunch—Tom and his partners in an alleged Jenny Craig crime.
I will begin by saying I have no idea whether he or the ball boys are guilty of deflating footballs. Until all this happened, I thought it was PEOPLE who were deflated when they were depressed.
The investigation has become too murky to know if Brady sent coded messages to the boys, maybe saying, "Let's take care of our Pound of Flesh."
If you're like me—a ...
Friday night lights Llano style, minus the lights, in the old Llano Stadium known now as the "Dauber Dome". The old stadium stood proud once again as the 2015 version of Powder Puff Football took place on the grass and weed field from days gone by. It was going back to a time where football was just a game played for fun in a stadium with stone and grass bleachers.
The Llano County Historical Society held its annual meeting May 7 at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Members and guests enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner. Out-going president Mike Reagor welcomed the attendees and proceeded with approval of the minutes from the 2014 meeting and presented the financial report.
A summary of museum activities during the past year was then given by Mike Reagor.
The Llano Woman's Culture Club announces the 2015 scholarship recipients. Elizabeth Claire Scott will be majoring in biomedical engineering at Texas A & M University and Dalton Ward will major in electrical engineering as a student at Texas Tech University.
Since 1974, 50 Llano High School students have been awarded scholarships that have been made possible through the fundraising projects of The Llano Woman's Culture Club and community support.
The club would like to extend appreciation to ...
Nearly 50 citizens and onlookers witnessed "The Changing of the Guard" ceremony at the Llano City Council Monday night. The ceremony brought on board the "new" mayor Mike Reagor, and new Aldermen Paul Hull and Glenn Conner.
Outgoing Mayor Mike Virdell and Aldermen Bryan Miiller and Todd Keller were recognized for "outstanding service and commitment while serving the citizens of Llano.
Oaths of office were administered, and John Ferguson appointed Mayor Pro-Tem.
One consent item was approval of ...
Grab your golf clubs and head for San Saba River Golf Course in San Saba for the Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers Fundraiser Golf Tournament this Saturday, May 23. There will be a shotgun start at noon.
In addition to Llano County, Crime Stoppers serves Burnet, Blanco, Mason, Lampasas and San Saba, as well as 11 independent school districts including Blanco, Burnet, Marble Falls, Llano, Johnson City, Mason, Lampasas, Lometa, San Saba, Cherokee and Richland Springs — the same geographic region ...
I'm going to talk about something you may have read a little about: The Brady Bunch—Tom and his partners in an alleged Jenny Craig crime.
I will begin by saying I have no idea whether he or the ball boys are guilty of deflating footballs. Until all this happened, I thought it was PEOPLE who were deflated when they were depressed.
The investigation has become too murky to know if Brady sent coded messages to the boys, maybe saying, "Let's take care of our Pound of Flesh."
If you're like me—a ...
Ronald Reagan was in the middle of his presidency. Hoosiers would be called by some (including me) the greatest sports movie ever. 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus won the Masters, his 18th and final professional Major crown. And Llano High began playing baseball on grass and dirt near the elementary school. The year was 1986.
"I just remember the amount of pride we had in protecting our home field,"
The on-campus diamonds—baseball and softball—will be ready for 2016, and everyone is pretty excited about that. However, both of the current ball parks will be missed—for different reasons. Llano folks, who go to a lot of games, probably don’t stop and notice that the outgoing softball field probably has as much a rural touch to it as any of its sisters in the state.
UIL Concert and Sight-reading
Members of the Black (Varsity) and Orange (Non-Varsity) Bands from LJH recently competed in the Region 7 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest. The contest for the region was held at Llano High School. For the concert portion, each band performs a march and two selections from the UIL list, for a panel of three judges.
UIL Concert and Sight-reading
Members of the Black (Varsity) and Orange (Non-Varsity) Bands from LJH recently competed in the Region 7 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest. The contest for the region was held at Llano High School. For the concert portion, each band performs a march and two selections from the UIL list, for a panel of three judges.
This year’s Llano County Beef & Range Field Day is set for Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the John L. Kuykendall Arena & Events Center, 2200 Ranch Road 152, about 1.7 miles west of Llano. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and there is no charge to the participant.
Maela Edmonson, Packsaddle Elementary Principal
The following true story made the rounds in social media this fall, but I wanted to share it with you now in the spring as so many of us suffer through "testing season" and anxiously await the return of standardized test scores. An elementary school principal sent this message to all her students during the week they got their scores back:
We are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique.
Bobby Wayne Riley, 61, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Bobby was born on April 10, 1954, in Burnet County, Texas to Bobby Lee Riley and Mary Belle Levensailer. Bobby served in the US Air Force, during the Vietnam War, and was stationed in Germany.
MaryAnn Kathleen Brogan was born on September 29, 1939 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Ed-ward and Hazel Brogan. She passed away on May 11, 2015 at the age of 75
MaryAnn lived a full and rewarding life; she attended nursing school at St. Edwards Episcopal Nursing School prior to enlisting in the Army.
After a lifetime of pain and suffering, Donald Lee Clark entered into eternal rest, April 13, 2015.
Don was born January 23, 1949, in Dallas, Texas to Lee Neil and Beulah Wallace Clark He en-joyed flying, sailing, geology and photography which would become his life's career; Don was a 6th generation true Texan.
He met and married the love of his life, Marilyn "Kay"
Esther Shirley Morin of Ingram passed away at Methodist Texan Hospital in San Antonio on Sunday May 10, 2015. Esther was born on July 1, 1922 in Llano Texas. She married Gerard "Jerry" Morin on October 7, 2012 in Fredericksburg.
She is survived by her husband, Gerard "Jerry" Morin of Ingram; stepson, C.J.
Lee Alice Little of Llano passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born Au-gust 3, 1918 to Lucy (Rogers) and Charles Parkhill in Llano County, Texas. Lee was a rancher and school teacher for many years. She attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor Degree.
Ramon Arriaga, age 72, passed away on May 11, 2015 in Llano. He was born May 31, 1942 in San Felipe, Coahuila, México to Francisco and Paula Arriaga. Ramon has been a resident of Llano since 1976. Ramon married Irene De Las Fuentes on October 18, 1961 in Mexico and they en-joyed their lives together for 53 years.
At the age of 15, Ramon met his future wife, Irene De La Fuentes.
"Twister" Audie Templeton of Kingsland Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2015. He was born to Van and Dell Templeton on August 26, 1967 in Orange County, California. He moved to Texas in 1990 to be closer to his family. He then met and married Karen McPherson which gave him a new family that he cherished including nine grandchildren that were the love of his life.
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were sitting on the back porch admiring the close of the day. Nothing is more relaxing than sitting together drinking coffee, glad that another day has quietly slipped by.
Out of the clear blue sky my wife said, "Aren't those flowers just magnificent?"
I grunted a little grunt of satisfaction to which she replied, "Which do you like?
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first celebrated on May 30, 1868 on an order from General John Logan. In 1882, the name was changed to Memorial Day. Surprisingly, this day to honor loved ones who have died and share in patriotic services didn't become a national holiday until 1971.
Originally a day set aside to honor those who gave their lives fighting for freedom, Memorial Day has now become a special time for remembering all who have died and for decorating their graves.
M ...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program.
Farmers and ranchers are creative people who, with a little help, can put that creativity to work and improve the bottom line for their operations,"
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines. Funding will be made available through USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program.
Farmers and ranchers are creative people who, with a little help, can put that creativity to work and improve the bottom line for their operations,"
With the spring rains we are experiencing, our gardens and the countryside are ablaze with various shades of green and vibrant color. We have been blessed, and hopefully, these rains will continue into the summer months.
If you have cool-season flowers such as pansies or snapdragons they are most likely looking pretty spent by now with the rising temperatures, remove them to the compost pile and plant warm-season ones.
Imaging trying to walk through concrete. Every step becomes more difficult as the concrete hardens and your legs turn from stiff to rigid.
That's how organizers of Hill Country Memorial's heart screening program "SCORE" describe a rare congenital heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a stiffening of the heart muscle that traps blood in the heart and can lead to an abnormal cardiac rhythm.
Every year a handful of Texas teenagers, some exhibiting no symptoms, die suddenly due to hyp ...