November 30, 2016 Issue
These three deer are caught “posing” for the camera man in the Deer Capital of Texas.
Black Friday is the day known in retail as the day to start showing a profit, the best shopping day of the year, and a day that is commonly left behind to the shops and retail stores in Llano.
After all, Llano doesn’t have the big box stores. Other than a few major chain stores, it is left to the mom and pop stores to survive the largest shopping day of the year, to make “Black Friday” the best it can be.
The “Crawfish Surge” exercise aimed to test capabilities of local emergency officials went well, the Llano County Commissioners were told at Monday’s meeting.
Ron Anderson, assistant emergency management coordinator for the county, said that while there were some areas for improvement, the overall scope of the mid-November exercise went well. He said the response by EMS and emergency officials was textbook, while there were only a few minor issues to work out in the Office of Emergency Ma ...
An Austin-area company officially purchased Llano Ready Mix on Monday, and the company’s chief executive officer said they want to be part of the community.
Lauren Concrete of Round Rock purchased Llano Ready Mix, which is located just north of town on Hwy. 16, and plans to build a new facility there if approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Ryan Bartholomew, Lauren Concrete CEO, said the new plant would be more accurate and environmentally friendly.
“We prefer to take t ...
Torres seeks surgery for ‘Canine Good Citizen’ Ashley
Ashley Torres of Llano is a good citizen and has the certificate to prove it.
Ashley is a 5-year old, 92-pound silver pit bull and a favorite visitor among residents of local senior citizen homes. Unfortunately, Ashley’s service to the community may soon come to an end due to a needed surgery.
“She just loved being around people,” said Barbara Torres, who trained Ashley and her Doberman, Ty, to be service dogs.
Llano ISD earned the top rating in the state’s financial integrity rating system. LISD Chief Financial Officer Jill Minshew presented the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report at Monday’s night’s school board meeting. The district rated 98 out of 100, receiving an “A” or Superior rating.
“They changed their scoring this year, and will again next year, making it harder,” Minshew said.
Brian and Weldon Tennison, 4-year old twin brothers, visit Santa Claus at the Baylor Scott & White Christmas party in Llano on Monday night.
Mason’s not the only familiar name in high school football’s Region Finals (state quarters).
De Leon (11-2), led by former Llano head coach, David Yeager, is in the same Class 2A, Division I, as the Punchers, and will take on Crawford (12-1) at Glen Rose, December 2. The Bearcats’ quarterback is sophomore Kevin Yeager, who did okay for his dad in a 30-14 win over Windthorst.
Navarro (13-0), champion of district 13-4A which includes Llano, walloped Wharton, 55-14, and n ...
Tom Herman becomes the third head coach in this brief century to go from that job at Houston to another Texas school: Art Briles went from the U of H to Baylor, and Kevin Sumlin turned in Cougar colors for Texas A&M. Briles’ marvelous career in Waco imploded, and Sumlin has had his ups and downs in the SEC.
Herman bares one of the greatest names in sports history — that of the immortal Babe: George Herman “Babe” Ruth.
I’m picking Oklahoma quarter ...
When school resumed November 28, I sat down with head coach Craig Slaughter and asked a variety of questions on the 4-7 year that finished with a 22-18 loss to Crystal City in the bi-district round of the playoffs.
The headings in bold were our subjects.
Crystal City
“It was a winnable game; it was a very-even match-up. Would have felt so much better about the season — with what we got accomplished — with an ...
Edward Cleve Flowers of Llano, passed away Nov. 23, 2016. He was born Nov. 7, 1952 in Waco. He grew up in Garland and lived in the Dallas area for many years before moving to Wilbern’s Glen near Llano.
Ed was a different drummer kind of guy. He loved nature, surrounding himself with plants and animals.
Ruby Marie Jones passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 in Llano, at the age of 78. She was born May 18, 1938 in Roswell, New Mexico, to Ruby Lee (Bankhead) and William Harvey Smith. Ruby, came from Roswell, was a resident of Llano since 1984, and was a Pentecostal Holiness.
She is survived by husband, Emmett Jack Jones of Llano; son David Hutson and wife Vickie of Battlefield, Missouri; step son Michael Wesley Jones of Cherokee; step daughter Tanya Crawford of Buchanan; daughter-in-law Karen Hutson ...
The 20th annual Christmas Stroll is set for Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 pm.
There is no greater way to kick off the Christmas season than to spend it as a community singing songs and hearing the Christmas story.
This year’s stroll will begin at the Courthouse gazebo with the Church of God of Prophecy.
Perhaps you’ve seen the show, the Fear Factor. Well, this is not it. It is just the opposite, in fact.
Did you know that almost every time an angel appears to a human, the first words out of their mouth is, “Fear not?” That’s because seeing an angel is, to be honest, quite a fearful thing.