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The Llano News

April 5, 2017 Issue

Congressman Mike Conaway will hold a town hall meeting from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, in the Family Life Center at Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church in Llano.For more information contact Nancy Watson at 325-247-2826
Fourth grade students at Llano Elementary School recently presented the musical program, “The Texans: Birth of the Lone Star State,” to learn about the state. Julie Easley is the music teacher.
Ginger Shilts and Jeanne He hold the latest quilt for Quilts of Valor to be given to a soldier before heading overseas. It was present at last weekend’s quilt show.
This past weekend was one to remember with the amount of activities throughout Llano, there was something for just about everyone. At Lutie Watkins Methodist Church was the Wildflower in Bloom Quilt show put on by the Texas Hills Quilters. Row after row of quilts on display filled that filled the Family Life Center brought in guests from all around the hill country. Ginger Shilts and Jeanne showed the latest Quilt of Valor that will be presented to a soldier that is shipping out to Afghanistan ...
Water and wastewater costs will soon increase for most residents in the City of Llano.The city council voted Monday to increase tiers for both water and wastewater departments for customers who use more than the base amount. This will impact about 60 percent of the city’s customers, said director of finance Lynda Kuder. The base amount for water is under 3,000 gallons and there will be no change in cost for those who use that amount. Customers who use 3,000 to 12,000 gallons per month will se ...
Rick Cundieff, the pastor of First Baptist Church Llano for nearly 28 years, preached his last sermon at the church Sunday morning. Cundieff, who came to Llano in August 1989, announced his retirement to the congregation two weeks ago. He and his wife, Jackie, will move to Robinson, just outside Waco. “It has been an awesome journey down the road of life with Bro.
The 40th Llano Fiddle Fest Weekend is in the history books, and will go down as one of the best ever at the Lantex Theater. The event had the largest amount of entries since the event was brought back to life in 2011 by fiddle enthusiast, John Caballero. By 11 a.m.
Jaden Napolez shows off how a first baseman can go into his linebacker mode, as he finishes this rundown. Unfortunately for the Jackets, Salado won the game, 8-1. Llano also lost last week to Taylor, 5-0.
I just wrote that I thought the Llano loss to Taylor was a good game. What do I say about the one to Salado on the final night of March? How about, “It was even better” — the game, not the defeat. The Broncos registered a come-from-behind win. “It’s been a while since we had a lead against a good team,” Head Coach Bobby Williams said.
AUSTIN — Ray Dixon took on a whirlwind of throwing, March 30-April 1 — one day in the Jacket Relays and two on one of the biggest Track & Field stages in the country: The 90th Texas Relays. After two more victories on his home turf, Mike Myers Stadium on the UT campus presented him with a pair of huge challenges: the best high school discus and shot put throwers in the state.
I am not happy to admit I am a “Winning is everything” kind of guy too often — this despite the fact my dad tried to instill in me, “You can’t win ’em all.” I was proud of myself, March 28, in Llano, when the softball Jackets put on a sensational offensive show, even though they lost to Taylor, 20-13.
Track & Field records are supposed to last about as long as a size-2 shoe. 40 years is a tad out of the norm, but that was the Llano High long-jump mark — until March 30. John Keeney flew 21 feet, seven-and-three-quarter inches, at the Jacket Relays, and David Clarno’s 1977 autograph was relegated to second place in school history. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Keeney told me.
Ned Bower Little, 75, of Cherokee, Texas was born on May 25, 1941. He passed away in an automobile accident on March 28, 2017 near Fredericksburg, Texas. He was born and raised in Jefferson, North Carolina, the son of Mont and Ruby Little. He was a resident of Texas for 41 years. Ned was an entrepreneurial by heart and owned and operated Texas Spa Covers Inc.

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