October 25, 2017 Issue
MANHATTAN, Kan.—Royalty returned to Llano from the American Royal 4-H National Meat Judging Championships on the campus of Kansas State—and the group was wearing Black and Orange. Something new for the Jackets? Not exactly—the third time was no more a charm than the first two titles.
“They’ve done an excellent job,” said veteran head coach and Ag-Science teacher, Joe Dan Tarter.
The county-wide collection event held earlier this month at the east county annex was a huge success, Llano County commissioners were told at Monday’s meeting.
There were 217 vehicles representing 306 households at the event. Kingsland residents had the highest number of vehicles drop off items at 79, followed by Buchanan Dam at 50 and Llano at 35.
Over the years it has been called different things - Heritage Weekend and Wild West Weekend to name a few. It has been located on the courthouse square, in Grenwelge Park, last year in both, and this year, in the John L Kuykendall Arena.
The arena itself makes for a perfect location since it is covered and protected by the weather, which this past weekend saw cooler temperatures, for a while, rain, and then lots of sunshine.
Many Texas Hill Country residents head to the Coastal Bend area for sun, fun and relaxation every year, but recently, seven Llano residents headed south with something else in mind.
A group from Llano’s Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church loaded a trailer and trucks and spent two weekends as part of an Early Response Team (ERT), whose mission was to prevent further harm or risk to those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
They weren’t running for their lives, but they were running for one of the most memorable triumphs in school history. The Lady Jackets, displaying guts and glory on the twists and turns of a trail in Huntsville, October 23, captured the Region III Cross Country title.
“In the beginning of the season,” head coach Lauren Timms said, “it was a shotin-the-dark; you just push ‘em, you push ‘em like they’re going to be number one, and {they were} receptive to training and mental dis ...
Call it a symphony, not the sweet rumor of a violin, albeit exquisite, but one with all the invigorating sounds like symbols, horns of thunder, plus a piano, whose Jerry Lee Lewis-esque typist instructs the keys with such ferocity you’d think the tips of his fingers couldn’t touch a grape for days.
The Llano Lady Jacket volleyball team of 2017 had more downs than ups, but there were some moments and inspirational effort, and more importantly, good reason to look forward to this season’s successor. Eight girls, who were not only seasoned in ’17, but 10-12 games into the campaign, resembled budding veterans, and they will be on the hardwood next year.
“We were missing key players at times,” said junior Faith Manning, “so we had to learn to work together {with different lineups ...
The Llano Sub-Varsity teams battled with the Wimberley Texans this past Thursday with both teams coming out on the short end of the stick for their first district losses of the season.
The Llano Freshmen hosted the Texans at Jacket Stadium and lost in a nail biter where the Jackets held the lead for most of the game before falling behind late to lose 34-33.
The Llano Jr. High Daubers once again had mixed results as they played their second district games of the season against the always tough Wimberley Texans.
The Llano 7th Graders hosted the Texans and came home with the clean sweep as the 7th Grade B team dominated from start to finish as they claimed the 36-6 victory while the 7th Grade A team Daubers had to come from behind in the 4th quarter to sneak by the Texans 8-6 and remain undefeated on the season.
The Llano Youth Football and Cheer teams played their playoff games this past Saturday at Jacket Stadium with split results.
The Llano 3rd and 4th Grade Junior Varsity team continued their magical season as they defeated the Blanco Panthers in the playoff semi-finals to move on to the championship game next weekend against the Comfort Bobcats.
Frederick Nolan Taylor passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 in Llano, at the age of 90. He was born May 3, 1927 in Akron, Ohio to Gaither Taylor and Wilma (Martin). Frederick was a resident of Llano since 1969, since coming from San Angelo. He was a member of the Llano Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and worked as a newspaper editor.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Gaither Taylor and Wilma (Martin); and son, Rex.
Julia “LaVerne” Hinkle, 83, of Hoover Valley passed away Oct. 15, 2017. She was born to Grace Wilmont and Edna Opal (Puckett) Blanchard on December 20, 1933 in Winters.
LaVerne was very active throughout her young adult life in addition to raising three perfectly spoiled children, she was an Accountant and Federal Administrator for over 35 years.
Frank John Pantano of Tow, Texas, died Oct. 14, 2017 in Colorado of a stroke.
He was born on Oct. 30, 1941 to James and Antonina Pantano in Flushing, N.Y. He married Martha Gage on April 19, 1969 and they had two children, Scott and Jim. He was a mechanic most of his work life and then he was a Realtor for several years before he retired.
Bertha Petty, born July 19, 1927, died at her home in Llano, on Oct. 19, 2017. She was born in Airdrie, Scotland, and lived all over the world during her 90 years of life. As a young lady in Scotland, she took vocational training to become a nurse, eventually specializing in tuberculosis.
The Rev’d Ralph W. Reitmeyer
Five hundred years ago this month, an event happened that changed the course of the world. On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a university professor and Augustinian monk, posted on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany a list of 95 arguable statements (theses). Luther’s intent was to open a disputation (formal debate) among the scholarly community.
Bible Baptist Church (700 E. Young St.) would like to announce its new pastor, Bro. Brian Minter.
There will be a catfish dinner following 11 a.m. service this Sunday, Oct. 29, to welcome Bro. Minter and his family.
Please help us welcome Bro. Minter and his family!
“Don’t cross me off your list,” Bitsy wrote in an email over the summer.
Despite many health issues, Karylon Hallmark Russell, better known to most as Bitsy, was determined to return to writing her weekly historical column for the paper. She hadn’t written a column since the end of May, and she was ready to get back to writing.
Dear Editor,
As a member of Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to the many people who helped make our work at the Llano Christian Academy a good experience. We also had members of Volunteer Christian Builders who teamed up to help convert the old nursing home into a useful school building.
Our needs were met in excellent ways. The meals and snacks were cheerfully and bountifully provided.
Dear Editor,
I am so fed up with parents who do not train their children now days.
They do not train them to have manners, not to steal, to respect others and other’s property.
They are not trained to follow the “rules of the road.” They watch a video and think they can drive.
Dear Editor,
In reading responses to my letters to the editor, what I may have perceived before about the liberal mindset has now been substantially buttressed. Their level of hypocrisy and their inability to accept truth (or speak it) knows no bounds. They have a propensity to be fair weather Americans.