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March 7, 2018 Issue

In the battle of first names, Ron Cunningham has gained another designation in front of Ron: it will be Judge when he is sworn in January 1. Ron defeated (one term) Llano County Judge Mary Cunningham in the Republican primary, 2,140 votes to 1,819. Right at 54 percent to 46 percent, a sizable decision for the challenger.
Incumbents held firm in Llano County races outside the county judge race in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. County clerk Marci Hadeler, Precinct 2 Commissioner Linda Raschke and Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Bebe Piatt each won re-election on Tuesday night. There are no Democratic Party challengers, meaning all those who won Tuesday win the election. The only race not yet determined is the Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace race, where no candidate reached the more than 50 percent ...
Joaquin Cortez takes a timeout for a photograph on Saturday with his LEAF design for the upcoming Llano Earth Art Fest beginning Friday, March 9.
The Llano River, the life-giving waters to our town, the constant that is always open, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks out of the year. We have three major festivals each year on the river, the first coming up this week, and activity daily around or on the water.
Ann Feller retired on Thursday from Llano National Bank after being there since its opening. An all-afternoon party was thrown in her honor. Enjoy your retirement, Ann!
The LISD School Board took action on several items that are part of the Texas Association of School Boards policy update #109 and discussed security at its meeting last week. This update was presented at the January meeting for consideration with action coming this month. All of the following are covered by the bond issue of 2014. The Llano High School weight room will get new weights and new flooring.
COMFORT—Anna Casey—who it appears—will never be caught destroying a good poem by striking out, on the first day of March, claimed her third gold medal in eight days with a near-school record in the 800-meter run. The freshman’s personal-best time was two minutes, 16.2 seconds, about a half tick off the Llano High mark. Her main concern was mighty Bandera.
COMFORT—When Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations I doubt he had a shot put or a discus thrower in mind. However, that’s Ray Dixon—a man whose expectations are as big as Dickens’ books are, and they should be. “Not a great day,” he told me. Second in the shot and gold medalist with the disc sound pretty good, but Dixon’s priorities are his own.
JOHNSON CITY—She had played two terrific games in a span of a few hours, both in the batters’ box and in the circle. When she legged out a single in the fifth inning against the host Eagles, she had been on base in her six plate appearances for the doubleheader, and she would win twice with her pitching on a dismal, rainy night, March 3. Nothing was as dismal as what happened to Lauren Young in the fifth and final inning around 9 p.m.
TEMPLE—Courtney Reina, a gutty battler in numerous sports, produced one of the most important “last chance” performances of her athletic career, and the effort has earned her a place in the State Championships of Powerlifting. In the Region II, Division II classification—essentially Class 4A—Reina had arrived at deadlift, the third and final challenge in this sport.
If you’re not big on 2-1 or 3-2 baseball games, you would have loved several games the Jackets played between February 27 and March 3. The HCC Llano saved its best for (first and) last in its own tournament, the Hill Country Classic. On the first day of March, the Jackets belted Ingram, 16-0.
A silver lining for a fine foursome and its coach. Llano’s girls’ golf team was second in a 36-hole tournament in San Antonio, March 2-3. L-R: Taryn Morris, Kenzie White, Coach Mike McIntosh, Leyah Wilson, and Jordan Reed. White was the individual champion of the event, shooting an 84 and 87.
Dorothy Betty (Knesek) Cernoch, 91, of Rosenberg, passed away on Feb. 27, 2018. She was born on April 29, 1926 in Ammannsville, to Frank and Eugenia (Barta) Knesek. Dorothy was a long-time member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg. Dorothy truly will be missed. In addition to her parents, Dorothy is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Evan Cernoch; four sisters and three brothers. Survivors include her sons, Bobby Evan Cernoch and wife, Deborah, Larry Cernoch, and Ricky L.
Betty Evelyn Epperson of Valley Spring passed away on March 3, 2018. She has found peace and is home with her Lord and Savior. Betty Evelyn was born in Brownwood on March 13, 1926 to Harry Lee Sifford and Bess Gray Sifford. Shortly after she was born, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. As a young girl, Betty had many fond memories of attending school in both Kansas City and Laramie, Wyoming while her father and grandfather were involved with the Laramie-North Park Railroad Company.
Ronald (Ronnie) Franklin Yates, Senior went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2018. He was born on Nov. 30, 1951 in Brady, to Tommy Joe and Jane (Fowler) Yates. He lived in Cherokee for most of his youth until high school when he attended Texas Military Institute in San Antonio. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he met the love of his life, Glena Wood.
A celebration of life for Ronald Edward Duckworth will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the R/D Ranch. The address is 1370 CR 414 Llano, Texas. Ronald Edward Duckworth, 72, was born on March 5, 1945 in Levelland, to Houston Byron Duckworth and Ruth Bowman Duckworth.

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