August 21, 2019 Issue

An unauthorized spill of wastewater occurred from Kingsland Municipal Utility District with an estimated date of the spill being July 27. As of August 6, it is estimated that 50,000 gallons of waste was spilled. The description of the area affected is downstream of the Llano River to Wirtz Dam.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 3 on the proposed 2019-2020 City Budget. They are proposing a tax rate of $0.68737 per $100. The proposed budget will raise more total taxes than last year’s budget by $29,938.44. That is a three percent increase. Of that amount, $16,434 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the roll this year. Javier Reyes outlined the current health plan for the City of Llano employees.

On Saturday, August 17, the Llano Lions Club held their first Sporting Clays for a Cause event fundraiser at Ink’s Ranch. The hidden gem is located just 13 miles southwest of Llano and is rich with history and natural beauty. Though the ranch is private, the Inks family partnered with the Llano Lions Club for the event.

Ag-Pro from Fredericksburg had a ribbon cutting with the Llano Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the Depot Garden. Brandon Moore was joined by his fiancée, Jennifer Brewer, oldest daughter, Katie (cutting the ribbon), and youngest Makenna, along with members of the Llano Chamber and David Griffith, Constituent Service Director of Representative, Andrew Murr’s Office.

Toxic algae can sicken people, but it is especially harmful to animals. Small clusters of dog deaths have been reported for the past three summers after pets were exposed to toxic algae. Increasing numbers of canine deaths have been reported in 2019 across the Eastern half of U.S.as temperatures reach record highs throughout the country. Sisterdale resident Tamra Massey lost her three-year-old toy Australian shepherd, Fina just southwest of Blanco on Wednesday, July 31 in the Guadalupe Ri ...

Richard to Become Pastor At First Baptist Llano Matthew Richard became a follower of Jesus when he was 15 years old and shortly thereafter he began to sense a call to the ministry and sought ways to serve God in his home church through teaching Sunday school and his youth group.

Recently tumbling into town, The Wild Weed Artisan Shop has put down some roots in the space next to the courthouse annex on Ford Street in Llano. Thoroughly enamored by the Artisan Market in Brownwood, Mary Chamberlain and her husband, Ben, decided that another was needed elsewhere in the hill country and went on a shopping spree for the perfect shop/location, visiting at least 10 different towns before settling on Llano.

I know that many of you are wondering about the status of the street work and when it will be completed. Due to the flooding back in October, there were a few setbacks and there was more extensive damage to several of the streets and additional repair work was needed.

Llano is in Stage 1 of voluntary water restrictions based on the City of Llano’s Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. Stage 1 Response – Mild Water Shortage Conditions The goal is to limit the daily pumpage at the water treatment plant to 1.2 million gallons per day. Voluntary Water Use Restrictions:  1. Water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas with automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers to twice per week o ...

There are lots of things coming up in September to start preparing for, the largest being the Ladies in Leather Motorcycle Rally and Parade on September 13-15. The group will once again be headquartered at John L Kuykendall Event Center and Arena. As discussed on Thursday night at the Marketing 101 event, this is a great way to get folks in your stores and restaurants.

The quaint Texas Hill Country town of Bertram is preparing itself for this year’s Labor Day event—their 42nd Annual Oatmeal Festival. The festival kicks off on Friday, August 30, in the nearby town of Oatmeal. At 5:03 p.m., arts and crafts stations will be set up and a BBQ dinner will be served for excited guests at the Oatmeal Community Center.

FREDERICKSBURG—Returning for the start of the 2019 school year, Hill Country Memorial’s (HCM) Sports Injury Clinics will provide free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school students on Saturdays from Aug. 31 through Nov. 9, 2019. The clinics will be held from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at Hill Country Memorial Hospital, located at 1020 S.

On Saturday, August 31 a fundraiser benefitting the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department will take place at the Sunrise Beach Civic Center from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and will feature a silent auction and wine pool. The first ever Sip & Stroll through Sunrise Beach fundraiser is sponsored by Becker Vineyards and 290 Wine Castle. Over 25 talented artists will be selling their art to the public, featuring oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, wreaths, stained glass, photography, wood ar ...

The Highland Lakes Texas Exes Chapter is hosting a concert/game watching event at the home of Darin and Cheryl McNelis on Saturday, September 14 from 5:00 p.m. until the game is over. John Arthur Martinez will be performing from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. The address is 800 Los Escondidos, Marble Falls. Entry is $30 per person and must be pre-paid at https://squareup.com/store/texas-exes-highland-lakes.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over During the 2019 Labor Day holiday, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Llano County will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to get drunk drivers off the roads and help save lives. The high-visibility national enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, runs from Aug.

During America’s early history, women were denied some of the basic rights enjoyed by male citizens. Married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn. No female had the right to vote, as women were expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a small but growing movement in the decades before the Civil War.

The Llano High School Yellow Jacket Marching Band’s 2019 competition show, “Flashback to the ‘60s”, promises to induce both memories and nostalgia. The presentation includes several classics from that era: “House of the Rising Sun”, “Wipe Out”, “Stairway to Heaven” and “A Whiter Shade of Pale”. Although the entire ensemble will work to get crowds into the somewhat seamy ambiance of New Orleans and Bourbon Street, the LYJB’s first drill showcases a dynamic duo.

There’s a lot of talk about Texas being back in football. True enough, but its rival of so long ago, those Aggies, certainly showed last year they are making moves toward the tier above respectability. 9-4 in 2018, under new Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. The campaign included a two-point loss to Clemson, a bowl win and a victory over LSU, in a contest that finished on Valentine’s Day. “They run the team,” Fisher says of his players.

BLANCO—All-square in a couple of areas, August 16, as the Jackets opened a two-game scrimmage schedule with a very sturdy Panther team. Each scored two touchdowns. The other rather important news, from my soapbox, is that the Llano quarterback competition—don’t call it a controversy—is a dead heat. Braxton Vickers and Case Kuykendall have been sharing duties since early May in 7-on-7.

He’s international now. From Llano to Costa Rica with a stopover in Lubbock. Dakoda Trull, Jackets’ Class of 2018, owns a high school powerlifting state championship plus a silver medal in college nationals while a freshman at Tech, and he has just captured the Junior North American Powerlifting title in Costa Rica. “Won by quite a bit,” Dakoda told me right before he left for sophomore classes at Tech.

INGRAM—The champion got a win in kind of a “first,” while the freshman claimed silver in—no doubt—her first-ever competitive varsity race. Tom Moore High School was the scene, August 17, of the opening cross country meet of the season. Might as well get to know Lauren Lee. Hopefully she’ll be walking Llano High halls, and running outdoors, till 2023. “I wasn’t expecting second,” said Lee, “{more} like 10th.” “Ran well,” added Head Coach Steve Golemon.

Wanda Dawn (Chew) Holloway, 93, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in Pontotoc, Texas. She was born on April 7, 1926 to James Octavis Chew and Winnie (Tuckness) Chew in Esbon, Texas. She was one of three girls and she also had one brother. Her childhood was a very happy and joyous one. On June 2, 1944, she married the love of her life, William Lonnie Holloway of Pontotoc, Texas.

Dayton R. Land, 74, of Hot Springs Village, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2019, after a lengthy illness. He was born January 8, 1945, in Llano, Texas, to Otto and Tillie Lindemann Land, who preceded him in death, along with a brother, Robert James Land, and sister Lucille Land. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Bettie Emery Land, and daughter Kimberly Land; brothers William Land, Kenneth Land (Jacqueline) and Jerry Land; sisters-in-law/brothers-in-law Donna and Mike Jones, Gin ...

Goldie Smith Conley passed away on August 17, 2019 at the age of 97. She was born on July 23, 1922, to Mary Long Smith and William Leonard Smith in Salt Branch, Texas. She spent most of her growing up years in nearby Cherokee, where she graduated from Cherokee High School in 1939.

By Dr. James L. Snyder The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and me recently celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary. It sure does not seem we have been married that long. I guess, as you get older, according to my grandmother, time goes faster. If that is true, I must be getting older. We met in September, became engaged in February of the following year, and in August of that year we had our “I do” ceremony. We have had quite a trip down through these years.

Toxic algae can sicken people, but it is especially harmful to animals. Small clusters of dog deaths have been reported for the past three summers after pets were exposed to toxic algae. Increasing numbers of canine deaths have been reported in 2019 across the Eastern half of U.S.as temperatures reach record highs throughout the country. Sisterdale resident Tamra Massey lost her three-year-old toy Australian shepherd, Fina just southwest of Blanco on Wednesday, July 31 in the Guadalupe Ri ...

The quaint Texas Hill Country town of Bertram is preparing itself for this year’s Labor Day event—their 42nd Annual Oatmeal Festival. The festival kicks off on Friday, August 30, in the nearby town of Oatmeal. At 5:03 p.m., arts and crafts stations will be set up and a BBQ dinner will be served for excited guests at the Oatmeal Community Center.

FREDERICKSBURG—Returning for the start of the 2019 school year, Hill Country Memorial’s (HCM) Sports Injury Clinics will provide free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school students on Saturdays from Aug. 31 through Nov. 9, 2019. The clinics will be held from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at Hill Country Memorial Hospital, located at 1020 S.

On Saturday, August 31 a fundraiser benefitting the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department will take place at the Sunrise Beach Civic Center from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and will feature a silent auction and wine pool. The first ever Sip & Stroll through Sunrise Beach fundraiser is sponsored by Becker Vineyards and 290 Wine Castle. Over 25 talented artists will be selling their art to the public, featuring oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, wreaths, stained glass, photography, wood ar ...

The Highland Lakes Texas Exes Chapter is hosting a concert/game watching event at the home of Darin and Cheryl McNelis on Saturday, September 14 from 5:00 p.m. until the game is over. John Arthur Martinez will be performing from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m. The address is 800 Los Escondidos, Marble Falls. Entry is $30 per person and must be pre-paid at https://squareup.com/store/texas-exes-highland-lakes.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over During the 2019 Labor Day holiday, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Llano County will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to get drunk drivers off the roads and help save lives. The high-visibility national enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, runs from Aug.

The Yellow Jacket Theatre Company and LHS Art Department collaborating with acclaimed Horror Author, C. Dennis Moore. What the critics say about Moore's work: “C. Dennis Moore has the unusual ability to connect with readers. I have to wonder why, with his ability to shock with everyday fascination and superb craft, he isn’t famous yet across our dark, dark world.

During America’s early history, women were denied some of the basic rights enjoyed by male citizens. Married women couldn’t own property and had no legal claim to any money they might earn. No female had the right to vote, as women were expected to focus on housework and motherhood, not politics. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a small but growing movement in the decades before the Civil War.

On April 10, in an investigation started by Burnet County Precinct 4 Constable Missy Bindseil, and then Investigator Chris Cowan, felony charges were brought against Levi Baay, age 19. Bayy was charged with Illegal Dumping greater than 1,000 lbs., greater than 200 cubic feet, Health and Safety Code 365.012, which is a State Jail Felony.