Blood collections from donors are not keeping pace with the transfusion needs of hospital patients. Our community is not alone. Nationwide other programs are facing similar shortages.
There is a real risk that by Wednesday we will not be able to meet all the orders for transfusion. So, we have two days to avoid a crisis.
We are calling on the community, urgently, to please help avoid this crisis by donating.
The Llano County Historical Museum is proud to present a special exhibit by Texas Humanities titled Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas, which will be on display at the museum from August 21 – September 14, 2019. The exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary when the 19th Amendment to the US constitution was passed by the US Congress in 1919.
After months of following the imaginary yellow brick road, the Friends of the Lakeshore Library are bringing their engraved brick campaign to a close by August 15. In preparation for the upcoming 15-year celebration of the opening, the bricks have to be ordered and returned for installation on the walkway in time for the October 19 festivities.
The Llano ISD Packsaddle Elementary, Llano Elementary and Llano Junior High announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2019-2020 school year. Schools qualifying to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals.
A marketing event for businesses and non-profits will take place on August 15 at the John L Kuykendall Arena concession area from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tony Guidroz with the City of Llano will discuss cross marketing and hospitality.
Megan Ables with the Llano News will talk about advertising and press releases with the Llano News and Hill Country Current, and Briley Mitchell with the Llano Chamber and Visitor Center will show what they are doing to get people to town and how we can all ...
The Austin American Statesman and other news sources are reporting that Leonel Manzano is retiring from competitive racing. Manzano, one of the greatest athletes in UT school history, and the greatest in Marble Falls High history, competed in two Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 1500-meter run in London in 2012.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, August 5, in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
The program will feature a video lecture from Professor David M. Meyer.
Professor Meyer says he has “found no better way to communicate the joy of discovery in astronomy than through the beautiful cosmic images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope.”
In this lecture, Professor Meyer will explore the most iconic Hubble photo of all th ...
The Llano Lions are starting something new at the Inks Ranch and their “cause" is a worthy one. The first ever "Sporting Clays for a Cause" event is being held August 17, 2019. Early signs indicate an enthusiastic reception by the Llano and Sporting Clay community. The event is being planned as a major community fundraiser with a goal for the Lions to successfully grow the event into an annual signature event.
“The Cause”
In 2019, the Llano Lions Club decided that 100% of all net pr ...
Last chance, on August 5, the Llano Chamber will hand out 75 goodie bags filled with items from local businesses to new employees of Llano ISD and Llano Christian Academy. If you would like to have something put in the bags, they must be in the Chamber by 5:00 p.m.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park continues its popular summer “Movies Under the Stars” series on Saturday, July 27, with the screening of “The Italian Job.” Starring Michael Caine in the leading role, this action comedy delighted audiences 50 years ago—including an audience at the LBJ Ranch. On August 7, 1969, former President and Mrs.
