This past week has been a busy one at Starry Starry Nights, the annual walkway of lights along the banks of the Llano River.
On a recent night, the first visitors to the park had a little bit of an accent, not a southern draw, in fact, one that was not an American accent at all.
Andrew Wells and his daughter Sonora Wells perform as the Nutcracker Prince and Clara on Saturday evening during the Wildflower Studios production of the Nutcracker at Llano High School.
Members of Grace Episcopal Church in Llano gaze at the Christ child during its live nativity last Friday night. The live nativity, in its seventh year, was held last Friday and Saturday nights.
Dr. David Hoerster recently told my sister that her husband was currently his oldest patient. That man is Olvis Osbourn, and on Nov. 26, 2016, he celebrated his 95th birthday.
Family and friends gathered at the Llano Church of Christ annex to express their love and appreciation for the honoree. A large crowd assembled on a come and go basis to offer congratulations and to share fond memories.
ATMOS Gas makes a donation to the Llano Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of AED Equipment. Pictured, from left, are Llano Fire Chief Jason Hackworth; Ray Bove, ATMOS Gas town operator for Llano and other areas; Randy Hartman, public affairs representative for ATMOS Gas; and Mayor Mike Reagor.
FREDERICKSBURG — On this Day of Prayer, the Day the Bible says, “God rested.” Americans did not have time to pray, and the Japanese did not rest.
It was tragic beyond comprehension. It was a horrific shock. The U.S.S. Arizona, Oklahoma, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Tennessee: names of these states and others were on ships and lined up on an island that would become — but was not yet — a state, itself.
Most Friday and Saturday nights in December, Santa Claus, of the North Pole, takes time out of his busy pre-Christmas schedule to stop by Badu Park in Llano as the guest of honor at Starry Starry Nights.
This year marks Santa’s seventh year in a row, and, as usual, he brought his wife Carol Claus with him to help keep track of the many requests from the good girls and boys of Llano.
“The best part is when I first step off the fire truck,” said Santa, “and all the little ones come runnin ...
Dena Wilson, Llano Elementary School librarian, readies for the book fair at the school this week. It began Monday and runs through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Family Reading Night is from 5:30-7 p.m. at the school on Thursday, Dec. 8.
