You can tell the landscape looks like diamonds now and will soon be back-to-back jewels behind the buildings at Llano High School. They are the new softball and baseball fields, creating an on-campus look for the first time.
“Love going out every day and seeing the changes,” said softball head coach Bobby Williams.
The first piece of evidence that this project was en route to reality (for me) was when you saw what appeared to be the beginning of the outfield fences.
This is what reporters do when they can’t fill a page or two about one story. It’s a montage of (superficial) brilliance, which makes this lead paragraph a perfect introduction.
Never give up
Remember Salado’s visit to Llano, October 2? The Eagles had a 24-14 lead in an effort to break a 19-game losing streak.
GERONIMO—Every game, no matter the sport, has its own personality. No two alike, no twins.
That certainly was the case, November 6, as unbeaten Navarro (9-0) downed Llano (3-7), 31-0. Nothing mysterious there, as the Panthers rolled—as expected—to an outright 13-4A title.
The original characteristic, that DNA by itself, was the Jacket coaches’ and players’ reaction following the lopsided defeat.
“It was a confidence-building game, Believe it or Not,” said Ripley’s Craig Slaughte ...
The Llano sub-varsity Jackets ended their seasons this past Thursday as both teams played Navarro. While each team came up short against the Panthers, the freshmen and JV Jackets both ended the year with winning seasons as the Freshmen finished with a 6-4 record while the Junior Varsity ended the year with a 7-3 record and a runner-up finish in District.
The Llano Varsity 5th & 6th grade team ended their season this past weekend with a semi-final playoff loss to the #1 seeded Kingsland Yellowjackets. The Llano team had a fine season as they made the playoffs for the 5th straight year, which was a great accomplishment as they only returned three players from last season’s championship team and the roster consisted primarily of 5th grade players.
Square.
What a word.
From Vulgar Latin exquadra (how vulgar indeed).
According to trusty Webster.
The word evolved to Old French esquarre.
Remember Four Square?
What a game.
The square.
What a place.
Not every town has one.
Nor do they have Square Plate.
One of the restaurants in town.
You can get a square meal there.
And it's served on square plates.
Bratwurst, schnitzel, kraut, cabbage.
Turkey and dressing.
Pot roast.
Sandwiches, burgers, salads.
Bread pudding and brownies.
Cheesecake, tarts. ...
City residents received a notice in the mail this week from the City of Llano informing them of a MCL Coliform Violation. On Monday, November 2, at the regular meeting of the City Council, City Manager Brenton Lewis informed Council that the notice was the result of a failed result on routine testing.
On Monday, November 2, the City of Llano began demolition of the 'cow patty' building located at 804 Bessemer in Llano.
The Llano City Council approved the demolition of the building at their regular meeting held on September 21.
A Leander based company, Sisk-Robb, Incorporated handled the work, according to City Public Works Director Eugene Long.
The notice concerning the appeals process for the revised proposed Llano County FEMA Floodplain Maps appeared in the October 21, 2015 and October 28, 2015 newspapers and affects the area from Castell east through the City of Llano to Indian Bend.
A public meeting is currently being coordinated with FEMA and Llano County for the next few weeks, so look for the forthcoming public meeting notice in the local newspapers.
If anyone wants to review the latest revised proposed FEMA Floodplain Maps go ...
(KGS) will learn about an unusual group of German immigrants to Texas at their November meeting. "Who Are The Wends?" is the program topic on Tuesday, November 10, at 2 p.m. and visitors are welcome free of charge.
The session will be at the Granite Shoals Fire Hall on RM Rd.
