The Llano High cross country team just about drove cross country, September 11, to run for under 15 or 20 minutes in Pflugerville. The traveling—on a bus and on foot—was worth it.
“It was warm, muggy, humid, steamy,” said a descriptive head coach and meteorologist, Joe Downey. “I’m proud of the way they ran.”
Jason Gann had another excellent effort for 3.1 miles.
BRADY—It was awful. This could be a three-word report, but I wouldn’t get paid. It was Horror-ble. That’s three-plus. If you can sugarcoat this one, you could put Snickers out of business. If you were there, you are thinking, “I’ve seen this movie. Ending was terrible.” So were the beginning and middle.
44-6 was the title of 48 painful minutes at Bulldog Stadium.
I know I write more about what I don’t like than what I do in sports, but you know what? If some changes were ever made I’d be glad to script some positive thoughts.
I detest calling timeouts before the other team’s kicker tries a field goal—the epitome of bush.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly pulled the stunt twice on Texas’ Nick Rose, who made two 51-yard kicks seconds after Kelly had called time.
The regularly called meeting of the Llano City Council began at 5:30pm on Monday, September 21, with a standing-room only crowd.
Kicking off the public comments portion of the meeting, former Mayor Mikel Virdell spoke, admonishing Alderman Glenn Conner for a comment he made to City of Llano Police Chief, Kevin Ratliff, following the last Council meeting on September 7.
While Virdell did not specifically say what the comment was, he was followed by Chief Ratliff, who was flanked by his police fo ...
Driving by Llano Elementary School you notice the construction on the new classroom wing. Bond projects consultant and manager Dean Sharp reported to the Llano School Board Monday night that 57 piers are in the ground. Holes are drilled 24 feet deep and filled with steel reinforced concrete. Electrical work is almost done.
At Packsaddle the bus loop fencing is complete.
“Kintsugi,” Cheryl Quallenberg said. “It’s a Japanese philosophy and repair technique. Kintsugi means if you repair something that’s broken it’s better than it was before. It adds to the beauty of life.” It’s also more valuable because you repair it with gold.
We were standing next to a sculpture of mesquite wood that looked like abstract art.
Tommi Myers, Manager of the Llano Library, presented the program for the Llano Woman’s Culture Club at the September meeting.
She first pointed out that the Culture Club founded the Llano Public Library. It has come a long ways since then.
The Library has become a vital part of the community with the world at our fingertips. Also, opportunities are there for the taking to build a stronger community through adult education.
Now, there’s a group dedicated to helping reach tho ...
On Tuesday, September 15, the Llano Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting thanking the community and its members for their support. This year the meeting took place at the Badu House but with the overflow crowd there is already talk of moving it to a larger venue next year.
Saturday afternoon, September 19, was a continuation of a big art weekend in Llano with the opening of Lee Casbeer’s Art Exhibit at the Llano Fine Art Guild. Casbeer grew up in Llano but finished High School in Fredericksburg, Texas, then studied art under John McClusky with the Fredericksburg Art Guild.
On Tuesday, September 29, TCEQ will hold a public meeting at the Mills County Civic Center in Goldthwaite, Texas.
The meeting is in regards to a permit, sought by pecan grower OP and Nancy Leonard, to construct a 20 foot in-channel dam on the Colorado River that will impound approximately 1,000 acre-feet of water, covering 109 acres.
Opponents of the dam worry that the river will not have enough water for the dam and downstream users, including Lake Buchanan.
While the original permit was appli ...
