"Twister" Audie Templeton of Kingsland Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2015. He was born to Van and Dell Templeton on August 26, 1967 in Orange County, California. He moved to Texas in 1990 to be closer to his family. He then met and married Karen McPherson which gave him a new family that he cherished including nine grandchildren that were the love of his life.
The following true story made the rounds in social media this fall, but I wanted to share it with you now in the spring as so many of us suffer through "testing season" and anxiously await the return of standardized test scores. An elementary school principal sent this message to all her students during the week they got their scores back:
We are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique.
Imaging trying to walk through concrete. Every step becomes more difficult as the concrete hardens and your legs turn from stiff to rigid.
That's how organizers of Hill Country Memorial's heart screening program "SCORE" describe a rare congenital heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a stiffening of the heart muscle that traps blood in the heart and can lead to an abnormal cardiac rhythm.
Every year a handful of Texas teenagers, some exhibiting no symptoms, die suddenly due to hyp ...
The end of April, 2015, marked one hundred and fifty years since the ending of the Civil War, death of President Abraham Lincoln, and the beginning of the Reconstruction Era in American History. On February 13, 1861, General Winfield Scott summoned Robert E. Lee from his military post at Fort Mason, Texas to return to Washington.
Hill Country Region Chief Executive Director Eric Looper came to the regularly called City Council meeting on Monday, May 4, to update the public and the Council on future plans for the Llano Scott & White Hospital.
Looper said that the new hospital, located in Burnet County near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 281, will open in August of this year.
The opening of the new hospital does not mean the end of the Llano facility, Looper explained.
On February 23 of this year, Marc Sewell, citizen of Llano, filed a petition for Writ of Mandamus, calling for the voiding of a vote made by the Llano City Council on February 2. Sewell argues that the agenda violated the Texas Open Meetings Act because it did not specifically mention that a grant being applied for by the City would be used, in part, to 'overhaul the Comprehensive Plan' for the city.
Council approved the motion to apply for a Texas Community Block Grant Program.
On April 24, Mayor Mikel Virdell signed a 10-year contract with Collier Materials that will allow the company to provide 'maintenance' to the two Llano River lakes; Robinson Lake and Town Lake.
City Council voted to allow negotiations, and authorized the mayor and city manager to enter into a contract with Collier Materials in the regularly called council meeting held April 6.
The contract calls for Collier Materials to dredge the lakes each year, collecting a minimum of 50,000 tons of sand.
Marble Falls was the host for the meeting of the Alpha Chi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International at the Church of Christ. Members include women educators from the Burnet, Llano and Marble Falls area.
The welcome was given by Nelda Tyler and the invocation by Myra Clendennen. Decorations and refreshments were in keeping with the 81st birthday celebration of the Alpha Chi Chapter.
It is hard to imagine that this school year is almost over! It seems like yesterday that we were opening the doors on the 2014-15 school year. Now, the school year's end is arriving quickly and the Class of 2015 will soon be walking across the stage. Yes, graduation is a time to reflect, not only on our accomplishments, but also on finding that place in life after this milestone.
Spring is a busy time for many – especially if you're the gardener type! There's nothing more rewarding than reaping the fruits of your labor – and there's nothing more challenging than getting it all right.
So, why not take a little time out to learn from an expert? Master Gardener and Propagation Specialist Beth Mortenson will be at the Lakeshore Library on Tuesday, May 12 at 2:30 p.m.
