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Some say the electric feeling of buying and moving into your own home never wears off. When you own the floors you’re standing on, the walls surrounding you and the roof over your head, you also own great satisfaction from the hard work that resulted in your home becoming yours. Yet, just as it was hard work to achieve the American Dream of homeownership, being responsible for maintaining and, inevitably, repairing your own home can be just as much hard work.

MARBLE FALLS—Tragedy struck the annual LakeFest Drag Boat races, August 9, when Mike Fry, a talented veteran of this sport, crashed on Lake Marble Falls in his Top Alcohol Hydro boat. Details have been sparse, as friends and officials mourn his passing. Fry, of California, and in a boat called Meanstreak, left the starting line around 10:30 Sunday morning.

International best-selling author, Tom Youngholm will be in Llano, Texas Sept. 19-20 to kick off his book tour for his new book, Mastering the Art of Balance: A Practical Guide to Living Authentically. Featured on multiple national news programs such as MSNBC, NPR, and KPBS and a lecturer at the Deepak Chopra and Omega centers, Youngholm is this century's leader in self- realization.

Individuals interested in sleep disorders and treatment options are invited to a free Sleep Well presentation with lunch at Llano Library on Wed., Aug. 26. A complimentary lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m., followed by a presentation including a participant-guided question-and-answer session with Hill Country Memorial sleep technologist, Theresa Cochran, RRT, RPSGT, RST.

In July, Hill Country Memorial's Restore—The Remarkable Joint Center—began offering total shoulder replacement surgery at the hospital in Fredericksburg. Like the successful knee and hip joint replacement programs, the new shoulder program provides pre-operative education, innovative pain management and post-operative physical and occupational therapy to get patients back on their feet quickly. Clinical studies show that surgical programs with protocols like Restore's decrease patients' pai ...

The Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is honored to host Texas Writes, a statewide program founded and administered by the Writers' League of Texas that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of workshops and panel discussions. The Saturday, August 22, 2015, event, which is free and open to the public, will feature award-winning nonfiction author and novelist Carol Dawson and journalist and nonfiction author Carol Flake Chapman. Dawson, who has written four ac ...

It's hard to believe that it has been six months since my swearing in as your Llano County Judge and so far, it has been an interesting, challenging, and rewarding experience. Here, I wish to provide Llano taxpayers with an update on the current condition of the county and announce some forward looking plans that I believe will ensure more efficient use of tax dollars and benefit to tax payers in various departments of our county government.

Burnet, Blanco, Llano and Lampasas: Don't miss out on supporting the Highland Lakes Crisis Center in their Annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction coming up October 31, 2015 at the Delaware Springs Golf Course in Burnet. The purpose of this benefit tournament is to raise funds in order to continue services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Llano, Burnet, Blanco, and Lampasas counties. "We are seeking sponsors, donors, and underwriters,"

Following the 97th Annual Convention of The American Legion, Department of Texas held recently at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Beaumont, Texas, Harvey H. Klee, was appointed Department Chaplain 2015-2016 by the incoming Department Commander, John McKinny. Chaplain Klee is a member of Frank Griggs American Legion Post 370 in Llano, Texas where he holds the position of Judge Advocate, Post S.A.L.

All members of Central Texas Electric Co-op are encouraged to make plans to attend their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on Hwy 16 South in Fredericksburg, Texas. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Four Directors will be elected to the Board during the business session.