Formed in 2008, the Texas Guitar Quartet has been hailed as “impeccable in every respect” by Classical Guitar magazine. Throughout the United States, Central America, Spain and China, audiences have embraced the Quartet for their daring programs, dazzling virtuosity and joyful music making.
“Red,” the Quartet’s first album, was released to critical acclaim and was praised by Guitar International as a “tremendous accomplishment for the classical guitar, the TxGQ performed with vi ...
With three recent resignations and an empty seat on the Horseshoe Bay Property Owners Association board of directors, the governance of the POA is in the hands of three individuals – board president Mike Thuss, and directors Chuck Haven and Maria West. Haven and West were elected to the board this spring.
Joan Matera, who had served as board secretary, Bruce Baccus, who had served as board treasurer, and director David Storer all submitted their resignations this spring.
On Monday afternoon, state representative Andrew Murr presented the resolution to name Llano the Barrel Racing Capital of Texas to the Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee. From Llano, testifying in favor of the resolution was Briley Mitchell, executive director of the Llano Chamber of Commerce; Murr; City of Llano Mayor Gail Lang; John L Kuykendall Arena Manager Ray Craig; and Keri Craig.
The City of Horseshoe Bay will begin its annual spring sealcoating project April 21, as part of the regular preventative maintenance program for paved residential streets.
The purpose of the sealcoat, is to seal the existing asphalt surface against the intrusion of water and to provide a new wear surface.
The areas slated for sealcoating this spring are from Mountain Dew at Hi Ridge into Horseshoe bay South starting Wednesday, April 21, through May 10, depending on weather conditions.
The 14th annual Paint the Town Festival nears reality and momentum is rising for the Quick Draw competition that invites anyone to paint alongside seasoned artists from all over the country on Saturday, May 8. The competition offers an 80-minutes framework to capture a scene from a designated area in Marble Falls.
It’s been a year chock-full of challenges and changes for Llano County folks. The start of the annual STAAR testing season kept district officials on their toes this year; but this time, it’s not the weather or the coronavirus to blame.
At LISD, spring STAAR testing started last week, from April 6-9, and next will be eight testing days from May 4-7 and 11-14, followed by another burst of testing toward the end of June.
First-day glitch
Llano High School students last Tuesday experie ...
County Judge Ron Cunningham started the Llano County Commissioners Court meeting Monday with the announcement that the county has only seven active cases of COVID-19 at the time of the meeting.
That total includes four new cases from last week. The Judge also said that 30 percent of the county has been vaccinated.
The commissioners were happy to welcome Joe England, vice president of the Texas Association of County Engineers and Road Administrator, to present Richard Wooten with a prestig ...
The City of Horseshoe Bay City Council Meeting was held Tuesday, April 13, at 3 p.m. as an open meeting as well as available via ZOOM. Mayor Cynthia Clinesmith welcomed those in attendance and the invocation was given by Reverend Dr. Malcolm McQueen, senior pastor at The Church at Horseshoe Bay.
Two teams shot a 30-under par in Friday’s Horseshoe Bay Resort MGA IRS 4-Man Two Best Ball Shamble on Slick Rock Golf Course but after a scorecard playoff the team of Bob Stratton, Dean Lammert and Nick Summitt were crowned champions with their net 114 score.
“All three of us played above our abilities,” said Stratton.
