SALADO—You just never know who you are going to run into these days. Coach Joe Downey was one of the first people I saw in the Broncos’ gymnasium, February 10. No big surprise—his son, Kendall, plays on the Jackets’ team which was in town.
“Guess who’s here tonight?” he asked. “No clue,” I responded.
His first song to make the Country Music charts was “You Oughta Hear Me Cry” in 1967, and for three decades he had hit after hit and is one of the top names in Country Music history.
On Saturday, Johnny Bush had an 82nd Birthday Bash at the Llano Country Opry with two performances, entertaining close to full houses for each.
Current city councilwoman Gail Lang has filed to run for mayor, and is the only person to have filed to run for any position with the City of Llano as of early Tuesday afternoon.
Three spots are up for election in May - mayor and two city council seats. The positions are currently occupied by Mike Reagor (mayor), Paul Hull and Glenn Conner.
If Lang does not win the mayoral election, she will maintain her seat on the city council.
CeCe Overstreet, center, performs “Ice Ice Baby” at Project Graduation’s Valentine Gala Saturday night at Llano High School. Funds raised at the annual event go to Project Graduation activities.
Kyle Cooper has been in Llano for just over a year, but he may have garnered a first on the first — February 1. The Llano High safety, on National Signing Day, agreed to accept a football scholarship at Hastings College in Nebraska.
“They liked me, and I liked them,” said Kyle, who appeared in the high school library wearing a Hastings hoody.
Llano Junior High School hosted the District UIL. Academic Meet on Saturday, Jan. 28, and 38 Llano students finished with a medal or ribbon. Approximately 500 students were on campus to compete in 12 different academic events with five school districts being represented: Burnet, Lampasas, Liberty Hill, Llano and Salado. Liberty Hill was crowned the district academic champions with Lampasas coming in second, Salado in third place, Llano in fourth, and Burnet in fifth.
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In mid-2016, a certified letter came in to the promoters of the Llano City Wide Garage Sale, Llano Main Street, informing them that name City Wide Garage Sale had been trademarked by a company in Austin.
That letter had been sent to every other town in Texas that had the same name for their annual event, stating they needed to cease and desist using the name.
Harvey H. Klee, National and Texas State Chaplain for the American Legion, has been invited by Rep. Michael Conaway to open the United States House of Representatives with prayer as the guest chaplain on Feb. 28.
Klee will open Congress at noon on the day with a prayer. He is a resident of the Lone Grove community in Llano County, where he lives with his wife, Suzanne.
