After a summer of evening classes, the Kingsland Genealogical Society of the Highland Lakes (KGS) will return to its normal meeting schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Kingsland Library, 125 W. Polk. The program will be “Getting the Most From the Web Site Family Search.”
Family Search itself is a non-profit and the largest genealogy organization in the world.
On Saturday, September 12, Keep Kingsland Beautiful will clean up the two-mile stretch of FM 1431 between Kingsland Hills Care Center and the Lake LBJ bridge. All interested volunteers are invited to show up and participate. No advance reservation is needed, but you may call 830-385-6833 or email [email protected] to let us know you’re coming or if you have questions.
Starting from a meet-up at the corner of 1431 ...
The Llano Fine Art Guild & Gallery is excited to announce our Featured Guest Artist & Exhibition: Lee Casbeer in the Front Room Gallery from September 16 - 30. The Gallery is located at 503 Bessemer Avenue Llano, TX 78643.
The work in this exhibit will be Western in nature featuring his Longhorns, Equestrian and Western / Texana subject categories.
An opening Reception will be held at the Gallery on September 19 from&nbs ...
JUNCTION, TEXAS - On Tuesday, Representative Andrew Murr received an appointment to the Texas Judicial Council. The Texas Judicial Council, created in 1929 as the policy-making body for the state judiciary, studies and reports on the organization and practices of the Judicial Branch of Texas to state government. The appointment was made by the Speaker of the House, Joe Straus.
Tom Mechlar, Chairman of the Texas Republican Party, will speak at the September meeting of the Highland Lakes Republican Women to be held at the Llano County Library, 102 East Haynie Street, Llano. The meeting starts at 11:30 with light lunch followed by the Chairman Mechlar presentation.
Chairman Mechlar was elected State Party Chairman in March 2015, and served as the Republican Party of Texas Treasurer for the five years prior to his election as ch ...
The Llano County Library System Foundation has established an endowment account with the Highland Lakes Legacy Fund, a family of charitable funds administered by the Austin Community Foundation. Highland Lakes Legacy Fund has become a highly respected foundation since its establishment in 1977.
The LCLSF is dedicated to fruitful grants for the Llano County Library System, which includes the Lakeshore Library, the Kingsland Library and the Llano County Library.
Texas.gov and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) are reminding all Texans that the online option for renewing a vehicle registration is still available. With the launch of the new Two Steps, One Sticker program on March 1, 2015, vehicles must first pass an inspection. When ready, Texans can head directly to Texas.gov/Driver (www.texas.gov/driver) to complete their renewal.
The process for taking care of a vehicle registration renewal online is very straightforward:
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Cherokee Home for Children is having its annual benefit auction on Saturday, September 26, with bidding beginning at 9:00 a.m. Cherokee Home is located 2 miles north of Cherokee Texas on Hwy 16. Donated items for sale include furniture, antiques, collectibles, appliances, automobiles, tools, saddles, and much more. All proceeds of the sale go to the care of the children at Cherokee Home.
By the end of November, 1855, at least two known groups of early Llano County men submitted petitions to the State of Texas calling for the creation of a new county. The State quickly complied, and on February 1, 1856, the counties of Llano and San Saba were created. Certain stipulations were required by the State, so the men immediately began fulfilling the necessary requests.
I am not sure who invented summer vacation, but I think they deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Every year is worth the intense strain when there is a summer vacation to look forward to.
Ah, summer vacation. The freedom of not having anything to do. No schedule in my face. No appointments frustrating me.
