Over 500 Central Texas Electric Co-op customers, members and spouses, gathered in the Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on August 18, as CTEC hosted its 68th Annual Members’ Meeting. CEO Robert A. Loth III welcomed them and introduced the eleven-member Board of Directors. Jack Asbill from Mason provided an invocation.
The business of the meeting included the election of four directors to represent their respective districts on the Board.
In last week’s editorial, we considered the latest drought predictions by climate scientists that the next 30 years going forward will bring more drought, reduced rain fall, and hotter weather to Central Texas.
How will this effect electricity supply and rates for Llano, and all Texans?
To set the context, ERCOT (the Texas grid operator) experienced an all-time record peak load during the afternoon of August 10, which drove reserve margin toward a worrisome 4 percent.
The dictionary states an assumption is something that is accepted as true or as certain to happen without proof. In the absence of concrete documented evidence, speculation plays a large role in determining many historical events. All too often, however, speculation becomes opinionated based on a person’s present understanding of past conditions, which quite often were not the case.
Marion Alene Golden, 90, of Kingsland, Texas passed away August 16, 2015. She was born to Alvin Ira and Oma Bell (Cave) Mosley on January 10, 1925 in Garrett, Texas.
Marion loved to fish, sew, and sing in the choir at church. She took great pride in sewing clothes for her daughters and made all their prom dresses.
Marvin Darrel Thurman, born in Austin Texas on May 19, 1937 to Truman Darrel Thurman and Ethel Leola Thurman (Hudson) passed away on August 22, 2015 after a long fight with illness.
Darrel was a native Bee Cave, Texas resident and was an avid supporter of the rodeo community and a lifelong rancher and cowboy who was loved by many.
Darrel is preceded in death by his mother and father.
Morris William Sherry passed away on August 23, 2015. He was born on August 31, 1925 to Allie and Maggie Sherry in Gonzalez, Texas. He served in the military from March 14, 1945 until he was discharged as a Private First Class (PFC) on October 17, 1946.
He married Virginia Merle Buchanan in Georgetown, Texas on October 14, 1949.
If you missed the Seaquist House Foundation’s first “official” tour since purchasing the house held on July 11th during Roundup, we now have a schedule of regularly scheduled tours. They will be held the first Saturdays of the month on September 5, October 3, November 7 and December 5. The tours will run from 10:00 a.m.
Attention all ladies! Please join us for an exciting Bible study on the book of Exodus! Our twelve week study begins September 9 and ends December 2.
We will meet each Wednesday from 9:15 am to 11:00 am at the Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church which is located at 800 Wright Street in Llano.
Childcare is provided at no cost for infants and preschool age children.
In our house, we have a rule that has enabled us to live at peace with one another for more years than I can count. That rule is simple, “Don’t mess with my space and I won’t mess with your space.”
I must admit some rather close calls have challenged that relationship during those years.
Yielding to temptation can be costly. A moment of weakness may bring years of regret. It is dangerous to take temptation lightly.
Moses led his people out of their slavery in Egypt to freedom. He endured their complaining and criticism of his leadership and prayed for them when their destruction seemed imminent.
