Another door swung open for Kayla LaVonne Overstreet on Saturday evening. A very important door.
The 20-year daughter of John and Deborah Overstreet and Aimee and Bo Shannon was among more than 20 students to receive cosmetology degrees during commencement services for the Ranger College School of Cosmetology this past weekend.
Llano Tea Party is electing officers for the coming year and celebrating its fifth birthday at the September 3 meeting to be held at The American Legion Hall in Llano. Social time begins at 6:00 p.m. with a buffet meal being served at 6:30 p.m. A full slate of officers and steering committee has been nominated and additional nominations will be accepted from the floor during the September meeting.
Descendants and friends of Frank and Mary Rhoades had its annual fish fry and reunion on August 8, 2015 at the Llano American Legion Hall. We are grateful for the use of this wonderful building.
I can’t believe another year has come and gone, but here I am trying to get the news out.
Llano Texas is as vulnerable as any Texas town to drought. The people of Llano are understandably sensitive to drought, because of their proximity to the Llano River and their experiences from the 1950’s drought.
As a member of the Central Texas Water Coalition’s research team, I’m fulfilling an obligation to pass on at least some relevant information, as CTWC attempts to keep abreast of current climatology issues.
For example, we learned 14 months ago from our State Climatologist, Dr.
Ellis Earl Stacey, 80, of Kingsland, Texas passed away on August 11, 2015. He was born to John and Velma Stacey on April 29, 1935 in Perdue Hills, Alabama.
Mr. Stacey proudly served in the United States Army in the early 50’s. Ellis was a floor tile installer for many years and had his own business in the Kingsland, Texas area.
In April, 1923, Mary Emily was born to Jerome and Mignon Jacoby in Yonkers, New York.
The granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, she grew up an only child and lived into adulthood among a very large extended family in Yonkers.
She attended and graduated from New York University during the war years, and became a military wife.
Millie Pair, 91 of San Angelo, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 8, 2015. She was born on February 10, 1924 in Donna, Texas to William and Cassa Hazelett.
Funeral service was at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Scooter McCurdy of Lakeview Bible Church officiating.
On August 27, 2015 the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Park will celebrate what would have been LBJ’s 107th birthday. National Park Tours of the Texas White House will be free to the public and begin at 10:00 a.m. The traditional wreath will be laid at the President’s grave for his birthday.
Runners from across the state will head to Mason, Texas on Saturday, September 26, 2015, for the 9th Annual Gem of the Hill Country 5K & 10K Run/Walk presented by Fairmount Santrol. The race will start at 8:00 a.m. in front of the M. Bevin Eckert Library just south of the Courthouse Square.
The 5K & 10K courses meander through charming neighborhoods featuring hills, valleys, and one of the most scenic views in the Texas Hill Country.
The 127th Gillespie County Fair in Fredericksburg is finally here, with four days of family activities from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 20-23.
Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, Inc., the celebration at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds will feature live pari-mutuel horse racing, carnival and midway, music and dancing, displays of agricultural and home products, livestock competitions, parade, queen’s contest, mutton busting, domino tournament, vendors, and mo ...
