When I was young, I always looked forward to my birthday. I could not wait until it came around and usually it was in the summer. I distinctly remember graduating from the age of nine to the double-digit number of 10, I thought I had arrived.
When I hit the age of 16 and got my driver's license and started driving around, of course my driving around was contingent upon my father allowing me to borrow his car.
One morning, the following prayer greeted me at my fax machine:
"Dear God,
So far today I've done alright.
I haven't gossiped.
I haven't lost my temper.
I haven't been greedy, grumpy, unpleasant,
selfish or overindulgent.
I've been very thankful for that.
But in a few minutes,
I'm going to get out of bed;
And from then on,
I'm probably going to need
a lot more help.
Citing high winds and plenty of fuel due to high grasses, Commissioners opted to reinstate the burn ban for Llano County at the regular meeting held on Monday, July 13.
The court approved entering in to a one year contract with Verizon for the county's phone services. The county currently utilizes Verizon for service, however, the contract will save the county approximately $6,000 per year.
In addition, the county plans to audit the phone lines used in county offices to determine exactly what, ...
On Wednesday, July 1, TCEQ commissioners approved LCRA's application for an Emergency Order that suspends LCRA's obligation under the 2010 Water Management Plan to release interruptible stored water.
The Emergency Order is effective until October 15, 2015. It could be renewed for an additional 60 days after that, however.
The measure will help to protect central Texas' drinking water supply through the remainder of the 2015 irrigation season.
Llano County Commissioner Linda Raschke said that wh ...
On Saturday, June 27, the Highland Lakes communities came together to host a benefit for our friend and neighbor Roy Inks at the American Legion Hall in Llano. Complications during surgery to correct a spinal problem last October left Roy a quadriplegic. At this time with extensive physical therapy some feeling has begun to return, but Roy is going to have a long time in therapy to recover his mobility.
Each of us have that special place in our past, whether it is a childhood memory or recollecting something that happened in early adulthood.
Going back to that place can bring back laughter, tears, but must of all, reliving a past that can be brought back, for even a short period of time.
On a recent trip to Llano three sisters were able to do just that at the Sandstone Street Bed and Breakfast.
Martha and Bob Thomas, Marian and Floyd Davenport along with Ruth Caire set down to talk about their ...
The TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) has received an application from P.O. and Nancy Leonard to construct and maintain a channel dam and reservoir, with a normal maximum capacity of 1,000 acre ft. (325 million gallons) of water on the Colorado River in Mills and San Saba Counties. That volume of water would meet the needs of about 4,000 average households.
Medical care during the Revolutionary War was shockingly primitive. Learn all the gory details at Lakeshore Library on July 21 at 2:30 p.m., when Dr. James Heath speaks about the practice of medicine from 1776 to 1782. Dr. Heath, who holds a Master's Degree in the history of science and has a special interest in the American Revolution, will explain how it could be argued that George Washington was assassinated.
The opportunity that The Llano News and owner Ken Wesner have given me to continue to stay involved in the happenings in Llano is humbling. It has been several years since I have written Mikel's Thoughts, and the business of a small home town newspaper is daunting. There is never enough time, never enough time for employees to make every event, and always more than enough subject matter.
Dear Editor, This is in response to last week’s Texas Farm Bureau President Letter to the Editor. He said “When it comes to trade, government intervention has unintended consequences”. He is right, since Congress voluntarily surrendered its oversight authority for trade to the WTO in 1993, the U.S. has accumulated a balance of trade deficit of $8 trillion. He left chicken off of the beef and pork list.
