Storms that rolled through the area on Sunday, April 26 and into the early morning hours on Monday, brought hail and tornadic winds to our neighbors north of Llano. Llano was spared the hail, however, high winds brought down several trees around town, including one that took a telephone pole and transformer with it.
City of Llano Public Works Director Eugene Long reported that at least three trees damaged power lines, including the one that fell knocking down a transformer on Berry Street.
Are you looking for new project and craft ideas? Have you checked out Pinterest? You will be amazed at all you will find there. Pinterest is an online pinboard where anyone can "pin" projects, recipes, ideas, anything! The Llano Library now has a monthly program called "How Pinteresting" -- a craft program using ideas found on Pinterest.
This month's "How Pinteresting"
At a special meeting of the Llano Commissioners Court held on Tuesday, April 21 at 10:00 am in the County Courthouse Law Library County Judge Mary Cunningham and the Commissioners Court en banc proclaimed by Resolution Saturday, April 25, 2015 as World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day. The Proclamation reads as follows:
WHEREAS, World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is celebrated by more than 80 nations annually, and WHEREAS, Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese exercise, is a series of mindful related movements f ...
The Hill Country CattleWomen hosted their 2nd Annual Spring Round-Up at Pat's Hall in Fredericksburg; it was a big success and all support was greatly appreciated. Your support helps us give deserving college students scholarships and our ability to promote the beef industry.
Our May meeting will be hosted by the Llano county members, and will be held on May 19, 2015.
The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a water well screening from 8:30–9:30 a.m., May 11 at St. James Lutheran Church, Schorlemmer Hall, 1401 Ford Street, in Llano, to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water tested.
A meeting explaining screening results will be held at 6 p.m.
Thomas Earl Clendennen, Jr., known as "Earl", went to be with the Lord at 3:54 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015. He was born April 5, 1930 to Thomas Earl Clendennen and Annie Marie Herford Clendennen at Tow, Texas. He attended a one-room school in Lone Grove, Texas. He later transferred to Burnet High School, where he graduated as the Salutatorian.
Haskell Dean Sexton, 77, of Kingsland, Texas passed away on April 7, 2015. He was born to Carl and Mamie B. (McKinny) Sexton on January 22, 1938 in Hintown, Arkansas.
Mr. Sexton proudly served his country in the United States Army during the 60s. He was a heavy equipment operator by trade.
Come on out to Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site for our first Junior Ranger Day on May 9, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During this time a park ranger and volunteer will explain the Texas State Park Junior Ranger Program and help lead you through some activities and short hikes in order to help guide you and your child in earning their new Junior Ranger badge.
This event will take place near the State Park Visitor Center at the parks amphitheater.
Continuing to examine the unique aspects of Llano County from PAST years and in PRESENT times brings the project alphabetically to the letters "V" through "Z."
"V" is for VINES. Llano County has always been home to native grape vines, mainly the Mustang Grape. Its fruit was a big part of the year-around diet of the early settlers, and almost every adult I knew when I was a kid also took advantage of the fruit's availability.
I was rearranging some bookshelves to make room for a few new books when it happened. I was in for a surprise and did not quite know it. There behind some books on my bookshelf was an old family photo album I had not seen in years.
When I say old, I mean these were pictures taken when cameras were really cameras with film in them.
