I'm a 1974 graduate of Texas A&M University and is a retired Rangeland Management Specialist with USDA with work experience on the Llano River from Junction to Llano.
I have previously served as a Llano City Alderman and Mayor. I represented the City on the Texas Water Development Board's Lower Colorado River Basin Water Planning Group, the LCRA Upper Basin River Advisory Council, the Capital Area Rural Transportation Planning Organization, and the Capital Area Council of Governments.
In th ...
As everyone has heard, everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes celebrations. While there are many to choose from, and all offer a great time, there are none quite like the Crawfish Festival held annually in the little 'double L' town of Llano. Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Llano has been hosting one of the biggest, funnest (yeah, I said it) events for the last 26 years.
Every year, thousands of pounds of fresh crawfish are brought in to be cooked up and served on the ban ...
Just another performance at the Llano Country Opry on Saturday, not this time, this was one for the ages as Llano welcomed legendary country music artist, Bill Anderson to the stage. Doing two near capacity concerts, Anderson thrilled attendees with his wit, wisdom and song for over an hour during each performance.
Rabies is a problem in Central Texas but there are ways to prevent and control the disease. Llano County is not immune from the problem by a long shot, in fact, Llano is ranked one of the highest in the state for rabies. There have been three recent cases in the months of Feb-April that have resulted in multiple human exposure and post-exposure rabies treatment.
A shocking statistic, even though rabies deaths in America are rare, worldwide someone dies of rabies every ten minutes.
When this paper goes out on Wednesday, April 15, all of the Llano Library staff and one staff member from the Lakeshore Library will be right in the thick of things at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference in Austin. Even though it meant closing the Llano Library for three days, all of the patrons have been so supportive of the decision for the staff to attend conference and have an opportunity to go to all of the professional development sessions.
Thanks go to the Friends of the Llan ...
Weather did not dampen the Texas STOL Roundup at the Llano Airport last weekend. It was the second annual meet to be held here.
STOL stands for Short Take Off and Landing aircraft. These small planes are the principle transportation in "bush country" – hard to get to places with hills, mountains, forests and other natural obstacles.
The Friends of Lakeshore Library will hold their annual Book and Bake Sale April 23-25. Discover a room filled with books -- sorted into categories to make your treasure hunt a little bit easier – as well as DVDs, audio books, and more, all at very low prices.
Thursday, April 23 is a "Friends Only"
CTWC and LBCC will be hosting a water meeting to give a water update for Lake Buchanan and hear your concerns.
Bring your questions and we'll share what's going on in the capitol as well as at LCRA, TCEQ and Region K.
Water meeting will begin at 6:45 pm and end at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
The Castell Community Club will have their meeting and a game day on April 15, 2015 at 1:00 PM. There will be a short meeting with the collection of dues. The club is welcoming old and new members and dues are $10.00 a person. Guest are welcome to come and enjoy visiting with friends and enjoying the games.
In my last article I mentioned several great things happening in Llano, and I am continuing on that topic. A major project the City is contemplating, is to apply for a grant to construct a trail to connect the John L Kuykendall Event Center to West Main Street at the Flag Creek Bridge.
