Unofficial returns Tuesday night show that Sheila Frazier will face Casie Wills on April 13 to determine who will become the Republican Party candidate for District Clerk in Burnet County. Frazier received 2,571 votes (45.71%), Wills received 2,071 votes (36.82%), and incumbent Dana DeBerry gathered 982 votes (17.46%). Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, the winner will be determined in the run-off election and will face Democratic candidate Cynthia Chisolm in the General Election o ...
After the polls closed at 7 p.m. last night, Llano County Elections Administration Candy Kokernot and her staff tabulated the vote totals. Candidates and friends gathered at Llano County Clerk Bette Sue Hoy’s office on the courthouse square to watch as the vote totals were posted. Many more Llano residents waited at nearby Stonewalls Restaurant for the final results, escaping from the cold night air.
Four Llano County races were contested in the Republican Primary. (1 photo attached to this item.)
Martin Tyson, Sr. of Horseshoe Bay, pled guilty to felony sale of unregistered securities on Feb. 23, 2010, and was ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution to 10 people who had invested in a purported Internet venture.
Judge Israel Ramon of the 430th District Court in Hidalgo County also sentenced Tyson to 10 years of probation, 160 hours of community service, and ordered him to pay a fine of $7,500 as part of his Order of Deferred Adjudication & Community Supervision.
Joe R ...
Legendary golfer and golf course designer Jack Nicklaus will be in Horseshoe Bay tomorrow to discuss the progress of the construction of the Summit Rock Golf Course in Skywater Over Horseshoe Bay. The new owners of Skywater Over Horseshoe Bay say they are making substantial progress on construction of the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, which will form the backbone of the 1,618-acre residential community.
Last week, Douglas Jaffe, III, chief executive officer of Horseshoe Bay Res ...
Next Tuesday, March 9, the Llano County Republicans will have the honor to have as their guest speaker the Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, Cathie Adams. Adams has been involved with service to the Republican Party since 1985, traveling to Washington and foreign countries to participate in forums regarding issues important to all Americans.
Prior to being elected in October 2009 by the members of the State Executive Committee to her present position as Chairman, she served a ... (1 photo attached to this item.)
With all departments showing profits compared to last year, the Llano Memorial Healthcare System is “well positioned” heading into March, a three pay period month, according to LMHS Director of Finance Charles Miffleton in his report to the LMHS Board of Directors at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday.
Most months include two paydays since LMHS employees are paid every other Wednesday.
On Sunday, February 28th the parishioners of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church held their “Spring Fling Dinner” at Quail Point. More than 200 parishioners and guests attended to recognize and thank the many volunteers and organization.
Event Chair Pat Doerfler and her committee, husband Don Doerfler, Paige Schweizer, Catharine Farmer, Sharon Hull, Pat Thuss, Joanne Greisbach and Mary Hall, put together a colorful and festive dinner that everyone really enjoyed.
T ... (5 photos attached to this item.)
March is upon us, but what are we to do as we wait for the delights of spring to arrive? Marble Falls Public Library to the rescue! During the month of March we have many stimulating programs, displays and activities for you to enjoy.
I received my March issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine just a few days ago.
Every time the race for Governor of Texas comes along, I am reminded of a little tune that drove me completely nuts in the 1960s. How in the world I can still remember this little ditty 44 years later is beyond me, but I do:
Eu-gene Locke should be Gov-er-nor of Texas, the Gov-er-nor of Texas should be Eu-gene Locke!
With the power of Google at my fingertips, I decided to look up old Eugene and find out whatever happened to him.
How do Llano County voter preferences stack up against statewide sentiments? Overall, Llano County voters mostly agreed with voters in the state’s other 253 counties in selecting candidates in the March 2 Joint Primary election, with an occasional deviation from the statewide trend.
In the Governor’s race, Llano County Republican voters liked incumbent Governor Rick Perry and challenger Debra Medina a smidge more than statewide voters did, and took less of a shine to Senat ...
He may not be winning any longer at Augusta or Pebble Beach or St. Andrews, but he’s designing courses in South Korea and Thailand, in Mexico and Moscow, and also a pretty fair layout in Horseshoe Bay: Summit Rock. Good name. Jack Nicklaus knows something about the summit in his sport, and he knows plenty about golf courses.
“We’re seeing progress made,” Nicklaus told a crowd of media and other guests, March 5, at Skywater Over Horseshoe Bay. (1 photo attached to this item.)
After the deadline to receive overseas ballots passed at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 8, Llano County Elections Administrator Candy Kokernot said no overseas ballots had been received since the election results were announced last Tuesday night.
Ron Hewitt, Llano County Republican Party Chair, said that Linda Raschke will face Marvin Gray in the April 13 Republican Party primary run-off election to become Llano County Commissioner for Precinct 2.
Raschke, of Kingsland, led a quartet ...
A marathon meeting of the Llano Commissioners Court on Monday was highlighted by the court’s decision to re-open the Llano County Park, with its new boat ramp, effective Tuesday, March 9. Lake levels are up considerably since the concrete was poured last summer; even though it is still six feet below normal for this time of year, the lake is high enough to allow full use of the facility.
The Llano Lady Jackets didn’t overwhelm their talented opponents, March 6, at the Fredericksburg Relays, but they emerged from the Long Day’s Journey into Night with some prime prizes to help them through spring break.
Cara Mack was the standard bearer in an outstanding field in the 3200-meter race in the morning. (1 photo attached to this item.)
The Llano baseball Yellow Jackets hit the ball well, got two superb pitching performances, and overcame one of their longest bus rides of the season to finish second in the Snyder tournament. The host school, Class 3A champions in 2008, was one of ten squads in the gathering in west Texas.
We’ll get to all that after we tell you Bandera downed Llano 10-8, March 1. (2 photos attached to this item.)
Llano High School Powerlifter Cody Wisdom has qualified for the Regional Powerlifting meeting at LaVega High School in Waco on March 13, 2010.
The day began in chilly conditions with no sun in view. It ended the same way with darkness making sure there’d be no sunshine.
Some nine hours passed, but no one passed Marcos Vallejo, who racked up his second straight double-gold performance. He captured the 3200-meter race, just after breakfast, March 6 in Fredericksburg, and after dinner that night, he walloped another talented field to claim the 1600 meters.
Llano enjoyed a triple: add to Marcos’s wins the runn ... (1 photo attached to this item.)
They were Llano’s Big Three all season, and the 8-3A coaches thought they were standouts, also. Allie Rostron was named Offensive Player of the Year, while Ashley Schroeder won a place on the All-District team. Olivia Hutto was a second-team selection.
“They carried us most of the year,” head coach Jessica Jendrzey said, “and they conducted themselves well on and off the court. (3 photos attached to this item.)
It’s nice when several guys are honored from your team in the All-District selections, but it’s real nice when all will return for another season.
Matthew Ratliff has been named second-team, All-District, 8-3A, while Aaron Francis and Sterling Jameson earned honorable mention. Only six players made the first squad, and five emerged from champion Liberty Hill and runner-up Burnet.
“Matthew was a big part of our offense,” head coach Shannon Taylor said of ... (3 photos attached to this item.)
