He may not be winning any longer at Augusta or Pebble Beach or St. Andrews, but he’s been designing courses in South Korea and Thailand, in Mexico and Moscow, and he’s in the midst of work on 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 Ove ... (3 photos attached to this item.)
Solid police work and community support resulted in the arrest of Aaron Jenkins, 21, of Horseshoe Bay, relating to multiple burglaries at Bay Pharmacy.
After two break-ins at Bay Pharmacy in January and a third on Valentine’s Day, the HSB Police Department initiated round the clock surveillance of the business.
On March 6, shortly after midnight, a HSB police officer on surveillance assignment saw a van pull into a parking lot adjacent to Bay Pharmacy. (1 photo attached to this item.)
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 ...
Whitney National Bank was the lone bidder at the March 2 foreclosure sale on the Llano County Courthouse steps on five Grey Horse Construction Company properties in Horseshoe Bay. Grey Horse defaulted on its $1,488,000 loan from Whitney National Bank, leaving spec homes unfinished at 101 Jade, 3206 Douglas, 3212 Douglas, 3305 Douglas and 3327 Bay West Blvd.
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 ...
Horseshoe Bay Police Chief Bill Lane said that several folks saw their names on the list of outstanding warrants from HSB in local papers and have turned themselves in to avoid arrest.
Saturday was the initial kick-off for the statewide Warrant Round Up and Chief Lane said HSB made an additional push yesterday pare down the list of outstanding warrants.
After six weeks of rehearsals and 12 performances, the cast and crew of the Hill Country Community Theatre’s production of Clue, The Musical celebrated the end of a successful run at a cast party following the final performance last Sunday.
Volunteers are the heart of the community theatre. Whether behind the scenes or on the stage, seasoned veteran or curious novice, HCCT welcomes everyone who wants to participate. (2 photos attached to this item.)
The Women of the Word (WOW) Committee of The Church at Horseshoe Bay is excited to present Karen Anderson of Houston as the featured speaker for its annual luncheon to be held at the Horseshoe Bay Yacht Club on Thursday, April 8, 2010 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Anderson is the author of two books - Love Lifts…through the generations and Behold the Gift…the Blessings of Bethlehem.
On Friday February 26, 2010 at the Northgate Country Club in Houston, Roger and Geneva Dalton hosted their annual fundraising Winter Experience Banquet to benefit Mission Centers of Houston.
Mission Centers’ Executive Director Ginger Smith said, “We are greatly blessed each year by the generosity and dedication of Roger and Geneva Dalton. (1 photo attached to this item.)
Are you in the dark about computer security? Come to the Marble Falls Public Library on March 26 at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and an informative program as part of the library’s Leisure Learning Series. Donations are accepted. Be sure to call (830) 693-3023 or stop by the library to reserve your spot.
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.)
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.)
