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The LLANO
Deer Capital of Texas
Volume 91
LUno, Llano County, Taxes 71643
Thursday, June 24, 1982
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NEWS
No. 34
City Votes For
Parcel Method
By John Ehllnger
The Llano City Council
voted unanimously Monday to
aoorove the parcel count per-
centage plan in determining
how much each taxing body in
the county pays for the servi-
ces of the Llano County Tax
Appraisal District.
The city, the county, the
Llano Independent School
District, Sunrise Beach, and
the Kingsland, Blue Lake, and
Horseshoe Bay Municipal Uti-
lity Districts share the apprai-
sal coats; however the Muds
do not have a vote in how those
expenses are allocated. The
county, the two cities and the
school district choose the
allocation method which must
be approved by three of the
four.
Last week the county voted
for the parcel method. The
alternatives are to pay on the
basis of taxes levied, which
would affect Horseshoe Bay
the most since taxes are
highest there, or a weighed
percentage of the two met-
hods.
Under the parcel count
method. Horseshoe Bay would
pay 12 percent of the appraisal
costs. Horseshoe Bay would
pay 36 percent of the cost
under a tax levy system.
fn other business City Man-
ager George Rogers said city
taxes collections are up IS
percent over last year. The
council approved the purchase
of 7 acres from the McLean
estate for $60,000.
Hospital Looking
At Financial Crisis
MR. AND MRS. GORDON DONOR, SR. accepting Soil Conservation Plague
from Ken Hazelett at the Lions Club
By John Ehllnger
The Llano Memorial Hospi-
tal Board tried to find funding
solutions at the monthly meet-
ing Thursday, June 17.
Administrator Leslie Turbi-
ville said three alternatives
were discussed, a fund drive
which would be a short term
solution, sale of the hospital to
a profit making corporation, or
the establishment of a hospital
• district.
A hospital district would
spread costs throughout the
population, Turbiville said.
"I feel a hospital is a public
service,” Turbiville said Fri-
day. "the same as roads or
ambulance service. 1 think all
citizens should share the cost
of a hospital.”
Others feel that the people
who use the hospital should
pay for the services. Room
rates would probably go up 35
percent under a private cor-
poration, Turbiville said.
The hospital currently char-
ges $80 per day for a semi-pri-
vate room, he said, and they
will ask for a $10 increase
under current conditions. Cur-
rent losses for the year total
$44,000. The hospital made a
$4,000 profit in May.
Seventy-five percent of the
hospital's revenues come from
Larry Otto Wins Soil Conservation
7th Chili Fest Awards Given
By John Ehllnger
It was a hot time in more
ways than one at the Seventh
Annual Llano Chili Fest.
A large crowd turned out for
the chili cooking contest held
along the river with 41 entries
competing in various catego-
ries. Points earned at the Chili
Fest counted towards eligibi-
lity for the Teriinqua World
Championship Chili Cook Off.
Larry Otto, formerly of
Llano, won first place for his
"Rebel Chili”. He needed one
point to qualify for Teriinqua.
Larry is the son of Fritz and
Virginia Otto of L%no.
"I wanted to come back to
Llano and win this thing, '
Larry said. “To come back to
my home town and do it.”
State Rep. Gerald Geisweidt
John Kohut, Larry Burris.
John Collins, Donna Dillon
“North Texas Red Chiii.”
3. Bob Moore (1981 winner)
of Spring for "Rio Diarrhea
Chili."
4. Linda Tyler of Mesquite for
" Regal Red Chili.”
5. Peggy Foster of Houston
for "Belle Starr Chili.” •
Sixth through tenth places
were won by Franklin Fox,
Ron Charlton,- Duke Walton,
Richard Inmon and Cora Ivey.
Showmanship was won by
"Law West of the Pecos”
headed by D.W. Ahsworth of
Abilene. Second place went to
"The Chili Express" from
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Miller. "Ma and Pa Kettle"
with head cooks Richard In-
mon and Karen Fatridge, took
third place. Showmanship
points count towards Teriin-
qua eligibility.
In other events, Ken Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Donop
have worked for the past
twenty nine years to make
their ranch a true example of
conservation in Llano. Donop
is proud of the ranch and has
been making his livelihood
from the ranch since 1952.
The Donop Ranch consists
of 4223 acres of rangeland
located in the southeast part of
Llano County. Donop's objec-
tives of the ranch are to
improve the native rangeland
and wildlife habitat through a
Planned Grazing System.
Brush Control and Manage-
ment of white tailed deer and
quail. * * -
The Auler Ranch is owned
by Ed Auler and managed by
Kenneth Smarr. It consists of
6,966 acres of rangeland,
pastureland and vineyards lo-
cated in the northeast section
of Llano County overlooking
Lake Buchanan.
Auler’s primary objectives
are to improve his rangeland
and wildlife habitat through
such conservation practices as
a Planned Grazing System,
Brush Control and Intensive
Management of his white
tailed deer herd.
Auler has continuously sup-
ported the Llano County
SWCD since beginning a
cooperator. In 1979 the Annual
Llano County SWCD Tour and
Field Day iryTuded stops os
the Auler Ranch to view the
conservation work they are
doing.
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and Rick Furr were the chili won the Watermelon Seed
judges. The judges chose by Spitting, and Roy Redford took
blind testing and made their first in the Cow Chip Throwing
selections based on taste, contest.
color, aroma and texture. Tex Scofield served as may,
The other entrants who were ter of ceremonies, and Virginia
awarded points towards Ter- Otto was the awards presen-
lingua were: ter.
2. Tom Tyler of Mesquite for [More Plctsieson Page 12)
4-H Has Successful
Horsemanship Clinic
KEN HAZELETT, right, awards a soil conservation plaque at Tuesday's Lions
Club meeting to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smarr for the Auler Ranch.
When the dust settled and
the lights went out at the Llano
Rodeo Arena last Thursday
night, about 15 4-H'ers left
with more horsemanship ideas
than ever before.
The horsemanship clinic,
sponsored by the Llano 4-H
Horse Club, was the last of two
Kingsland Holds Historical Society
Aqua-Boom Fest _ _ .
To Expand Museum
The weekend of July 4th is
Aqua-Boom time in Kings-
land. It all begins Friday, July
Medicare, turbiville said the
government pays 90 percent of
the charges to a county
hospital. Private hospitals re-
ceive 100 percent of their
charges, he said.
"We can continue to oper-
ate almost indefinitely meet-
ing out operating expenses,”
Turbiville said. “But, the
hospital has never been able to
accumulate any capital for the
necessary repairs and state of
the art equipment.”
The twenty-five year old
hospital needs repair and
renovation before a major
breakdown occurs, Turbiville
said. Young families and busi-
nesses are reluctant to locate
in Llano because of the
hospital’s physical condition,
he said. With adequate capital
he said, the hospital could
attract more patients and
doctors.
“I don't think they’re going
to lure any industry to Llano
County with the kind of
hospital we’ve got,” Turbiville
said.
"The board reacts predic-
tably. Anytime you start talk-
ing about taxing people, you
meet a lot of resistance. We’re
having trouble deciding what
is the best source.”
In other business, the board
extended present bylaws and
personnel policies for another
month to allow more time to
review staff reappointments.
Doris Nell Otto was confirmed
as director of nursing.
Hospital
Notes
ADMISSIONS
Margaret Dotson, Chester
Doyal, W.D. Hargrove, Joe
Bill Sieber, Rawn Cottle, Fred
Wright, Beverly Wilson,
Arthur Little
__________________________ The Llano County Historical
sessions"designed to give i’Tj0 ^m'Tt thV Amencan Socie,¥ Board held ,heir re8>*- MverS CKhm irn Donna Cos8rove-
4-H’ers basic horse show Legion HaTl. with aPageant ■« meefing on June ,V,y ^DOUm Jud Davis. Mamie Ward,
rents also attended. Instructor {^^M^der^nd Ijttle Mis* Museum-
Plans for improving the
Museum were discussed and it
decided to make the
4-H’ers basic horse ..................
County
_ _ _ _ Win 4-H Show
Janine Ehlinger worked with Aqua-Boom, and Grandma of
the youth s training and equi- Aqua-Boom. The Pageant will Congratulations go to
tation problems, and touched also include some surprise (!) w*.s. dec,dcd ,to make the chery, Myefs and Linnette
on the basic performance entertaiment by some of the a i®lning u mg usea e as Osbourn for receiving blue
requirements for the western local male citizens. next step Jo undertake. A ribbons at the State 4-H Food
pleasure class.
Michael Busby, Earl Sapping-
ton, Cindy Rushing, Louis
Ranne, Iris Nullmeyer, M.J.
Stewart, James Shipp, Cecil
Young, Ulys Hayes, Myrtle
Virdell and Maude Moss.
Ehlinger has seventeen The holiday includes both a
years experience with horses, land and boat parade, a
and trained the 1980 Texas barbecue, a flea market, a
next step to undertake. A
notice for bids on the project
will appear in the newspaper.
LARRY OTTO WINS FIRST PLACE for his "Rebel Chili".
Paint Hose Association Youth
Showmanship Champion.
The Llano 4-H Horse Club
will be meeting on the second
and fourth Tuesday each
month at the Rodeo Arena on
Castell Highway. Meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m.
Hopeful horsemen going
west this weekend to Abilene
for the District 4-H Horse
Show are Stephanie Low,
Kim Smarr, Kenny Smarr, and
Jana Seals. These Llano
County representatives will
be competing for a spot at the
State Finals show later this
carnival, a street dance, a ski
show, jet ski races, a patriotic
program and FIREWORKS!!
Entry forms for both parades
are available from the Cham-
ber of Commerce office, P.O.
Box 465, Kingsland, Texas
78639 or call 915-388-4237 or
388-6211.
Sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce this 13th Annual
Show al College Station on
June 8. In the Breads and
A gemstone, Amethyst Cereals division. Cheryl pre-
quartz. Lone Star Cut. from Parcd a Green Chile-Cheese-
Gillespie County, cut by Mr. Rlce casserole. Linnette s en-
Ed Immel was given to the trV ln thc Frul,s and Vegetab
Llano County Historical So- les category was a Cranberry
ciety for money making sales. ^u’ Salad. Both girls were
The Gemstone will be sold to interviewed by a panel of
thc highest sealed bid received judges to determine their
before September 1. as that is knowledge of nutrition and of
the day the bids will be preparatj0n principles,
opened. If you are interested The State 4.H Food show is
come by the Museum to see par| of 4.H Roundup hcld
this beautiful gemstone with every junc on the campus of
DISMISSALS
Kathy Keeney, Baby Boy
Keeney, J.F. Ross, Bernice
Shipp, Crystal Parsons, Lillian
Martin, Margaret Dotson,
Juana Vallejo, Joe Bill Sieber,
Michael Busby, Beverly Wil-
son, Rawn Cottle, Thelma
Thiers, Marjorie Molloy,
Claude Gates. Arthur Little,
Chester Doyal, Jud Davis,
Harry Fontaine, Barbara
Brewer, W.D. Hargrove, Baby
Girl Vallejo, Donna Cosgrove.
Ila Mae Templeton, Louise
Ranne, Avis Lewis, Fred
Aqua-Boom promises a week- local interest, and send in your Texas A&M University. Texas Wr'8ht- Cindy Rushing and
end of entertainment, of fun,
and a swelling of patriotic
pride from the joy at being an
American. Come to Kingsland
for a great 4th!It
bid.
4-H Congress was held con- Baby Boy Rushing.
Remember your museum currer^|y with Roundup this
needs your interest and help. year Attending Congress
Dripping Springs Wins
Slowpitch Tournament
The Dripping Springs
eat the Budweiser E
team
beat the Budwefser Eagles
twice to win the Llano Tour-
nament. Dripping Springs
beat the Eagles by a score of
44) and 7-5. The Budweiser
Eagles won second place and
the Sloans team out of Brady
won third place. The LA BA
team won the sportsmanship
trophy.
Allen
Allen Spence from Dripping
Springs won the Best Defen-
sive player. The best offensive
player went to Bub Bush of the
Budweiser Eagles.
It was a real successful
tournament, and it was plenty
hot, and we sure had some big
crowds. We had teams from
Marble Falls, Brady, Bryan,
Dripping Springs. San Saba,
Kingsland, and Llano. There
were 15 teams ln the tourna-
ment.
We thank everybody that
was involved in working to put
the tournament on. and a big
thank you to Ilene Flint for
scorekeeping, and Red Eahart
for his calling behind the
thankless plate.
We will be playing every
Tuesday and Thursday night
until July 27. Come out and
see some real good games.
CALENDAR OF
Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
Men's softball at city park
6:45
FRIDAY, JUNE 25
Commissioners Court at the
courthouse 9 a.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
Lions Club meeting at In-
man’s Kitchen at noon.
MeiV* softball at city park
6:45 p.m.
4-H Horse Club Meeting at
rodeo arena 7:30 p.m.
Local Students
Make Honor Roll
STEPHENV1LLE, Tx-Stud
ents making the A and B honor
roll and the Distinguished
Students list totaled 'blS for
the 1982 Spring semester at
Tarleton State University, ac-
cording to TSU registrar John
Whiting.
Area students on the list are
Tom M. Ratliff of Llano, Jan
E. Richter of Kingsland,
Selena Higginbotham and
Mary K. Treadway of Goldth-
waite.
Students listed on the A
honor roll must have a 4.0
grade point ratio (GPR) on the
4.0 system and be taking a
minimum of 12 hours. Stu-
dents on the B honor roll must
have a grade point ratio
between 3.00 and 3.99 with no
grade lower than B and be
taking a minimum of 12 hours.
Freshman and Sophomore
Distinguished Students must
have a minimum GPR of 3.25
with no grade lower than Q.
Conner Gauge Testing
Free To The Public
"Consistency is the last re-
fuge of the unimaginative."
Oscar Wilde
were Carol Brandcnberger and
t ana Osbourn, along with the
two food show contestants.
BIRTHS
Baby Boy Rushing
deaths
Earl Sappington.
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Canner Gauge Testing Cli-
nic will be held in Kingsland at
Vassar’s Food Market on
Monday, June 28 from 9 a.m.
to I p.m.
The clinic is sponsored by
the Texas Agricultural Exten-
sion Service and is free of
charge to the public. Those
wishing to have their canner
gauges tested need bring only
the canner lid, according to
Llano County Extension Agent
Marilyn Hale.
Using an inaccurate gauge
qould result in either poor
texture and flavor due to
overprocessing or spoilage due
to underprocessing.
Also available at the clinic
will be free publications on 4
canning, freezing, pickling
and jellymaking.
The canner gauge testing
unit was bought last year by
Llano County Extension
Homemakers for the benefit of
people in Llano County.
Weather
High Low Rain
June 16 94 67 0.16
June 17 90 69 0.00
June 18 94 72 0.00
June 19 95 72 0.00
June 20 87 ?1 0.00
June 21 91 68 0.00
June 22 96 69 0.00
June 23 95 65 0.70
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Ladies Tennis
The Llano Ladies Tennis
Association will meet every
Tuesday morning at 8:30 at the
L.H.S. tennis courts. This time
will continue until school
starts.
Any lady interested in ten-
nis is invited to come to play.
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FORMER LIONS CLUB President Mikel Virdall, left, welcomes the new president,
Paul Schuessler, at the June 15 installation banquat. J
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Cunningham, T. H. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 1982, newspaper, June 24, 1982; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1037992/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.