The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1993 Page: 4 of 20
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Editorial / Opinion
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4 I LWN»w»,ThurxUy. April L INS -Arthur Hays Suliberfur •
COW POKES
By Ace Reid
Guest Editorial
Slingerland 'Good’
During the March 1093 USD School
3oard meeting, amnl parents attended to
represent children demonstrating various
ting various pen frequently.
A program called "Slingerland" was pre-
sented and the board waa aahsd for a yea or
nay decision regarding this program at the
next scheduled meeting to be held April 19.
Slingerland teaches numerous multisen-
sory learning styles, le. skywriting, high-
lighting main words or Ideas In textbooks,
and oral testing. Through this program,
classroom teachers would be trained to
screen children having some of the below
described difficulties:
'Performance In academic tasks Is often
inconsistent.
'Frequent letter reversals, notations
and/or transpositions In reading, writing
and/or spelling.
'Unable to read satisfactorily in spite of
adequate intelligence and educational op-
portunity.
'Unusual difficulty with spelling beyond
the weekly spelling test.
'Seems to have an auditory discrimina-
tion problem, often confusing similar
speed) sotmdft*
'Unusual difficulty with handwriting.
'Difficulty remembering how to make
letter shapes.
'Difficulty copying accurately from near
point, far point, or both.
*Wrltten work does not reflect his or her
potential.
'Difficulty completing written assign-
ments.
'Unable to recite alphabet correctly in se-
quence (without singing or chanting).
'Unable to write the alphabet correctly in
sequence.
'Recall ability Is poor, especially for
words and names.
'Difficulty remembering and following
clearly and fluently.
Accolades
a a a
Bobby Reed
Llano Electric Utility Crew Chief Bobby
Reed investigated an early Sunday morning
call concerning smoke an observant neigh-
bor noticed coming from the bock of Grace
Episcopal Church on Oatman Street.
Reed found that an electrical wire had
come in contact with a Junction box causing
smoke and could have led to disastrous fire.
He disengaged the electrical supply, called a
member of the church to report the Incident
and even stopped by RX. Reed's electrical
shop before 8 am. Sunday to ask Reed to re-
pair the wiring so the Sunday morning
worship services would not be Interrupted.
Bobby Reed is one of the reasons Llano Is
a nice place to live.
Evelyn Gould
activities.
'Shows some directional confusion
and/or difficulty with spatial orientation,
left/right etc.
'Shows no established preference for
right or left hand for writing.
'Either overly active and disturbing, or
unusually passive and withdrawn most of
the time.
'Short sttention span.
The dyslexic Is a student with average or
above Intelligence who may have unusual
difficulty with any or all three areas of
reading, spelling and handwriting, but who
may also have unusual talents In other ar-
eas, such as math, sports, art, music,
drama, mechanics, or building models. n
Many times the dyslexic student exhibits
highly creative thinking abilltlesv while
performing poorly in written language
tasks. Students who exhibit a number of the
listed traits may require alternative In-
structional strategies for reading, spelling
and handwriting skills. A comprehensive
evaluation may be indicated.
During the Slingerland presentation,
Marti Dryke, Educational Coordinator for
the Eanes Independent School District In
Austin stated their system had ui
Slingerland and found that at
third of all students benefltted froi
multlsensory approach.
If your child exhibits several
toms listed above, we encourage you to at-
tend the next school board meeting to M
held April 19 at the Junior High lunchroom
at 6:30 pm.
Karen Culllson .. .
Fraser Smith
Kim Ratliff
Phyllis Alexander *i >
Kathy Osbourn 1 "'vmM
Wanda Osbourn
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The Llano News
praises these folks
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Longtime Llano Municipal Airport
operator Evelyn Gould is to be commended
for her foresight in working so hard to
bring the Fly-In of classic and homebullt
aircraft last Saturday to the Llano airport. •
The Fly-In brought about 20 planes of al)
types and shapes to Llano for the first of
what I hope is an annual event.
As each of the pilots landed his plane,
Evelyn would race out to greet the aviator
who would invariably hug Evelyn and say
how glad he was to help her make this d
memorable event.
Several hundred enthusiastic aircraft
buffs were on hand to admire the planed
from yesteryear and the other aircraft of
fantastically beautiful lines built by the
pilots who flew them.
I heard one old-timer remark, "If it hadn't
been for Evelyn, there wouldn't be an air-
port in Llano.”
Keep up the good work,
Evelyn. y
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what color this truck is!”
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Letters to the Editor ifii p.o.b»x im
Llano, Texas 78643
The Llano News
( USPS 316-700)
Serving Llano, Llano County and the Highland Lakes area
Since 1889.
Published weekly at 813 Berry Street, Llano, Texaa 78643, Entered
in the Llano Post Office as second class, postage paid at Llano ,
Texas, under the Act of Congress of 1878.
WALTER L. BUCKNER, Editor and Publisher
SARAH BUCKNER
Assoc. & Feature Editor
Ad makeup and printing
Reception and Circulation-
Proofreader & classified
Advertising
Typesetter & Reception
Typesetting/Bookkeeping
Circulation
Adv./News Reporter
DALE FRY
A C. KINCHELOE
TYE ADAMS
PATRICIA MUDD
SALLY BUCKNER
SAUNDRA COX
JEAN ALEXANDER
RAY SUMRALL
DARLENE BURCH
COLUMNISTS: Marilyn Hale, John Kuykendall.
NEWS CORRESPONDENTS: Jamie Palm, Marjorie Nied,
Bernice Schuyler, Floyce Slaughter
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Llano and Burnet Counties: 1 year $14, 2 year* $27,
3 year* $39. BeewhereIn Texas: 1 year $22.50,2 year* $41,3 year* $55. Out-
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] Interest. Letters must be signed and no longer than two standard pages.
1 double-spaced and typed, H poesible The staff reserves the right to edit all
I letters according to accepted standards. For further Information call The
Llano News at 915/247-4433
POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGE TO LLANO NEWS,
I BOX 187, LLANO, TEXAS 78643
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Letters
to the
Editor
Air show
a real
thrill
Dear Editor:
What a thrill for Llano to be
able to see the fantastic air
show Saturday at the airport.
It was a Joy to see the small
homemade experimental
planes, but even more thrilling
to see those majestic Steamans
up close. And let us not forget
the huge Custom's hellcoptor as
well as all the standards we are
used to seeing flying our area.
Congratulations are surely In
order to Evelyn Could and her
cohorts for staging this great
event. Let s hope It won t be the
last.
Peg Channels
Cong. Smith
answers
H. Steadman
(An open letter to Mr. Harold
Steadman, Buchanan Dam. TX,
in response to his published
letter iii The Lldnb Newk tUdrth
4.1993J / /'• * ' •
' Dear Mr. Steadman:
We are on the same side, but
recalling Paul Newman's line In
the movie classic "Cool Hand
Luke." what we got here is failure
to communicate.”
You suggest that the fault
rests with me. stating that you
have "written...numerous letters
over the years and...have never
had a reply."
My records show otherwise. I
responded to you in May and
June of 1990 at your post office
box address. Most recently. 1 re-
ceived a letter from you on
March 10. and responded two
days later.
On public policy, we appear to
be In strong agreement on the
need for "ACTION."
You ask, however: "When did
you call for specific cuts and lay
out a definite program to reduce
the obscene federal budget
deficit?"
This year 1 headed a House
Budget Committee working '
group that developed a plan
saving $114 billion, mostly in
the area of government over-
head spending.
Reducing the government s
overhead -travel, moving ex-
penses. communications, util!
ties, rent, supplies and materi-
als, and other services like
maintenance contracts -can
ultimately provide more than
$150 billion in savings over five
years, roughly half of what the
President says we must raise in
new taxes. We must first cut
spending.
My complaint with the Presl
dent's plan is that after you have
heard his reform rhetoric, you
have heard it all. He is attempt
lng to sell "sizzle" and not the
prime cuts necessary to achieve
real reform.
You urge specific cuts in con
gressional spending.
I agree,
Last summer I tried to
amendment the Legislative
Branch appropriation bill to cut
overhead. The Democrat leader
ship blocked my amendment
from being offered.
This year I am actively sup
porting a 15 percent overall cut
In congressional spending, and
I support a freeze on both con
gressional pay and COLAs.
Further, over the last two
years I have acted to cut the
21st district's congressional
overhead budget by 14% in 1991
and nearly 20% again last year.
This year I have targeted an
other 15 26 percent in spending
reductions. -
Finally, you note my opposl
tlon to new taxes and say you
are “ready Tor whatever pain is
necessity."•
The key word. I suggest, is
"necessary."
When we can save more than
$150 billion by cutting over-
head. we have barely scratched
the surface.
We can and should provide
responsive, efficient services
and benefits to the American
people for less than $1.5 trillion
a year. I cannot ask you and
other citizens to dig deeper into
your pockets until we have done
everything possible to cut gov-
ernment waste first.
Your letter tells me you are
very concerned. Together, we
can be a part of the solution.
Sincerely.
Lamar Smith
Member of Congress
Museum
great for
field trip
Dear Editor:
We would like to take this op-
portunity to thank the Llano
County Museum staff for the
wonderful field trip that they
provided us.
Each year kindergarten
classes cover a Texas unit that
deals with our state's symbols,
history, wildlife, industries, etc.
This was the first year that time
allowed a trip to Llano's mu-
seum to be Included In our
study.
We will now be sure to make
the museum tour an annual
event. The children were able to
get a first hand look at early pi
oncer life with our visit to the log
cabin.
It truly looked as if the family
that lived there Just stepped out
for a moment. The main mu-
seum held so many items of in-
terest to our children that we
were unable to cover them all.
The children were particularly
fascinated with the famous deer
with "locked horns," the polo
display, and the covered wagon.
The guides tell us that displays
change frequently, so there are
always new things to see.
We had a terrific day and
strongly urge all "good Texans"
to visit the museum for a trip
back in time.
Thanks again,
Llano Elementary
Klngergarten Teachers
Karla Van Item
Emma Jean Morgan
Karen toone
Jimalee Yearwood
Elaine McDaniel
Early Childhood Teacher
Jackie CundiefT
Llano seems
like adopted
town
Dear Editor:
My wife and I would like to
thank you and the town of Llano
for the hospitality and help in
our recent visit to try to answer
the question of my uncle's death
in an air crash in the county on
February 12. 1942. It was a great
success.
We found the , article on
microfilm at the library and
proceeded to the tax office
which showed us the property
location 28 miles south of Llano
on Willow City Loop. They
suggested we talk with Mr.
Wilburn Oatman. Unfortunately,
he was iff, but the lady there
called the home of E.G. Buie to
see if they were related to Floyd
Buie, the ranch listed in the
article as the scene of the crash.
They invited us down. Mr. Buie
was about 15 at the time, saw
the accident, told us the details,
as well as drove us to the exact
site. It was marvelous! And.
although we heard details that
were unnerving, it brought a
finality to this case that we have
not known for 50 years.
We owe you people so much
for having ust Llano will always
seem an adopted town to me
now. We do appreciate the help
of you all. And a thanks to the
lady at your office who talked to
us before store hours and gave
us a copy of the newspaper.
Sincerely,
Charles D. Simmons
Elyria, Ohio
P.L.A.N.
dislikes
'inequity'
(The following is a letter to
The Honorable Howard Cole
man. County Judge and County
Commissioners oj Llano
County. Texas)
Dear Judge Coleman and
Commissioners:
P.L.A.N. (Protect Llano Area
Needs) held a townhall meeting
Tuesday. March 9 at Quail Point
Lodge in Horseshoe Bay.
Attending the meeting was
approximately 50 citizens of
Llano County with 90% of those
present being participating
members of P.L.A.N. One of the
topics of the meeting was the
matter of the County of Llano
SherfTs Department furnishing
dispatching services and Jail fa-
cilities for the City of Llano with
no financial contribution from
the city for these services.
This letter Is to advise you of
our Interest in this matter and
feel each member of P.L.A.N., in-
cluding the officers and board of
directors, would like to see ac-
tion taken by the Court to see
that this Inequity be taken un-
der your Jurisdiction. The use of
county wide tax dollars should
cease being allocated to a city
entity which has an obligation
to the citizens for Police DIs
patch service and Jail facilities
with city funds - not County TAx
Dollars.
We certainly appreciate your
attention to this matter and also
would like to be kept informed of
your progress.
Sincerely.
Phil Parmer. President
P.LA.N.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1993, newspaper, April 1, 1993; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1140232/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.