The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1985 Page: 1 of 28
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Baptist group visits Llano for special job
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ON THE WAY UP — The framing «u completed, and
now was 'hi- time to get the roof completed. The work at
the Llano County Special Opportunity School was
volunteered by the Texas Baptist Ketiree Camp
Ministry. The room will be used as a new classroom for
the Special Opportunity School.
Tax format may change
County requested to do billing, collecting
They arp retired but not resting.
They are not asking for help but are
helpers. Though many of the hairs
on their heads have long turned gray
or departed, their primary work is for
the benefit of youths, for they
honestly feel that there arc more
lives saved, scripturally speaking, in
youth camps than all the churches
put together.
Seven such ipen, all members of
the Texas Baptist Retiree Camp
'Mjnistry, have been in Llano for
ttbout tivo weeks. Their project'ha*^
been to build a room addition to the
present Llano County Special Op
portunity School, and they really
enjoy their work.
Spokesman for the group was E.D.
Morgan of Dimrixitt, who is the
"coordinator" of the project.
"This isn't one of our normal
projects," Morgan said. "You might
say we are in between jobs and Gene
Bennett, who lives here in Llano,
invited us to come on up for this
project and so we did."
Their primary work is on Baptist
Encampments, where children can
spend part of their summer vacations
as part of their church program. The
last encampment they worked on
was at Alto Frio, after which they
stopped in Kerrvillc to work on an
education building for the Southern
Oaks Baptist Church.
Their methods are the same
wherever .they go. Those with a
project or building that needs
constructing provide all the material,
usually one good meal a day and a
place to park to the workers, who
arrive in their own vehicles and live
in travel trailers or campers near the
site.
"Wjj, feel this is a real worthy
cause."’Morgan said "In the past
vear. we have completed at least 35
'"projects traveling all over Texas/'
New Mexico. A-rkankas and Indiana
Commodities to
arrive Monday
Government surplus food com-
modities (flour, cheese and but
ter) will arrive in I lano County
Monday, June 25
The'Llano Countv Senior Cen
ter will distribute commodities
from 2 p m to 3:30 p.m.
Commodities at the- Tow Volun
leer Fire Department will be
distributed at 10 a m
It is hard work but we enjoy it. We
just don't want to quit work."
Normally there would be 20 or
more working in the group, but this
was a small job in Llano, and they
figured they could complete the job
in little more than a week The rest
have probably visited home before
going to their next project.
With Morgan and Bennett were
Jack larrctt of New Baden, who is
the head carpenter; Earl Jenkins of
Hooks. Randall Rogers of Heaane.
Loyd Ross of Fredericksburg arid
Leland Vermillion of-Leakey.
Ami v» die Uano County Special
Opportunity School now has a new
classroom, and Randolph Franklin,
one of the directors of the school,
stopped by to see how the work was
going
"It sure looks good." Franklin
said "We sure appreciate the
help "
Morgan didn't sav w here the next
project might take them They get
many requests, so they make a list
and review each request The project
that appears to be the most needed
or the most important gets first
priority, and they keep busy almost
all year. They may be retired, but
they are sure not resting
It almost took more time to read
the minutes of the previous three
meetings than to conduct the regular
business, but the Llano City Council
did accept the low bid for pipe and
’supplies, agreed to submit a request
for *he county tax office to also takej
care of city taxes and looked forward
to the annexation of mofe land into
the city boundaries. •
It was all part of the regular
meting held Monday night in-council'
chambers with Mayor John Landon
presiding, and aldermen Eugene
Russell, Jeff Hopf, R.L. Adams and
alderwoman Margaret Pryor pres-
ent. Also present was city manager
George Rogers. The only absentee
was alderman Jimmy Walker.
Tax collections
For the second time, the city
kicked around the idea of the county
tax office doing the billing and
collecting of city taxes, and the more
they talked about it, the more they .
liked the idea. The estimated cost to
the city was about $1,000 a year.
Rogers had conferred, with the
County Judge and told the council
the city would have to prepare a
letter of request to the county. He
also assured the council that the city
would be keeping their present tax
assessor, RoscLee Myers, adding.
"We have plenty of work for her to
do here." 1
Adams made the motion to
tentatively accept the offer pending
acceptance by the county and the
establishment of a set price. Hopf
seconded the motion and the vote
was unanimous.
Bids
There were three bidders to
supply the city with pipe and other
plumbing supplies. They included
Buttery Hardware with a bid of
520,‘>35.40; Rohan Co.. $20,448.04
and Trans-Tex Supply Co. at
$10,430.03.
"I guess we are obligated to take
the low bid. Is that right?" asked
Hopf.
"That’s generally the case."
answered Mayor Landon.
After learning that the city had
had good experience with the low
bidder before, Hopf made the motion
to accept the bid of Trans Texas
Supply. Russell seconded the motion
and the vote was unanimous.
Annexation
Proceedings will begin next week
toward the annexation of land east
on Texas 71 toward the industrial
park where the city will be laying a
new water line to its boundary.
"It will have to be published in the
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The LLANO
NEWS
Uano, Llano County, Texas 78643
Volume 94 No. 34
Thursday, June 20, 1985
Deer Capital of Texas
26 Pages in 2 Sections
Park project favored; finances cause problem
By Ann Miller
Efforts of a group of Llano County
residents,and business people to talk .
the LCRA into making a tract of fand
which it owns on the Northwest side
of L,akc Buchanan available to the
county for a park have run into a
familiar snag: financing problems.
The project, which is still in the
talking stages, is headed by Lake
Buchanan and Llano Chambers of
Commerce. Lake Buchanan Cham-
ber of Commerce president Marie
Inks made the presentation to LCRA
representatives in a meeting on June
17 at the Llano County C ourlhouse
Also present were Commissioners
Waller Overstreet. Rex King. Ross
Bauman and Leonard Grcnwclgc.
Judge W.R Miller chaired the
informal gathering.
Vote coming on HB building
HORSESHOE BAY — Directors of
the Lake LBJ Municipal Utility
District accepted one bid, are looking
at two others, read through the new
fire code and rehired their auditor for
another year.
But the item that will interest most
residents of the district will be an
election set for August 10 when
Horseshoe Bay residents will be
PLBIA meetings
are scheduled
Bob Root, president of the
Protect Lakes Buchanan and Inks
Association, has announced two
meetings to be, held at the Red
Barn Community Center.
The first will be for the regular
board of directors which will meet
Wednesday, June 26, beginning
at 9:30 a.m. The second will be a
special general membership
meeting to be held Monday. July
1. for the consideration of Ijy-law
changes.
"A special meeting had to be
called because we did not have
enough for a quorum at the last
membership meeting," said
Root. "This meeting is very
important, and we need as many
members as possible to attend
and vote."
asked permission to increase their
maintenance tax from five cents per
$100 valuation to eight cents. The
additional three cents will be used to
build a community center.
Presiding over the meeting was
chairman David Martin, who re-
viewed some of the highlights of the
Thursday, June 13, meeting in a
telephone interview Monday after-
noon.
"There were several bidders for
the construction of a raw water line
out west,” said Martin. "Bay
Maintenance was the low bidder for
about $64,000. The next closest was
up about $83,000. There were five
bidders."
Martin explained that the district
wanted to install the line before
proposed roads were constructed.
The line would be just from the edge
of the water to the plant site.
Two bids were received for a new
communications system, which the
district wants to set up in coopera-
tion—with the Property Owners
Association. Mobile Phones submit-
ted a bid of $13,299 and Brown
House a bid of $16,905.75. The boarc
decided to inspect the bids further
before making a decision.
A reading of the new fire code was
made, and it will be read again at the
next meeting and will be adopted
unless there is some major objection.
Speaking lor LCRA was Don
Spraggins. Marble Falls LC RA di-
rector Martin McLean and Sunrise
Beach director Kin Dixon. Joe
Horlen represented the Llano ( ham
her o| Commerce.
Ilit- 400 acres under discussion,
situated ifear Paradise Point and
I lano, is the LC RA's largest tract Of-
land in ilk lakes area not already
encumbered as a park The group (as
\el untitled) interested in acquiring
the properly is propo-ung to lease the
tract troni I C RA and develop the
park in stages, starting with about 50
and prepare foMhcm’icn>fi7ming"’to 1 htJ,roPtr,v would be utilized
be done. Plant manager Dick Cook
made a formal request for another
employee for more efficient oper-
ation of the plant, and John
Wenmohs was rehired as auditor for
the coming year.
The next regular meeting of the
board is scheduled for July II.
New employees were added in-
cluding a.glcrk for the district office
to fill in'for vacation and sick Ic4ive
as a primitivc-tvpe park for fishing
picniching and general outdoor .a -
tiiilns. with tent sites and ooat
laiins lung facilities.
Il was pointed out bv Inks and
members of the audience that access
to the water on this propertv would
provide better hti.it launching than at
Black Rock Park
I be group plans lor the area to be
Iciiccd anil to have sewage and rest
rooms, a w iter well and fountains,
seciiritv lights and road mainte-
nance.
A point on which all the 10 or so
people who attended were insistent
is tfiat there must be a live-on-
attendant who would provide close
supersisioii of the park
V suggestion was made from a
I ake Buchanan resident that the
park also include .. dumping station
Jc r RV s loemplv their holding tanks
Agreeing that the park would be a
beneficial addition to the I .ike
Bin hanan area Spraggins i autioned
that the l( RA could riot commit
t'sell to providing financial assis
lance at this time because, he said,
otic of us pruk ipal sources of income
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Fowler appointed to board
The Llano County Tax Appraisal
District appointed one new member
to the Appraisal Review Board.
Summer Sizzler '85 adds i
more events, band named
Countdown! June 29, I p.m.! Only
10 more, days’ until the "Summer
Siz/ler '85," a drug and alcohol-free
ev'Cnt for--teenagers 13 through 19
years of age. Although sponsored hv
the "War on Drugs" campaign, this
event hay been planned bv teenagers
for teenagers.
June 22 — only three more!days to
enter the six-man raft races. vCall
Sandra Overstreet 247-5017 or days,
388-4934. Don't delay, sign up now
for the most hilarious event of the
summer.
Due to popular demand, arm-
wrestling has been added to the
day's events. Llano High School
Principal Dennis Hill will be judging
this contest.
Unfortunately, information on the
rock group "Jam-Scam" failed to
arrive in time for this week's paper
This group is reportedly very popular
in Austin. The band will begin
playing at 8 p.m. Come and judge for
ydurself
Remember, all events are free. All
1st. 2nd and 3rd place participants
will receive ribbons, with trophies
going to first place and Most-Origin
al teams in the raft races. Businesses
and individuals arc donating special
"Summer Si/zlcr '85" t shirts to be
awarded to all first place winners.
Come join in the tun and try for a
t-shirt.
called for, a public hearing on the
budget and took care of "routine
business." according to a report bv
Clarence ( . latsch. chairman of the
board.
I he meeting was held Wednes-
day. June 12. in the l lano County
Tax Office.
Hudson Fowler has been named to
the Appraisal Review Board He will
succeed Cullte C arter, who recently
submitted his resignation.
On Wednesday. July 10. begin-
ning at " p.m.. there will be a public
hearing on the proposed budget
Following the— hearing, the Llapo
Countv fax Appraisal Board will
convene in regular session
"I would sav that we will probably
adopt the new budget at that time."
said Tatsch "It is time for a
complete new appraisal of the
county , and the main difference this
year is that it will be a complete
in-house operation
Tatsch estimated the budget
would be in the $200.000 bracket for
the coming vear More help would
have to be hired to do the complete
reappraisal.
"That was about the extent of the
business, except for some routine-
business." Tatsch said
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LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS — Representing Uano
In forthcoming tournaments will be tills- team of Little
League players. In front are B.J. Hardin, Carl
Anderson, Jason Beasley, Jason Woo tan, Adam
Haynes and Zachary Johnson. Standing are Jimmy
Eordyce, Timothy Wisdom, best pitches Jodv Landers, WEE ALL-STARS — It was s lot of fun, and the
Curtla Hartman, Davla Staedtler, highest batting- regular season Is over, but If yon wanted to pkk the
average and Michael Jones, most valuable plaver. "* frum ‘earns, this Is what your lean, might look
All-Star roaches are Mike McPherson, Ronnie Wisdom ln f~"‘ Stacy Shafer. JoshrBaOman. most
and Tern Joe Wootan. A valuable player; Wayne Tribble. Css Dodgrn, Morris
Hallo and Mark Schulie. Standing are: Casey landers,
best pitcher; Heath-Rogers. Cory Halliburton, highest
balling average; Bill Ashabranner. John Johnson and
Bradley Smith. Coaches will be Steve landers and Gar*
Halliburton. i
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1985, newspaper, June 20, 1985; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179050/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.