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Other Action
The board also approved the pur-
chase of the Hohmann property adja-
cent to the elementary school play-
ground for $55,000. Tate explained that
the 3.907 acres was the only' available
property next to the school and possibly
would be needed in the future for
expansion.
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THE GROUNDBREAKING-Despile cold winds there was a
Rood turnout for the groundbreaking for the new home of the
IJano American legion Post 370 at Hadu Park Wednesday
February 8. in front are the 21st District Commander, Charlie
Weather
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American Legion Post 370, Robert McMullen; Mayor John
Landon and Kingsland AL Post 437 the Rev. Kenneth 0. a
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tant superintendent; Don Robbins, high
school principal; C.R. Lindsay, elemen-
tary principal; Richard Gilbert, Junior
High principal; and John Baskin,
athletic director and head football
coach. The board also hired Charles
Reeves of Willow City, a math and
computer teacher, for next school year.
CXfard Kalgtrt, EdnwM, Ok., Amsrirau
M Director; Tom Sellman, Oaihwn, Nh.,
Again Wallace worked
discredit the machine
presenting hypothetical problems and
trying to get Simon to admit it could
give a false analysis. Buley tested out at
.15 on the in tor Hirer The state
standard to determine intoxication is set
taxes collected to date totaled
$103,628.39 and that the county had an
unreconciled balance of $654,727.56
following the payment last month's
bills.
"Where did the Precinct money go?”
asked Grenwelge as the group reviewed
the first quarter of the fiscal year report.
In the past money has been borrowed
from commissioner precincts to help out
on a deficit in general third funds At
one time commissioners were told their
money could not be used this way but a
further clarification had been made.
Certain portions of General Road and
Bridge can be used.
"You put delinquent funds in the
budget to make up." Hardin said. "You
-will-hare-O' balance but the money is
gone. We are going to have a general
third deficit this year. Taxes were not
enough to cover current expenses.”
"You mean we have it but we don't?”
asked King.
"I want the money put back in the
precincts,” Grenwelge said.
The only other recourse for the
commissioner^ would be to borrow
funds if they did not want their precinct
money to be used to supplement the
general third fund.
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ROYALTY--IJano High School honored all of their elite at their annual Valentine
dance held Saturday night. Here are Jana Gilbert and Jeff Chariton who were
named Miss LHS and Mr. LHS. Class favorites and others honored are pictured on
P“8e 3A. All photos are by Jerry Bethell.
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GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE-T LI Dominet 555 CT, a
senior heifer calf, stepped forward to take the champion
female banner at the 1984 Southwestern Exposition Register
of Merit Hereford Show, Fort Worth. The atytteh grand
champion and champion heifer calf to owned by Tom Dean
Herefords, Cherokee, Texas; Morgan and Morcotte Cattle
Co., Sedgwick, Co., and Robin Coulter, Bridgeport, Nb. The
grand champion to an August 1982 daughter of SC Omak CT.
loaned the car to Buley and testimony
by his son Robert Blake who was riding
with Buley on New Year’s Eve.
December 31, 1983, failed to convince
the jury which took just 28 minutes to
return a verdict and less time to fix the
penalty.-
Representing the state was County
Attorney L.T. Des Champs while
attorney Charlie Wallace represented
Buley.
“I just about fell out of my chair.” -
said Des Champs who had recommen-
ded a 90-day sentence. "I had asked the
jury to send a message to all DWIs and
they certainly did.”
With good behavior Buley will only
have to serve about half of the time.
As soon as the jury was seated Judge
Miller asked them to step into the jury
room while he ruled on four motions-
presented by Wallace. Judge Miller
denied the motions over the objections
of Wallace. Buley also asked for a new
attorney and this was denied. When the
jury returned. Des Champs called
constable Bill McLean as his first
witness. <
McLean described in detail how he
followed the vehicle that was weaving
over the center of the road and off the
right side of the road.
“I stopped the vehicle, asked the
driver out and conducted a field sobriety
test." McLean explained. “He failed
the test and after reading him his rights
he agreed to take a intoxilizer test."
Wallace questioned McLean closely
on the operation of the intoxilizer
"instrument” and had him draw a
diagram of the machine on the
blackboard. Later Des Champs objected
to the procedure. Wallace said he was
trying to show that McLean was not as
familiar with the machine as he
claimed.
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Martin Simon of Austin whose job is to
service and provide test chemicals for
the intoxilizer Again Wallace worked
hard to try to
Sandy Creek to stay sandy
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Ken Dixon and Mark McLain.
West opened the presentation before
the commissioners court and several
residents from the area by explaining
that only Lake Travis on the Highland
Lakes chain was for flood control and
only Lake Buchanan and Travis had.
conservation capabilities.
"Creeks are a real problem." West
said as he presented everyone with a
copy of U.S. Geological Survey data on
Sandv Creek which recorded water flow
from 1971 through 1983. “Small rises
build up siltation and sand deposits. A
big rise could scour the river and push
the sand into the lake. ”
West said dredging was not practical
at the present time. It would cost about
a $1 per yard to dredge and $2 to $3 per
yard per 10 miles,to transport.
Tom Crenshaw, a resident along
Sandy Creek and representing the City
of Sunrise Beach and the Citizens for
If the residents along Sandy Creek,
which empties into Lake LBJ. had any
hopes of getting sand removed from in
front of their waterfront propertv it will
have to come from private sources, a
natural flood to dean out the river or
just maybe, the Lower Colorado .River
Authority might someday do some
dredging of their own. "when feasible
and economical.”
LCRA spokesman Bill West would
only promise that "Sandy Creek would
be kept in view" but as for as.any
immediate action by the LCRA it would
be some time in the distant future and
even then, therewould be other areas
tliat would have a more urgent priority
than Sandy Creek Joining West in the
presentation were Ralph Thompson of
the information department; Clarence
Gilbert, Dick Whisenhunt, Bob Pitman
and Terry Coggin. Also present in the
Monday meeting were LCRA directors
Perot may attend LISD workshop
H Ross Perot. Dallas millionaire arid
Chairman of the Governor's public
school cirriculum study committee has
tentatively agreed to attend an April
meeting in Llano for an area school
board workshop according to informa-
tion from Uano school Superintendent
Jon Tate.
Tate told the school board Tuesday
night during its regular monthly session
that Perot had accepted an invitation to
attend the workshop meeting if at all
possible. /
Citizen'■ Group
Following an hour's session Tuesday,
the board met in executive session with
a group of about 20 Llano citizens who
asked for the secret session to discuss
school personnel complaints.
The board met in executive session
until about 1:30 a.m. and adjourned
only to meet again in an emergency
executive session Wednesday morning
with the school personnel involved. No
action had been reported at press time.
Administrator's Contracts
The board approved a one year
extention of administrator's contracts to
make them all two year contracts. No
salary increases were appro-ed
Contracts extended were Phil Wag
Llano AL reoorts
County Commissioners denied the
request for appointment of a constable,
considered the purchase of new voting
bdxes, leaned toward the purchase of a
video-tape machine and hoped very
strongly that a lot of money formerly in
precinct funds would be available if and
wheri the condition of the general fund
is ever improved.
Presiding over the meeting was
County Judge Bill Miller with all
commissioners present-Ross Bauman,
Pete Overstreet, Rex King and Leonard
Grenwelge. The meeting was held
Monday in the Llano Courthouse which
also included a special visit from LCRA
representatives to answer questions on
the silting of Sandy Creek. (See
separate story).
Tom Hall, who has been employed as
deputy sheriff of Llano County and
serves the Horseshoe Bay Area, is
running unopposed for the job of
constable in Commissioner Precinct 1.
“lam requesting to be appointed to
fill the job of constable which Bart
Fuller held before his death,” Hi "
“1 am running for the office
November'general election.”
Commissioners briefly debated what
- they had agreed to do after the death of
Fuller.
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position until after the election,”
Bauman said. "There is not any money
In the budget at this time for the
position.”
Commissioners do have the money in
the budget for the coming year because
after the elections, there will be only
one constable in Commissioner Precinct
2 instead of two. The loser's salary will
then be available for the Precinct 1
constable. The vote was unanimous to
deny the request.
Video-Tape
County Attorney L.T. Des Champs
advised commissioners a new video- .
tape machine to be used primarily for
DWI arrests would cost the county
closer to $5,000 and further empahsized
the need and benefits of the machine.
“We had a trial'last week that cost
the county about $1,000." Des Champs
said. “We have two more DWI. trials -
this week. If a person asks for a jury
trial I am going to see that he gets it.”
Judge Miller had the best news. He
advised the commissioners he had been
approached by an individual who might
contribute the money for the machine.
Miller wanted to know- if the commis-
sioners would be receptive to such an
offer.
"I told him that I thought you’
would," Judge Miller said. "He'
Correspondents and advertis-
ers who normally use the Post
Office to send copy t6 the Llano
News are reminded that Monday,
Washington’s Birthday, is a legal
holiday and the Post Office.
Banks and Savings and Loan
f institutions will all be closed. The
Llano News office will be open
and will observe regular deadlin-
es for advertising and news copy'.’^.
Jury returns DWI verdict
A Llano County jury composed of four
men and two women not only found a
man guilty of driving while intoxicated
they also approved a sentence of 180
days in County Jail and a fine of $375.
William Robert Buley, a resident of
Burnet County, pleaded’ “not guilty" to
the charge of driving while intoxicated
in the court of Judge W.R. (Bill) Miller
in the trial which took all day Friday in
the district courtroom. Testimony by
Cecil Blake of Hoover Valley, who
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Community Action strongly voiced the
opinion of the public -
Crenshaw cited me case of one
marina that once had 20-ft. deep water
at his docks but can now wade across
the river.
"I know it might be hard .on the
LCRA,” Crenshaw said. "t?ut if thev
can conceive a project like Fayette
(power plant) they can certainly handle
this.”
West tried to-direct attention to other
problems of the LCRA such as water
quality monitoring, flood control and
the costs involved asking, “who pays
what is a sehsitive issue ”
In Summary West said the LCRA was
looking ahead to another reservoir
downstream, looking ahead to conser-
ation and the future storage of Lakes
Buchanan and Travis. As for Sandy
Creek. West said. **I think rises will
keep Sandy Creek a creek."
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The most serio-s confrontation be-
tween attorneys came • when Des
Champs brought out that Buley had a
previous arrest for DWI in/ Brown
County in July of 1983. Wallace
... objected claiming Des Champs had
violated a court ruling. Des Champs
countered by claiming Wallace had
opened the door himself to allow the
comnicnt.
Cecil Blake said he had loaned the car
to Buley about 7 p.m, and that he was
going to run some errands.
“He was sober then.” Blake said "A
man can’t get drunk in two hours-not a
working man."
„ Robert Blake said he had gone To
Buley's house and they then went to
Fuzzy’s Corner and about dark and shot
some pool. Blake admitted having a few
bectj, but that he had not kept count of
how many Buley had to drink Blake
admitted he had more to drink that
Buley and claimed Buley had not been
weaving all over the road. But when
asked for details of what happened after
they were stopped, Blake said he didn’t
know adding, “if the officer doesn’t
bother me. I am not going to bother
him.”
After arguments the jury retired at
4:11 p.m. and returned at 4:39 with an
unanimous guilty verdict.
The commander of the Llanb Ameri-
can Legion Frank Griggs Post No. 370
reported to law enforcement officials
that three American Flags had been
stolen from where they had been placed
in front of businesses.
“Two flags were taken from in front
of Olen's ice Boa and one from in front
of Don Mabray Ford," said Commander
Robert McMullen. “We would like very
much to have the flags returned."
The Llano American legion in
cooperation with the Boy Scouts place
the flags in front of businesses and pick
them up on all flag holidavk for a
nominal fee.
From the Ml
Hereford Atm
Judge; Callis Hulchena, George What, 1984 Texas Hereford
Queen; Dr. Date Marcotte, Morgan and Marcotte Cattle Co.;
Mr. and Mrs. Tam Dann; Tad Merges, Morgan and
Marcotte, at the halter, and Howard Paine, Nocona, Register
of Merit show honoree. (Photo by American Hereford
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understood that if he was picked up on a
DWI he would be treated just the same
as anybody else."
Commissioners indicated they would
be receptive to the idea. The video-tape
machine will be a back-up for the
intoxilizer which will still be the primary
instrument to determine the amount of
alcohol in a person's blood.
Voting Boxes
It will cost the county about $1,500 if
they purchase new voting boxes for 13
precincts. A preliminary vote split 2-2
and Judge Miller voted against the
issue prefering to have it on the
February 24 meeting. Making the
request was County Clerk Herman
Raesener who prepares supplies and
equipment for the voting precincts. t<
“A nesting set of four boxes costs
about $119,” said Raesener. "Not all
precincts need four boxes in Llano
County but we could be in a pinch if
Republicans and Democrats held pri-
maries in all 13 precincts. Besides, all
federal ballots must now be kept 22
months instead of 60 days as in the
past.”
Money Problems
County Treasurer Margaret Hardin
reported that all county delinquent
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1984, newspaper, February 16, 1984; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1289526/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.