The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1988 Page: 1 of 18
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Volume 97
No. 12
Thursday, January 14,1988
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JANUARY
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NEWS
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1988 rain to date
EAGLE WATCHERS — Charles Parkee, prealdent of
Lake Buchanan State Bank and a strip at feherman,
captained his beat last Saturday morning for volunteers
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A camera crew also braved the 27-degree weather to
"shoot" photos of the eagles. Thirty-five were counted
to more than doable last year’s 17 sightings.
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SPECIAL PROJECT — Llano FFA studsets take a brief pause from work on s
custom made barbecue pit to be given away following the annual Uano
Junior Uveetock Sale Saturday evening at the community center. Even
purchanerofashow animalin the premium sale will have a chance to win the
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trustee agenda
Trustees of the Llano Independent
School District will meet today.
Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m.
in the regular board meeting room to
consider a six-point agenda.
Of prime importance will be the
consideration of bids for the pro-
posed building projects approved by
voters last year. Bids will also be
considered for resurfacing the tennis
courts.
Superintendent Dr. Dorman Moore
will submit his monthly report,
followed by review and approval for
payment of the bills. The board will
then go into executive session for
consideration of the superinten-
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today, January 14, to review the new
Federal Safety Motor Regulations
has been cancelled, according to
DPS Trooper Rodney Hardin. The
meeting was to have been for the
purpose of answering questions on
the new regulations and how they
affected farmers and ranchers in the
area.
"The Public Safety Commission
has put off instrumentation of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regu-
lations until September 1, 1989,"
Hardin said Monday. "There is not
any need for the meeting now. In
case there are any questions on the
regulations and insurance required,
they can give mera call.”
Hardin said a special news release
from the commission is expected and
will be released just as soon as it is
available.
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familiar with the proposed caliche
contract, but that he did not know if
this contract coincided with the
intentions of the court.
At first, Judge W.R. (Bill) Miller
recommended the court study it over
and discuss it at a later date, but
then it was decided to review the
seven-page document with Des
Champs and try to come to some
conclusion.
They ran into their first snag on
section three, as DesChamps asked
if it were the court’s intentions to
allow the lessee use of the entire
17,000 acres for excavation nad
drilling for water. Nowhere in the
contract were there any specific
boundaries listed.
Commissioner Pete Overstreet im-
mediately expressed the opinion that
it would not be right for the lessee to
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have such unlimited access. Over-
street had already read ahead to the
next page where the lessee would
have an additional two years after
the end of the contract to remove any
and all processed limestone or
caliche that had been stockpiled. He
expressed further disapproval of the
contract.
In the ensuing discussion, it was
established (hat the court’s intention
was for the lease to be limited to
about 200 acres or the present area
where previous excavations have
been done.
“It was my understanding that thev
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Neome Watson reports she has
heard of a similar resolution for the
Republican primary, but no official
word has been received as of
Tuesday afternoon.
When asked if there was any
substance to the report that the
candidate for Constable, Precinct 1,
Jim Grassman had failed to meet the
six- month residency requirement.
Watson said. “That issue will be
decided Wednesday afternoon, when
candidates draw for positions on the
Republican primary ballot.”
For the most part, it was business
as usual as Llano County Commis-
sioners held their regular monthly
meeting Monday at the Llano
Courthouse. But when it came to
approving a contract for the removal
of calliche and limestone from Llano
County School land, they began to
have second thoughts on the matter,
so much so that a special called
meeting has been set for 7 a.m.
Friday morning, at which time the
commissioners will travel enmasse to
San Angelo to get a first-hand look at
the problem and hopefully come up
with a solution.
In other items, the commissioners
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lake. Most of these birds were
immature and were enjoying the
cold, crisp and clear morning to dive
and play with each other over the .
boats.
By Walter L. Buckner
< Thirty-five American bald eagles
were counted last Saturday morning
during the annual count on Lake
Buchanan, mid-way between Llano
and Burnet. Last year’s count was
17, so this year’s count more than
doubled the previous one.
Severe cold weather in Canada and
extreme cold and snow in much of
the upper United States may have
been the reason more bald eagles
have migrated to Texas, according to
Charles Tischler, noted Austin na-
turalist and a pioneer watcher of
Lake Buchanan bald eagles.
Richard Cook, of Vanishing Texas
River Cruise and coordinator for
media coverage of the count, said
that we are probably close to
the maximum number for the Lake
Buchanan area for this year. The
cold weather has “pushed” these
eagles down this way and he
considered us fortunate to have such
an increase in the eagle population
for 1988.
Volunteers from the Highland
Lakes Birding Society, Lake Buchan-
an Bass Busters. Lake Buchanan
Striper Association, Susan Stewart
and her biology class from I Burnet
High School and several news media
representatives met at/7:30 a.m.,
Sautrday, January 9, at/Thunderbird
Lodge on the east shore of Lake
Buchanan to participatein the couht.
Bass Busters and striper members
provided boats for the counters and
observers. I went along with Captain
James McCorkle of Little Mac
Striper Guide Service in his 28-foot
Winner boat for a “cool” ride up the
lake. The temperature was 27
degrees. Charels Parker, president
of Lake Buchanan State Bank and an
"ardent striper fisherman, piloted
another boat along with us.
Lake divided
The 32-mile lake was divided into
six segments with a group assigned
to each. Through careful compari-
sons and time checks, duplicate
Llano 4-H and FFA students, along with advisors and parents, willf
be all ready for the opening of the Annual Llano County Junior i
Livestock Show, which will be held in the Llano County Community.
Center, Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16. It will conclude with a
premium sale Saturday at 6 p.m. In conjunction with the livestock
show will be the annual bake sale. A noon meal provided by the Llano
County Adult Leaders Association will be served on Saturday.
The judging schedule is as follows: Friday, 10 a.m., poultry; 1 p.m.,
goats and 5 p.m., swine. Saturday, the lamb judging begins at 8 a.m.
with the cattle show at 1 p.m.
Wilbert Seipp of Fredericksburg will judge the poultry; Joe Beherns
of Voca the swine; Gary Jennings of Fredonia, sheep; Raymond Pape
of Rocksprings, goats and Ken Cook of San Angelo, cattle.
There will be 654 exhibits shown by 42 FFA students and 120 4-H
members. Exhibitors will also be trying to win showmanship awards in
each division.
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Llandeounty Democratic Chair-
man Martin Moxley has announced a
new addition to the ballot for the
Democratic Primary election March
8. It will be a non-binding resolution
which voters will be invited to either
vote for or against.
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Highlight
One of the highlights of the trip
was spotting 14 eagles perched in
two trees near the "pipeline” area
above where Fail Creek empties into
the Colorado.
Only mature bald eagles have the
easily-noted white feathered heads
and tails and a brilliant yellow beak.
Both males and females have similar
coloration and reach maturity at
about seven years. Immature bald
eagles are brown or "mottled” and
have dark colored beaks. Most of the
eagles observed this year were
immature birds.
Breakfast
Following the eagle count, volun-
teers and observers met at the LCRA
building across the street from the
Lake Buchanan Chamber of Com-
merce at Buchanan Dam for a
catered breakfast, courtesty of Van-
ishing Texas River Cruise. Mary Ann
and Charlie Clement of Sandyland
Resort served breakfast tacos, do-
nuts, sweet rolls and steaming hot
coffee to a grateful and cold bunch of
bird watchers.
The 1987 bald eagle survey counted
a total of 78 birds in Texas with Lake
Buchanan’s 17 leading Lake Fork’s
16 and both Lake Meredith and Lake
Fairfield coming in with 12 each.
Best Organised
’ This observation and count is
possibly the best organized count in
the nation,” according to Keith
Ackley, past president of the High-
land Lakes Birding Society. "We are
most fortunate to have so many
people turn out on a really cold
morning to take part in this event.”
The American Bald Eagle
Our American bald eagle can be
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Public meeting
granted the Riverwalk Theatre
Group to go ahead with plans for
park improvements on Llano County
Commons land, subject to approval
by the court. They also granted the
low bid for expansion of the
Kingsland Annex, appointed a salary
grievance committee, and made
appointments to the Historical Com-
mission.
Items held up for a later decision
were one bid on police radios for two
cars, employee vacation and sick
leave policy and liability insurance,
since no bids were received.
Caliche Contract
Llano County Attorney L.T. Des
Champs joined the commissioners
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sightings were avoided, according to
Mary Ann Poitevent, volunteer
coordinator for the Texas Parks and
Wildlife and a member of the
Highland Lakes Birding Society.
The first mature eagle was sighted
just above the Vanishing Texas River
Cruise docks about four miles up the
lake from our departure point at
Thunderbird Lodge. Two other
birds were seen by members of our
party before we reached an area
across from the village of Tow. Other
circling immature eagles were spot-
ted soon after entering the mouth of
the Colorado River as it enters the
The 64th annual Llano County
Chamber of Commerce banquet will
be held January 23 beginning at 7
p.m. at the American Legion Hall,
according to Bryan Miiller, chamber
president.
Highlighting the 1988 banquet
will be the presentation of the
Outstanding Citizen for 1987 and the
naming of the Hall of Fame honoree.
These awards are traditionally made
by the most recent recipients of
these prestigious awards.
Sharing top billing with the award-
winners will be guest speaker of the
evening, Clayton W. Williams, Jr.,
of Midland.
Theme for the banquet will be
patriotism, with red, white and blue
colors prominently displayed in and
around the Legion Hall. A color
guard from the U.S. Navy and
Marine Reserve Center in Austin will
be on hand to present the colors.
The steak dinner will be catered by
Brothers Bar-B-Q. Tickets to the
banquet will sell for $10 each and ,
may be purchased at the chamber
office, from chamber directors or at
the Llano News.
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The resolution reads: "Texans shall
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1988, newspaper, January 14, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585742/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.