The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1988 Page: 1 of 20
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Long-time Llano resident Carlos
Ashley was the featured guest poet
at the fourth annual Cowboy Poetry
Gathering held in Elko, Nevada,
January 28-30.
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His verses are written in this West
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Deaths......
Editorials. ...
Society......
Agri-business
Eighty-four-year-old Carlos Ashley
was born in Cherokee and still
ranches there. He went to San Saba
High School and is a graduate of
TCU, where he was student body
president, Sports editor of The Skiff,
lettered in baseball and won the
coveted Bryson Poetry Prize while at
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It took a lot of talking and friendly
persuasion, but Llano County Com-
missioners finally agreed to partici-
pate in the Regional Anti-drug Task
Force, if the county auditor can find
$2,272.73 in the budget to take care
of the county’s share of the money to
help run the operation. Then, in an
afternoon session, the court decided
to explore the possibility of expand-
ing the present Llano County dump
at Kingsland as a temporary mea-
sure until they could see what the
future requirements might be made
LATE SCORES
Varsity Giris
Marble Falls 74. Llano 47
Llano JV 43. Marble Falls 32
Vanity Boys
Marble Falls 72, Llano 51
Llano JV 50, Marble Falls 41
Llano 9th 56. Marble Falls 53
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Dr. Moore reported having a second conversation with Spivey.
According to Spivey, the second meeting was an offer to reassign him
to a teaching position, which would not include coaching.
Wentsch and school officials say the problem will be resolved in the
next meeting of the school board, scheduled for Thursday, February
18. One item on the agenda calls for the consideration of extending
contracts for elementary, junior high and high school principals. Added
to the list is athletic director and band director, whose contracts
normally come under consideration during the month of March when
all teaching contracts are reviewed.
“We feel that it would be beneficial for everyone involved to get this
decision behind us as soon as possible," Wentsch said on behalf of the
board.
(see letters to the editor, page A-4.)
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The event features working cow-
boys and friends of Western cowboy
poetry from all across the Western
United States and Canada. The
gathering features three days of
poetry reading, mostly by the poets
who wrote it, plus plenty of music,
dancing and exhibits.
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Horace Gore, white-tailed deer
program leader, said he is pleased
with the increased harvest but adds
that it still is below the desired level.
“We have an estimated deer popu-
ulation of 4.1 million, so hunters are
not taking the 20 percent of the herd
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for the 1987-88 season in the
Edwards Plateau, South Texaa and
the Trans-Pecos regions. The system
eliminated the need for landowner-
issued antlerless permits in those
counties. This paperwork reduction
may have prompted hunters to take
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agreement could not be reached.
Task Force
Commissioners were requested
last month to approve the placement
of a Llano County Sheriff’s deputy as
a member of the Greater Austin
Organized Crime Unit Regional
Anti-drug Task Force, the county
was asked to provide $2,272.73, an
equal amount to be provided by 11
other counties, to make up the
amount of funds that had been cut
from the original request through the
Criminal Justice System.
In return, Llano would have an
officer who would be working solely
for the anti-drug campaign. When a
♦ask force was needed in another
county, the officer would be included
in any such action and would not be
spending his full time in Llano.
The task force would provide a car,
equipment and salary for the officer,
but he would be an employee of
Llano County and be paid by the
county. The county would be reim-
bursed by the OCU, of which Llano
was already a member.
Commissioners balked at the pos-
sible liability the county would be
placed under if a suit would ever be
filed against the Llano officer on the
task force.
District Attorney Sam Oatman
outlined the importance of the unit
and the need for an undercover
operation such as this task force.
“Every county has a drug problem,
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window service hours
by the Federal Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (EPA). *
It was all part of a meeting held
Monday at the courthouse, which
included the purchase of liability
insurance at a much higher rate for a
lesser amount of time. A revised bid
for caliche and limestone from Llano
County school land still did not meet
the approval of the court and it
appeared that at least two commis-
sioners would make another trip to
San Angelo to again set the
boundaries or call off the deal if
we would like them to take," Gore
said. He explained that while Texas
hunters traditionally harvest suffi-
cient numbers of bucks, the antler-
less harvest could increase signifi-
cantly because of overpopulation of
deer in much of the state.
Llano County 4-H members had several high placing animals at the
recent Ft. Worth Stock Show.
Kayla Osbourn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Osbourn of Valley
Spring, showed the Reserve Grand Champion Barrow of the show. The
heavyweight crossbred barrow sold for $2,200 in the premium auction
sale.
Kippi Kuykendall, daughter of Mr. ’and Mrs. Randy Kuykendall,
showed the Reserve Champion American Crossbred Steer which sold
for $2,500.
Other high placing animals included Courtney Osbourn, second
place European Cross; Kayla Osbourn, third place European Cross and
fifth place heavyweight Polled Hereford; Chapel Schuessler, second
place European Cross; B.J. Hardin, third place Lightweight Polled
Hereford; Jeff Kuykendall, fourth place middleweight Hereford; and
Kippi Kuykendall, ninth place middleweight Angus.
Collin Osbourn had a seventh place Hampshire Barrow and Casey
Mosier's Duroc Barrow placed sixth.
Pre- and post-season anterless-
only seasons in portions of the state
may also have been a factor. Gore
said.
factor, as much of the range was dry
during the latter half of the hunting
season. Acorn crops also failed in
some areas. Gore said both these
factors may have caused more deer
movement during the season.
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immediate elimination of most buil-
ding projects and equipment
purchases around the nation.
“Two-thirds of the operating
reduction costs are being absorbed
internally, largely through adminis-
trative cutback,” Battle says. “A
remaining third must be made
through a 10 percent nationwide
reduction in retail hours and other,
less visible means.”
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THE LLANO NEWS
This year's gathering celebrated
the centennial of “Lasca," a poem
still recited by cowboys. First
published in an 1888 issue of
Montana Stock Growers Journal, the
poem tells of the epic love of a Texas
cowboy and the tragic death of his
Mexican love. The American Film
Institute has resurrected a 1931
feature film based on the story which
will be shown at the gathering.
The Cowboy Poetry Gathering also
premiered a new hour-long docu-
mentary by San Francisco film maker
Kim Shelton. The film “Cowboy
Poets,” sponsored by the Western
Folklife Center, goes to the ranches
of three cowboys (Wallace McRae,
Forsyth, Montana; Slim Kite. Chino
Valley. Arizona; and Waddie Mit-
chell, Lee, Nevada) and probes the
issues of what it is to be contempor-
ary cowboy and poet.
The gathering, which draws up to
eight thousand people, features over
three hundred cowboy poets, crafts-
men, and musicians. All events
were held in or near the Elko
Convention Center.
Cowboy craftsmen chosen as the
best contemporary saddle makers,
rawhide braiders, horsehair hit-
chers, silver bit and spur makers,
and boot cobblers displayed their
work in an exhibition, “New Gear.
Old Traditions.” The nearly 50
invited craftsmen represent craft
traditions from broad regions of
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Trustees updated on coach situation
several factors, Gore believes. “The
deer population has been growing in
the past few years and is at an
all-time high,” he said. “Also,
landowners and hunters are begin-
ning to be more aware of deer
management practices that include
bringing overall deer numbers under
control by increasing the antlerless
harvest.”
Another factor is the either-sex
system of deer bag limits initiated
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He came to Llano in the Great
Depression as a young lawyer and
served as District Attorney for 18
years before going to Austin as our
state senator from this district for 10
years. He is a past Poet Laureate of
Texas.
Besides his love for poetry and
story-telling, Mr. Ashley is a horse
lover and reales ahd races quarter
horses.
The publishers of Ashely’s best-
known book of poems, “That Spotted
Sow and Other Texas Hill Country
Ballads” said, “Carton Ashley not
only knows the land; he knows the
people along the San Saba and the
Llano — cedar whacks and the lonely
cowhands and the small town folks.
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COLD WOOD — Hot fire. The first snow of the year hit the HI Country,
• Friday evening and Saturday night, much to the enjoyment of the children
who don’t get to throw many snowballs in this area. The second and heavier
f snow arrived around midnight, Saturday. Unfortunately warm sunshine the
next day melted the snow quite rapidly. It melted even faster In the fireplace.
AUSTIN — Preliminary survey
results indicate hunters may have
posted another all-time record
white-tailed deer harvest during the
1967-88 season, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department officials said.
Final results will not be available
for several weeks, but early analyses
indicate the harvest may have
passed the 500,000 mark for the first
time and easily eclipsed last year's
harvest of 445,000.
• Trustees of the Llano Independent School District held what was
reported to be an “emergency executive session” to review recent
events involving Superintendent Dr. Dorman Moore and Athletic
Director and Head Football Coach Lynn Spivey. The meeting was
requested by two of the board members, according to Dr. Moore, and
no formal vote or action was taken by the board after coming out of
executive session. Spivey was not invited to attend.
A delegation of about 20 people appeared before the board to express
approval of Dr. Moore's action requesting the resignation of Coach
Spivey. Spokesman for the group was Mikel Virdell.
Dr. Moore said Friday the purpose of the meeting was to inform the
board of the events that had taken place. Monday, board president
George Wentsch confirmed that the purpose of the emergency meeting
\ was to allow all board members to have the same information.
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Record deer kill expected
Dallas, Tex, 75234
The Llano post office will adjust
retail window hours and an area
service concept will be in effect
beginning February 13, says Post
master Bob Battle.
Retail windows will close an
average half-day each week with
customer access to post office boxes,
vending equipment and will-call
service for packages continuing. Full
service will continue at designated
area facilities. Mail deliveries will
not be affected.
"The retail window adjustments
are part of a nationwide effort to
reduce operating costs, and are
necessary to comply with the defi-
cit-reduction legislation passed in
December, “Battle says.
Hours of operation will remain the
same except on Wednesdays when
the retail operation will close at 12:30
p.m.
Postmaster Battle says customers
will continue to have usual access to
post office boxes and urges custom-
ers to use vending equipment
located in the lobby to purchase
stamps and other products.
Battle also suggested using Stamps
by Mail, a free service available by
completing an order form and
sending a check to cover purchases.
Order forms are available from letter
carriers and retail clerks. Battle
adds. -
“The decision to reduce the hours
we are open was made after carefully
examining all our operations to
determine a reduction plan that will
have the least adverse impact on our
customers.” Battle says.
The deficit-reduction law requires
the postal service to trim its budget
by $1,245 billion over the next 21
months.
“The law limits both capital and
operating expenditures,” Battle
says. “Capital reductions require the
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Filing dates for the May 7 Llano
ISD Board of Trustees election have
been set from February 22 through
March 23, according to Dorman
Moore, school superintendent.
Three places on the seven-member
board will be up for election at this
time.
Place 1, filled by George Wentsch,
carrent board president, will be open
aa will places 5 and 6. Place 5 was
originally occupied by Dr. David
Hoerster, who resigned last summer
to leave the way clear for his wife,
Malinda, to apply for a teaching job
in the school district. Dr. Hoerster’s
place was filled by Wayne Brascom
when he was appointed by the board
to the seat and served several
months before resigning January 27
because of “personal reasons."
Place 6 was occupied by Joe
Horlen, who resigned last year when
he moved his law offices out of
Llano. Place 6 will be for a one-year
p term. Places 1 and 5 will be full
three-year terms.
Interested citizens of the school
district may file for election to the
boprd in the school superintendent's
office at 1402 Oatman Street,
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
164 p.m., beginning February 22.
Board candidates are asked to bring
their current voter’s registration
card with them when they file.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1988, newspaper, February 11, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585746/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.