The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1988 Page: 1 of 25
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about 1,000 acre feet of water per
year. By the year 2010, the figure
would be up to 1,350 to 1,370 and by
the year 2030, Llano would have a
population close to 5,300 and would
be using as much as 1,820 acre feet
Tarin, 35, of Fredericksburg, and
a passenger identified as Arman-
do Martinez, 33, of Mason. Tarin
witnessed the first collision and
was trying to slow down on the
ice-covered road when the pickup
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collided with Seward’s spinning
car. They were not injured.
Investigating the accident was
DPS Trooper Kermit Robinson,
along with officers from the Llano
County sheriffs department.
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Jackie Kubiak.
Journalism News Writing — 3.
Jackie Kubiak.
Science, biology section — 2.
Tommy Stovall.
Science, Physics section — 3.
Tommy Stovall, 4. Erik Aagaard.
Overall first place winner in
science was Tommy Stovall.
Prose interpretation — S. Shannon
Hatfield
Tommy Stovall was second highest
scoring boy in all events with 48
point
Sponsors attending with these
students were Mrs. Dowdle, Mrs.
(Ethridge, Mrs. Altimore, Mr. Schli-
eke, Mrs. Croker and Mr. Hill.
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said. "The Seascouts will be helping
m with the project."
Gay listed the projected needs of
the city, which is currently using
The Llano City Council put in one
of its longer sessions since they not
only got the final specifications for
new channel dam on the Llano River,
they also had an offer from Henry
Buttery to swap city land adjacent to
his property for slightly more than 59
acres south of town. They also set
the dates for the annual March
cleanup, with some very specific
restrictions.
But first they had to settle a zoning
request because the zoning board
failed to make any recommendation
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meeting, which lasted just short of
three hours. All councilmen were
present.
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Hodges and Joe Burmes. Standing are Erik Aagaard,
Kada MMler, Nancy Etheridge, Dana Craven, Harald
♦ ~g—d James Ashworth, Charlle MeCall, Victoria
Horsak, Davb Stnedtler, Jackie Kublak, Tommy
Stovall, Thelma Dawdie and LHS Principal Dennis Hill.
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The Llano High School University
Interscholastic League team traveled
to Mason to participate in an
Invitational meet and came back with
a massive team trophy by scoring
184 points.
The following is the list of partici-
pants, the categories in which they
competed and places won:
Number Sense — 1. Joe Burnes,
4. Tommy Stovall.
Typewriting — 1. Joe Burnes, 2.
Davis Stnedtler.
Ready Writing — 1. Erik Aagaard,
2. Dana Craven.
Veteran Calculator — 1. Tommy
Stovall, 2. Erik Aagaard.
Journalism Feature Writing — 3.
regular council meeting, held Mon-
day night at City Hall before a
standing-room-only crowd. Mayor
John Landon presided over the
Absentee balloting in person
started Wednesday, February 17.
and will extend until 5 p.m. on
Friday, March 4. A change in the
law permits absentee voting in
person by anyone during this
voting period simply by coming
by the County Clerk’s office
during regular business hours,
presenting a valid voter registra-
tion certificate and requesting a
ballot.
Mail requests must be post-
marked outside Llano County. All
mailed ballots must be received in
the Clerk’s office no later than
election day. March 8.
If, for any reason, you feel you
cannot vote on Primary Tuesday,
March 8, make your choice count
and vote absentee now.
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Zoning
Dwight Baker and his wife Bever-
ly had formally applied for a zoning
change for property he recently
purchased at 705 Flag Street. He
requested the property be changed
from residential to commercial for
the purpose of light automotive
repairs and a muffler shop. He
currently operates a radiator repair
service on Rabbit Run in Llano.
City regulations call for residents
within a 200-yard area of the
property to be advised of a possible
zoning change, giving them an
opportunity to express any opinion
Llano Memorial Hospital was a
very busy place Thursday morn-
ing, February 11, as a result of a
three-vehicle accident and an
accidental wounding which resul-
ted in victims being transferred to
Austin and Fredericksburg for
further treatment. All survived
the hectic morning, which was
compounded by ice-covered roads
along with strong gusting winds
which were believed to have
contributed to the cause of the
accident.
Transported to an Austin hospi-
tal by StarFlight helicopter was
three-year-old Brandon Gronvold,
one of twins of Mr. and Mrs. John
Gronvold. Brandon reportedly
threw a 22-calibre shell into a
fireplace. The heat caused the
shell to explode with the bullet
entering his left shoulder and
penetrating his body.
Doctors reported the youth was
very fortunate as the bullet
narrowly missed his heart and
main arteries. StarFlight helicop-
ter touched down at the hospital
heli-pad at 10:35,and lifted off for
the flight back to Austin within
20 minutes.
Earlier, at 7:40 a.m., two cars
and a pickup were involved in an
accident on SH 29 east, 10.1 miles
east of Llano, in front of the
Granite Hills Hereford Ranch. A
1987 Mercury, being driven by
Tammy Burnes, with her sister
Katie, 14 and Sheila Wiley, 16, all
of Kingsland, as passengers.
They were enroute to Llano High
School when her car apparently
skidded on the ice-covered road
Sato ji 1987 Subaru, driven by
Debbie Boyd Seward, 32, of
Llano, who was traveling west
and collided with the Mercury’s
right rear door. Wiley sustained a
broken leg above and below the
knee and was transferred to the
Fredericksburg hospital for sur-
gery. The others were treated at
Llano Memorial Hospital and
released.
Also traveling eastbound in a
1982 Ford pickup was Marti Ortiz
“The growth in December’s holiday
sales is yet another indication that
the state’s recession has finally
ended,” Bullock said.
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AUSTIN — State Comptroller Bob
Bullock on Friday sent checks
totaling S129.4 million in local sales
tax to 1037 cities that levy the
one-percent city sales tax.
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brihen log and was later tranaferred to a Fredericks-
berg hospital far surgery. Other paasregrre were
Tammy and Katy Bummes, who received minor Injurles.
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for or against. Nine of the 14 people
advised, wrote letters to the zoning
board objecting to the zoning
request.
"I knew it was residential when I
bought it," Baker said. "There are
other properties nearby that are
already commercial. I had no idea
this would cause this much of a
problem.”
Mayor Landon invited those pres-
ent to speak either for or against and
Lucille Patton made it clear she was
opposed to the request.
Baker, when he saw how much
opposition there was, offered to
modify his request by eliminating
the light automotive repairs, but the
opposition remained.
“Well, can I get it commercial at
all?" asked Baker.
Council members expressed that
because of the opposition at this
time, it wouldn’t seem possible, but
that he could submit another appli-
cation to the zoning board at a later
date. The council voted against the
change, with Leland Kassell abstain-
ing since he had been one of the
letter writers.
Llano Channel Dam
The council was presented with
the final data for the proposed Llano
Channel Dam which had been
financed by Gene Fischer to provide
a feasability study. Returning to the
council were Frank Bryant, P.E., of
Bryant-McClelland Consultants;
Mack Stoeltje, P.E., of Stoltje Asso-
ciates, Inc. Consulting Engineers
and James Andrews of the Technical
Team of Llano. Making his first visit
was Ted GAy, P.E., representing
Freese and Nichols, Inc. of Fort
Worth.
Andrews was first to speak, provid-
ing a chart showing the current
water allowance for the city of Llano
and the present usage. He pointed
out the increasing growth of the city
of Llano and promised a specific
survey of the present Llano lakes
which would be provided free of
charge.
"There are several places where a
canoe can be grounded on sand bars
in the middle of the lake,” Williams
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February’s checks represent taxes
collected by monthly fliers in De-
cember and reported to the comp-
troller's office by January 20. This
month’s allocation also includes
yearly and fourth quarter fliers.
Of the 12 area communities, seven
continued to show increases and five
registered decreases. Those on the
plus side are: Sunrise Beach, 35.74
percent, $1,109.74; Brady, 10.69
percent, $42,784.54; Lampasas,
10.34 percent; $40,410.70; Granite
Shoals, 7.87 percent, $3,008.94;
Blanco, 5.83 percent, $12,643.51;
Fredericksburg, 3.19 percent,
$83,307.58; and Marble Falls, 1.68
percent, $77,258.00.
On the minus side were: Mason,
-1.92 percent, $14,729.35; Ssn Saba,
-9.70 percent, $19,030.18; Llano,
-12.95 percent, $25,247.74; Johnson
City, -15.13 percent, $6,978.20; and
Burnet, -17.68 percent, $21,809.40.
VAUNIINE SWEETHEART AND BEAU - To UsHgh ScbeaTs annuni
Valsattoe D—ss was held Saturday might and B was tme to ammounce the
ryakty sad ces faverites far 1967-88. elected the Valontine sweetheart was
Kretiaa Graham. The Valentine beau b Chad Wootan, who was also named
Mr. LHS. Mes LHS was Traci Osbourn, who was not able to be present far a
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1988, newspaper, February 18, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585747/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.