The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1988 Page: 11 of 25
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Sunrise Beach News
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Auxiliary supper Saturday
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THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE
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(915)388-4403
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NEW HORIZONS — Hano’s Dame Gege was the gweet speaker at a recent
meeting of the Kingaland Frienda of the Ubrary where aba talked about the
group called "New Horiuons." The group, baaed in Hano, provides a helping
had for the needy In both a physical and spiritual sense. Donations are always
Gene and Russell Stokes spent 10
days in Las Vegas, where they went
for the Continental Airlines golf
tournament and had an enjoyable
time. Gene spent a week in Houston,
babysitting with her little granddau-
ghter, while her son and his wife
vacationed in Hawaii.
Faye Holmes’ cousin and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Waters, from
Utopia, Texas, spent a few days here
visiting.
zons offers hope, a helping hand and
nothing they dd is paid for with tax
money or with government support.
They operate on a solely contribution
basis with money received from
individuals and organizations who
wish to help. They believe that
everyone is "worthy of help, regard-
less of personal failings."
More volunteers are needed to
assist the assisters. Particularly
needed are people from the Kings-
land area, who will offer transporta-
tion. Anyone who wants to offer
time, effort or money, may contact
the group by writing New Horizons,
507 E. Main, Llano, Texas 78643, or
phone 915/247-4373.
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decision was made to shut down the
pumper and take it back to the
fifehouse for water before it com-
pletely ran out. At 4:30, it was back
at the scene with a full tank and the
final push to extinguish the blaze got
under way.
All that needs to be said about our
current crop of volunteers is that
they must be doing something right
during their training sessions. A
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pat on the back. The first truck
arrived on the scene at 4:08 a.m. and
was guided directly to the smolder-
ing house adjacent to the fire.
Following in short order were two
more fire-fighting trucks, the pickup
We extend a special WELCOME to our friends In
Llano County)
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DAY OR NIGHT
247-4300
POOL TOURNAMENT
Every Thursday Night • 8:00
The tank truck and one driver
remained in the firehouse in reserve.
It was brought down at 5:05 a.m. to
help soak down the smoldering
embers and relieve some of the other
units. Although the blaze continued
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know, because that is when the
H&R Block’s trained tax preparers understand
the new tax laws. We’ll answer your questions and
find you the biggest refund _
you’re entitled to. This year Mam RAAN.
get back everything you've
Hwy. 1431 West - Granite Shoals
512/598-2287
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KINGSLAND
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DAY OR NIGHT
388-6767
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OR CALL LLANO
247-4300
our department, under the leader-
ship of Bill Wellhausen, deserves a couple of weeks ago, when our
volunteers gave up another of their
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New Horizons is an organization of
volunteers who work to offer assis-
tance to those Llano County families
and individuals in need. Diane Gage
of New Horizons was the featured
speaker at the Friends of the Library
luncheon meeting, March 11. She
spoke of the methods the group uses
to accomplish the tasks they find
before them. There are five directors
who guide these volunteer efforts.
According to Gage, referrals to the
group come from hospitals, doctors,
police departments, school nurses,
even jailers. All of these places see
those who "have fallen through the
cracks," she says. People who have,
through no fault of hteir own, found
themselves without jobs, a place to
live and not enough money to
provide for their families.
In some cases these people have a
small income, too large for them to
be able to get assistance, but too
small to support the family. The
group provides many things like
meals, clothing and shoes, baby
food, medicines, heating, rent de-
posits, and transportation where
needed. They have an arrangement
with some pharmacies and grocery
stores to make available medicines
and food articles with only the
signature of the referred person at
the time. The group is later billed for
the items.
Transportation for battered women
and their children is one provision
offered and the elderly can get
transportation to doctors and hospi-
tals through the group. New Hori-
SUNRISE BEACH — Four in the
morning on a Sunday, isn't a good
time for a house fire, but then there
isn’i any good time for a major fire in
a populated area. The house on the
corner of Inspiration Drive and
Sandy Mountain Drive that burned
on March 6 wasn't occupied at the
time. In fact, the initial investigation
has uncovered circumstances that
would have made occupancy of the
with pagers were off the Beach for
the weekend. Seems our permanent
residents are weekenders in reverse.
But now comes the good news. The
full force of 25 couldn’t have
accomplished much more than those
who responded — a reason I believe
D and Mary Van Liew have had
house guests from Ft. Worth. They
were Ed and Vicki Rose.
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We regret to report the death of
Jake Fossler on Tuesday, March 8.
Services were held in Kames, City,
Texas.
The Ecumenical Choir from Horse-
shoe Bay will present a musical
program at the Sunrise Beach
Baptist Church, April 1 at 7 p.m.
' Everyone is invited to attend.
Remember the ladies auxiliary stew
supper, Saturday, March 19, 6-8
p.m. at the civic center. Donations of
$2.25 for children under eight and
$4.25 for adults. Salad, dessert,
beverage included. Tickets available
at the Corner Store and city hall.
Come and enjoy the good food and
contribute to a good cause. This is a
fund-raiser for the fire department.
The fire department is constantly
• seeking to improve services to the
community. The new paging system
proved its worth at the recent fire.
Had it not been for thepaging system
I the members would not have been
J notified as the phone service was
I interrupted due to the fire.
with emergency equipment, the
supply vehicle, and three of our EMS
first responders to treat injuries or
provide oxygen, if required. Fortun-
ately, they weren't needed. But the
before-dawn coffee was a real boost
when the flames were killed and the
cold damp air reminded everyone
they had left warm beds.
appreciated.
Library Friends
Bob Root, president of the PLBIA,
reminds everyone the meeting is
open to the public and you are
welcome to attend.
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structure caught fire and shorted out
the system. Phone service to the
north half of the Beach wasn’t
restored until about 10 a.m. with
those in the south half waiting until 3
p.m. for service.
Our fire fighters with pagers
should be backed up by an equal
number of volunteers notified by
phone. That didn't happen Sunday
morning. To make matters worse, a
ances. The residence was not
connected to the electric utility and
didn't have water. Investigations are
likely to continue. The State Fire
Marshal has been asked to look into
the incident.
The only good things about the fire
are limited to the facts that nobody
was seriously injured and our
volunteers were able to respond in
time to save another unoccupied
residence about twenty feet away.
The second house was only seconds
away from being destroyed when the
first streams of water were directed
at the burning roof overhang. It
survived with a couple of broken
windows and about two square feet
of charred wood. There was no
chance of saving the first house. The
closest fire fighter was awakened by
our new pager alert system. He lives
300 yards from where the blaze took
place. When he passed on the way to
the firehouse, the roof and walls had
already collapsed.
It appears the new VFD pagers
may have saved their first house,
after less than a month of service.
The first call from a permanent
resident (saw the glow from almost a
quarter mile away) came at about 4
a.m. The call was made on our old
fire phone number instead of to the
new emergency number (247-5767).
The police chief took the call and
immediately notified the Llano dis-
patcher. The pagers were activated
at 4:03 a.m. and at about the same
time, all phone service in Sunrise
Beach went dead. Two hundred pairs
of phone cables suspended near the
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Service, installation.
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Coleman warranty service. Ser-
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weekends to visit every house in the
city and record important informa-
tion that could assist them in
protecting property, a volunteer was
subjected to a tirade from a
permanent resident berating the
department for wasting money, their
attitude, and anything else that came
to mind. Wonder if he would repeat
his expletives if his house had been
the one next door?
Thanks one and all! And that
includes the sheriff’s dispatcher and
her professional support.
♦ (PLBIA) will be meeting Wednes-
3 day, March 23, at 9:30 a.m. in the
People’s Savings and Loan Associa-
5 tion meeting room at Buchanan
3 Dam.
* The agenda calls for review of the
3 LCRA water quality policy; the
4 appointment of auditing committee
4 and the formulating of plans for the
" annual meeting, June 5, at which
2 time there will be an election of new
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March 16 — Highland Lakes
2 Senior Center progressive bridge,
I 12:30 p.m., H.L. Senior center.
I American Legion Post 437 family
I Night, 7 p.m., Legion Hall.
I March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day.
" Packsaddle Women’s Golf Associa-
tion, 10 a.m. tee time, golf club.
Kingsland Reaches Out, 10 a.m.,
J Kingsland Library. Lions Club, 12
noon, Kingsland Steak House. Llano
I County Tax Assessor/Collector, all
I day, County Annex, Kingsland.
- March 18 — CB Club, 6 p.m., Lee
Hall.
March 19 — Blood Drive, 12 noon
to 4 p.m., Barrow Hall, Kingsland
Community Church. If you are able
to give blood, please do so. The need
is desperate! VFW Post 10428 steak
dinner, 4 to 8 p.m., VFW Hall.
Public is welcome and urged to try
the delicious steak dinner prepared
by VFW auxiliary members. Ameri-
can Legion Post 437 members —
attention — this is the post birthday
dinner night. Everyone, please at-
tend.
March 21 — LASSO, 5:30 to 6:30
p.m., Kingsland National Bank.
VFW Post 10428 and auxiliary, 7
p.m., VFW Hall.
March 22 — Packsaddle Men’s Golf
Association, 9 a.m., golf club.
Commodities, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Lions Park scout hut. Blood pressure
check, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, HL Senior
Center. Hermann Sons Lodge 317,
6:30 p.m., Lee Hall.
March 23 — DAV Field Service
Unit, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., DAV Chapter
198 Hall. HL senior Center progres-
sive Bridge, 12:30 p.m., HL Senior
Center. Arts and Crafts, 1:30 p.m.,
new House of Arts and Crafts.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1988, newspaper, March 17, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585750/m1/11/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.