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kles/onions, chocolate cake.
21 — Barbecue sausage, (ham
slice), potato salad, pinto beans,
bread, gelatin whip.
22 — Lasagna, (chicken fried
steak), buttered corn, green beans,
bread, fresh fruit.
Junior high
twirlers win
Llano Junior High twirlers
recently returned from twirler’s
camp on the campus of Texas
Lutheran College in Seguin. While at
camp, head -+wirler Teri Oestreich
was awarded three first places and
two "AU Star Twirler" awards.
Kristie Horton received two first
places and a second place award and
Tania Etheredge received a first
place award and Amy Reagor was
awarded a second place.
court costs and attorney fees for the •
plaintiffs, who were represented by •
attorney Wade Hutto of Llano. The-'
decision did not change property
taxes since they were figured at
agricultural value to begin with. x
Llano County Chief Appraiser Mar-
gie Jung was not available for
M comment Tuesday, as she was in
Austin attending a meeting. It was
not known if there would be any
appeal on the decision.
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Wychecz, Jamia
inheritance taxes on large ranches
sometimes equal 50 percent of the
value.
The suit was filed in 1986 by
Deborah Slator Gillan. Four other
ranchers filed similar suits but later
withdrew. Llano County also had to
pay $2,500, which was one half of the
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tiffs an estimated $1,375 million on
the 11,000-acre ranch.
The suit involved the Slator Ranch
in Llano County and the tlano
County Tax Appraisal District. The
ruling lowered the vlaue per acre by
$250. The property was originally
valued at $1,100 an acre. Estate
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SURGERY AND DISEASES OF THE EYE
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TCDP, emphasizing participation by,
citizens of low and moderate income
residing in slum and blight areas,
and in areas in which TCDP funds
are proposed to be spent.
The plan also provides for the
We are currently in need of lenge quantities of Live Poisonous
Snakes for Vanom Research.
(Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, and cottonmouths)
High Schaal’s altenMtoctacn hi ()
15 — Fried chicken, (ham slice), ■
mashed potatoes, buttered broccoli,
bread, fresh fruit.
16 — Taco nacho salad, (grilled
cheese), ranch style beans, lettuce-
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Above Market Prices will be paid and we will provide
pick-up of the Snakes.
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Gierspeck
Burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial
Park in Burnet County followed
funeral services for Herman August
Gierspeck, 79, of Kingsland, on
September 10, 1988. The Rev. David
Henry officiated at the last rites,
which took place at St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Marble Falls. .>
Mr. ierapeck died September 7
He was born to Gus Gierspeck and
the former Meta Schrank in San
Antonio on December 7, 1908. He
and Pauline Schrank were married
on September 15, 1927, in Jourdan-
ton, Texas. Formerly a foreman in
Civil Service at Kelly Field, he had
resided in Kingsland since 1907, and
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was a member of the Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline,
Kingsland; a brother, Milton Henry
Gierspeck of Friendswood, Texas,
two nieces and one nephew.
Pallbearers were Alton Griffin,
Werner Eckhardt, Hayword Durdin,
Oscar Richter, Carrol Schuman and
Earl Norred.
Arrangements by Waldrope-Hat-
field Funeral Home.
Reed
Florence Lee Reed, 83, of Llano,
died on September 10, 1988. Serv-
ices were held at the First Baptist
Church on September 13 with the
Rev. Jerald Moore officiating. Burial
followed in Llano City Cemetery.
Mrs. Reed, who was the daughter
of Robert L. Dunlap and the former
Lou Harris, was born on March 15.
1905, near Lockhart in Caldwell
County. The widow of Walter
Hammood, she had resided in Llano
for 54 years and was a member of the
First Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Jeannette Ingram of Llano; a bro-
ther, Hank Dunlap of Brownsville,
four grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Pallbearers were Wyatt Ingram,
Troy Ingram, David Robinett, Barry
Woo tan, June Grider and Malcolm
Otto.
Arrangements were handled by
Waldrope-Hatfield Funeral Home.
An effort by a Llano County ranch
to have its acreage valued according
to agricultural standards instead of
market value proved successful in a
Burnet County courtroom decision
last August 29. The result is that
estate taxes would be greatly
reduced, thereby saving the plain-
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Please contact our Representative listed below for pick-up
times and locations (a yow area.
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State: Texas Area Rep: Richard Dean Phone: 312/130-2306
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Tax Service
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Wedneeday, September 21 m
Family planning office, 10 a.m.,"
811 Berry, Llano.
Wednesday night games, 6 p.m.,
Buchanan Dam Activity Center. ____
Public hearing to discuss Teks
Development Program, 5:30 p.m.,
Llano City Hall, G
Parker
R.O. Parker, 82, of Tucson,
Arizona, died September 7, 1988.
Services took place at the First
Baptist Church in Kingsland on
September 11, with the Rev. Jim
Franklin officiating. Burial was at
lakeland Hills Memorial Park in
Burnet County.
Mr. Parker was born in Ferris,
Texas, on October 3, 1905. The
widower of the former Ruby Sally
Corbin, he had been a car dealer and
had owned a radio station in Lamesa.
He had been a Tucson resident for
four years; was a member of Casa
Grande, Arizona Masonic Lodge,
and of the Baptist Church.
Surviving him are two sons, Harvey
Parker of King City, Colorado, and
Riley Parker of Santa Fe, New
Mexico; two daughters, MnuKgtie
Thomas of Show Low, ArizonAand
Mrs.' Sutah Thomas of Casa Grande,
Arizona; a sister. Myrtle Gilliam of
Abilene, Texas.
Pallbearers were Mike Corbin,
James Corbin, Rick Corbin, Jim
Corbin, Don Yeager and David
Zoller.
Waldrope-Hatfield Funeral Home
was in charge.
Smith
Roy Tern Smith, 73, of Waco,
died September 2,1988, in Waco. He
was a former Baby Head resident.
Memorial services were held Sep-
tember 6 at Cale Funeral Home in
McGregor, with interment in the
Moody Cemetery.
He was born January 1, 1915, in
Llano County to Joe R. and Edna K.
Smith and lived all of his life in
Texas. He spent 40 years in San
Antonio associated with the oil
industry. When he retired, he and
his wife moved to Waco, where he
spent the remainder of his life.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Louise Graham of Waco, and
two sisters. Hazel Patterson of San
Saba and Juley Lewis of Von Onny,
and one brother, John H. Smith of
Ingram. Also a number of nieces and
nephews and cousins, uncles and
aunts.
He was preceeded in death by his
parents and one brother, Richard
Smith.
Lano News, Thureday, September 15,1988
public hearings at all stages of the
। community development program
including the development of needs,
the review of proposed activities,
and program performance and for
adequate notice of the times end
locations of the public hearings. The
Gem of the hill Country
in response to many requests over the-past several years, the
Oatman family of Llano has decided to publish a revised and updated
edition of "Llano, Gem of the Hill Country."
As yet untitled, the book will be published by Anchor Publishing
Company of San Angelo in time for Christmas gift-giving, according to
the book’s editor, Wilburn Oatman, Jr., a Llano attorney.
Oatman says, "In addition to many new photos, several very
interesting chapters have been ineluded to bring the information up to
date, and some historical items that were omitted from the earlier
version have been included." 1soi
Author of the original version, which came out in 1970 and has been
out of print for several years, was Wilburn Oatman, Sr., who was
Dear Editor:
: As president, at
directors of the La
Jtility District, we
means to offer a
knd a "well done
fighters from adjoi
who assisted the
Yolunteer Fire Dej
large structural fl
pay on the night
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MONPAY, SEPT. 19 - IQJtoOk
On September 1, 1988, the city of program provides for written re-
Llano adopted a Citizens Participa- ( sponse to complaints, and for
tion Plan aa required by the 1988. meeting the needs of non-English
Texas Community Development ‘ speaking persons when nee—ary.
Program. That plan provides for, 0“ September 21, 1988 at 5:30
participation by citizens in the > p.m., a public hearing will be held at
“ City Hall, 301 W. Main, Llano. The
purpose of the hearing is to present
to the public all eligible activities of
the Texas Community Development
Program, the funding available and
past use of Texas Community
Berry, Llano.
Ladies’ Golf Association, 9:30
a. m., Llano Golf Course. * "e
Cherokee VFD auxiliary, 10 a. m.y
fire station. 13 15*
Better Homes Extension Club, 10,
a.m., home of Dorothy Newman.
Better Homes Extension Club, noon «
Llano Lions, noon, Inman’s Kitchan
TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Presbyterlan,
Church, Llano,
Llano Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m.,
Methodist Church. » - u
Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m..
Episcopal Church, Llano. •w
Evening Lions Chib, 7 p.m., Yor
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20OLUMNISTS.
Thuday, Septemher
Family Crisis Center outreach
counselor, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., 811
Berry, Llano.
Hill Country Toastmasters, 6
p.m., Family Rstaurant, Llano.
Friends of the Family, 7 p.m., Llano
Methodist Church.
Llano County Hospital board. 7
p.m., Llano Hospital.
Friday, Septomber J6
Al Anon and AA, 8 p.m., Special
Opportunities School, Llano.
Saturday, Septombee
Dance and breakfast, 8 p.m.,
Llano American Legion Post 370
Hall.
Memday Soptomber 19
WIC Clinic, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., 811
Berry, Llano.
Llano City Council, 5:30 p.m.,
administrative offices.
PTC open house and ice cream
supper, 7 p.m., Cherokee school
cafeteria.
. Farm Bureau, 8 p.m., county office.
Tueaday, September 26
WIC Clinic, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., 811
Ol
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
If you have a problem
hearing and/or
King
Graveside services for John B.
King, 65, of Enchanted Valley were
held at Lakeland Hills Memorial
Park in Burnet County on September
6, 1988. The Rev. Jim Franklin
officiated.
Mr. King died September 5. He
was born August 21, 1923, in
Abilene, Texas, to John Perry King
and the former Hartense Holt. A
Navy veteran of World War II, he
was a deacon in the First Baptist
Church in Kingsland.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret,
Enchanted Valley; two sons, John
Michael King of New Orleans and
Joe Fred King of San Antonio, and a
daughter, Vikki King Foster of
Dallas.
citizens, especially those of low and
moderate income living in slum and
blight arena urged to attend and
participate. Citizens unable to
attend the public hearings may
submit their views and proposals at
City Hall, Llano.
19 — Burrito with chili and
VFW, 7:30 p.m., Community
Center, Llano. T
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 1988, newspaper, September 15, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585768/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.