Lighting Contest To Be Judged In Liano
Judging for the residential Christmas lighting contest will take place Tuesday December 19 with co sponsorship by the Liano Lions Club the Liano Chamber of Commerce and the City of Liano. Prizes of 15 10 and 5 will go to the top three entries. Judging emphasizes originality and theme over expense. Homeowners may call the city utilities office to have their decorations considered for judging.
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Liano Lions Club
Liano Chamber of Commerce
City of
Liano
City Utilities Office
Meet
PTA Christmas Program Set Tonight
The Llano Parent Teacher Association sponsors a Christmas program at the high school auditorium tonight December 14 at 7 30. Elementary students begin with presentations followed by a Court of Christmas tableau by O Henry Junior High sixth and seventh graders.
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Llano Parent Teacher Association
O. Henry Junior High School
Janet ‘Ihms
Herbert Pope
Nutria Invade Local Rivers and Farmlands in Liano County
Nutria have become common along Liano County rivers creeks and stock tanks. They feed on aquatic vegetation shorelines and nearby crops like corn and sweet potatoes. Migratory and a nuisance, they were once hunted for fur but now have little market and are not protected by law.
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Liano County
United States
San Antonian Found Dead at Sunrise Beach Home
Marion Kenneth Lawson a San Antonio resident was found dead at his Sunrise Beach house Thursday afternoon by Vic Dietzel after his wife could not reach him. Justice of the Peace Travis Bancomb said Lawson had been dead since Sunday and a heart attack was likely the cause. The body was sent to Porter Loring Funeral Chapel for burial.
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Marion Kenneth Lawson
San Antonio
Sunrise “Beach
Sunrise Beach
Vic Dietzel
Santa Claus Events At Patt's Variety Store Llano
Santa will visit Llano this year with appearances at Patt's Variety Store on Saturday December 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. and on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m. He also spends time at the courthouse square on Saturday December 23.
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Santa Claus
Llano
Courthouse Square
Patt's
Community Action Receives 96836 Grant For Llano County Programs
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved a 96836 grant to the Hill Country Community Action Association for 12 months of program administration in Mason Mills Llano and San Saba Counties. Llano programs include story hours after school study, home management, and homemakers workshops with plans to aid senior citizens through recreation and instruction.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Ralph Yarborough
U.S
O. C. Fisher
Omar Burleson
Hill Country Community Action Association
Mason, Mills
Llano
San Saba
Warren Randolph
Llano County
Marvin Koenig
Women's Christmas Breakfast Set for Dec 23
The annual Christmas breakfast for the business and professional women of Liano will be held in the Hotel Liano basement at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23. For more than 25 years, attendees have enjoyed the breakfast with gifts up to $1 and Christmas carols. Volunteers are invited to attend.
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Liano
Hotel Liano
Llano Area Christmas Events and High School Games
Calendar items list December events from Llano PTA Christmas program to varied club gatherings and December basketball games. Activities include art center party, book club elections, and community programs across Llano, Lone Grove, and surrounding areas with game dates December 14 to 19.
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Llano Pta
Llano Art Club
Llano Art Center
Llano Uplift
Community Center
Llano Cagers
Galdthwaite
Prairie Mi
Community Club
Rainbow Girls
Girl Scout
Mrs Gamblin Plans On European Summer
Mrs. Billy Gamblin will spend next summer in Europe likely at Durham England as a chaperone for an American high school group studying there. She will take courses while the group attends classes and depart in early July for a six week stay plus two weeks of sight seeing. Her husband, a Howard Payne College graduate, has taught two years in Cherokee and works for Southwestern States Telephone Company in Liano.
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Billy Gamblin
Europe
Durham
England
American Institute of Foreign Study
Cherokee
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Liano
District Governor Speaks to Lions at Buchanan Dam
District Governor Marvin Allen of San Angelo spoke at the Lions Club ladies night dinner in Buchanan Dam. He inducted new members E. J. Criswell and Everett Smith and presented life member and service awards. The club donated 210 to the Kerrville crippled children camp and 90 to the convention fund. A turkey shoot fundraiser is planned at Indian Hills on December 17 to aid the Kerrville camp.
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Buchanan Dam
Lions Club
Marvin Allen
San Angelo
Allen
Edna Gray
Everett Smith
Clarence Smith
Gov. Allen
Buchanan Club
Lions League
Kerrville
Convention
Indian Hills
Crippled Childrens
Buchanan Lions Club
Let
C. C. McKinney
Mervin Allen
Speeder
Lions Clu
Hunter Mistakes Man for Deer Fatal Shot in Burnet County
William Thomas Anderson, 63, of Kingsland, was killed by a .308 caliber shot while walking near Inks Lake. The hunter mistook him for a deer. no charges likely. Funeral held in Barnett. survivors include his wife and two foster sons. City to curb loose dogs with a tranquilizer gun and stricter enforcement.
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Kingsland
Wiliam Thomas Anderson
Burnet County
Anderson
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
Wallace Riddell
Bill Kensey
J. O. Wiliams
Inks Lake
Barnet
Darrell Debo
Rose Hill Cemetery
Tulsa
James Anderson
Paul Anderson
California
Jackets Win At Burnet In Busy Basketball Night
The Liano Yeldwjacket team defeated Burnet 61 50 on Monday with Randy Scott and Mike Virdell each scoring 16. Rex Wootan 12 Walter Millorn 7 Richard Rabb 7 led the Jackets while Burnet’s Kevin Keele had 21. The Jackets also beat Burnet 46 22 earlier with Clinton Lang 14 Britt Hatfield 10. They face Goldthwaite Friday and split in Comanche where Randy Scott led with 22 in a 67 ? loss. Dennis Roesener 14 Rex Wootan 13 followed. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Jeff Jamar and Jo Avalon.
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Liano Yeldwjacket
Burnet
Jackets
Randy Scott
Mike Virdell
Rex
Wootan
Walter Millorn
Richard Rabb
Kevin Keele
Clinton Lang
Britt Hatfield
Goldthwaite
Dennis Roesener
Rex Wootan
Abhilene Christian College High School
Cub Scouts Award Bobcats At Local Church
Fourteen Cub Scouts in Pack 301 earned Bobcat badges at Lutle Watkins Memorial Methodist Church. William Koch of Fredericksburg presented the badges as parents pinned them on each Scout. Three dens attended, with den members named in each group and the event finished with Christmas carols and refreshments.
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Kiano
Lutle Watkins Memorial Methodist Church
William Koch
Fredericksburg
Alvin Hopson
Alvin Donoho
Billy Weeaks
Roger Herridge
William Simpson
Donnie Hopson
Jeff Ross
Dan Hoerster
Gerry Hoerster
Ricky Simpkins
Kearby Needham
Larry Leifeste
Joe David Ross
Randy Dees
Ray J. Smith
Kim
Robert Greenwood
Matt Dees, Jr
128-Pound Buck Killed at Moss Ranch in Llano County
A 128-pound buck, likely the year’s largest, was killed at the Mark Moss ranch in Llano County by Vernon Staats, a 21-year-old son of Elgin and Mrs. Staats of Fredericksburg. Staats, of the Texas State Park and Wildlife Commission, reported 10-point antlers with nearly 19 inch spread and 15 inch height, noting many similar bucks on the Moss ranch.
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Llano County
Mark Moss
Vernon
Staats
Elgin Staats
Fredericksburg
Texas State Park and Wildlife Commission
Sam Marcos
Grass fire causes minor damage near Highway 14
A grass fire Monday morning at the EB W Osbourn residence on Highway 14 north of Liana caused only minor damage. Firefighters contained the blaze with no injuries reported. Authorities are investigating the cause and reminding residents of yard waste fire safety.
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EB. W. Osbourn
Highway 14
Liana
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Jack Watkine
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Patt’s
W. B. Hormann
Community Action
FLASH
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Jackettes
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Lone Grove Club
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Mrs. Gamblin
Hunter
Liane
Roy Merkel
Comanche
V. H. Faris
Jeff Jamar
Jo Avalon
Big Spring
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