The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 25, 2000 Page: 1 of 26
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Llano County Library
102 E Haynie
Llano TX 78643
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Volume 113 No. 3
.lano News
Wednesday. Octeber 25.2000
establisljeb 1889
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Llano, Texas 78643
www.hillcountrytexas.com
24 pages 2 sections
Hoodwaters crest at 19 feet in Llano
At noon Tuesday, the Llano
River at Llano had reached 19
feet and was still cresting, ac-
cording to a report from the
Lower Colorado River Authority
Flash floods in the Llano River
Basin stretching from Llano to
Junction have swelled the banks
of the river, cresting at 29 feet
in Junction and 19 feet in Ma-
son.
Rainfall totals of 5-6 inches in
and along the south Llano wa-
tershed near Rock Springs have
been reported. The water moved
through Lakes LBJ and Marble
Falls, where floodgates have
been in operations since Monday.
The LCRA reported that no sig-
nificant rises are expected on
those two lakes, however, Lake
Travis is expected to rise 4-6 feet
by Tuesday night.
The LCRA has been moving
water through lakes LBJ and
Travis is expected to rise 4-6 feet
by Tuesday night.
The LCRA has been moving
water through lakes LBJ and
Marble Falls with its hydroelec-
tric generators at Wirtz and
Starcke Dams. But due to the
volume of water anticipated from
the Llano River, the LCRA will
need to have partial floodgate
openings to move the water
through, said Wes Birdwell,
River Operations Manager Lake
LBJ is currently at the lower end
of its operating range and could
see rises of 1-2 feet Tuesday at
Kingsland.
Near Wirtz Dam, the lake
should remain near its operat-
ing level. The last time flood-
gates were open at Wirtz Dam
was March, 1998
The Llano River at Llano
reached a high flow of more than
67,000 cubic feet per second and
fell to 59,000 by 2 p.m.
While no serious damage oc-
curred, there were some reports
of loose boats on Lake LBJ.
Large amounts of debris flowed
down the river, which has not
been on a serious rise in more
than a year.
“The latest events are yet an-
other reminder that we live in
an area of weather extremes and
have to be prepared for a flood
even in the middle of a drought,”
said Paul Thornhill, Executive
Manager of LCRA’s water busi-
ness. “But even in the dry
weather, we have training and
said Paul Thornhill, Executive
Manager of LCRA’s water busi-
ness. “But even in the dry
weather, we have training and
flood drills and are prepared for
this kind of situation.
Llano City Manager Philip
Cook reported that minor dam-
age was sustained at the city
park and water and wastewater
operations were not interrupted.
Damage at the golf course was
limited to the 15th hole.
“Well have to do some heavy
cleanup at the park on some of
our roads there,” Cook com-
mented
IT’S CALLED A FLOOD ... The
Llano River Bndge had several
visitors Tuesday as spectators
watched the Llano River crest at
nearly 20 feet from heavy rains that
fell in the river basin Sunday and
Monday. Pictured below, the
Robinson City Park was under
water, as was at least one hole at
the Llano Municipal Golf Course
Band earns I again
ion VII Mar
ay, October^
fey left the fl
Formance of
Id be no qti
■budge pa
f of matching exi
it in Bulldog Stai
\st SntUarfays pel
“Just give us our “I” so we can go home!” was
the sentiment expressed by LHS Senior drum-
mer Allen Hopson soonjyter the Jacket Band com
pleted its performan
ing Contest in Brady tl
The Yellow Jacket Band
that they had given their
2000 season and that
tion about what rati
would be giving th
ond consecutive year, that rating was the coveted
First Division trophy.
The Regional Marching Contest came after sev-
eral really difficult weeks for the local musicians
which included three oUt-of-town games and two
Saturday contest leading up to Saturday’s per-
formance in Brady. Even though they became
tired, angry, and disgusted at times, “Jacket
' lelf and the long tradi-
jce was once again evi-
nce qualified the LYJB
test on October 28, at
Worth. The Llano Band
peting for three berths
in the State Marching Contest. Llano will defi-
nitely be playing the role of “David” against sev-
eral “Goliaths” in the next round of competition.
Of the 17 competing bands, for (Springtown,
Continued on Page 2
HSB resident helps
catch theft suspects
Late Sunday evening, an
alert Horseshoe Bay resident
reported seeing several suspi-
cious-acting males near a ve-
hicle in a park.ng lot to Horse-
shoe Bay Police.
HSB officers relayed the
message to surrounding law
enforcement agencies and
shortly thereafter, a Llano
County Sheriff’s Deputy spot-
ted the suspect vehicle in the
Kingsland area. The car was
stopped and three individuals
were taken into custody.
The occupants were identi-
fied as Spencer Lee Truman,
17, of Marble Falls; Jeremy
Wayne Traylor, 24, of Llano
and Peet Allen Carlile, 18, of
Llano. Upon stopping the ve-
hicle, the deputy obtained per-
mission to search the car were
a considerable amount of ste-
reo equipment, radar detec-
tors, CD players and cellular
phones were discovered.
With help from investigators
from the Llano and Horseshoe
Bay Police Departments,
sheriff’s deputies were able to
track down potential owners
of the stolen items. It was also
discovered that the three were
suspected of stealing three ve-
hicles in a crime spree that
alleges some 25 auto burglar-
ies in a three-county area In-
vestigators believe the three
have been involved in a crime
spree for more than three
months in the Llano,
Kingsland, Marble Falls and
San Marcos area.
Currently the suspects are in
custody after having b'*en
charged with three counts of
burglary of a vehicle in re-
gards to thefts from three
separate autos in the Horse-
shoe Bay area. Additional in-
vestigation continues and nu-
merous other charges are ex-
pected to be filed on the trio at
its completion The bond
amount was not available as
of press time.
“This case was a combination
of exceptional citizen involve-
ment, good coordination
among law enforcement agen-
cies and an alert deputy who
stopped the car," said HSB
Police Chief Bill Lane.
Jury hands felony DWI convict 10 year sentance
Don’t Forget
Daylight Saving Time
ends Sunday, Oct. 29.
Move your clocks back
one hour before bed
Saturday night.
It took a Llano County Jury
one hour and fifteen minutes to
find John Brantley Park guilty
of one count of Driving While In-
toxicated - Subsequent Offense.
The trial of Park began with
jury selection last Monday. Evi-
dence began op Tuesday and the
trial continued through Wednes-
day morning.
The evidence in the guilt inno-
cence phase revealed that Park
was guilty of DWI in Llano
County on July 4, 1999 and had
previously been convicted of
DWI in Dallas Country 1997
and 1993 Because of the previ-
ous convictions, this DWI was a
felony offense.
The State put on witnesses to
testify to the events that oc-
curred on July 4, which included
the fact that the defendant had
driven a motor vehicle while his
actions demonstrated he had lost
the normal use of his mental or
physical faculties because of his
consumption of alcohol Evi-
dence also showed that the de-
fendant has been offered an op-
portunity to take a breath test,
but had refused.
The defense argued that Parks
consumed a large amount of al-
cohol after Llano Police Depart-
ment officer Jody Deatherage
had stopped him for weaving but
before the officer approached the
vehicle Park was driving. Park
claimed he was drunk when he
got to the jail, but not while he
was driving
The State of Te*as was repre-
sented by Assistant District At-
torney Steven Todd, the defen-
dant was represented by Tim
Cowart, an attorney in Llano.
Judge Charles Hearn presided
over the trial as a visitingjud&e
After finding the defendant
guilty on Tuesday evening, the
jury heard punishment evidence
Wednesday morning
The State introduced an addi-
tional conviction for DWI and a
conviction for burglary of a
Building during the punishment
phase, in addition to the two
prior DWI convictions already in
evidence, totaling at least four
prior DWI convictions for the
defendant.
The punishment range for the
jury to consider was from two to
ten years in Texas Department
of Criminal Justice After an
hour of deliberation, the jury sen-
tenced Park to the maximum
Assistance District Attorney
Todd noted the following
“It is the policy of District At-
torney Sam Oatrr.an to vigor-
ously prosecute drunk drivers."
“We are very pleased with the
jury's verdict, which reflects the
values of this community The
lethal and irresponsible act of
driving while intoxicated will not
be tolerated in Llano County. We
asked the jury to send a message
about the serious danger and
consequences facing anyone who
drinks and gets behind the
wheel."
Sheriff seeking
forgery suspects
The Llano County
Sheriff’s Department has
been receiving a high num-
ber of complaints involving
several forgeries at area
businesses.
The suspects are believed
to be an unknown male and
female (possibly several ac-
tors) who have been steal-
ing checkbooks from purses
and vehicles in Kingsland,
Granite Shoals and Marble
Falls. Checks are being
passed at grocery stores and
banks
Granite Shoals and Marble
Falls. Checks are being
passed at grocery stores and
banks.
The Sheriff's office advises
that people need to keep
their checkbooks secured at
all times and area busi-
nesses need to be aware of
the forgery problem Check-
ing a photo identification is
the best way for businesses
and banks to protect them-
selves
Early voting
is underway
Early voting for the No-
vember 7 General Election
started Monday.
(See sample ballots on
page 14)
Early voting at the Llano
County Clerk’s Office will
run Monday - Friday from
8 a m to 4:30 pm, at the
Kingsland Library from 8
a m to 4 p.m and at the
Horseshoe Bay POA from 9
a m to 3:30 p m
WEATHER
I OCTOBER 2000
High Lqk fiaia
Oct 17 64 73 .07
Oct 18 59 79 .00
Oct 19 59 82 .00
5: *
Rain this week:
Rain this month:
Total for year 2000 2L55
Data collected by Luke Rogers,
Wolf Mountain Ranch, Llano,
FORECAST
I i *.*1' , ■' .*• ■- ' » y..t
Courtesy of Bob Rose,
LCRA Meteorologist
Thursday.
Partly cloudy skies, lows in
the middle 50's.
Fridoy-Scrturday.
Partly to mostly cloudy skies
with a,slight chanse for rain
Saturday afternoon. Ak>w in
the middle 50's with a high
in (he upper 70's.
River Now
Llano River flowing at
28,430 CPS as of Tuesday
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