The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 30, 2005 Page: 9 of 18
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The Llano News
Mar. 30, 2005 9
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HiltCountry
Gardening...
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Friends of Lake Buchanan EMS name cruise winner
By Bill Luedeeke 11
Editor’s Note: The following is a feature about Hill
Country Gardehihg written by Bill Luedeeke of
Bertram. Luedeeke is a Master Gardener who writes
for several hill country publications. His focus is
on organic gardening and he writes about what
works in the Texas Hill Country.
Spectacular Wildflowers
Take your cameras. Take your children. Oh
shucks just take the whole family for the ride of
wildflowers galore. What a sight to behold with all
the colors of the rainbow. Doesn’t God do good
work? If you want to track the blooming of the flow-
ers check with Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT). You can call their 24 hour hotline, 800-
45^292 or at 'Www.dot.state.tx.us (open frorfi
early April through late June). 1.
Each year TxDOT spreads more than 33,000
pounds of wildflower seeds along the roadsides.
Each pound includes 170,000 seeds and some 30
varieties according to Texas Journey magazine for
AAA.
My personal favorite road trip is HWY 16 from
San Saba to Medina. This trip takes you through
Llano, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, and on to Medina
and Bandera. The flowers are awesome and the food
is great. • >;
Shades of Spring Green
Have you ever walked into a paint store and
asked for the color Mesquite Spring Green? Talk
about looking at you like a calf staring at a new
gate that is what you will get. Yet that green is one
of the most refreshing, inviting and peaceful colors
on the planet. This is the time of year that we gar-
deners wait patently and not so patiently for all
Winter and wish toe could return to in the hot steamy
dog days August.
Are your gardens ready? Have they dried out
enough to till or spade? Have you located all the
new flowers and veggies that you want to plant?
Decided where you want to plant what? Decided
how you are going to rotate your veggie crops? So
many delicious decisions to make, so little time left
to make them. What a glorious time of the year for
all us gardeners.
Algae Control
Do you have any ponds (earthen tanks) on your
place? What about your fishponds in the back yard?
Have you noticed they are covered With algae? I
have noticed this problem throughout the Hill Coun-
try while showing ranches in recent weeks. Would
you like to solve this problem and nbt bother the
fish or wildlife?
Here is a really good solution from Howard
Garrett. For the floating paint-Jike algae, use five
‘ 0$ pounds of commeal per 1,000 square feet of
surface or 150 to 200 pounds per aert surface. The
cellulose in the commeal helps tie up the excess
phosphorous in the water, balancing the water chem
istry and then kills off the algae. The organic car-
bon in the water enables the beneficial bacteria in
the water to flourish at the expense of the algae.
Then the decomposing algae provide a source of
carbon for the bacteria. One or two treatments is
usually enough to control the algae for months.
Till Next Week! 1
Remember the True Mastef Gardener: Jesus said,
“I am the vine; my Father is the Gafdener.” John
15:1
Have questions or comments? Contact Bill
Luedeeke at The Luedeeke Group Realtors, P.O.
Box 1632, Bertram, TX. 78605 (no Post Office in
Oatmeal) or email bill@texasland.net. For addi-
tional gardening Web sites, go to his Web site;
www.TexasLand.Net and click on links.
Wm.(Bill) H. Luedeeke III, Broker
The Luedeeke Group Realtors
P.O. Box 1632
Bertram, Tx. 78605
Office (512) 355-2030, Fax (512) 355-2949,
Austin Cell (512) 577-1463
Lonnie Phillips, of Salado was the lucky winner of
the seven night Caribbegn cruise for two raffled by
the Friends of the Lake Buchanan EMS.
Jan and Bill Kirkman, owners of Travel Ezee, drew
the winning ticket and will assist with all the travel
arrangements and prepare documentation.
When reached by phone that evening, Phillips stated
that “this is the first thing I’ve ever won in my life.”
Asked how he happened to purchase a raffle ticket
he replied, “Though I never expected to win, I felt it
was for a good cause, so I bought a ticket.
Locally, Phillips is working on the development of
the new Water Ridge home sites currently under con-
struction on Lake Buchanan.
As Friends of the EMS gathered for the drawing at
the Lakeshore Library, they also updated the sign that
indicates how much money has been raised for the
EMS station.
As of this week, the Friends have raised over
$41,000 in donations and pledges. As you can see,
the Friends are well on their way to reaching their
goal of $100,000 by the end of the year.
A Fish Fry is planned for April 30 at the Tow Com-
munity Center, beginning at noon with entertainment
by Texabama. Shirley and Tom Anderson will host
the occasion and they are expecting a record crowd
for this worthwhile event.
Members of the Friends of the Lake Buchanan EMS
are selling tickets for $10 each, $5 for children. It is
urged you purchase your tickets in advance so the
Andersons and Friends can prepare enough to serve
everyone satisfactorily. All donations are tax deduct-
ible.
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Llano County Library System
Tommi Myers
Spring is here! And then it’s not great ideas at your library,
you know Texas weather. But Check out Chistopher Lowell’s
there is one thing for certain; ^v- , “You Can Do It! Small Spaces”
’ ' ' ‘‘4------ juid get ready to solve your deco-
J rating dilemmas with America’s
______ j_____________r " favorite home design guru.
maybe plant some flowers or veg- Tackling a big project? You ’ 11
etables, stop by the library first find remodeling books, books on
for a little inspiration!
You’ll find books for every
type of outdooj: and gardening
project you have in mind. If this
is the year you’ll finally start that
hej"b gapde^you’ye been dream-
ing about, check out
“Southern Herb Growing" by
Gwen Barclay and Madalene
Hill. If you are looking to start
fresh or add to your landscape,
you’ll find idea bodks to start you
dreaming and rtthny books on
how-to as well. * *
If you should like to spend
more time enjoying your garden
than working iri it, check out Bet-
ter Homes and Gardens Step-By-
Step Low-Maintenance Gardens,
or better yet. No Work Garden by
i Bob Flowefdew.
And spealcing of spring, per-
haps you’re considering a little
spring-cleaning or sprucing up
around yriur home; ■"
Again, you’ll fihd a large col-
lection of books available at your
library t6 inspire you, and teach
you a few shortcuts to get it done.
If you just don’t khow where to
begin, check out H6me & Gar-
den Television’s “Mission Orga-
' nization: Strategies and Solution
to Clear Your Cluttef"
If you are planning to give your
home a little boost with paint or
decorating, agaift, you’ll find
decks and porches, and more.
The “New Kitchen Idea Book" is
filled with ideas for cabinets,
countertops, storage, flooring
lighting, and everything you need
to finally have that dream
kitchen.
Don’t procrastinate another
minute! Stop by the library today
and start planning your next
home project - indoors or out!
March was Texas History
Month, and the Llano Library
turned this into Llano History
Month with a special Lunch and
Learn Program with Llano histo-
rian Carylon (Bitsy) Russell.
Nearly 70 people turned out to
hear Russell speak. If you are in-
terested in learning more about
the history of Llano and Llano
County, your library has a won-
derful history section filled with
books like: “Llano, Gem of the
Hill Country” by Wilburn
Oatman; “Cabin on the Llano" by
Martha Gilliland Long; and “A
History of Llano County, Texas"
by Tillie Badu Moss Fry just to
name a few.
April is National Humor
Month, and your librarians have
a couple of library jokes for you.
What building has the most sto-
ries? The library, of course! What
do you call a person whose li-
brary books are overdue? A book-
keeper!
April is also National Poetry
Month, and your library has a
large selection (of podtry books to
suit the ta:#Wiv6f't*dS’fMie j-
whether you lean rrtbfd'lAWaril
the Shel Silverstein fun poetry in
“Where the Sidewalk Ends” or
Helen Steiner Rice’s poems of
faith.
There is something for every-
one at your library - stop by to-
day and check ft out!
If you would like more infor-
mation on any librafy event or
meeting, please call the Llano
Library at (325) 247-5248, the
Kingsland Library at (325) 388-
3170, or the Lakeshore Library
at (325) 379-1174, or you may
log on to the Library System’s
Web site at www. llano-library -
system.net for a complete listing
of meetings or to search the
library’s online catalog.
By April 6
for the USD
Board ,
Elections
Early Voting
Begins April 20
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Hits from the 60's & 70's
GROWNING FUNDS ... Raylene Nowles and
Michelle De La Rosa stand next to the Friends of
Lake Buchanan EMS growing fund sign.
Tow businesses, J&S Quickstop and Hi-Line
Resort are sponsoring a Texas Hold’em and a
Fishing Tournament on April 1 and 2. Entries are
limited so you need to register soon if you wish
to participate. All proceeds are earmarked for the
Lake Buchanan EMS building fund. Call (325)
379-1482 for more information.
A Gulf Coast guided fishing trip for four that
includes lodging and dinner and a whole day of
fishing with an expert fishing guide is the next
big raffle that the Friends will be conducting.
Details of this raffle are forthcoming, but the
drawing is scheduled for August. So, keep your
eyes and ears open for ticket information. Call
(512) 793-6263 or (325) 379-1553 for further in-
formation about the Friends of the Lake Buchanan
EMS, Inc.
Valley Spring Extension Club meets
Valley Spring Extension Club
met on March 16 at the home of
Estelle Phillips in Valley Spring.
A delicious finger food lunch
was served by hostesses Estelle
Phillips and co-hostesses
Marybelle Branham.
The meeting was called to or-
der by president Becky Jennings.
Twelve members and two visitors
answered roll call by telling their
favorite household tool.
Marilyn Hale, agent, was also
present for lunch only. Jerry
Hobgood read a story from a
L’bo<*JriUed'“Mrim<rtelNhrt6y1 -
' The Bond Between Woman and
Animals,” edited by Linda
Hogan, Dunar Metzger and
Brenda Peterson. The Seattle
Times newspaper said this book
was a celebration of compassion,
women are opening new ways of
communication with and under-
standing the animal world. This
was very interesting.
HALO ii line
A report was given by Vera
4Honig about the May county
wide meeting and there was some
discussion about the Harvest
Feast in October and Project
Graduation and the Scholarship
funds.
The program was given by
Dene Rhoades on “Mrs. Toolman
- you can fix it." Various house-
hold tools were shown and re-
marks as to how they are used.
The club will be providing
cakes at Hill Country Manor in
•March for the residents who have
birthdays lh March. '*
,(‘'0lir visitors dlbr'd Barbara
Hillridge and Lori Baker.
The April meeting will be at
Martha Long’s home. If you
would like to join this group call
247-5465 for information. We
have a good group and would like
more members.
Extension programs serve
people of all ages regardless of
social level, race, sex or religion,
disability or natural origin.
Individuals with disabilities
who require an auxiliary aid, ser-
vice or accommodations in order
to participate should indicate
these needs at the time of prereg-
istration.
Hill Country
Audiology Service
Kenneth B. \spinall. PhD.
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HEARING EVALUATIONS
HEARING AID SERVICES
at 2 locations:
815 Jefferson St., Kerrville
102 E Young, Llano
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Wildseed Farms
Wildflower Fest
Gifts for the home and garden,
specialty foods & wine tasting
and Jelly sampling on the
weekends.
Zilker Garden Festi-
val April 2-3 includes
live music, entertainment,
flower show and tours of the
Hartman Prehistoric Garden.
OPEN HOUSE to the PUBLIC
WHERE: 503 E. Granite, Llano
Sat., April 2*1-4 p.m.
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Stephenson, Jimmy. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 30, 2005, newspaper, March 30, 2005; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125254/m1/9/?q=%22dewey+redman%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.