The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1985 Page: 1 of 30
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AMY FOSTER
...Senior Class
MELISSA MERKEJ,
...Freshman Class
I AURIE FINDLEY
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NATALIECIIAMBLEE
...Junior FHA
JERRI SUE MURCHISON
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SHEI BY ROSSBERG
...Senior FHA
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JANA SEALS
...Junior Class
MONA FVFRS
...Rand
MISTY OATES
...Sophomore ( lass
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1985 Llano High School HomecomincJrQueen nominees
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Deputy overtime limited
■Constables to help cut work load
The LLANO
NEWS
Llano, Llano County, Texas 78643
Volume 94 ^ No. 4?
Thursday, October 3, 1985
Plus Tax
Deer Capital of Texas
28 Pages in 2 Sections
Llano officials attend
Indigent Health Care Act to affect County^
County Judge W.R Miller, com-
missioners Ross Bauman and Leo-
nard Grenwelge, and hospital ad-
ministrator James Alexander were
among the over 550 representatives
from many of Texas' 254 counties
who were in Austin on September 11
and 12 to attend a conference
sponsored by the Texas Association
of Counties to consider the role
counties will play in implementing
the -Indigent Health Care and
Treatment Act adopted by the Texas
Legislature last spring. Counties
without hospitals will not be required
to provide health care assistance to
qualifying residents until September
I, 198b.
Under the new laws, counties
without hospital districts or public
hospitals are charged with the
responsibility for the coyt of medical
care for poverty-stricken Texans w ho
arc not covered by other government
programs. New eligibility guidelines
are being developed by the Texas
Department of Human Services and
should be available -fey county
officials in the spring of 498b. During
the interim, county officials will be
studying area health care delivery
systems in order to tailor their local
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Register by October 4
Ct
to be eligible to vote
Time is running out for eligible
Texans to register to vote for the
November 5th General Election. The
deadline for registering is Sunday,
October b.
Art estimated 7.4 million Texans
are registered to vote, but there are
over 11 million Texans of the eligible
voting age.
Registering to vote is one of the
Llano ISD open
house October 22
The Llano Independent School
District would like to invite the
public to an open house on
October 22nd. All schools will be
open to receive visitors from b: JO
to 8:JO p.m. We encourage all
parents to take this opportunity to
mtpt the faculty and administra-
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easiest things a Texan can do. and
yet many choose not to become a
part of the election process even
though they are greatly affected bv
it.
Post card registration applications
are .available in state office build
ings. federal post offices, county
voter registrar offices and various
supermarkets throughout the state.
The postage-free voter registra-
tion application, if mailed, must be
postmarked no later than October b,
1985. for the applicant to be able to
vote on November 5.
Those who wish to register in
person must do so at their county
voter registrar's office by the close of
business on October 4, 1985.
Voter registration applications and
further information about voter
registration may be obtained by
calling the Secretary of State Elec-
tions Division toll free at 1-800-252-
VOTE.
resources to comply with the legal
requirements of the act.
fo protect other countv depart
ments from the possiWts- negative
effect of excessive health care vosjs,
limits were placed on county liahil
itv. Generally, county responsibility
is protected by limits on payment for
services based primarily on Af'DC
Medicaid guidelines; a per patient
limit of $20.(XX) or JO (lavs' hospitali
/alien during any fiscal veat. which-
ever ionics first; and an overall
county liability cap of 10 percent of
the county's general revenue level in
any fiscal year
Also enacted was a provision for
an 80 percent state match on any
costs exceeding tfit- 10 percent iap.
with county liability contingent .on
state funding availability lo assure
adequate local funds for start-up of
the program, in the initial fiscal year,
indigent health care costs will he
exempted from the eight percent
rollback provisions in the Property
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EAGLE SCOUT — After the awarding of Eagle Scout
rank lo Erik Aagaard lalandlng third from left). Troop
301 ^nd 'lulling aeouta gathered for thla group picture,
which Include* acorn leader* and Aagaard’* parent*.
Adult* In the background are Dr. J.P. Dodgen, Michael
Chamblee, Mr. and Mr*. Finn Aagaard, Frank Smith,,
Paul Elnnell and Bill Ward. There were *e\eral
out-of-town scout* who also attended the special event
held at the Llano American Legion Hall last Thursday
night. — Photo by Don Summer*
llano Ountv ( qmmissioners.,
.concerned w^ith Law enforcement
problems from two points, have, ir is
hoped, alleviated one problehi with
the assistance of four constables and
turned dow n another proposal made
by the Horseshoe Bay Property
Owners Association. T hose decisions
came as part of the afternoon
session I esser decisions and reports
look most of the morning session,
which was Jicld Wednesday. Sep
tember.25. at the courthouse.
Sheriff's Department
f aced' with, having to pay more
ih;m $20.IKK) in back overtime pay.
commissioners had conferred with
Sheriff (»ale I igon at an earlier
meeting to tr\ Jo find ways to cut
overtime I he l egislature had de-
creed thaj law enforcemerjt officers,
including jailers, be paid for over-
time hours retroactive to April 15.
1985. (ountv treasurer Margaret
Hardin had estimated it woudl cost
l lano ( ountv a little more than
$20.(KM).
Deputy sheriffs had bJ’en working'
on a straight salary basis regardless
of the number of hours thev worked
Each one had to go over . the
dispatcher's log to check the time
they were out on call The result was
;(n average of about IJ hours a week
overtime for each deputy
the afternoon meeting Turned dnt
LHS celebrates
homecoming
l lano High School Homecom-
ing will be held this Friday at
Jacket Stadium beginning at "M0
p.m. instead of at half-time To
kick off the special event, then-
will be a pep rTtllv at the I lano
( ourthouse Square at 4:15 p m
There |fFi- I? nominees for the
title of 1985 Homecoming Queen,
from whom will also be selected a
Duchess and Princess. The I lano
Yellow Jackets will play the
Comanche Indians at 8 p.m. in
the last non-district game of the
season.-.
to he rather hrief as Sfit-riff I.igon
had already comc(pp w ith a plan that
was agreeable to him and the
constables Basically, the* four con-
stables. Tom Hall. Bob Cowart. Bill
Mi I can and Toe B Simpson. Ir .
will be on callwhen the deputies and
lailers are not scheduled to work'
< onstables are exempt from over-
time pav because they are elected
officlals
To compensate for the added
hours, commissioners agreed to
increase their expense allowance
from $2(Mi to $7(X). w hu h w as fine for
some (onstahle McLean preferred
the increase- to he on the salary
reportedly saving, "The .salary is
something vou can’t lake awav I he
$500 expense, thev (an pfav games
with you
( unstable ( owart was reportedly
satisfied with the compensation,
saving. We re being comperrsqled.
We're being paid.'
Horseshoe Ba\ ,
A letter to the commissioners from
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Conservation of
water appreciated
Good rains and cool weather
have ended any further need for._
I lano ' residents to voluntarily
restrict the watering of their
yards, and the city expresses
appreciation for all of the cooper-
ation.
•'In behalf of the city of I lano.
thanks to everyone for helping
conserve water this pasl sum-
mer." said manager George
Rogers, "The peak water usage
days are past, and there is no
longer any need to water on
alternate days. Thank you for
your cooperation."
PRESENTATION — The IJano New* has been
designated as the official l lano (ountv Sesquicenten-
nial Newspaper. Making the presentation at the
Scsqulcenlennlal Fair and Certification ceremony
Saturday was County Judge W.R. Miller. Accepting the^
plaque in behalf of publisher Bud Buckner were I lano
News editor Fred Taylor and Kingsland Chronicle
reporter Marc Brown. Representing the l lano (ountv
Sesquicentennial ( nmmittec were co-chairmen Bonnie
Sekerak and Debbie Ratliff.
Eagle Scout honors to Aagaard
Be Don Summers
In a ceremony held at the
American legion Hall in Llano
Thursday . September 2b. Boy Scout
Erik Aagaard received his Eagle
rank which' is the highest rank a
scout can earn Only one percent of
all scouts reach the Eagle honor.
Scoutmaster Paul Firtnell opened
the ceremony, followed by the
presentation of the colors and a
^ prayer by the Rev. Donald Jones,
minister of I.title Watkins United
Methodist Church, also sponsor for
Troop JO 1 in Llano.
A group of seven area Boy Scouts
participated in lighting candles to
represent the twelve points. o{ fhe
Scout Law and the t,hrec points of the
Sonia Oath.
F-rik. horn in Nairobi. Kenya, and
the son of Finn and Berit Aagaard.
began his scouting ill Llano in 1980
as a Cub Scout with his mother
serving as Den Leader. In 1981 he
-w»a,fc,, a.....Wchch's Scout under the
j 'leadership of Hob Fout’v'TITiTTrrnrwF--
the Arrow of I ight, the highest honor
a Cub Scopt can receive. In that
same veai / I* became a Bov Scout
under the It adcrsliip of J.P. Dodgen
as Scoutmaster, and served as Den
Chief of a Wcbclos den.
In 1982 lie went on a backpacking
trip fo Colorado with leader ■Frank
Smith, where he earned his tirsi
50-milor award. In 1.487 Lrik attend
cd troop Leadership framing ( amp
at Lost Pines, served as patrol leader
and joined the Order of the \rrow
Fellowship
B\ 1984 Erik had earned his I ife
Scout rank He*served as scribe tor
the troop and went to Philniont Scout
Ranch in New Mexico, where he
earned his second 50-milcr award In
1985J he served as Senior Patrol
Leader for the, troop, attended
Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch in West
Texas, and went on a canoe trip on
the Colorado River, where he earned
Weather
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Rain this week
September Juta)
1985 rain to date
1984 10-month total
his ■ bird 91 iniler aw .ml
I lie n arc many requirements for
obtaining ilic rank of Fagle Many
merit badges arc necessary, hut the
outstanding insk is that of a service
protect which the Bov Seoul has to
arrange himself, h ink's choice was to
plant oak trees at Enchanted Rock
Siat< Park 51 of them in fact, and he
ac quired the help of 10 other scouts,
putting m a total .of 120 man hours
over a period,of twoSveeks. They also
huili cages around the saplings to
keep out animals and to let people
know they were protected
Assistant Scoutmaster Frank
Smith read a letter from Rav Smith.
Council Executive, and presented ■
Erik with a letter from the national
executive. Both letters contained
congratulations on Ins achievement.
Smith ihell presented.......'FrlTTs’’
mother with a mother's pm and jiis
father with a tie tac Erik's father
presented-Turn with an Eagle belt
hue klc
Scoutmaster Paul Finnel) gave a
brief explanation of the Eagle badge
T.Tr.rs- 1T read a poem
about the man in the mirror. IfmrRttF-
Ward gave his personal congratula-
tions to Aagaard
The meeting was closed by the
playing of "Taps.” and refresh-
ments were served.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1985, newspaper, October 3, 1985; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178761/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.