MARBLE FALLS’ PAPER OF RECORD SINCE 1959 • SERVING THE HIGHLAND LAKES REGION • w w w . H i g h l a n d e r N e w s . c o m

Index Calendar........................ 5AClassified........................7AObituaries...................... 4AOpinion.......................... 6AReal.Estate.....................2ARecords........................ 12ASports...........................14ATV.Listings....................10A

TuesdayMarch 10, 2009

Volume 51, Number 201 Section, 16 Pages

50 cents

50th ANNIVERSARYANNIVERSARY

1959 - 2009

CELEBRATING OUR50th

BEST Newspaper Winner – Texas Press Association

Join Our Website Community...w w w . H i g h l a n d e r N e w s . c o m

Get News Alerts and Other Information Sent Directly to Your Computer

The latest news, sports, videos, blogs, forums,classifieds, reader photos and more… With Money Saving

Coupons!Inside Page 13A

Shop Local

By BoBBi GaGe

HiGHland lakes newspapers

The exterior stone wall of a residential construction site nearing completion in Horse-shoe Bay was spray painted in red Friday night and exten-sive damage was found inside, police said.

While the white suprem-acy group’s letters (Ku Klux Klan) are seen from the out-side, Horseshoe Bay Police

Chief Bill Lane said addi-tional spray painting on the walls, cabinets, and carpet-ing as well as damage to the walls with what appears to be a hammer knocked into the sheetrock several times was found in the house after of-ficers were dispatched to 702 Indian Paint St at about 9:30 p.m. March 6.

Lane added that there was also an attempt to start a small fire inside the resi-dence, but that the flames ex-tinguished themselves before police arrived, and that there was “little to no damage” cre-ated by the fire.

“I know our community Staff Photo by bobbi GaGeA residential construction site off of Indian Paint Street in Horseshoe Bay was vandalized Friday night.

HSB house vandalizedMotive may be vendetta

By Hal Brown

HiGHland lakes newspapers

County commissioners reached a decision date for calling an election in May and the deadline left two proposed emergency ser-vices districts, in Marble Falls and Granite Shoals, dead in the water until at least November.

The problem emerged because the cities of Horseshoe Bay and Sun-rise Beach have not noti-fied the county whether they will allow their extra-territorial jurisdiction to be included in the proposed districts 3 (Granite Shoals) and 6 (Marble Falls area).

Without sure knowledge of the ESDs boundaries, it became impossible to call an election in time. Cities could opt out of the dis-trict by notifying commis-sioners by letter they are retaining their ETJ within 60 days of receiving no-tice of a proposed election. The 60-day deadline has not yet expired, although time has run out for com-missioners to call a May election.

The City of Burnet on Thursday voted to give up its ETJ to proposed ESD No. 7 (Burnet) but to retain it for proposed ESD No. 5 (East Lake Buchanan).

“Today is our drop-dead day to order the election,” County Judge Donna Kl-aeger said.

“The last e-mail we re-ceived from attorney Bob Bass was that if we do not have letters, we do not call the election for May, to wait and call for November.

County Attorney Eddie Arredondo recommended the same action.

“It’s hard to set bound-aries without ETJs. If you just assume you can cut these ETJs out, you may have situations where you have ETJs without any as-sistance at all,” Arrendon-do said. “The best thing to do is just take our time and know for sure what is going to happen with the cities.”

Arredondo said the applications for election aren’t bad, and will remain in force for the November election.”

County Elections Ad-ministrator Barb Agnew said she cannot program ballots for the election

MF, G’ShoalsESD electionsoff May ballot

ESD ... see Page 4A

By Brian kirkpatrick

HiGHland lakes newspapers

A 19-year-old woman managed to free herself and her 17-month-old daughter and climb to safety after their Pontiac Grand Am plunged off a shear drop on FM 2147, three-quarters of a mile west of US 281, late Friday morning.

Marble Falls police and firefight-ers arrived on the scene shortly after 11 a.m. to find Amy Aguilera and her daughter, Znaida Corenado, stand-ing beside the road.

“They appeared to have minor injuries,” said Marble Falls Fire and Rescue Cpt. Scott Collard. “Initially, she did not want to go to the hos-pital,” he said. “The woman had a

bump on her head,” Collard said.The woman and toddler were

transported to Seton Highland Lakes Hospital in Burnet as a precaution.

Some trees and brush kept the vehicle from plunging into Lake Marble Falls. The vehicle traveled down around 40 feet, according to Collard.

Corenado thought her daugh-ter was choking on French fries in the back seat, and when she turned around to check, she ran off the road, said Marble Falls Police Cpt. Robert Sooter.

Firefighter Sam Schwake scaled down the steep drop and used a chainsaw to clear a path for the ve-hicle to be towed up the rugged ter-rain by H&H Wrecker Service.

Staff Photo by brian KirKPatricKMarble Falls Firefighter Sam Stacks helps guide a cable as H&H Wrecker Service retrieves a vehicle driven off a steep drop on FM 2147, not far from Marble Falls, late Friday morning. A woman and her young daughter managed to escape serious injury during the accident.

By Hal Brown

HiGHland lakes newspapers

The Bertram Free Library has received a $2 million grant from the Roy F and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation to construct a new “green” library in Bertram.

Ground is expected to be broken on the project in June. The new library will be at the corner of Gabriel Street and SH 29 in Bertram, just north of the current library.

The new library, to be renamed the Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library, will be 8,500 square feet in honor of Mrs. Mitte, a Bertram native and a 1949 grad-uate of Bertram High School.

“We believe Mrs. Mitte would have been thrilled to see this gift made in the inter-est of advancing education and research, as well as enhancing the vital role that libraries fulfill in connecting and enrich-

ing the community,” said Mitte Founda-tion executive director Cheryl Nolting in announcing the gift.

Jim Allen, president of the library building committee said the library proj-ect was the product of lots of hours of work. Library boosters got close to con-structing a library in 2005, he said, then had to start over.

The new library, he said. “will set the future tone for development in Bertram.

“The taxpayers in Burnet won’t have to foot a major library investment there. However it will raise the tax base of Bur-net County, we’re well aware of that. It will raise the quality of life in the Burnet community.”

Barbara Duke, president of Friends of the Bertram Free Library and a Bertram City Council member, said her group got

Bertram gets $2 million library grant

Bertram ... see Page 4A

By Brian kirkpatrick

HiGHland lakes newspapers

Residents in Bur-net and Llano counties, which are two of the worst drought stricken counties in the nation, may finally see some significant rain this week.

“This is our best chance in quite awhile, said Na-tional Weather Service Forecaster Joe Baskin from their regional office in New Braunfels.

“I have lived here all my life. I hope to live long enough to see it green again,” said rancher Rob-ert Ebeling. He and his wife, Jean, raise cattle and goats on their place eight miles southeast of Marble Falls.

The 80-year old Ebeling says he has had to put out a lot more feed. The dry weather has “just about doubled” his normal oper-ating costs.

“Usually, you can stop feedings around mid-March. There is nothing green. It will take more than one rain to straighten things out. Everyone is out of water,” he said.

He says the current drought is “just about” as bad as the drought of the 1950’s.

Ebeling said he has to run his cattle around more to get them to what little water he can still find on his ranch. The cattle will weigh in less for market.

“They still look fairly good, but everything is going to be lighter than it should be,” Ebeling said.

A southern moving cold

front is expected to collide with Pacific moisture by Wednesday afternoon to trigger the showers, fore-casters said.

“I think the cold front will lie down to the south on Wednesday, ” said Baskin.

Baskin places the rain chances for the Hill Coun-try around 65 to 75 percent from Wednesday through Friday and 50 percent for Saturday. There is even a little bit of a chance on Sunday, said Baskin.

“There could be some thunder with that first batch of stuff that comes through,” he said.

Most of the rain is ex-pected between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, said National Weather Ser-vice Forecaster Pat Mc-Donald, also based in New Braunfels.

“Half-an-inch to one inch can be expected,” said McDonald. Unfortunately, computer models late Mon-day afternoon showed the heavier showers remain-ing to the north of Burnet and Llano counties.

Bell, Lampasas, and San Saba Counties could receive two to four inches, said McDonald.

Much of the rain to move into Burnet and Llano counties in the days after the cold front and Pacific moisture collide is expected in the form of scattered showers, said McDonald.

As of Monday, 1.54 inches of rain had fallen on the Burnet airport for

Rain chancesimprove, droughttaking its toll

HSB house ... see Page 4A

Staff Photo by bobbi GaGeThird-graders Hannah Marks, left, and Summer Riley work hard Friday morning digging up dirt to plant flowers in the dedication garden at Spicewood Elementary School. The third-grade classes at the school decorated the garden in honor of Texas Public School Week. This year’s theme is “Growing Graduates.” The students had a pencil sale to raise money to purchase the plants, dirt and other supplies.

Flower Power

Mother, child safe as car leaves FM 2147

Rain ... see Page 4A

Emily Hudkins, Sherry James and Amber Kloep-per of Jesse James Real Estate recently received the nationally recognized Graduate R e a l t o r Ins t i tute d e s i gna -tion.

The GRI is a na-tional con-t i n u i n g education p r o g r a m offered by the Tex-as Asso-ciation of Real tors . G r a d u -ates have c omp l e t -ed three 3 0 - h o u r courses of instruction in special-ized sub-jects, such as legal issues, fi-n a n c e , marketing, real estate investments, professional standards and technology tools. Less than 10 percent of TAR’s 90,000 members have earned their GRI designation.

The GRI designation is a mark of excellence that signifies the graduate is a cut above other real es-tate practitioners. It repre-sents the knowledge and professionalism needed to perform successfully in today’s complex real es-tate field.

For more information about the designation and/or Jesse James Real Estate, call 325.248.0818.

Page 2A Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Highlander Marble Falls, Texas

Real Estate/Business

Come Dance in the Streets!

Pure Prairie League

SATURDAY,MARCH

28th

1:00 PM

More than 40 artists hit the streetsto capture life in our town.Pianorama (4 pianos on stage!) – STARTING AT 8 PMJohnny NicholasDanny LevinFloyd DominoRiley OsborneTICKETS: $12 - $25 • Call: 830-693-9996www.UptownMarble.com Or at the R-Bar & Grill

FRIDAY,MARCH 27th

9:00 AM

Paintings become available at silent auctionbeginning at 6:30 pmThe Music Starts on Main Street

~Larry Salinas Trio~Debbi Walton w/ Mike Cross & Brian Langlenais~Mike Blakely y Los Yahoos~Geronimo Trevino & Claude “Butch” Morgan~john Arthur martinez~PURE PRARIE LEAGUE~Cornell Hurd’s Big ‘Ol Band

TICKETS: $12 ADVANCE • $15 Day of Showwww.BluebonnetMusicFestival.com • Call: 830-693-7383

SUNDAY,MARCH 29th

~Silent Art Auction (NOON – 3:00 PM) FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC~Will Taylor & Strings Attached – STARTING AT 8 PM

TICKETS: $12 - $20 • Call: 830-693-9996www.UptownMarble.com • or at the R-Bar & Grill

Celebrate Art and Music in Historic Downtown Marble Falls!

Featuring the American Legend...

Saturday,March 28th

For more info call: 830-693-7383Or visit: www.BluebonnetMusicFestival.com

www.HistoricMainStreet.org •info@HistoricMainSteet.org

March 27-29

For theRecordBurnet County

Assumed Names•DawnsCleaning&Consultant,SpicewoodSpring,RileyDawn,01/27/2009•Change Consulting Co., Spicewood Springs, Hogan James Nolan,

01/27/2009•Ginger&Spice,MarbleFalls,PhongsawadSuchada,01/28/2009•GoodOl’Boys,MarbleFalls,JacobsThomas,01/29/2009•Spicewood Produce and Plants, Spicewood Spring, Gene Carrington,

01/29/2009•BillFelpsConstruction,Burnet,BillFelps,02/02/2009•AngelHouse,Briggs,RoseMaryMeredith,02/05/2009•SaveonPlumbing,Burnet,GeneWells,02/05/2009•ProfessionalFinish,MarbleFalls,AshleyGray,02/05/2009•C.A.T.’SCreations,Burnet,CharlesTravis,02/05/2009•DunhamandDunhamAccountingandVirtualAssistants,SpicewoodSprings,

SherryDunham,02/06/2009

Abstract of Judgment•BurnetCountyAppraisalDistrict,JacquelynA.Lipski,Plaintiff,$1,754.95•BurnetCountyAppraisalDistrict,OctavioArellano,Jr.,Plaintiff,$2,955.68•BurnetCountyAppraisalDistrict,RobertJ.Castro,Plaintiff,$1,335.65•BurnetCountyAppraisalDistrict,StevenB.Cervantez,Plaintiff$2,017.20•BurnetCountyAppraisalDistrict,ShellyA.Woods,Plaintiff,$4,610.25•VictoryPublishing,Jasonduke,Plaintiff$1,035.50•VictoryPublishing,RebeccaDiGangi,Plaintiff,$1,112•VictoryPublishing,CornieKrapfel,Plaintiff,$5,081.62•VictoryPublishing,MitziM.Gray,Plaintiff$1,251.75

Deeds of Trust•J.T.andW.F.AtkinsonFamilyLimitedPartnership,Being10AcresofT.P.Hall

Survey,inBurnetCounty,CurtisandDarleneCrow,$38,000•JerryAlred,Being1.28AcresoftheJamesNobleSurvey,inBurnetCounty,

ClassicHomesFinancialInc.,$86,872•CelebandKimberlyKraenzel,Being1.50AcresofJamesH.JohnsonSurvey,

JPMorganChaseBank,$161,200•DavidandBeatriceTotedo,BeinginBurnetCounty,ProvidentHomeLoans,

$86,500•KennethR.T.andSueAnnTyson,BeingLot26oftheRockyHollowRanch,in

BurnetCounty,Taylor,Bean&WhitakerMortgageCorp.,$417,000

Warranty Deeds•Curtis and Darlene Crow, J.T. & W.F.Atkinson Family Limited Partnership,

Being10AcresofT.P.HallSurvey,inBurnetCounty,$38,000•GeorgeH.BargeJr.andClotildeC.Barge,SterlingTrustCo.,BeingLotNo.

N13007,HorseshoeBayNorth,inBurnetCounty,$125,000

Assumed Names•R&MRustics,2901RR261,BuchananDam,RobertA.Hill•EagleEnterprises,136WindingWay,SunriseBeach,RobertM.Hartmann•B&C Fashions, 1202 Hi Stirrup, Unit 400, Horseshoe Bay, Mary Beth

Glosson•HillCountryEmbroidery,703W.Young,Llano,BrendaKelso•GreatScapesDeckingandRemodeling,702OakSt.,Kingsland,AlexNero•GreatScapesLandscapes,702OakSt.,Kingsland,AlexNero

Abstracts of Judgment•TheStateofTexas,RickCarterChevroletPontiac&BuickLP,247CR127A,

Kingsland,Plaintiff,$9,457

Deeds of Trust•Geoffrey C. and Beverly A. Cromer, 108 Ravine, Horseshoe Bay, LRS

FinancialNetworkInc.,$417,000•Geoffrey C. and Beverly A. Cromer, 108 Ravine, Horseshoe Bay, Encore

Bank,$200,000•KSPInvestmentsLLC,RobertX.andGerrieA.Knoll,Lotsw11125,w11126

HorseshoeBayWest,AmericanBankofCommerce,$1,767,500•Stephen R. and Margaret Ann Pryor, 1106 E. Brown, Llano, Stonewater

MortgageCorp.,$90,000•Randy Thomas and Robyn Delmastro, 404 Mountain Dr., Horseshoe Bay,

ColonialNationalMortgage,$151,200•Craig A. Murphy, Gary Peterson, Joseph Baranowski, Lot 8 Comanche

Rancherias,CountrywideBank,$204,002•GeorgeJ.andPamelaT.Schutte,45.616acresabstract684&686,Ronald

PowellWilson,$238,186•DavidPark,Lots281,282,283,298BuchananLakeVillage,TexasSavings

Bank,$33,600•GayLynnStolzGambert,Lot29PointTella,LlanoNationalBank,$73,109•Sungold Inc.,Lots233,234,235,236,237,238,239GraniteShoalsLake

Shores,AnneMcClureWiddenTrust,$100,000•KathrynLynnSimons,1115-AHiCircleNorth,HorseshoeBay,Countrywide

Bank,$106,700•Franklin and Kathy M. Geistweidt, Lot 32 Flag Creek Oaks, Llano, Llano

NationalBank,$42,297•NarendraandManjulaPatel,Lot17035HorseshoeBay,HillCountryNational

Bank,$128,600•JohnandAmyBauer,4.5-acreabstract83,ArrowheadBank,$72,000•Janet B. and Robert H. Hough, 1165 MooseTrail, Kingsland, Countrywide

Bank,$120,200•George W. Sr. and Kathy Susan Cox, 18.09-acre abstract 707,Arrowhead

Bank,$109,704•George W. Jr. and Elaine Cox, 10-acre abstract 707, Arrowhead Bank,

$60,648•Timothy Allen Senn, Lot 62 Woodforest Ranchettes, Lisa Renee Senn,

$104,000•G.WayneandAllysonE.Farrimond,Unit23Building4,TheWaters,Schertz

BankandTrust,$212,500•April Brumley and David Harris Hinkle, 3428 River Oaks Dr., Kingsland,

MoncorInc,$414,400•Steven J. andMichelle EmilieKetchbaw,738N.Rockwood Dr.,Buchanan

Dam,CornerstoneMortgageCo.,$417,000•ScottA.andPatriciaStark,303PrincessDr.,SunriseBeach,DexterMortgage

LLC,$399,200•RobertJ.andMarilynnE.Huston,178OakGrovePkwy.,Kingsland,Home

FinancingUnlimitedInc.,$15,200

Warranty Deeds•LarryJohnson,Lot29045HorseshoeBay,RobertA.IIandCindaLouBishop,

Grantor•Marilyn Lynn Foelsing, Lots 4, 5, Block B and Lot 6, Block C, Black Rock

Estates,CharlesAdenandMelbaJeanWhiteDockall,Grantor•Juanita M. Knudson, 18,497 - and 18,190-square foot abstract 594, Cleo

KnudsonEstate,Grantor•CliveOmerStovall,Lots11,12,Block36Oatman,Llano,ArrowheadBank,

TomMooreHospitalTrust,MaryPhemaMooreHospitalTrust,MaryPhemaMooreCharitableTrust,andTomMooreCharitableTrust,Grantor

•CraigA.Murphy,GaryPeterson,andJosephBaranowski,Lot8ComancheRancherias,ScottA.Mumme,Grantor

•WilliamR.Norris,LeslieL.Norris,Lots2,3,Block3ParadisePoint,CardeliaL.Thiebaud,Grantor

•GeorgeJ.andPamelaT.Schutte,45.616-acreabstract684&686,RonaldPowellWilson,Grantor

•David Park, Lots 281, 282, 283, 298 Buchanan Lake Village, Greg Hicks,StarlaHicks,Grantor

•Bruce Harrington, Lots 343, 344 Royal Oaks Estates, Leslie G. Wagley,Grantor

•Bobby G. Neuenfeldt Jr., Lot 1017 Applehead Horseshoe Bay, Emily G.NeuenfeldtMarch,Grantor

•Jeffrey Kent Lesley, interest in Lot 1 Matern Island, Lesley Interests Ltd.,Grantor

•Lake LBJ Improvement Corp., Lot 1 Matern Island, Clifford Grubbs, andJeffreyKentLesley,Grantor

•FranklinandKathyM.Geistweidt,Lot32FlagCreekOaks,DanJ.HoersterTrust,DanJ.HoersterEstate,Grantor

•Roberto Alejandro Perez-Diaz, Lot N6024 Horseshoe Bay North, ManuelDiaz,Grantor

•WayneandKarenSwindell,Lots342,343,NobHillP&CConstructionInc.,Grantor

•JohnandAmyBauer,4.5-acreabstract83,LendonandDonnaGayleBauer,Grantor

•GeorgeW.Sr.,andElaineCox,10-acreabstract707,BenjaminJ.andJenniferK.Lockmiller,Grantor

•DRLSRealPropertyLtd.,2.98-acretracts1&2CentralPark,CheetahHomesLtd.,Grantor

Llano County

From StaFF reportS

Pedernales Electric Coop-erative will hold a presenta-tion for members regarding the co-op’s

rates at 6:30 p.m. on March 23.

Representatives from C.H. Guernsey & Co. will present initial recommenda-tions based on their analy-sis of PEC’s rates and, after the presentation, members will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.

The forum will be held at PEC’s E. Babe Smith Head-quarters Building at 201 S. Avenue F in Johnson City.

C.H. Guernsey & Co. is an international engineering, architecture and consulting firm contracted by the coop-erative to conduct a cost-of-service study and compre-hensive rate analysis. The firm examined all PEC rate classes and fees to ensure equitability to members and to the co-op.

PEC to discuss rates analysis

Local Realtors earn GRI designation

Amber Kloepper

Emily Hudkins

Sherry James

Tread Works Marks Its ArrivalSTAFFPHOTOBYBOBBIGAGE

Tread Works Tire & Auto owners Brooke and Alan Pilibosian (center) hold the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony and a barbecue lunch at their shop on March 6. Also at the ceremony were many family, friends, employees, including, pictured, their son, Kade, 3, Cottonwood Shores’ Mayor Sylvia Breen (right), Bill Weaver, chair of the Planning & Zoning Commission (left), and Gasper Caracheo, chair of the Parks & Recreation Commission (second from left). Tread Works Tire & Auto is located at 4213 FM 2147 W. in Cottonwood Shores.

Marble Falls, Texas The Highlander Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Page 3A

Community

Parrish Family &Cosmetic DentistryDrs. Jennifer & Chip Parrish

247-4000Providing for all of your family’s dental needs...

Orthodontics (Braces)Dental Implants

TMD (Jaw Joint) TreatmentRestylane / Perlane Facial Treatments

Snoring / Sleep Apnea AppliancesSmile Makeovers

“Modern, Quality Care in the Heart of the Hill Country”

Blair’s 830.693.40002501 Hwy. 281 • Marble Falls

Kingsland Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Head Start is a pre-school offering excellent educational opportunities along with medical, dental, developmental, and nutri-tional benefits at no cost.

The Head Start approach of individualized care and guidance is well suited to helping children with dis-abilities. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 may be eligible.

There is no charge for participation in Head Start. Pick up your application now at the Head Start Cen-ter at 1008 Venus Street. For more information, call your local center at 325.388.9326 or Hill Coun-try Community Action As-sociation at 325.372.5167.

Head Start begins

From StaFF reportS

It’s that time of year again for residents of the High-land Lakes to gear up for the spring Marble Falls Market Day.

The event will be held on March 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along historic Main Street, between First and Fourth streets, said Kerri Roberts, events coordinator for the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce.

Roberts said that more than 130 vendors—“More than we have had in at least the last four years”—will be present at Market Day and that the band Corporal Pun-ishment will perform from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vendors are expected to display everything from hand-made crafts and artwork to home décor at Market Day, and there will also be food vendors in attendance.

Market Day returns to Marble Falls

Seton Highland Lakes Hospital will co-sponsor the AARP Senior Driving Class on Tuesday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Woodlands Retirement Center, 700 Janet Dr., in Burnet.

This classroom refresh-er course is for motorists age 50 and older.

The program is the first and most recognized comprehensive nation-wide course created espe-cially for older drivers. The course addresses physical

changes that can affect driving ability and behav-ior, and ways to compen-sate for those changes. The curriculum is de-signed to remind drivers of skills and techniques once learned but possibly not used regularly, and to provide updates on rules of the road.

The program is $12 per person for AARP members with card and $14 for non-members. To register for the class, call Seton Highland Lakes at 512.715.3363.

Seton co-sponsorsAARP driving class

Sumi-e on DisplayCOURTESYPHOTO

Dr. Helen Sikorski was at Riverbend Fine Art on Saturday promoting her Sumi-e pieces, which will be on display at the gallery until March 13. Sumi-e is the art of Japanese brush painting and is done in charcoal ink. This medium mostly requires only black ink, water and white paper. Silorski, whose art is seen as “healing art,” served as a family physician for 41 years and would spend her free time painting.

Page 4A Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Highlander Marble Falls, Texas

Obituaries/News

Call Wachovia for all your investment needs.

Brandon Arrington, Lane Bowen, Adam Bowen CFP®

Financial Consultants

317 Hwy. 281Marble Falls, TX 78654(830) 693-6760(800) 460-8278www.agedwards.com

NOT INSURED BY FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

MAY LOSE VALUE

NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY A BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE

Securities and Insurance Products:

While it is always important to maintain a diversified portfolio, it is especially vital to remain diversified during volatile market conditions. As an investor, you should be careful not to get caught up in any panic selling and should maintain your focus on long-term goals. This point is especially key if you have already built a well-diversified portfolio. If you are concerned about any particular securities, it may be better to discuss these with your financial advisor before cashing out.

Although no one can be certain about how the market will react long term, history shows that cataclysmic events that prompted short-term market losses later led to a more stable investing climate across all industry sectors. But still keep in mind that past results are not indicative of what will happen in the future.

The more your portfolio is diversified, the less chance you have of one security or investment having a detrimental effect on your entire investment strategy. Bonds, stocks and cash are the three major asset classes. Analyzing your investment objectives and tolerance for risk with your financial consultant will help determine the right mix of these asset classes for your situation. Within these asset classes, you can diversify further by owning stocks in different industries and countries; purchasing different types of bonds and different types of short-term cash instruments.

Defensive stocks typically outperform in a slowing economy or recession. These are typically stocks of companies that provide necessities like food, utilities, pharmaceuticals, toiletries or other consumer products with a short shelf life. The theory is that consumers will continue to buy necessities like food and address their medical needs regardless of economic conditions. As a result, companies that sell these types of products should not be as negatively affected by

a slowing economy as companies that produce more discretionary types of products.

It also is important to remember that even in good times the value of stocks and bonds go up as well as down. When the market is experiencing more volatile movements, gains and losses can seem enormous. It is important to keep your long-term strategy in mind when experiencing these changes and realize that they can balance themselves out over time.

Unfortunately many investors associate a weak or volatile period in the economy as being the same as a weak time in the stock market, a perception that is not always correct. Not all market declines lead to a recession.

The truth is that the United States economy is cyclical, meaning that it moves through stages of growth and decline, varying in duration. A mistake made by many investors is that they buy and sell securities based on fluctuations in the economic data currently being reported rather than anticipating what the economy will look like in six to 12 months (based on a variety of factors including leading economic indicators) and making their investment decisions based on that outlook.

Most successful investors take a long-term view — at least three to five years — rather than expecting stellar returns overnight or panicking when the value of their securities declines. A long-term diversified investment strategy based on your investment goals and risk tolerance can create a winning approach for you regardless of whether the economy is booming or experiencing a brief downturn.

You should talk with your financial advisor about what the best combination of investments is to accomplish your long-term goals.

Maintain a Diversified Portfolio Even In Turbulent Times

Better rates. Better service.

We’re tops in customer satisfaction, and our rates are unmatched.

For the second straight year, Guaranty Bank scores high in customer satisfaction compared to the largest US retail banks based on a 4th quarter 2008 research study by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Annual percentage yields (APY) on Guaranty Certificates of Deposit are valid as of 3/2/09, and are subject to change. $1,000 minimum balance required. Penalty for early withdrawal. Conditions and limitations apply. Source for rate comparisons: Informa Research Services, Inc., Calabasas, CA. www.informas.com. Although the information has been obtained from the various institutions themselves, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

American Customer 6-Month CDSatisfaction Index (APY)

Guaranty Bank 85 2.01%

Wachovia 76 0.75%

Chase 73 0.25%

Bank of America 73 1.26%

Wells Fargo 72 0.80%

Citibank 69 1.01%

GuarantyBank.com800-288-8822

FOR

MORE THAN 75 YEA

RS

SE

RVING TEXAS

Marble Falls: 401 Highway 281830-693-4322

HigHland FurnitureCenter

1500 Hwy. 1431 W. (Across from Bealls) Marble Falls • 830-693-4339

For The Young AT heArT

La-Z-Boy Lift Chairs

The Worlds Best Selling Recliner

• Dual Motor System• reflexion Foam In

Seat Cushion• easy to use handset

• handset Pocket• Built In Battery

Backup

· Tax Preparation · Tax Planning · Accounting Services · Payroll Tax

Reporting · Sales Tax Reporting · Accounting Setup · QuickBooks®

Consulting

(830) 613-6908 (512) 756-0570

M i c h 0 5 2 4 @ a o l . c o m

Grow With Your Business

Quality Service for Small Businesses

MICHELLE C. PHILLIPS, CPA

301 Fox Run • Burnet, TX 78611

well enough to know that this was commit-ted by someone from the outside who does not reflect our values and attitudes,” Lane said. “I more firmly believe that at the conclusion of the case it will be deter-mined to have been an economic-related crime with the intent to pun-ish a particular contrac-tor or developer.”

The residence, a “spec house,” is believed to be owned by a California investor.

Investigators are in-

terested in the rela-tionship between the investor and several subcontractors who re-portedly have not been paid for their work, Lane said.

One subcontractor had filed a lien on the property to satisfy his outstanding debt, Lane said.

The California owner had to eventually find another general con-tractor to try to finish the project.

Various new appli-ances, including a dish-washer and refrigerator, were removed during

the vandalism, along with countertops and tools belonging to the contractor.

Jim Bigham, who lives near the vandalized structure, said he first noticed the spray paint-ing during his morning walk.

“I discussed it with my wife, Camille, and we never thought that kind of thing happened here in Horseshoe Bay,” Bigham said. “I was surprised. Perhaps the downturn in the econo-my has something to do with it.”

without knowing the exact territories of the districts.

“Unless commission-ers can set the boundar-ies, and it looks like you cannot, ballots can’t be programmed unless I know who is eligible to vote. We’re working with overlapping juris-dictions, schools, cities and ESDs.

“I don’t have any time; March 9 is the deadline,” she said.

Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Depart-ment Chief Terry White said he had talked to

Horseshoe Bay officials last week and was un-able to learn which way the city is leaning on the ETJ question.

Agnew said if there is no response from the cities in 60 days, it means they consent to giving up their ETJ.

Ben Redler, president of the Timberridge Prop-erty Owners Associa-tion, said many people in his community are opposed to an ESD “be-cause they didn’t know what it was all about.”

“We don’t have an es-timated impact of tax-es,” he said. “I was at the public hearing; we

had some discussion about that.”

“I think if we re-ally want it to happen, it might be worse if we pushed the election through in May and people voted against it just due to lack of knowledge about what it gets them or not,” he said. “If you have to re-verse the whole thing to make it happen some time in the future, you might be better waiting to November to get our ducks all in a row and make sure people un-derstand what is going on and can support it if they can.”

ESD Nos. 5 and 7 passed with no problems over the district map. Letters from Burnet vis a vis the ETJ questions paved the way to place the election on the May ballot.

Precinct 2 Commis-sioner Russell Graeter, a member of the Burnet VFD, abstained from the vote.

the year. The airport averages around 27.5 inches each year, according to Baskin.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter Friday to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking him to designate all 254 counties in Texas as disaster areas to help farmers and ranchers apply for emergency loans or other relief for their economic losses.

Burnet and Llano counties are among the two-dozen worst drought stricken counties in the United States, accord-ing to the National Drought Mitigation

Center in Lincoln, Neb.All two dozen counties are in Texas.The center reports both counties are

part of a region of Texas they are tracking that is 25 to 50 percent behind normal rainfall amounts or at a 20-inch rainfall deficit for the past 12 months.

Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the center says our area is ground zero in terms of the worst spot in the entire country for exceptional drought condi-tions. “We have really been watching that area,” he said.

“The first half of ’08 and the begin-ning of ’09 has probably been the worst,” said Fuchs.

more than it asked for.“We had originally asked

for $1.5 million,” she said. “They came back and said ‘If we give you $2 million would you consider going green?’ We said we’ll go as green as you want to go.”

Contractor for the project will be FTWOODS of George-town. Architects are Profor-ma of Dallas.

The news release from the Mitte Foundation says the new library will be four times the size of the current library.

“The interior design will offer abundant areas for ac-tivities for all ages, including a large children’s area to en-sure that no children will be turned away from summer reading programs because of overcrowding,” the release notes. “Features will include electronic self-checking equipment, a bank of high-speed Internet computer ter-minals, a conference facility, a café and a courtyard. The building will be user friend-ly for the handicapped and will include many green in-novations. The exterior will complement the Texas Hill Country setting with natural rock, a metal roof and heat-reducing glass at the roof peak, allowing natural light to enter the main floor space of the library.”

Aug. 20, 1938 ~ Feb. 21, 2009Dixie Carole Young-Godfrey-Fromberg was

born Aug. 20, 1938, in Crosbyton to parents Hazel Louise Dick and Omer William Young.

She married Jimmy Preston Godfrey. They had two children, Jimmy Pres-ton and Cynthia Louise. “They” were in the Air Force for 21 years. Their favorite stateside as-signment was Montgomery, Ala., where she and Jim both surren-dered their lives to Christ. Their assignments overseas included Newfoundland, Japan, Turkey and Spain. Stateside, they lived in Mississippi, Colorado, Okla-homa and Texas.

While in Japan, Dixie taught English at the University of To-kyo. She and her Girl Scout troop had seats at the opening ceremo-nies for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and she, Jimmy, and their two young children climbed all the way to the top of Mount Fuji together! They vacationed on the Black Sea and traveled extensively through Europe. They returned to Austin in 1971 at which time they retired from the Air Force, making Austin their home.

She later met and remarried her gentle gi-ant and rock, Bill Fromberg. During that time, she was promoted to the vice presidency of Calcasieu Lumber Co., working there until her retirement in 1996. She and Bill sold their home in Hyde Park and moved to their lake home on Lake Buchanan, where they spent countless hours with their children, grand-children and great-grandchildren skiing, fish-ing, tubing, and making homemade ice cream. After moving to Lake Buchanan, Dixie and Bill joined and became active in Buchanan West Baptist Church.

Dixie was an adventurer who defined her world with her enormous sense of humor and her belief that “this too shall pass.” Her eyes sparkled like diamonds and she had a fierce love of her God and her family.

Dixie fought cancer and several other ill-

nesses with courage, dignity and faith, and on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, Dixie won the battle and went home to live with her heavenly Fa-ther. For it is said in 2 Timothy 2:11, “If we die with Him, we will also live with Him.”

Dixie was preceded in death by her hus-band Bill; mother, Hazel Young Shugart; sister, Nell Schrader; and Jimmy Preston Godfrey.

She is survived by her son, Jimmy Preston Godfrey Jr. (Jay) and wife Roberta of Bastrop; daughter, Cynthia Louise God-frey-Balkwill (Cindy) and hus-band Rob; grandchildren, Heath-er Jo Wilson and husband Brian of San Antonio, Jimmy Winfield Godfrey and wife Kim of Bastrop, and Claudette Carole Godfrey of Bastrop; great-grandchildren, McKenzie Preston Wilson, Court-ney Faith Cynthia Wilson, Taylor Jade Godfrey and Brook Lynn

Godfrey; sisters, Barbara Edith Wilson of Bed-ford and Jonanna George and husband Bobby of Lubbock; nieces and nephews, Greg Wilson, Linda Bussey, Eric and Bobby Schrader, Da-vid George and Nancy George. She is also sur-vived by her dearest friend, Rilda Scarbourgh and husband Charlie of Austin.

Not only did Dixie love to sing the song “You Are My Sunshine” to her children, she was “the sunshine” through their life window as well as being the sunshine for so many oth-ers whose lives she touched. Her light will be missed. “For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.” II Corinthians 1:5

A special heartfelt thank you and love to Dr. William Deaton and his nurse Eileen for all of their tender loving care through this dif-ficult time.

Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at Cook Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home. The funeral service was Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. at Cook Walden Capital Parks Memorial Chapel in Pflugerville. Burial followed at Cook Walden Capital Parks Cemetery.

Young-Godfrey-Fromberg

HSB house: VandalizedFrom Page 1A

By BoBBi GaGe

HiGHland lakeS newSpaperS

With today being the last day to file for the May 9 elec-tion, three individuals decid-ed to add their names to the ballot.

Dave McGaugh, a 65-year-old retiree, will run against George Russell, 63, and Charles “Chuck” Dear for the City of Marble Falls’ mayoral race.

There are five Marble Falls residents running for the three open seats on the city

council. These are: incum-bent Josh Parker; Sharon Pittard, 47, chairwoman for the city’s Parks and Recre-ation Commission and works as an outdoor garden sales associate at Lowe’s; David Rhodes, 48, former city coun-cil member and current busi-ness owner; Steven R. Felfe, 47, homemaker; and David R. Ives, 46, funeral director at Edgar Funeral Home and president of the Marble Falls Noon Lions Club.

Russell is now retired and Dear works for the Austin In-

dependent School District.Two locals decided to run

for the Marble Falls Indepen-dent School District Board of Trustees, making the race for Places 5 and 6 contested.

Those running for the board are: incumbents Neal Kennedy, for Place 5, and Kelly Fox for Place 7; Kevin Naumann, a 20-year-old University of Texas student and Marble Falls Area EMS employee, of Spicewood, for Place 6; Monica Clark Mc-Mulin, a 40-year-old mort-gage broker, for Place 6; and Rick Edwards, a 43-year-old risk management worker, for Place 5.

Place 6 is currently held by Richard Giesecke.

Sylvia Breen, current mayor in Cottonwood Shores, filed last week for re-election. She will be running against former councilmember Keith Patschke and Bentley Mar-tin, who serves as the pastor at the Cottonwood Commu-nity Church.

In the City of Granite Shoals, Don Harrison, a re-altor, filed to run for Place 5 against incumbent Peggy Ed-wards and Calvin Chamness, a 54-year-old builder.

3 file for election on final day

Bertram: From Page 1A

Rain: Chances getting betterFrom Page 1A

ESD: Elections off May ballotFrom Page 1A

Dixie Carole Young-Godfrey-Fromberg

Marble Falls, Texas The Highlander Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Page 5A

Calendar of Events

Eye CareFor The Family

Dr. Mohan Poole & Dr. Brianne Poole614 7th St. • Marble Falls • Texas

830.693.3292

Spring Break Special

extra 10% off with ad

offer valid through March 31, 2009

HEAD STARTTAKING APPLICATIONS

Kingsland Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Head Start is a pre-school offering excellent educational opportunities along with medical, dental,

developmental, and nutritional benefits at no cost. The Head Start approach of individualized care and guidance is well suited to helping children with disabilities. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 may be eligible. There is no charge for participation in Head Start. Pick up

your application now at the Head Start Center at 1008 Venus Street. For more information, call your local center at 325/388-9326 or Hill Country Community Action Association at

325/372-5167.

HEAD STARTESTA ACEPTANDO APLICACIONES

Kingland Head Start esta aceptando aplicaciones para el ano 2009-2010. Head Start es una escuelita para ninos de edad 3-5 anos que califican. Head Start ofrece oportunidades

excelentes para educacion y tambien beneficos de medico, dental, desarrollo, y de alimento. Head Start ofrece mucha ayuda para ninos y familias. No cuesta nada para que su nino

atiende el programa de Head Start. Puede usted recojer ahora una aplicacion para solicitar un puesto en Head Start. Para mas informacion llame a la Head Start, 1008 Venus Street,

# del telefono: 325/388-9326 or Hill Country Community Action Association at 325/372-5167.

State of the Art Digital RadiographyAccepting Most Insurances • Conscious Sedation

Hospital Dentistry • Special Needs PatientsLaser Dentistry • Interceptive Orthodontics

* = Pass Restricted

Tuesday, Mar. 10 ThruThursday, Mar. 12

WaTchMen ( R ) *11:30a 1:00 2:50 5:00 6:30 doubT (PG-13) *11:40a 2:15 5:20The uninviTed (PG-13) 11:55a 3:00 5:25 7:45 sluMdog Millionaire ( R ) 11:35a 2:10 4:45 7:20 Tyler Perry’s Madea goes To Jail(PG-13) 12:05 2:40 5:10 7:30 Taken (PG-13) 12:00 2:30 5:05 7:15 Fired uP (PG-13) 7:40 onlyPaul blarT Mall coP (PG) 2:35 7:35he’s JusT noT ThaT inTo you (PG-13) 11:50a 4:50

SUBWAY IS NOW OPENNEXT TO SHOWBIZ

CINEMAS!

eat fresh.®

COME BY BEFORE ORAFTER THE MOVIE

AND ENJOYA HEALTHY MEAL!

693-SUBS (7827)

Do you have an upcoming event, meeting or fundraiser? Please send information to edi-torial@burnetbulletin.com or newscopy@highlandernews.com.

Art & Entertainment Through March 22•Intermediate Watercolor

Workshop Sign-Up–BuchananArts&Crafts–10a.m.to5p.m.Wed.-Sat.; 1 to 4 p.m. Sun.,17534 US 29 W., BuchananDam. 512.793.2858. Held onMarch 23-25 by Betty Biesler,512.793.3102.

March 10•Sit ‘n Sew–10a.m.to4p.m.,

Barb’s Quilt Nook, Etc., 120 DanSt.,Kingsland.SewingcircleeveryTuesday,withneedleworksinclud-edWednesdays.325.388.5225.

•Story Time–9:30a.m.,Her-man Brown Free Library, 100 E.WashingtonSt.,Burnet.Fortoddlerstopreschoolers.512.715.5228.

March 11•Buchanan Arts & Crafts–10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 1 to 4p.m. Sun., 17534 US 29 W., Bu-chananDam.512.793.2858.

•Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts–1:30p.m.,Chamberlain&Reynoldsstreets,Kingsland.Comediscussmembershipintheorgani-zation and share arts and crafts.325.388.5693.

March 12•Kingsland Branch Youth

Library League for Teens–4:30p.m., Kingsland Library, 125 W.Polk St., Kingsland. For studentsin sixth grade and higher; meetsThursdaysforcrafts,books,poetryandwriting.915.388.3170.

•Story Time–10:30to11a.m.,BertramFreeLibrary,203SanGa-briel,Bertram.Enjoycrafts,stories,and/or movies every Thursday.512.355.2113.

•Preschool Story Time– 10:45 a.m., Marble Falls PublicLibrary,101MainSt.,MarbleFalls.This is for kids 5 and younger.512.715.5228.

•All Games Night–6to9p.m.,Senior Activity Center, 1200 Sev-enthSt.,MarbleFalls.Pleasebringsnackstoshare.Allseniors55andolderareinvited.830.693.5611.

March 13•Hooty’s House Story Time–

11to11:30a.m.,SerendipityBooks,1103 FM 1431, Marble Falls. St.Patrick’s Day event; refreshmentsservedafterward.830.693.4668.

•Gospel Singing – 7 p.m.,Kingsland Community Center,3451 Rose Hill Dr., Kingsland.325.388.3321.

March 14•Texabama Live at the Party

Barn –6p.m.,OldSpanishTrail,CR 203, Buchanan Dam. Enjoyfree live music/dancing and food.BYOB.512.793.6918.

•Straight Dominoes and “42” Tournaments–9a.m.registration,Senior Activity Center, 1200 Sev-enthSt.,MarbleFalls.Pleasebringsnackstoshare.Allseniors55andolderareinvited.830.693.5611.

Service ClubsMarch 10•American Legion Post

545 – 6:15 p.m., American Le-gionBuilding,3310PrairieCreek,Marble Falls. Potluck meal fol-lowed by a business meeting ev-erysecondTuesdayofthemonth.830.693.8232.

•Bike Night – 7 to 9 p.m.,VFWPostNo.10376andAuxiliary,1001 Veterans Way, Marble Falls.830.693.2261.

March 11•Highland Lakes Service

League – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Hidden Falls Golf Club, 220Meadowlakes Dr., Meadowlakes.Meetings are second Wednesdayof month. Women interested inthe league, contact Polly Dalton.830.693.7209.

•Rotary Club of Burnet–noon,SylvesterH.ReedMemorialBuild-ing, 402 E. Jackson St., Burnet.MeetseveryWednesdayforlunchandaprogram.512.756.8809.

•Open Mike Night – 7 to 10p.m., VFW Post No. 10376 and

Auxiliary,1001VeteransWay,Mar-bleFalls.830.693.2261.

March 12•Rotary Club of Marble Falls

–noon,RiverCityGrille,700FirstSt., Marble Falls. Meets everyThursday. Contact bill.parmeter@abtexasna.com.

March 13•Lenten Fridays Fish Fry –

4:30to7:30p.m.,ChristmasCaféon theSquare,Burnet.Platesare$7.50, dine-in or carry-out. Spon-soredbytheKnightsofColumbus;proceeds benefit KC charities.

•Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4303 – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.,Fraternal Order of Eagles, 6929RM1431W.,GraniteShoals.Thegroup cooks every Friday. Thisweekisgrilledribeyesteakfor$11.830.598.1140.

•Bingo Nights – 6:15 p.m.(warm-ups), 7:15 p.m. (games),HighlandLakesVFW,125W.PolkSt.,Burnet.HeldonMondaysandFridays;LadiesAuxiliaryhasdinnerplates,etc.,forsale.512.756.4942.

•Karaoke and Dance–9p.m.,HighlandLakesVFW,125W.PolkSt.,Burnet.HeldonFridays.BYOB.512.756.4942.

•Lenten Fridays Fish Fry– 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., St. John theEvangelist Parish Activity Center,105RM1431,MarbleFalls.Platesare$7,dine-inorcarry-out.Spon-soredbytheKnightsofColumbus;proceeds benefit KC charities.

March 14•Granite Shoals Neighbor-

hood Association Fundraiser –8a.m.to1p.m.,706PhillipsRanchRd., Granite Shoals. FeaturesbreakfasttacosandaSt.Patrick’sDaybakesale.830.598.6339.

•Historical Mural Dedica-tion – 3 p.m., Bertram WoodmenLodge, 170 Lampasas St., Ber-tram.Allareinvitedtothisreceptionin celebrationof theSH29muralcompletion.

March 14•Bingo Nights – 6:15 p.m.

(warm-ups), 7:15 p.m. (games),Highland Lakes VFW, 125 W.Polk St., Burnet. Held on Mon-daysandFridays;LadiesAuxiliaryhas dinner plates, etc., for sale.512.756.4942.

Food & FundraisersOngoing•Community Kitchen – 4:30

to6p.m.,eachThursday,ChurchofChrist,102S.Vanderveer,Bur-net.Afreedinnerforthoseinneedoffood,companionship,orabreakfrom cooking. Sponsored by areachurches. Volunteers and dona-tionsneeded.512.793.6177.

•WBCO Head Start Seeks Vendors for Fundraiser – Rentaparkingspacesfor$10,sellyouritems/keep your profits at the Bur-netEarlyHeadStartonthecornerofMain&BrierStreets,March28from9a.m.to3p.m.Allproceedsbenefits the school’s program/needs.512.755.4480.

March 11•BMS Spring Plant Sale

–8a.m. to4p.m.,BurnetMiddleSchoolGreenhouse,1201N.MainSt., Burnet. Tomato, peppers,herbs,ohmy!512.756.6182.

March 12•Cassie Community Potluck

– 6:45 p.m., Community Center,3920 FM 690, Buchanan Dam.Bring a potluck dish, and stay formeeting featuring geologist JackMorelock.512.793.2621.

March 13•Potluck Lunch and Program

–11:30a.m.to3p.m.,SeniorAc-tivity Center, 1200 Seventh St.,Marble Falls. Leslie Stratton ofNorthwood Healthcare Center willspeak. Seniors 55 and older are

invited.830.693.5611.

March 13 – 14•Bunkhouse Fine Art & Jew-

elry Show Fundraiser – 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Bunkhouse Gallery atWenmohs Ranch, Old SpicewoodRoad,CypressMill.Featuresmorethan25areaartists,silentauction,and raffle. Benefits the Highland LakesFamilyCrisisCenter.Direc-tions at www.wenmohsranch.comor830.693.3656.

March 14•WILDGAME Chili Supper –

6:30to8:30p.m.,SpicewoodCom-munity Center (old schoolhouse),CR404,Spicewood.Enjoyelk,buf-faloandotherwildgamechilis.Bydonation only. Proceeds are usedfortheupkeepofthehistoricbuild-ing.512.626.3175.

Events & MeetingsOngoing•“Bigs” Needed for the Big

Brothers, Big Sisters – Becomea one-on-one friend and mentorto a child in the area! Volunteersmeetwithachildonceaweekforfunoutings.www.bbbsburnet.orgor512.909.3346.

•Alcoholics Anonymous– Various times and locations intheHighlandLakes.Visithttp://aus-tinaa.org for locations and times.Call830.798.1801(M’Falls,Burnet,Kingsland areas) or 325.247.1600(Llanoarea).

•TAX-AIDE–9a.m.to1p.m.,Tuesdays throughApril 9, BurnetMiddleSchoolAnnex,1401N.MainSt., Burnet; 9 a.m. to noon, Mon-daysthroughApril13,SeniorCen-ter, Chamberlain St., Kingsland; 9a.m.to1p.m.,ThursdaysthroughApril 9 (except March 19), SeriffBoys&GirlsClub,1701Broadway,Marble Falls, and Saturdays atthe Community Resource Center,Marble Falls. Free tax assistanceserviceofferedforlow-andmoder-ate-income individuals of all ages.Bring all necessary documents tofile. 830.596.2694.

•40th Annual Aqua Boom Theme Contest – Winner an-nounced at the chamber banquetonMarch27,andwill receivedin-ner for twoat theJunctionHouse.Mail theme entries to KingslandChamber of Commerce, P.O. Box465, Kingsland, TX 78639 or e-mail to kchamber@zeecon.com.325.388.6211.

•Llano Hospice Volunteers Needed – Serves Llano, Masonand Burnet counties. Seeking in-dividuals to devote an hour or soeachweektohelpcomfortpatientsinvaryingcapacities.325.247.3715or800.927.9965.

•Leisure Learning Program Reservation Deadline – Makereservations by March 17 for theMarble Falls Library’s 11:30 a.m.catered lunch and historic homestoursheldonMarch20.Free;dona-tionsaccepted.830.693.3023.

March 10•Tuesday Bridge – 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m., Senior Activity Center,1200 Seventh St., Marble Falls.Seniors 55 and older are invited.830.693.5611.

•Burnet City Council – 6:30p.m., City Council Chambers,Burnet Municipal Airport, US 281S.,Burnet.Meets thesecondandfourth Tuesday of each month;opentothepublic.512.756.6093.

•Highland Lakes Respite Center – 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,First United Methodist Church, 90N.VanderveerSt.,Burnet.Providescaregivers free timeonceaweek.512.793.6958/512.756.4092.

•Cake Decorating 101 –2:30p.m., Lakeshore Library, 7346 RR261, Buchanan Dam. Jan Pump,ofPumpHausBakery,willofferin-structions.325.379.1174.

•Kingsland Genealogical So-ciety – 2 p.m., Kingsland Library,125 W. Polk St., Kingsland. Bring

some favorite family heirlooms/artifacts and share stories aboutthem.Groupmeetsmonthlyonthesecond Tuesday. 830.598.6443 or325.388.6034.

•Walk the Hike and Bike Trail–8:30a.m.,SeniorActivityCenter,1200 Seventh St., Marble Falls.Seniors 55 and older are invited.830.693.5611.

•Shady Grove Elementary Open House and Book Fair–5:30 to6:30p.m.,ShadyGroveElementary, 1001 Shady GrovePkwy.,Burnet.512.756.8090.

•Burnet Elementary Open House – 6 to 7 p.m., Burnet El-ementary,608N.VanderveerSt.,Burnet.512.756.2126.

•BMS Band and Choir Open Air Concert–6p.m.,BurnetMid-dle School Parking Lot, 1201 N.MainSt.,Burnet.512.756.6182.

•Walk-In Vaccination Clinic for Children/Adults–9a.m.to1p.m.,1016Broadway,MarbleFalls.Vaccinesatlowornocostforchil-dren. Limited adult vaccinationsalsoprovided.830.693.8424.

•Burnet Relay for Life Team Captain Meeting –7p.m.,Shep-pard Medical Center, 2309 SH29 W., Burnet. Join a team orform a team. www.RelayForLife.org/burnettx.

•Granite Shoals City Council Meeting–7p.m.,MunicipalCom-plex,2101N.PhillipsRanchRoad,Granite Shoals. Open to public.830.598.2424.

•Sherwood Shores Trust Meeting–7p.m.,MunicipalCom-plex,2101N.PhillipsRanchRoad,Granite Shoals. Open to public.830.598.2424.

March 11•Wednesday Bridge – 1 to

4 p.m., Senior Activity Center,1200 Seventh St., Marble Falls.Seniors 55 and older are invited.830.693.5611.

•Parkinson’s Outreach Group–2to3p.m.,SetonHigh-landLakesConferenceRoom,309IndustrialBlvd.,Burnet.Meetssec-ondWednesdayofthemonth.Visitwww.capitalareaparkinsons.org orcall512.715.3363/512.345.1380.

•Wannabe Computer Wiz-ards–3:30to5:30p.m.,KingslandLibrary, 125 W. Polk St., King-sland. Meets on the second andfourth Wednesdays of the month.325.388.6342or512.234.5972.

•Highland Lakes Computer Club – 10:30 a.m., Marble FallsLibrary,101MainSt.,MarbleFalls.Meets the second Wednesday ofeachmonth.830.693.5193.

•Wannabe Computer Wiz-ards–3:30to5:30p.m.,KingslandLibrary,125W.PolkSt.,Kingsland.Programcoverse-mailissues,fold-ersforstorage,CDRom/DVDburn-ingandmore.Heldthesecondandfourth Wednesdays of the month.325.388.6342or512.234.5972.

•The Pen Chat Club–2p.m.,Herman Brown Free Library, 100E. Washington St., Burnet. LelaGoarandBettyChaneywillpresentprogram “72-Hours, Then What?”Meets the second Wednesdayof every month; all are welcome.512.756.2190.

•Quest High School Par-ent Lunch and Open House–11:45a.m.to1p.m.,QuestHighSchool,303N.PierceSt.,Burnet.512.756.6747.

•Llano Grief Support Group–1p.m.,LlanoLibrary,102E.Haynie,Llano. For additional informationcallAltonPeckat512.793.6448.

•Walk-In Vaccination Clinic for Children/Adults–9a.m.to1p.m.,1016Broadway,MarbleFalls.Vaccinesatlowornocostforchil-dren. Limited adult vaccinationsalsoprovided.830.693.8424.

March 12•Burnet County Democrats

– 6:30 p.m., Highlander Restau-rant,401W.BuchananDr.,Burnet.TerrysaGuerraoftheTexasDemo-craticPartywillspeakon“HowTar-rantCountyTurnedBlue”R.S.V.P.to Guy Stuart at 512.715.9081 orburnetboy20@yahoo.comorCristi

Clementat830.693.6094orcristi@okdemocrats.com.

•Highland Lakes Writers Club– 6:30 p.m., Marble Falls Library,101MainSt.,MarbleFalls.Meetssecond Thursday of the month.830.693.3023.

•Hill Country Community Band –7p.m.,MarbleFallsHighSchool Band Hall, 2101 MustangDr.,MarbleFalls.Ifyouplayanin-strument or have in the past, jointhisbandforfunandfellowshipev-eryThursday.Noauditionsandnoage requirement. 512.756.1637 or830.693.0086.

•Single Point of Impact Group–6:30to8:30p.m.MeetingeveryThursdaynight;callore-mailfordirections.Alladultsinglesarewelcometo join inreal-lifediscus-sions of the faith everyThursday.E-mail epicentersingles@yahoo.comorcall830.385.2199.

•Yoga for Arthritis – 9:30a.m., SeniorActivity Center, 1200Seventh St., Marble Falls. Se-niors 55 and older are invited.830.693.5611.

•NARFE, Chapter 1425 – 10a.m., Kingsland Library, 125 W.PolkSt.,Kingsland.Opentoallfed-eralactiveandretiredemployees.830.798.0287.

•Hamburger Supper, Sci-ence Fair and Open House–5:30p.m., Burnet Elementary School,608 N. Vanderveer St., Burnet.512.756.2126.

•Burnet County Democrats–6:30p.m.,HighlanderRestaurant,401W.Buchanan,Burnet.TerrysaGuerrawillspeakon“HowTarrantCounty Turned Blue.” R.S.V.P. to512.715.9081or830.693.6094.

March 13•Highland Lakes Exxon

Annuitants Club – noon, HiddenFalls Golf Course Restaurant,Meadowlakes. All ExxonMobil

retirees in the area are invitedto this luncheon. Please make areservation.325.379.2424.

•Parent Breakfast and Open House – 7:15 a.m., R.J. RicheyElementarySchool,500E.GravesSt.,Burnet.512.756.2609.

•BHS Spring Fling – 11:10a.m., Burnet High School, 1000TheGreenMile,Burnet.Facultyvs.studentbasketballgameandlunch.512.756.2124.

March 14•Highland Lakes Master Gar-

deners Program–10a.m.,MarbleFallsLibrary,101MainSt.,MarbleFalls.“PrinciplesofLandscapeDe-signFeaturingHillCountryGardens”bySherylYantis.325.388.8849.

•Native Plant Society – 1p.m., Kingsland Public Library,125 W. Polk St., Kingsland. Bota-nist Bill Carr will speak on “RarePlantsofTexas.”Allarewelcome.512.267.2148.

•Highland Lakes Gem and Mineral Society–10a.m.,Churchof Christ, 711 Broadway, Mar-ble Falls. Visitors are welcome.325.379.1227.

•Main Street Market Day–9a.m.to4p.m.,HistoricMainStreet,Marble Falls. More than 120 ven-dorswithavarietyofmerchandise,and live music from 11 a.m. to 2p.m.830.693.2815.

The Highland Lakes Gem & Mineral Society will meet on Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m. at the lower hall of the Church of Christ, 711 Broadway, in Marble

Falls.The program will be

a video of gem and rock collecting. Visitors are welcome. For more infor-mation, contact Robert Poteet 325.379.1227.

Gem group sets meeting

Page 6A Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Highlander Marble Falls, Texas

Opinion

Find today’s

answers on page

8a

PUZZLES

Marble Falls’ Newspaper of Record Since 1959

Serving the Highland Lakes RegionTheHighlander ispublished twiceweeklyat304A Gateway Loop, Marble Falls, TX 78654, byHighland Lakes Newspapers, Inc. Periodicalspostage paid at Marble Falls, TX, 78654, USPS579-180.ISSN1084-5410.MemberofTexasPressAssoc., South Texas Press Assoc., Gulf CoastPressAssoc.,WestTexasNewspaperAssoc.,andSuburbanNewspapersofAmerica.

POSTMASTERSendaddresschangestoTheHighlanderP.O.Box1000MarbleFalls,Texas78654

CorrectionsTheHighlanderwillgladlycorrectanyerrorfoundin the newspaper. To request a correction orclarification, please call 830.693.4367 and ask for the editor. A correction or clarification will appear in thenextavailableissue.

SubscriptionsSubscription rates for The Highlander are $52annuallyinBurnetandLlanocounties;$90inotherTexascounties;and$130outsideofTexas.Semi-annualratesare:$30inBurnetandLlanocounties,$50elsewhereinTexasand$75outsideofTexas.Call830.693.4367toorderbyphone.

Contact us:Publisher and EditorRoyE.Bode 830.693.4367x224

Associate PublisherEllenBode 830.693.4367

Newsnewscopy@highlandernews.comPhilSchoch,executiveeditor 830.693.4367x226DanielleAntonetti 830.693.4367x219BobbiGage 830.693.4367x221GlynisCrawfordSmith 830.693.4367x222

Sportssports@highlandernews.comNickTalbot 830.693.4367x220

Retail advertisingTinaPhillips 830.693.4367x206AprilFountaine 830.693.4367LoraCheney 830.693.4367ShellyHughes 830.693.4367x213

Classified advertisingHollyAlexander 830.693.4367x211holly.alexander@highlandernews.com

classifieds@highlandernews.com

Business managerLindaBurton 830.693.4367x217

Productionadvertising@highlandernews.comDavidCabrera 830.693.4367x218KeelyCate 830.693.4367x218BradStraup 830.693.4367x218

w w w . h i g h l a n d e r n e w s . c o m

Get the Friday Highlander for even

more puzzles!

I want to congratulate a bunch of our kids and our programs. February 2009 is going to go down as one of the most successful in MFISD history, and that fact comes on the shoulders of many of our kids and staff members. Over the last month, we have recognized students for their success in our fine arts programs. The high school band and choir program both competed at regional competitions and our students excelled. Not only did they gain recogni-tion at these regional con-tests, they also qualified for the state competitions, and we know they will do great there as well. I appreciate the efforts of our students and the efforts of our band direc-tors and choir directors for the work they have done to make our fine arts program excel.

Along with our musical programs, one of our lead-ership groups at the high school—the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America program—also sent students to a regional com-petition, and we have stu-dents who qualified for the state contest as well. FCCLA has become a great outlet for our young leaders to excel, and our sponsors do a won-derful job of pushing the students to better themselves and their community.

One more group I want to recognize this week is our Lady Mustang basket-ball team, who just com-pleted their season last week. This group of young ladies, through their desire and dedication to be the best, set even higher standards of excellence that have always been a part of our program. We are all very proud of these student/athletes and proud of the coaches who dedicated so much of their time to them. To me, this year’s team will be remembered truly by the size of their hearts and their nonstop determination to win every single game they competed in. The season did not end as we all wanted it to, but our kids gave every-thing they had all the way to

the very end, and we honor them for that.

Aside from recognizing our students and staff mem-bers this week, I want to draw everyone’s attention to some very important issues that are being discussed right now in Austin. We have begun the 2009 Legislative session, and this session has become very important to public education in our state. We are in a time of poten-tial change for our schools, and I want to make sure our parents and all MFISD stake-holders understand the ac-tions and/or inactions of our legislature.

About two years ago, I was invited to be a part of a committee called the Public Education Visioning Insti-tute. As stated in our final report, this group was born from the work and ideas of 35 public school superinten-dents who came together to create a new vision for public education in Texas. Both as a school administrator and as a parent of three children, I have had strong reserva-tions about the direction of our schools. Most of my is-sues have centered around the state’s assessment and accountability programs and the financial system. In my opinion, it is the true re-sponsibility of our schools to prepare students for life after they leave us. This means for many students, we must give them the tools to not only be accepted into a major university, but to complete their courses of study. How-ever, this also means that for many students, our schools

must instill in them the knowledge of how to suc-ceed in the workplace. Every MFISD graduate has a dif-ferent dream, and we have to be a partner to help him/her achieve that dream.

The issues that will come before the Legislature this session, and the work that the Visioning Institute un-dertook, dealt with the di-versity of our students. The current system of student assessment (the TAKS test) and the current account-ability system (the Academic Excellence Indicator System) do not serve our children as they were designed to do, and the school finance sys-tem does not have the capac-ity or the capability to truly fund schools at the level our children will demand—both now and in the future.

The superintendents on the committee came up with six principles that we felt should be nonnegotiable to developing a school system that will serve the needs of every child.

The New Digital Environ-ment—School districts and the state as a whole must understand the society of which our children are a part. The technologies that make this new digital world possible must be viewed as opportunities and tools that can help us in educating and socializing the young both in and outside the school.

New Learning Stan-dards—The demands of our society today and in the future mandate new learn-ing standards for students so that they will have the values and the capabilities to live, learn, and earn in a world that is truly global and increasingly competitive.

Assessment for Learn-ing—Appropriate and var-ied types of assessment are essential for informing students about their level of success in ways that af-firm and simulate their ef-forts and for informing their teachers and parents so that more customized learning experiences may be devel-oped. One-shot assessment systems, like TAKS, do noth-

ing to truly identify students’ growth (or lack of), so that these individual experiences can be targeted.

Accountability for Learn-ing—Accountability systems should be carefully designed on a level that honors what students and teachers actu-ally do, that empowers and builds integrity, trust, and commitment to the values that defines the communities and the schools.

Organizational Trans-formation—Schools and school districts must look within and transform them-selves into 21st-century learning institutions. For the students to truly excel in the future, schools must understand that the bureau-cratic systems of old must be reshaped to better serve our students.

A More Balanced and Reinvigorated State/Local Partnership—Public involve-ment and community sup-port can meet the demands of new learning standards essential to the success of our children. New levels of trust between the Legislature and local governments will hopefully succeed in bringing back more local control of the schools.

As we progress through the coming months of the Legislative session, I will be writing more about these is-sues as we attempt to re-shape our schools around the needs of our children. One thing that strikes me as most important is the simple fact that our kids are individuals and they need to be educated as such. One box does not fit all and one system of learning does not fit all.

I want to thank everyone again for the support our communities give our kids. If anyone has questions about these issues in the article, or questions about anything else, please do not hesitate to come by and see me. You may call and set up an ap-pointment at 830.693.4357 or send me an e-mail with your questions and/or com-ments: rwarren@mfisd.txed.net.

Partnering with students to help achieve their dream

RyderWarren

MFISD Superintendent

Page 12A Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Highlander Marble Falls, Texas

Records/ClassifiedThe following persons have

been booked into the Burnet Coun-ty Jail on the dates indicated. Their inclusion in this list is not intended to be a judgment of guilt or inno-cence and should not be construed as one.

Feb. 21•Ricky Taylor, 55, of Burnet,

by the BPD, on charges of pos-sessionofcontrolledsubstance<1G and driving while intoxicated;releasedonasuretybond.

•BrookMasaunDuecker,19,ofGranbury,bytheDPS,onchargesofpossessionofmarijuana<2ozandpossessionofdrugparapher-nalia;releasedonasuretybond.

•DamienLanierKyle,19,ofSanAntonio,bytheDPS,onchargesofpossessionofmarijuana<2ozandpossessionofdrugparaphernalia;releasedonasuretybond.

•Travis Dale Yamada, 32, bytheMFPD,onchargesofposses-sion of marijuana < 2oz, violatepromisetoappearonspeeding,novalid inspection certificate, and fine owedonfailuretoappear;releaseinformationunavailable.

•ToddAnthonyHiggins,47,ofKilleen,bytheDPS,onthechargeof possession of controlled sub-stance>4G<200G;releasedonasuretybond.

•KennethRayGardner,45,ofWaco,bytheDPS,onthechargeof possession of controlled sub-stance>200G<400G; releasedonasuretybond.

•CarolLynLong,39,ofMarbleFalls,bytheMFPD,onchargesoffail to maintain financial responsi-bility, expired registration, theft ofproperty>$50<$500,andpos-sessionofdrugparaphernalia;re-leasedonpersonalrecognizance.

•TonyRayLerma,30,ofGran-iteShoals,bytheDPS,oncharg-esofspeeding,violatepromisetoappear and fines owed on fail to maintain financial responsibility/novalidTXdriver’slicense(whenunlicensed); releasedonasuretybond.

•MichaelDeanCrocker,21,ofWaco, by the MFPD, on chargesof obstruct highway passageway,possession of marijuana < 2oz,and failure to appear on assaultcausesbodilyinjury;releasedonasuretybond.

•Kathy Sue Stubblefield, 51, of Burnet,bytheDPS,onthechargeof driving while intoxicated; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Lauren Lynn Bowen, 21, ofMarbleFalls,bytheMFPD,onthechargeofpossessionofmarijuana<2oz;releasedonasuretybond.

•John Isaac Crowell, 44, ofWatauga,bytheBCSO,oncharg-esoftheftofproperty>$20<$500by check, bail jumping and fail toappearandfailtoappearontheftofproperty>$1,500<$20,000;timeserved,released.

•GeorgeRojas,Jr.,55,ofBer-tram,bytheBCSO,onthechargeof driving while intoxicated (2nd)with an open container; releasedonasuretybond.

Feb. 22•Anthony Sossen, 32, of Bur-

net,bytheBPD,onthechargeofunlawful carrying of weapon; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Johnny Rojos Solis, Jr., 67,of Bertram, by the BCSO, on thecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonpersonalrecognizance.

•CoryAndrew Castrejana, 32,ofMarbleFalls,by theMFPD,onthe charge of public intoxication;releasedonasuretybond.

•Jamie Nicole Esquivel, 24,ofMarbleFalls,by theMFPD,oncharges of public intoxication, nodriver’s license when unlicensed,expired motor vehicle certificate, and fines owed on same; time served,released.

•BeverlyF.Moroney,53,bytheBPD,onthechargeofdrivingwhileintoxicated; release informationunavailable.

•Jason Scott Walthall, 30, ofBurnet,bytheGSPD,onchargesof evading arrest detention witha vehicle, and driving while in-toxicated (2nd); released on a

suretybond.•Francisco Javier Ibarra, 33,

bytheMFPD,onchargesofpos-sessionofalcoholicbeverageinaminorvehicle,drivingwhilelicenseinvalidwithapreviousconvictionorsuspension,andunlawfulcarryingof a weapon; release informationunavailable.

•RobertGlennWhitehill,36,ofSanAntonio,bytheMFPD,onthecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Duryl Mark Bird, 44, of Ber-tram,bytheBPD,onthechargeofdriving while intoxicated; releasedonasuretybond.

Feb. 23•LouisAmadorHernandez,26,

of Bertram, by the BCSO, on thecharge of assault family violence;releasedonasuretybond.

•Lance Larkin Tracy, 38, ofMarbleFalls,bytheBCSO,onthechargeofacommitmentorder;timeserved,released.

•John Elverez Simon, 38, ofBurnet,bytheBCSO,onthechargeoftheft>$20<$500;releasedonasuretybond.

•CarlosCastroSantiago,37,ofCottonwoodShores,bytheBCSO,onthechargeofdrivingwhileintox-icated;releasedonasuretybond.

•LouisWayneElliot,53,bytheBCSO, on the charge of drivingwhileintoxicated(3rdormore);re-leaseinformationunavailable.

•Joan Michel Jowers, 48, ofAustin, by the Constable, on thechargeoffailuretoappearontheft>$20<$500bycheck; releasedonasuretybond.

•Tiffany Anne Jaco, 28, ofLlano, by the BCSO, on chargesof bail jumping, failure to appear,motion to adjudicate guilt on theftby check and fine owed on theft of property > $20 < $500 by check;releasedonasuretybond.

Feb. 24•Jose Benito Morin-Ortiz, 21,

by theMFPD,on thechargeofawarrantonpossessionofcontrolledsubstance>1G<4G;releasein-

formationunavailable.•Michael Ray Haggerton, 34,

by theBCSO,on thechargeofabench warrant on aggravated as-saultwithadeadlyweapon;releaseinformationunavailable.

•Luis Julian Marquez, 36, bytheBCSO,ofFt.Worth,onchargesofdrivingwhilelicenseinvalid,andmotiontoadjudicateguiltonsame;releasedtootheragency.

•Michael Dell Person, 53, ofSpicewood,by theBCSO,on thecharge of theft stolen property >$500<$1,500bycheck;releasedonasuretybond.

•Walter Russell Tillery, 37,of Burnet, by the BCSO, on thechargeofmotiontorevokeproba-tionondrivingwhilelicenseinvalid;releasedonasuretybond.

•JosephLeviMelton,30,bytheBCSO,onchargesoftheftofprop-erty>$20<$500bycheck,failuretoappearonevadingarrest,andabench warrant on evading arrestdetention with a vehicle; releaseinformationunavailable.

•Douglas Conely, 43, by theBCSO, on charges of forgery fi-nancialinstrument(4),andabenchwarrantonsame;releaseinforma-tionunavailable.

•MartinKellerSmith,Jr.,22,bytheBCSO,onchargesofburglaryofbuilding,theftofproperty>$20< $500 by check, and fine owed on no valid insurance certificate; re-leaseinformationunavailable.

•Clive Edwin Singleton, Jr.,44,ofLlano,bytheBCSO,onthecharge of fine owed on theft of property > $50,000; release infor-mationunavailable.

•Stephen Aaron Hopkins, 18,by the BPD, on charges of fines owed on criminal tresspass, andresistsarrestor transport; releaseinformationunavailable.

Feb. 25•Larry Dean Conaway, 53, of

MarbleFalls,bytheMFPD,onthecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Kimberly Michelle Fincke,24,ofBurnet,bytheBPD,onthe

charge of public lewdness; re-leasedonpersonalrecognizance.

•ShaneChristopherAllen,27,ofBurnet,bytheBPD,onthechargeof public lewdness; released onpersonalrecognizance.

vMary Lou Hernandez, 44, ofLiberty Hill, by the MFPD, on thecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonpersonalrecognizance.

•Stephen Bruce Hicks, 53, ofBuchananDam,bytheBCSO,onthechargeofmotiontorevokepro-bation;releasedonasuretybond.

•Shannon Regina Smith, 45,by the BPD, on charges of fail-ure toappear, fail toyield rightofway, fine owed on possession of marijuana < 2oz, and contemptof court/criminal nonsupport; re-lease information unavailable.

Feb. 26•Deana Heflin Gibson, 40

of Marble Falls, by the DPS, oncharges of violate promise to ap-pear/violateaprotectiveorder;paidfine, released.

•ChadAnthonyCorbell,39,ofStephenville,bytheMFPD,onthecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Tonya Lynn Williams, 28, bythe BCSO, on the charge of bur-glaryofahabitation;releaseinfor-mationunavailable.

•Donald Wayne Thompson,Jr.,26,by theBCSO,onchargesof theft of property > $20 < $500by check (6), release informationunavailable.

•Ronald Kirby, 19, of George-town, by the BCSO, on chargesofbailjumping/failtoappear,failtomaintain financial responsibility, no driver’slicense,andnosafetybelt;releaseinformationunavailable.

•Janice Carol Childress, 69,of Briggs, but the BCSO, on thechargeofsaletominors-alcohol;re-leasedonpersonalrecognizance.

•AmandaCathleenZinz,19,ofGraniteShoals,by theBCSO,onchargesofnodriver’slicensewhenunlicensed, failure to appear (2),speeding,abandon/endangerchild,criminalnegligence,possessionof

marijuana<2oz.,andpossessionofcontrolledsubstance>1G<4G;releasedonasuretybond.

•DannyBoyPresley,28,bytheBCSO,onchargesofabandon/en-danger child, criminal negligence,possessionofmarijuana<2oz,andpossessionofcontrolledsubstance> 1 G < 4G; release informationunavailable.

•Jerome Johnson, 29, by theBCSO,onchargesofpossessionofmarijuana>1G<4G,andpos-sessionofmarijuana:releasedonasuretybond.

•David Paul Vanscoy, 48, ofKingsland, by the MFPD< on thechargeofdrivingwhile license in-validwithapreviousconvictionorsuspension; relapsed on a suretybond.

Feb. 27•Shelly Ann Simpson, 45, of

Bertram, by the BTPD, on thecharge of public intoxication; re-leasedonasuretybond.

•Archie Max Williams, Jr., 44,bytheBPD,onthechargeofdriv-ingwhileintoxicated;releasedonasuretybond.

•DarrenRayPhelps,29,ofFen-trese,bytheMFPD,onthechargeofpublicintoxication;releasedonasuretybond.

•MeghanElinaKennedy,24,ofRoundRock.,bytheBCSO,onthecharge of forgery financial instru-ment;releasedonpersonalrecog-nizancebond.

•MathewRobertWinger,28,bytheBCSO,onthechargeofmotiontoadjudicateguilt;releaseinforma-tionunavailable.

•Steven Edwards Hernandez,20,ofSpicewood,bytheBCSO,onchargesoffailuretoappear,andnodriver’slicensewhileunlicensed.

•Jesse Davis Peyton, IV, 49,of Lampasas, by the BCSO, onthe charge of weekend com-mitment order on driving whileintoxicated;timeserved,released.

•RaymondB.Vasquez,Jr.,26,bytheMFPD,onthechargeofpa-role violation; release informationunavailable.

Burnet County Jail Log

Burnet:Preferred north side3BR-2BA-2 Car;Mint Condition/Great floor plan. Beautiful hard-wood floors; stainless appliances. Lg. tree-cov-ered fenced back yard. $1075/month.Application, deposit, min-imum 12 month lease.512.461.5808joes62952@aol.com

Mobile Homes for RentKINGSLAND2BR/1BA. Washer/dryer,refrigerator,andgasstove.Largefrontyard,carport.Ready3-28-09$400month/$400deposit.512-905-3401

Burnetarea.Verynice2BR/1BA.Fencedyard,w/d.$645month/$400deposit.Background checkrequired.512-497-1692

3 Bedroom 2 Bath nearLakeLBJinHooverValley.BurnetCISD.NoSmoking.NoPets.$600 month/$600 deposit.512-569-1020

KINGSLAND:2000PalmHarbor,16x76,3BR/2BA. Excellent condi-tion.Coveredporch;setupin nice park. Owner financ-ingavailable.512-461-9686.

FORRENT:2BR/1BAKingsland mobile home.Nopets.$400deposit.Callforrentalamount.

3BR/2BA$700month/$400deposit. Kingsland .AvailableApril1st.

Efficiency Apt:$400 month/plus security/electricdeposits.

NOPETS

325-388-8755or325-956-9342

SPICEWOOD BEACHAREA2100sq.ft.doublewideonhilltopacre.4BR/2.5BA.Islandkitchen,fencedback-yardwith12’x24’workshop.TwodecksacrossfrontwithviewofLakeTravis.$1200month/$750 deposit. (512)731-0742

RVforRent.AtRodeotown.Allbillspaid.$400monthCall830-693-0100

Very Nice Mobile Homesfor Rent! Reasonablerates,withmoveinspecialprice. Two homes avail-able.2BR/2BA-3BR/2BACALL:SCOTT- 512-914-3597ORDICK-512-914-8982

Business RentalsOffice SpaceDowntownMarbleFalls110 Ave. H Bldg (acrossfromChinaKitchen)Up to 1400 sqft/first floor 596-9700

FORLEASEApprox.1370SQ.FT.Commercialretailspace with separate office, great for small retail,office space, video store, gun shop. re-sale shop,etc. Newly remodeled.Highlander Restaurantadjacent, with severalhundred people per daywalk by traffic. Burnet TX, rent$375permonth.Call512-715-0330.

Roommate WantedRoomforrent.OffMormonMillRoad/MarbleFalls.$600 month/utilities includ-ed.Monthtomonthlease.Call830-822-4171

Roomforrent:Musthavejob/car.$300month.Allbillspaid.Burnet.830-613-9615

REAL ESTATE

Houses for Sale

REDUCEDto$234,900.00.3Bedrooms,3Baths,greatmedia room, game Room.Large backyard 1 blockfrom Lake Marble Falls.SaleorLease.CottonRealEstate.830-693-4834 or 830-385-4834.

Great Reduction in 3 BRHome on Golf Course inMeadowlakes. Two Story,extra loft area and office. Saleorlease.$185,900.00CottonRealEstate830-693-4834, 830-385-4834

4 bd 2 ba Only $13,900!Foreclosure! Must Sell.

For Listings

800-544-6258 ext. 5789

702 E. Cactus, Burnet.3BR/2BA on large lot.Newly remodeled, newappliances.$81,000512-585-3972or512-756-9396.

Johnson City, Tx-For Sale By Owner3bd/3ba rock home w/fireplace,

1827 sqft + 687 sqft 2-car garage +2-car carport, established yard/large oak trees on 2 lots. $210k

(830)-868-7548

3Bd/2Ba residenceon 2 acres w/2 car garage, utility room, fireplace & well house Call 512-755-3053

House For Sale

Lots, Acreage31 acre ranchette in RoundMountain. Great view, cov-eredinoak.Pond,creek,andgreataccess.MarkConnally-Agent512-944-4435

Commercial PropertyCommercial Property ForSale/FormallyHouseofBlueLights.112MainStreet,MarbleFalls.2900sq.ft.PhilGatton512-755-2243

Mobile Homes for SaleBadCreditorLimitedCreditYOUR APPLICATION ISAPPROVEDCALLNOW:1-888-822-9978

Special Government Program.With your land or Family Land We can put you in a New Home! No Money out of your pocket!1-888-697-7690 rbi32763

3 Bedroom, or 4Bedroom or DenOption. Just $399month. Call 512-251-56147.25%, 10%dwn.,300mos,wac

50 Government BackedLoansinyourarea.Callforpre-approval.LimitedorBadCreditOK.1-888-822-9978

KINGSLAND:2000PalmHarbor,16x76.3BR/2BA. Excellent condi-tion.Coveredporch;setupinnice park. Owner financingavailable.512-461-9686

$8000 New Home TaxCredit1-888-822-9978

SpecialGovernmentProgram,NOMONEYOUTOFYOURPOCKET!!Ownanewhomeif youown landor familywillgiveyouland.BADCREDITOK.1-888-697-7690

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public NoticePublic Notice

A public auction of unknown contents of stor-age Unit # 15S & 20S, will be held onMarch 11th 2009, 9:amatHollingsworth Corner Dry Storage units, commu-nity of Spicewood, Burnet County, Texas, with the items being auctioned to the highest bidder for cash. This Auction is being held to satisfy a Landlord’s lien on such items against a certainDavid Blanchard # 15S & William Rogers # 20S. We reserve the right to cancel this sale without further notice.

NOTICETOCONTRACTORSOFPROPOSEDTEXASDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION

(TxDOT)CONTRACTS

Sealedproposalsforcon-tractslistedbelowwillbereceivedbyTxDOTuntilthedate(s)shownbelow,andthenpubliclyread.

CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/

BUILDINGFACILITIESCONTRACT(S)

-------------------------------

Dist/Div:AustinContract6190-79-001forSEALCOATinBLANCOCounty,etcwillbeopenedonApril08,2009at1:00pmatthe State Office for an esti-mateof$570,912.81.------------------------------------

Plans and specifications are availableforinspection,alongwithbiddingproposals,andapplicationsfortheTxDOTPrequalified Contractor’s list, attheapplicableStateand/orDist/Div Offices listed below. Ifapplicable,biddersmustsubmit prequalification infor-mationtoTxDOTatleast10dayspriortothebiddatetobeeligibletobidonaproject.Prequalification materials may berequestedfromtheStateOffice listed below. Plans fortheabovecontract(s)areavailablefromTxDOT’swebsiteatwww.txdot.govandfromreproductioncompaniesattheexpenseofthecontractor.NPO:29050

State Office----------------

Constr./Maint.Division200E.RiversideDr.Austin,Texas78704

Phone:512-416-2540

Dist/Div Office (s)------------------------

AustinDistrictDistrictEngineer

7901NIH35Austin,Texas78761-5426

Phone:512-832-7060

Minimumwageratesaresetoutinbiddingdocumentsandtherateswillbepartofthecontract.TXDOTensuresthatbidderswillnotbediscrimi-natedagainstonthegroundsofrace,color,sex,ornationalorigin.

The Dock Association atSherwood,Inc.,604HighcrestDrive, Granite Shoals, Texas78654,hasappliedforaper-mit from theLowerColoradoRiverAuthority(LCRA)tocon-structamarinafacilityonLakeLBJ.Theproposedconstruc-tion consists of twenty (20)wet mooring slips, fifteen (15) personal watercraft ramps,and one fishing pier and will occupyapproximately12,304square feet of water surfacearea.

A public meeting about this pending permit application will be held:

Wednesday, April 1, 20097:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Granite Shoals Neighborhood Association Building706 S. Phillips Ranch RoadGranite Shoals, Texas

Those unable to attend the public meeting may inspect the application at LCRA Water Surface Management (Marina Permitting) Department; Jack Miller Building; Room 102; 3701 Lake Austin Boulevard; Austin, TX, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The LCRA will receive writ-ten comments about this application from any inter-ested party no later than fifteen (15) working daysafter the public meeting. The deadline for written comments to be received by the LCRA is 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Mail written comments to: Lower Colorado River Authority, Water Surface Management (Marina Permitting); Mail Stop M107; P.O. Box 220; Austin, TX 78767

A PUBLIC HEARING FOR VIOLATIONS OF

THE BURNET CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 22, SECTION 22-163 AND

CHAPTER 214 OF

THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH,

2009, AT 6:30 P.M. BY THE CITY OF BURNET, TEXAS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thattheBurnetCityCouncilwillholdaPublicHearingattheCityCouncilChambersattheBurnetMuncipalAirport,Burnet,Texas,ontheabovedateandtimetoreceiveinputonthefollowing:

Toconsiderevidenceandactuponanordinanceorderingtherepair,securing,removal,ordemolitionofthepropertylocatedat105W.ElmStreet,Burnet,BurnetCounty,Texas,describedas:

EachandeverystructureandbuildinglocatedonS3950CreekLot5IRR105W.ElmStreet,Burnet,BurnetCounty,Texas78611

AtthisPublicHearing,theowner(s),lienholders(s)andmortgagers(s)willberequiredtosubmitproofofthescopeofworkthatmayberequiredtobringthebuildingsandstructuresintocompliancewiththeordinancesoftheCityandtheamountoftimethatwillberequired.

TheCityCouncilwillacceptandconsiderevidenceastotheconditionsoftheproper-tiesandconsiderdeclaringthepropertiesanuisanceandordertheabatementofthenuisancethroughrepair,removaland/ordemolitionwithin30daysofthehearing,aswellas,considerlevyinganadministrativepenaltyforviolationsthereon.

Thelastrecordedowner(s)ofthepropertyis:SarahH.Allen,whoseaddressis:2254E.StateHighway29,Burnet,Texas.

Interestedcitizensareencour-agedtoattend.

APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC B E V E R A G E COMMISSION FOR A PRIVATE CLUB R E G I S T R AT I O N PERMIT BY PACKSADDLE PUB, INC. TO BE LOCATED AT 118 CLUB CIRCLE DRIVE, KINGSLAND, LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS. OFFICERS OF SAID CORPORATION ARE BRENT MINNIX, PRESIDENT; RON P E V E H O U S E , VICE PRESIDENT; BUDDY KRAMER, SECRETARY.

PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICESREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATERENTALSRENTALSRENTALS

We MakeFarm & Ranch,Country Land& Home Loans

Ask about ourpatronage profit sharing plan.

Texas Land Bank.com512-556-3372

Lee Leoffler • Lampasas, Texas

AND BANK

Part of the Farm Credit System

Marble Falls, Texas The Highlander Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Page 13A

Advertisement

Browning Pools & SpasComplete Poolscape Design & Construction

Pools-Spas-Patios-Outdoor Kitchens-Landscaping & LightingExceptional Service-Computerized Water Analysis

ExerSwim Portable Swim CurrentGarden Leisure Quality Acrylic Spas

Bull BBQ Stainless Steel Grills w/Lifetime Warranty

www.browningpoolscapes.comCall Randy at 830-613-8079

“We preach Jesus Cowboy Style”

Burnet County Fairgrounds512.778.5295

Every Sunday at 6pm

1 coupon per person per visit No cash value.

$5.00 Gift CertificateJoin Our Social Club Too! Call

693-00551808 Hwy 281 NApache Village

PapaJoe’s Pizza

1 coupon per person per visit.GOOD UNTIL 3/16/09.

$2.00 offLarge 1 Topping Pizza

4 Palms Beach House Rental in Port Aransas!

~6 night minimum~

10%OFF!MARCH ONLY!

361.749.7206 • 800.204.2781

(mention this coupon)

By Hal Brown

HiGHland lakeS newSpaperS

Burnet County Com-missioners on Monday appointed Calvin Boyd to fill Precinct 1 JP Wen-del Gilmore’s position.

Gilmore is retiring from the JP post effec-tive March 31. Boyd will be sworn in April 1.

Boyd, 50, is retiring as a senior trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, serving in commercial vehicle en-forcement. He is sched-uled to retire March 31.

Boyd, who introduced his wife, Julie, to com-missioners was happy about the appointment.

“I appreciate the ap-pointment, I’m excited about it,” Boyd said.

Boyd named new Burnet JP1

Want to generate more business?Run a coupon ad in the

Highland Lakes Newspapers.Call Holly today!

830-693-4367

Local and Austin area artists will present works featuring dramatic skies and landscapes, Texas flora and fauna, charm-ing people of the world, powerful abstracts, and one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry March 14-15 at The Bunkhouse Fine Art and Jewelry Show in Cy-press Mill, south of Marble Falls.

Marble Falls artists Jeanice Smith, Connie Stringer, and Kay Dona-hue will be among the fea-tured artists. More than 25 talented artists will show hundreds of artworks at the 17th Bunkhouse Gal-lery Show on a working ranch.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this show, there will be a raffle and

silent auction to benefit the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center. The raffled work will be painted dur-ing the show by the fea-tured artists. Last spring, the show generated a gift of $1,000 to the shelter.

This fine art event cel-ebrates the 10th anniver-sary of The Bunkhouse.

Along with Smith, Stringer, and Donahue, other featured artists are Dena Wenmohs, owner of The Bunkhouse Gallery and the Wenmohs Ranch; Linda Wells, Lynda Jones and Mary Barnes from Lakeway; Jo Petersen of Johnson City; Cis Dickson from Horseshoe Bay; Tra-vis Megason of Dripping Springs; Sandy Talen, Sue

Yuma, and Nancy Skelsey of Austin; Susan Rodolf of Tulsa, Okla.; and Carolyn Cobb of Dallas.

Other Bunkhouse art-ists participating in the show are Pat Wirtz, Terry Gulden, Debbie Itchner, and Jane Lauby of Granite Shoals; Brandy Greene of Johnson City; and Willene and John Atkins of Horse-shoe Bay. Many additional emerging and well-known artists will present work.

Musician and artist Lynda Jones will entertain both days from 2 to 4 p.m. and proceeds from her CD sales will benefit the shelter.

The Bunkhouse Gal-lery is located at 573 Old Spicewood Road.

M’Falls artists featured at weekend art show

By GeorGe Hatt

HiGHland lakeS newSpaperS

Llano and Gillespie counties may be granted regulatory teeth regard-ing the placement of wind turbines this legislative session.

The Llano County Commissioners Court passed a resolution Mon-day supporting a bill that, if passed into law, would allow counties to prohibit or regulate construction of wind energy electric-generating facilities in all or part of the county.

State Sen. Troy Fraser of Horseshoe Bay intro-duced S.B. 1226 and S.B. 1227 in February.

S.B. 1226 is a pro-posed amendment to Chapter 234 of the Lo-cal Government Code that would allow Gillespie County to set up buffer zones of one mile from habitable structures, a half mile from property lines, and 10 miles from federal or state natural areas. It would also give the counties the author-ity to restrict the location of wind farms within the county by “establishing other requirements.”

Llano County Judge Wayne Brascom said that Fraser indicated to him that Llano County can be included in the bills as

they are revised.S.B. 1227 would at-

tach a subchapter to Chapter 39 of the Utilities Code allowing counties to file resolutions with the state opposing the con-struction of wind farms in the county. The state would then compile and publish a list of opposing counties.

Firms wanting to build wind farms within counties on the state op-position list must hold a public hearing at com-missioners court at least 90 days before leasing or buying the land and must post a bond covering the expense of decommis-sioning the facility.

The commissioners court may, by resolution, require that other specific information be published about proposed projects at other public hearings.

Wind energy compa-nies have faced stiff op-position, led primarily by Save Our Scenic Hill Country, in Gillespie and Llano counties over the past few years when they have proposed wind gen-eration projects.

The Llano County res-olution cites critics’ past arguments that wind tur-bines would degrade the area’s scenery, lower real estate values, and nega-tively impact tourism.

“Our county’s basic in-dustry is tourism,” Judge Brascom said.

The Electric Reli-ability Council of Texas identified 25 potential wind generating zones in 2005; the area of north-ern Gillespie County and southern Llano County was ranked 20th out of those 25.

Judge Brascom said the potential for actual energy generation does not offset the damage that would be done to the tourism industry.

The bills are still in committee and could face revision before going to vote.

“This is not a final bill,” Judge Brasom said. “There may be changes. There are a lot of steps to go” before they are voted on.

Llano County supports wind power restrictions

Helping Center Gets HandSTAFFPHOTOBYBRIANKIRKPATRICK

The Helping Center’s board of directors chairman Martin McLean, center front, accepts a $500 check from, left to right, Dwight Batch and Karen and Patrick Carter of The Business Center Printing & Office Supply. Karen owns the business. Patrick calls himself the “world’s oldest delivery boy.”

R etting past the ough patch

Page 14AThe HighlanderMarch 10, 2009SportsGo to:

For more Sportsphotos and videos

HighlanderNews.com

By Nick TalBoT

HigHlaNder SporTS ediTor

The record is not as pretty, but Marble Falls baseball coach David Norwood believes his team is stron-ger today than when it left to play in the Kerrville Tivy Tournament.

The Mustangs went 1-3 in the tournament losing 3-2 to Alice, 8-4 to Dripping Springs and 7-3 to Pleasanton. Marble Falls’ lone victory was an 8-4 drumming of the host team, the Kerrville Tivy Antlers.

“We did an overnight, and in the long run, even with going 1-3…the team bonding will make us a better ball club,” he said.

The Mustangs (6-4 overall) jumped on the Antlers early, tak-ing a 3-0 lead after two innings.

Thor Woerner picked up the victory, pitching five innings and striking out three.

“Thor threw a really good ball game, but we did not hit the ball,”

Norwood said. “We ran the bases really and aggressively. We forced them to make mistakes when we bunted the ball. The highlight of the tournament was our outfield de-fense,” Norwood said. “They made some really outstanding plays.”

At one point, the Mustangs were up 6-2 and had yet to get a hit.

Eventually, the hits came. Justin Garcia was 2 for 4 with

two runs scored and Cameron Venghaus was 3 for 4 with two runs scored.

Sebastian Roman was the big-gest offensive force, though.

The senior was 1 for 2 at the plate but drove in three runs and drew three walks. And Marble Falls executed its situational hitting to a tee.

Tanner Shaffer, Woerner and Casey Goodman all drove in runs, despite not picking up hits. Good-man was walked three times, including once with the bases loaded.

Goodman had his worst perfor-mance on the mound of the season.

Coming into relieve Woerner, Goodman walked three batters, gave up one hit and two earned runs in two innings of work.

“He struggled a little bit in the sixth inning, but we needed him to get a relief appearance because we might need it in district,” Norwood said. “It was good for him to strug-gle. He had to work to get us out of an inning and it was good experi-ence for him.”

Mustangs drop 3 of 4 in Kerrville

Mustangs ... see Page 16A

humbled beginning ended with a bang. The Marble Falls softball team won two of its final three games to finish 2-3 in the Saginaw Tournament over

the weekend. “I talked to them on Thursday night and I guess it sank in,” said Marble Falls coach Da-vid Orsag.

The Lady ‘Stangs had started the tourna-ment with a 0-2 on Thursday.

Marble Falls ended on the highest note possible, scoring two runs in the seventh in-ning, to comeback and defeat Saginaw 8-7.

Taylor Hoffmans started the game, but a nagging hamstring hampered her against Saginaw, which is known as a strong hitting team.

Marble Falls took a 3-0 lead in the second when Valerie Simmank singled and scored Mattie Counts and Jordynn Jewett hit a dink past the centerfielder that plated Simmank and Kim Burnett, who reached after being hit with a pitch.

After falling down 4-3, the ‘Stangs added three more runs in the fourth inning.

Katie Mosher hit a triple to lead off the in-ning, Simmank walked, and Burnett reached on an error to load the bases.

Jewe tt then hit a ball to third that could not be handled and two runs crossed the plate.

Amanda Noblin singled to push the third run across and give Marble Falls a 6-4 lead.

Saginaw scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to retake the lead.

MacKinzee Mayfield, Taylor Yates both sin-gled to start the seventh and went to second

G

By Nick Talbot Highlander Sports Editor

A

Jumpingover the humpMF track in Warrior Relays

By Nick TalBoT

HigHlaNder SporTS ediTor

The Marble Falls basket-ball team may not have had the best district record this season (1-9), but it still left its mark.

David Morgan was named the District 25-4A co-defen-sive player of the year and Conner Docherty was named newcomer of the year.

Both players are only sophomores.

And the awards did not stop there.

Bron Etheridge, a junior, was District 25-4A first-team selection, and Regis Parks earned a second-team selection.

Sophomore J’Vante Blanchard and freshman Chris Davis both were named to the team as honorable mentions.

“I just think it is a great honor for our kids. It shows the other coaches respect us for the potential we have and also the way we played,” said Marble Falls coach Bruce Etheridge. “Being 1-9 is one thing, but to have the other coaches vote for our players, it shows the respect we have and where we are going to go.”

Austin Bacon, Docherty, Matt Hering, Max Lazos, Morgan and Regis Parks were named to the District 25-4A All-Academic team.

Lampasas’ Heath Hopson was named the District MVP and Lake Travis’ Jordan Jahr was named the offen-sive player of the year.

Cole Vucurevich was named co-defensive player of the year along with Mor-gan. Lake Travis led the district with four first-team selections and Killeen had three.

Young ‘Stangscollectawards

By Nick TalBoT

HigHlaNder SporTS ediTor

It is win…or else. The Marble Falls girls soccer team is in

a must-win situation when it plays Lam-pasas tonight at 7:45 p.m. if it is going to make the playoffs.

The Lady ‘Stangs fell into that position when they lost to Killeen 3-1 on Friday at Mustang Stadium.

Marble Falls had its best opportunities to score in the last 20 minutes of the first half.

Lady ... see Page 15A MF playoff ... see Page 15A

By Nick TalBoT

HigHlaNder SporTS ediTor

Ross Bingham was up-set after no-heighting in the pole vault at the last two meets.

He is not upset any more.

Bingham, who ad-vanced to regionals last season, vaulted a height of 12-6 at the Ingram Warrior Relays on Saturday and took home second place.

He was not alone in his success, though, as the Marble Falls track and field team competed for the first time as a full var-sity team at the Saturday meet.

“We are improving each week,” said Marble Falls coach Kyle Futrell. “We have a busy week. We go to Kerrville on Thursday and Kerrville on Friday, and it is going to be a great chance at conditioning.

“The other night we were really tired. Part of the reason we do that too is because we have con-flicts on both days. So one day I may take one group and one day another.”

At Ingram, Austin Sparks was third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.84 seconds and Quinton Cause was right behind him in fourth with a time of 11.85.

In the 400, Robbie Mor-rison ran a 55.30 and placed sixth. The relay teams also ran well.

The 4x100 team of Causey, Sparks, Aaron Hi-nojosa and Steven Castillo placed third and the 4x400 team of Morrison, Castil-lo, Hinojosa and Michael Rowsey finished fourth.

Lady ‘Stangs fallto Runnin’ ‘Roos By Nick TalBoT

HigHlaNder SporTS ediTor

Legendary, or maybe not so legendary, former NFL football coach Jim Mora is known for his thoughts on the playoffs.

“Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me? Playoffs? I’m just hoping we can win a game, another game.”

Marble Falls soccer coach Michael Nave is al-most to the same frame of mind.

The Marble Falls soccer team (7-7-6 overall, 2-4-2 in District 49-4A) lost 2-0 to Killeen on Friday, af-ter a lackluster first half that saw the Mustangs fall down 2-0.

“We dominated the sec-ond half; we just could not score,” Nave said. “If you look at Hutto, it was the same thing. We dominated the first half and couldn’t score.

“It is not as bad as it

MF playoff hopes waverMustangs kicked down by Killeen

Who: Marble Falls vs. Killeen EllisonWhere: Ellison Eagles FieldWhen: 7 p.m. tonight

Marble Falls Baseball

VS.

Getting ... see Page 15A

Jumping ... see Page 16A

Virgil BElK/ Hill Country SportS iMagESThor Woerner tore up the Kerrville Invitational, but his team, the Marble Falls Mustangs only had a 1-3 record.

Virgil BElK/ Hill Country SportS iMagESMacKinzee Mayfield and the Marble Falls Lady ‘Stangs went 2-3 in the Saginaw Tournament, including a 2-1 finish with wins over Saginaw and Weatherford.

Virgil BElK/ Hill Country SportS iMagESKaty Cooke (12) and Alexis Russell defend in Marble Falls’ 3-1 loss to the Killeen Lady ‘Roos on Friday at Mustang Stadium.

Marble Falls, Texas The Highlander Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Page 15A

Sports

SPRING

SAVINGS! From Lee Hoffpauir!Ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction and

GM Certified training in the Hill Country!

GREAT SAVINGS!$10 OFF $20 OFF $30 OFF

SERVICES OVER $100excludes taxes & Specials

SERVICES OVER $200excludes taxes & Specials

SERVICES OVER $300excludes taxes & Specials

Brakes, Exhaust, Radiators, Factory Maintenance Service, Suspension,Wheel Alignments, Belts, Hoses, Headlamps, Bulbs And More.

FLUSHSERVICE

$10 OFF• Transmission

• Radiator/Coolant

• Power Steering

• Brake$13.33

Big 30 OIL & FILTER CHANGE

Plus Tax

ForOnly*See Dealer for Details.

• Fuel Savings• Increased Safety• Longer Tire Life• Superior Handling• Decreased Wheel Crrosion• Maintains Proper Inflation 3-4 Times Longer

2301 Hwy 281 North • Marble Falls 830-693-2777 • 888-703-2777Offer expires 3/31/09. Must Present this ad at write up.Offer expires 3/31/09. Must Present this ad at write up.

Fill Your Tires With Nitrogen

36tf

830.693.coolPhone:Lic# TACLB27138E

SUPPORT GRANITEYOUTH SOCCER!

w w w . g r a n i t e s o c c e r . c o m

Bring this “Give Back” coupon either Tuesday or Thursday evening

during March and Chili’swill donate 10% of your food cost to us!

and third on a passed ball.Mattie Counts finished off

the game with a single up the middle that brought home both runners.

“She has come up big in two ball games for us now,” Orsag said.

Marble Falls is off Tuesday before playing Burnet at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Marble Falls 2, Weather-ford 0 MacKinzee Mayfield triple home two runs and Tay-lor Yates pitched six scoreless innings as the Lady ‘Stangs defeated Weatherford 2-0 on Friday.

Mayfield’s game-winning hit

came in the fourth inning and brought home Katie Mosher, who had singled and Amanda Noblin, who had walked.

Yates struck out two and did not walk a single batter and only gave up two hits.

Hoffmans picked up the save coming in the final inning.

Odessa 8, Marble Falls 1 David Orsag thought his team played one of its best games of the season. It just was not enough.

The Lady ‘Stangs fell 8-1 to Odessa, the No.3 team in 5A.

“They are everything they are made out to be,” Orsag said. “They knocked the living crap out of the ball.”

Marble Falls had tied it up at 1-1 and had runners on second and third.

However, a debatable call at third base ended the rally. Taylor Yates, who knocked in the lone run with an RBI dou-ble, was caught leaning toward home plate and the catcher threw her out.

Orsag disagreed with the call.

“I was about to get thrown out,” he said. “The base umpire called her safe, but it was ap-pealed to the home umpire and he called her out, but you can’t make that call from there.”

Joshua 9, Marble Falls 6 A scoreboard can only go so high.

In the runs, column a score-board can go to double digits. So, theoretically, a team could post 99 runs on the board be-fore it hits its limit.

But errors? There is only one space for that and the maximum a board can count is nine.

The Marble Falls softball team dropped its first two games in the Saginaw tourna-ment, but not because of bad pitching or a lack of hitting.

No, once again the team simply struggled to field the ball cleanly. So many they gave the scoreboard fits.

Marble Falls committed 10 errors in a 9-6 loss to Joshua on Friday.

Taylor Hoffmans struck

out 12 batters and only sur-rendered one earned run. The other eight came because of errors.

Marble Falls rallied for five runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but it was not enough to overcome all of those errors.

Payton Peril hit a 2-RBI tri-ple in the seventh.

Keller 10, Marble Falls 0 In a 10-0 loss to Keller later in the day, Marble Falls commit-ted six errors, including three that allowed four runs to score in the fifth inning.

“I don’t want to talk about those two games anymore,” Orsag said. “Seventeen errors that is it.”

Getting: over a rough start, Lady ‘Stangs go 2-3 in Saginaw tourneyFrom Page 14A

“The score was 3-1, but I don’t feel dominated,” said Marble Falls coach Jonathan Jarrett. “That is soccer some-times; you just can’t get it in and they do.”

In the game’s 24th minute, Katy Cooke had a one-on-one shot versus the goalkeeper from three3 yards out, but was unable to get it past her.

Alexis Russell dribbled through the Killeen backfield and had another shot with six minutes remaining in the half. However, the ‘Roos goal-keeper made a diving save to her right and preserved the first half shutout.

Marble Falls finally broke through in the 12th minute of the second half when Brenda Mora gave the ball to Yardia Benitez on a fast break and Benitez put it past the keeper on the right side.

However, Killeen tied the game seconds later after the ‘Stangs broke down on defense.

Killeen got two corner kicks in the next 10 minutes, but missed on both of them.

Physical play and a little luck gave Killeen the second goal.

Killeen got the ball into the box as it trickled past Marble Falls’ goalkeeper Emily Wil-liamson during a confusing onslaught of back-and-forth shoving at the net. The goal gave the ‘Roos a 2-1 lead.

With 11:31 remaining, Cooke broke free on the right flank, but Marble Falls was unable to convert the pass she sent across the middle of the box. Marble Falls had its own corner kick in the game’s 73rd minute, but the Killeen keeper caught Russell’s kick in the air.

Russell had a free kick from 35 yards out, but it had the same result.

Killeen had a little more luck, even when it was not even putting on pressure to score. Killeen’s Kelsey Wilcox connected with a 45-yard kick—a little wind aided—and sailed the ball over the head of Rosario Torres, who had taken over at goal for the ‘Stangs.

“I was throwing num-bers forward to see if we could not get something going,” Jarrett said. “We were down 2-1, and it does not matter if it is 3-1 or 10-1, a loss is a loss.”

Lady: ‘Stangs lose 3-1From Page 14A

VIRGILBELK/HILLCOUNTRYSPORTSIMAGESAlexis Russell and the Marble Falls Lady ‘Stangs soccer team must defeat Lampasas tonight at Badger Stadium at 7:45 p.m. for a chance at the playoffs.

seems; we just had two bad halves.”

The scoring prob-lems came back to bite the Mustangs in each of those halves.

“I thought we had solved our scoring prob-lems,” Nave said. “We are getting shots and p u t b a c k opportuni-ties. We had two or three shots in the box.”

N a v e said he be-lieves both losses can be attribut-ed to his team’s mental attitude.

“I just feel like the mistakes we made were not huge mistakes. It is just the way we are play-ing,” he said. “Both at-tacks came up our right side and, yes, there are some things we need to do better defensively, but I think we know what they are. It is not like we have not gone over all

that stuff.”With the loss, the

Mustangs need to de-feat Lampasas to solidify its playoff situation, al-though, even if Marble Falls wins, they could miss the post season.

If they lose, Marble Falls could still make it,

too. “It is

real weird with how the points and every-thing else is right now in district,” Nave said.

J u s t don’t talk p l a y o f f s

with him right now. Nave does not want

to even think about the playoffs.

“I don’t care about any of that now,” he said. “I am not worried about the playoffs or standings. I just want us to play for pride and play an 80-minute game that when we walk off the field we can be proud of.

“Let that other stuff take care of itself.”

MF playoff: Hopes fallFrom Page 14A

I am not worried about the playoffs or standings. I just want us to play for pride”

­—­Michael­Nave,Marble­Falls­soccer­coach

“

PonyTrackThe Marble Falls sev-

enth-grade boys track team captured another first-place trophy Friday at the Bullpup Relays.

Top finishers were:

Athlete Event Place

JT Watson 3,200 2nd

800 2nd Nick Cano 3,200 3rd

Jordan Wright 3,200 5th 1,600 2nd

Ba. Jackson Discus 1st

Chace Fry S.Put 2nd Discus 6th Justin Torres P.Vault 1st Devin Tharp P.Vault 6th

Austin Fryar H.Jump 6th

L.Jump 5th

200 4th

Carson Bowen T.Jump 6th

Garrett Gray L.Jump 1st

H.Jump 4th

200 1st

Aidin Parnell H.Jump 1st

T.Jump 1st

Ty. Lindholm T.Jump 4th

100 4th

Ben Stripling 1600 4th

Cody Skipper 300 H 2nd

Ch. Daniels 400 3rd

Austin Jones, Aidin Parnell, Carson Bowen, Garrett Gray 400m Relay 1st

Israel Guzman, Tyler Lindholm, Aidin Parnell, Garrett Gray 800m Re-lay 1st

Tyler Lindholm, Chance Daniels, Cody Skipper, Aidin Parnell 1600m Relay 2nd

Team Totals:

Marble Falls 180Burnet 139.5Lampasas 112Liberty Hill 103Llano 47.5 Next Meet Thursday,

March 12 Lampasas

Marble Falls Ponies ReportPony Tennis

This weekend the Marble Falls Pony tennis team hosted a tri-match with Faith Academy and Copperas Cove.

The Ponies lost their match with Faith Acad-emy with a score of 6 to 9, but came back in their second match and dominated Copperas Cove with a score of 13

to 2.The winning singles

and doubles teams in-cluded Mattie Cryer and Han- nah D o c k -e r y , K e l s e y M c C a s l a n d and Breanne Daniell, Amanda Johnson and Bai-ley Fry, Sonia Domin-guez and Hannah Spill-man, Michael Holder

and Mike Stripling, Eg-zon Bislimi, Joey Fox and Sam McCrocklin, Taylor Tackett and Sean

Paris, Jared Hen-ley and Jason Rogers, Dylan Comstock and Taylor Baker,

Zach Riley and Nahum Robledo, Sa-

vanna Eaton and Anna Dimitt, Luke Hering and Alec Gonzales, and Lon-don Grounds.

Get allthe latest

results online at:

www.highlander news.com

In the 110-meter hur-dles, Willie Nelson ran a 16.57 and finished third.

Cyril Lemon had a strong day in the shot put with a throw of 45-3.

In the girls division, Whitney Ulbricht placed third in the 200-meter dash and Marble Falls placed sixth in the 4x100 and 4x800 relays and fifth in the 4x200 relay.

Priciall Martinez might have been the biggest sur-prise, though.

Martinez, who had been with the girls bas-ketball team until last week, placed third in the high jump with a mark of 4-10.

“It was her first meet and she just told us she was a high jumper,” Futrell said. “She has had a whole two days of practice.”

The junior varsity teams also fared well at Ingram.

John Irvin was sec-ond in the 200 as was the 4x100 team.

Dominic Downey and Eric Kinzel helped Mar-ble Falls dominate the pole vault with first- and third-place finishes, respectively.

Kyli Bird placed fifth in the girls’ 1,600-meter run and Alana Wooley was third in the 3,200.

Bird also placed third in the triple jump and first in the high jump.

Taryn Hart was sixth in the 100-meter dash and Erica De La Hoya, also fresh from the basketball team, was second in the 400.

Marble Falls placed fourth in the 4x100 and 4x200.

Kassi Parker was third in the shot put with a mark of 28-4 ½.

“We did well,” Futrell said. “It was another re-

ally tough meet. The Llano girls were really tough in the distance events and

the Medina Valley boys were strong in the relays.

“We (went) down there, though, and had a really good day.”

Page 16A Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Highlander Marble Falls, Texas

Sports

“Am I crazy?I’m offering my $150 air conditioner Super-Tune-UpTM for only $79… AND I guarantee your system won’t break down this Summer or my service is FREE!” Brad Schneider

Wizard of Comfort

I must be crazy! Summer is often my busiest time of the year. So, why am I offering such a drastic discount on my Super-Tune-Ups? It’s very simple. I want you as a client for life! So, I call this my INVESTMENT IN YOU!

I know that I run the tightest service company in the business. I belong to a National Organization of highly motivated and technically competent heating and air conditioning contractors. We are professionally and continually trained in the skills of service, repair, system replacement and All-Star Team Building business management and marketing systems.

I am serious about my profession; proud of my entire staff; and completely dedicated to each and every one of my clients… new and old.

Now, how am I going to prove all this to you if I can’t get your attention?

Right! I make you a spectacular offer you can’t refuse and win you as a new client for life.

Back to my offer.My Super-Tune-Up includes

a painstaking and thorough examination of more than 50 potential problem areas in your air conditioning system. I will inspect, adjust, clean and, with your approval, repair anything I find wrong. When I have finished and if anything was repaired, I will present you with a written guarantee that your system is fixed right or it’s free®! And if I have to come back during this season because your system is not working, my service is FREE!

This is a $150 value for only $79 and it’s limited to first-come, first-served callers. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the Best In The Business!

830-693-COOL (2665)Marble Falls

www.72DegreesTexas.comTACLB27138E

© 2001 AirTime 500

Advertising Shouldn’t Be A Gamble!

512.755.9157

There are a lot of ad options out there. Don’t take chances with your budget. The proven choice is The Highlander. We have been here for 50 YEARS!

INCREASE REVENUE AND EXPAND YOUR CUSTOMER BASE.

Don’t Wait — Call Tina Today! And I’ll Show

You How!

Alice 3, Marble Falls 2There were some positive signs in

the losses. Brian Hicks pitched 6 1/3 innings

in the Mustangs’ 3-2 loss to Alice on Thursday. The sophomore struck out two batters, but only surrendered three runs on six hits and two walks.

“He gave us a chance to win,” Nor-wood said. “Brian pitched very well. He made some young mistakes, like a wild pitch at a bad time, and when we were trying to throw around a kid, he ended up giving him something good to hit.”

Alice scored the winning run on a suicide squeeze in the seventh inning.

Woerner also had a strong day at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Pleasanton 7, Marble Falls 3Against Pleasanton, it was the Mar-

ble Falls defense that let them down. The Mustangs committed four er-

rors and only five of the seven runs against Marble Falls were earned.

Garcia pitched well for the Mus-tangs, pitching 3 2/3 innings, giv-ing up four runs—two earned on only three hits.

“We did not give ourselves a chance against Pleasanton,” Norwood said. “We were just as flat as could be on Saturday and…we made several base-running mistakes. It was our fourth game, and we were a little tired and were not very focused against a team

that played…three rounds into the playoffs last year.”

Woerner again was the leader at the plate. The senior catcher was 2 for 3 with a double, hit 2 RBI and scored a run.

“Thor is our power guy and…it was good to see him get going,” Norwood said.

Turner McQuaide drove in Marble Falls’ only other run, on a sacrifice fly.

Dripping Springs 8, Marble Falls 4After losing to the Mustangs a

week ago in the Marble Falls Classic, Dripping Springs got its payback on Thursday.

The Tigers defeated the Mustangs 8-4.

And in the process, Dripping Springs taught Marble Falls a lesson—don’t let good teams get ahead in the count.

“Cooper (Bowen) struggled a little bit,” Norwood said. “He was always down 2-0, and if they are ahead in the count, we are in trouble.

“They are just too powerful to pitch from behind.”

On the flip side, the Mustangs were always down in the count.

“Their pitcher had a really good curve ball,” Norwood said. “We should have swung at some early fastballs, but we were down (in the count) and had to fight off the curve ball and conse-quently could not get anything going.”

Mustangs: Drop 3 of 4 at TivyFrom Page 14A

By nick talBot HiGHlander SportS editor

The Marble Falls boys golf team finished third out of 20 teams last weekend at the Southside Tournament at the Golf Club of Texas in San An-tonio on Saturday.

J.W. Harlin led the team with a seventh-place medalist finish by shooting 78-79 in the high winds that accosted the Hill Country over the weekend.

“We still had the high-wind condition again, but we worked on controlling our trajectories better and it really paid off,” said Marble Falls golf coach Lonnie Tackitt. “We were a lower shot and keeping

it smooth. They scored well and really managed their games really well.”

Nick Steffek shot his personal tournament best on Friday, 77, followed by an 84 on Saturday. Ben Causgrove shot the team low 76 on Friday then had an 85 in Saturday’s round.

Ethan Turner and Lo-gan Clark played steady golf both days firing rounds of 81 and 83.

The second-day scores were higher for a reason. The first day, they played from the regular or the blue tees, and the second day they played from the championship or white tees.

The championship tees were 500 yards longer.

“We went up 17 strokes but I told the guys we were 50 strokes better than the week before,” Tackitt said. “I know they are two totally different courses, but we got some good work in and it paid off for them.”

One reason the team did so well was its consis-tency. From the top scor-er to the last scorer, the difference was only seven strokes.

In addition to the wind, the Mustangs also had problems with the speed on the greens.

“We would hit it hard and we would still come up short,” Tackitt said. “Once (the ball) started slowing, it put on the brakes and quit rolling.”

Jumping: MF track at WarriorsFrom Page 14A

By nick talBot HiGHlander SportS editor

The Marble Falls ten-nis team competed at the Big Red Invitational and head coach Josh Boyd is pleased with the results.

“Everyone played well,” he said. “Kyleigh Ann Futrell and Devon Dock-ery are really improving as a doubles team. They are becoming comfortable at the net, and are starting to play like a true doubles team.

“Both my mixed teams, Chase Carney and Kel-ley Dowell and Blaine Hooten and Kristyn Cun-ningham played good matches and are showing improvement.”

The team is also get-ting a lift from Connor Docherty and Garret Re-itz, who missed the ear-lier portion of the season due to competing with the basketball team.

“Conner played some

close singles matches, and is starting to play bet-ter after coming back from basketball,” Boyd said. They are a little rusty, but they both are getting back into the swing of things.”

Overall, Boyd said he is comfortable with how the team is progressing

through the tournament season.

“We are progressing well,” Boyd said. “The ex-perience we have gained over the past few months is paying off. Our younger players are getting stron-

ger, and our older players are becoming leaders.”

Marble Falls is a young team, though, with a large group of freshmen.

“Our group of young f r e s h m a n — T a n n e r Parten, Jessie Heaton, Collin Smith, Sarah Mo-hamed, Shana Mata—are really improving,” Boyd said. “They have played tough matches against upperclassman all year, and they are improving because of it. They are all getting smarter on the court.”

Boyd said he has a few teams in mind, but he’s still has a few spots he’s evaluating.

“We need to continue to improve our consis-tency on the court,” he said. “Not giving away free points with unforced errors. Everyone is com-peting well.

“Our footwork has im-proved, and our strategy is getting better.”

VIRGILBELK/HILLCOUNTRYSPORTSIMAGESBrent Franques gets the putout at first base. Franques and the Marble Falls Mustangs went 1-3 at the Kerrville Tivy Tournament over the weekend. The Mustangs, who are now 6-4 overall, play at Killeen Ellison tonight at 7 p.m.

MF Golfers take third place

Netters get a taste at Big Red

The experience we have gained over the past few months is paying off. ­­­­­­­­—­Josh­Boyd,

MF­Tennis­Coach

“