Citizens who have become cynical about national politics may want to attend a few meetings of the Horseshoe Bay Home Rule Charter Commission to restore their faith in “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” George Byrnes, chair of the 18 person commission, charged the group at the beginning of their October 23 meeting.

Relive your childhood and pick a pumpkin down at the Sweet Berry Farm. See Daytrippin’ for article and more photos.

As of Tuesday evening, 5,113 people had voted in person in Llano County and 853 mail in ballots had been received according to Llano County Clerk Bette Sue Hoy. Mail in ballots will not be opened until Election Day November 4. Hoy said that early voting had been “busy but smooth” throughout the county.

Faith Academy and Hill Country Community Theatre will present It’s Cool in the Furnace, a musical about a Godly guy named Daniel, his three side-kicks and a fiery furnace. Showdates are Thursday Oct. 30th at 7:00, Saturday November 1st at 7:00 and Sunday Nov. 2nd at 2:15 at HCCT. Tickets are $5.00 adult and $3.00 child/student and can be reserved by calling 830/693-2474.

The Llano Independent School District Board of Trustees is organizing a task force of citizens to formulate a long range plan for the district. Development of a comprehensive long range plan remains as one of the 8 goals named by the board at its August 4 meeting. A demographic study has been completed and the task force will be established to use the data and other available resources to develop a comprehensive five to ten year long range plan.

A team from Southstar Development Partners has been working with the developers of Skywater to solidify the long term prospects of the project. Thad Rutherford, VP of Project Management for Southstar, said they have had “no problem getting interest in Horseshoe Bay and Skywater” from potential investors, but he is realistic about the difficulty of the current economic climate. Over the past months, Southstar has conducted a series of meetings with Skywater property owners, HSB Resort members who have upgraded to include Skywater privileges, the Resort leadership, contractors and City of Horseshoe Bay officials to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the project and to put together a financial plan. IBC Bank of San Antonio is continuing to fund the build out of Phase 3, including the roads, utilities and finished lot work.

World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice agreement, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

1. 101 South Llano Llano Ag & Health Building 1447 E. State Highway 71, Llano, Texas #102 Blue Lake Blue Lake Golf Club 214 W. Bluebonnet Drive, Blue Lake Subdivision #203 Buchanan Dam LCRA Building 8347 RR 1431 West, Buchanan Dam, Texas #204 Bluffton Lakeshore Branch Library 7346 RR 261, Buchanan Dam, Texas #205 Tow First Baptist Church 16521 CR 2241, Tow, Texas #307 Kingsland Kingsland Public Library 125 W.

The Horseshoe Bay POA Board nominating committee welcomes HSB property owners to apply for a position on the Horseshoe Bay Property Owners Association board. Please consider this opportunity to get involved in your community! The board is made up of Horseshoe Bay property owners who participate in the stewardship and future growth of our community.