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WELCOME At home in the Highland Lakes OLU WLVWSL ÄYZ[ ZLL VUL VM [OL Ä]L SHRLZ in the Highland Lakes, P[»Z VM[LU SV]L H[ ÄYZ[ sight. Folks visiting friends and MHTPS` L]LU[\HSS` THRL WSHUZ [V ÄUK their own lakefront property when retirement comes. They are just drawn to the beauty of the lakes, whether it’s Buchanan, Inks, Marble Falls, LBJ or Travis.

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FUN FACTS Tallest Dam: Lake Travis, 278 ft Longest Lake: Travis, 63.75 mi. Shortest Lake: Marble Falls, 5.75 mi. Widest Lake: Buchanan, 5 mi. Narrowest Lake: Marble Falls, 1,080 ft Oldest Lake: Buchanan, 72 years Deepest Lake: Travis, 210 ft Shallowest Lakes: Inks and Marble Falls, 60 ft

Activities abound, either on a seasonal basis or daily VWWVY[\UP[PLZ [V ÄZO JY\PZL PU the boat, kayak, hike or cycle. Summer months are especially busy for the region. In June the Marble Falls Soapbox Classic attracts

grown-ups with a need for speed and creativity. July brings the Marble Falls Rodeo and a triathlon in the city. The LakeFest Drag Boat races and Fall Creek Vineyards’ Grape Stomp festival are big draws in August. As the holidays grow nearer, shopping opportunities present themselves with Main Street Market Days, the Citywide Garage Sale in Marble Falls and the Texas Fall Fest & Wine Auction in Horseshoe Bay. Two million bulbs illuminate Lake Marble Falls around Christmas during the increasingly popular Walkway of Lights.

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Bluebonnets grow outside of the Blue Bonnet Cafe on U.S. Highway 281 in Marble Falls. The historic restaurant is known for its famous “Pie Happy Hour.”

he Marble Falls lakeside community draws visitors and new residents to a small town atmosphere with big city entrepreneurialism and resort-level recreation.

Nestled on the banks of the Colorado River and named for the waterfall that once cascaded over a staircase of massive limestone boulders, the 129-yearold town has colorful Texas history and natural beauty. In the downtown Historic District, Main Street retains the grandeur of iconic structures and Falls on the Colorado Museum on Broadway Street occupies the granite academy that became the town’s public school. The modern Marble Falls

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Falls grew quickly with the construction of a rail yard to transport the unique Sunset Red pink granite from nearby Granite Mountain. The stone moved out across the state to construct the Texas Capitol building, among others in Austin, and Gulf Coast jetties. Completion of Max Starcke Dam in 1951 created Lake Marble Falls and the visage in the narrows of the Colorado River was transformed as the background music of rushing falls submerged. The growing economy evolved from industrialbased granite mining to tourism, commerce and leisure. Today’s city limits extend south all the way to Texas 71, providing utilities to the new Baylor Scott & White (BS&W) Hospital and Wayne & Eileen Hurt Regional Medical Center.

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View from Lakeside Park of the U.S. Highway 281 bridge across Lake Marble Falls. The rugged beauty of the Hill Country as it meets the lakes and rivers continues to inspire artists, authors, musicians and artisans, so a multitude of art galleries and live music venues serve a cultured community. Paint the Town

is a spring festival in which plein air artists compete to capture its scenes. And, every year, noted artists place sculptures throughout the downtown area for a 12-month art exhibit– Sculpture on Main. The “constant level”

status of Lake Marble Falls provides endless opportunity for water ZWVY[Z Z^PTTPUN ÄZOPUN bird watching, hiking and camping year-round. Other area attractions include museums, wineries, horseback riding and golf

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courses. Expanded from the originial Lone Star Legacy Johnson Park, city parks include a skate park, designed by a local sculptor, and the disc golf course, both popular with teens. Other recreation facilities include a dog park, ZWVY[Z ÄLSKZ [LUUPZ JV\Y[Z a municipal pool and boat launch access to Lake Marble Falls and Backbone Creek. The Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce, which established a new Visitor Center at the intersection of Second Street and US 281, supports annual events that include the free MayFest carnival and concert, LakeFest drag boat races in August and the quarter-mile holiday Walkway of Lights display by the lake in December. The city provides police, ÄYL ^H[LY HUK ^HZ[L^H[LY

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Lakes Campus that shares its facility with Central Texas College are public educational resources. However, nearby Faith Academy (grades K-12), First Baptist Christian School (Infant-8), Harmony School of Creative Arts, Ä[ULZZ N`TZ HUK WO`ZPJHS education resources add to the picture. Housing and home development are burgeoning and compare favorably to many parts of the state. Although motel accommodations are plentiful, plans coordinated by the Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation (MFEDC) are underway for a downtown hotel/conference KL]LSVWTLU[ [V VɈLY TVYL YVVTZ [V ZLY]L square-feet of conference space and new recreation features.

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Scultpure on Main is one of Marble Falls’ most interesting celebrations in the fall. Every October, sculptors deliver their works for a year-long exhibit on Main Street.

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Church- 401 North Main Street Burnet Presbyterian ChurchTexas 29 at Pierce Street Burnet Primitive Baptist Church- 2944 Texas 29 East Church at The Epicenter- 2401 North US 281 East Lake Fellowship- 13218 Ranch to Market Road 2341 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany- 601 North Wood Street First Baptist Church- 108 South Vanderveer Street First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Burnet204 East Graves Street First Lutheran Church- 133 Apollo Drive First United Methodist Church of Burnet- 301 East Graves Street Hill Country Fellowship- 200 Houston Clinton Drive The Tabernacle- 2802 South Water Street Jesus Cristo La Roca Viva656 Park Road 4 Lake Victor Baptist Church3030 Farm to Market Road 2340 Living Word Missionary Church- 813 Buchanan Drive New Life Church of Burnet303 Bluebonnet Drive Oaks West Church of Christ204 Second Street Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church- 507 Buchanan Drive Vanderveer Street Church of Christ- 102 South Vanderveer Street Victory Baptist Church- 4150 Texas 29 East COTTONWOOD SHORES Birth of Hope Baptist Church621 Magnolia Lane GRANITE SHOALS Granite Fellowship- 8102 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West

Highland Lakes Seventh Day Adventist Church- 6642 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West Christ Redeemer Fellowship of Granite Shoals- 2001 Phillips Ranch Road First Baptist Church of Granite Shoals- 505 South Phillips Ranch Road Grace United Methodist Church- 4007 Valley View Lane Harvest Time Worship Center722 Ranch to Market 1431 West Primera Iglesia Bautista Calvario of Granite Shoals3406 Prairie Creek Road HOOVER VALLEY Hoover Valley Baptist Church8320 County Road 116 HORSESHOE BAY Church at Horseshoe Bay600 Hi Ridge Road Hill Country Bible Churchof Lake LBJ - 24101 Texas 71 St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Chapel- 201 Dalton Circle KINGSLAND Christian Worship Center- 879 Ranch to Market Road 3404 Packsaddle Fellowship- 508 Ranch to Market Road 2900 First Baptist Church of Kingsland- 3435 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West Highland Lakes Baptist Church- 716 Ranch to Market Road 2900 Highland Lakes Church of Christ- 2310 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West Kingsland Community Church- 1136 Ranch to Market Road 1431 St. Charles Catholic Church205 Trinity Drive Smoking for Jesus Ministry1804 Farm to Market Road 2342 MARBLE FALLS Anchor of Hope Church- 906 King Road Central Texas Cowboy Church- 1107 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- 200 Via Viejo Cross Stone Church- 2400 Commerce Street Elevate Church- Lakeside Pavilion-307 Buena Vista Drive Fellowship Baptist Church2702 Mormon Mill Road First Assembly of God- 96 Main Street First Baptist Church of Marble Falls- 901 La Ventana Drive First United Methodist of Marble Falls- 1101 Bluebonnet

CHURCHES Drive Gospel Light Baptist Church1107 Avenue K Granite Mountain Baptist Church- 500 Ranch to Market Road 1980 Hope Lutheran Church (LCMS)- 3411 US 281 North Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses- 1607 Mormon Mill Road Lake Country Church of Christ- 102 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Lake Shores Church- 704 US 281 North Living Word Lutheran Church918 Second Street Marble Falls Church of Christ711 Broadway Street Mustard Seed Ministries118 Starhorn Drive Providence Reformed Baptist Church- meeting at the Harmony School of Creative Arts- 1503 Mormon Mill Road St. Frederick Baptist Church301 Avenue N St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church- 105 Ranch to Market Road 1431 East St. Peter’s Lutheran Church1803 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West St. Andrew Presbyterian Church- 201 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Smithwick Church of Christ10804 Ranch to Market Road 1431 East Trinity Anglican Church19039 Adrian Way Trinity Episcopal ChurchCorner of Avenue D at Ranch to Market Road 1431 United Pentecostal Church407 Avenue N Victory Church of Highland Lakes- 900 Avenue Q Wat Nitadsasanakhun Buddhist Temple- 300 Double Creek Road SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church- Ranch to Market Road 2233 Sunrise Beach Federated Church- 117 W Lakeshore Drive First Baptist Church of Sunrise Beach- 606 Ranch to Market Road 2233 SPICEWOOD Pedernales River Fellowship22800 State Highway 71 Spicewood Baptist Church7903 County Road 404 Spicewood Church of Christ312 Bailey Lane

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While Burnet County is well known for the growth of bluebonnets, the Texas Z[H[L ÅV^LY P[ PZ UV[ HZ ^LSS known that the county has experienced magnanimous ÄUHUJPHS JVTTLYJPHS HUK residential growth as well. Lakes, championship golf courses, fabulous vistas, outdoor activities, NVVK MVVK HUK ^PUL ÄYZ[ class medical and health care facilities and great Texas music combine for some of Burnet County’s best points of interest for those visiting, as well as those making a new home

here. It’s one of those places that sells itself with its abundance of tourism, WSLHZHU[ HUK HɈVYKHISL retirement living and appealing recreation options. It continues to grow and change at a rapid pace. While agriculture and a rural SPMLZ[`SL Z[PSS SHYNLS` KLÄUL the culture here, more and more, commuters, retirees, lake enthusiasts and others who want to escape from IPN JP[` SP]PUN MVY H ^LLRLUK or a lifetime are coming to this part of the Texas Hill Country.

This growth has been managed by Burnet County leadership, including Judge James Oakley, and Commissioners Pct. 1 Bill Neve, Pct. 2 Russell Graeter, Pct. 3 Ronnie Hibler and Pct. 4 Joe Don Dockery. Neve and Hibler will see the end of their term in May. Their leadership is accompanied by that of County Attorney is Eddie Arredondo, and four Justices of the Peace; Pct. 1 Roxanne Nelson, Pct. 2 Lisa Whitehead, Pct. 3 Peggy Simon, and Pct. 4 Guilford Jones, a former District Judge. New multi-family, medium income housing is sprouting up in the cities of Marble Falls and Burnet, the latter of which has been seeing increase of success with the MyTown Housing initiative, which builds medium income homes in the place of dilapidated structures in the city. A single-family development

is in the early stages on the south side of the City of Burnet, as well as a large multi-family and singlefamily development south of Marble Falls near the Blanco County line. While the ghosts of communities like Oatmeal, Joppa, Lake Victor and Fairland loom on winding roads, other small towns in the county like Bertram, Granite Shoals and Cottonwood Shores are starting to prosper. Several residential developments have begun around the city of Bertram. The county’s two population centers are Marble Falls, the commercial hub, and Burnet, the county seat. Both have experienced exceptional growth in the past decade. On the southern end of the county a new Baylor Scott & White hospital saw completion in the summer of 2015, giving Burnet County multiple medical centers in its two

major cities. A variety of factors make continued growth inevitable. Although granite and other bedrock underlie much of the county, some of the Z[H[L»Z ÄULZ[ ]PUL`HYKZ OH]L sprung from its soil while challenging golf courses have been coaxed from arid locations elsewhere, notably PU HɊ\LU[ /VYZLZOVL )H` Inks Lake State Park, one of two distinguished state parks in the county, has seen a regular increase of visitors and plans to expand its facilities. Burnet County is the home of rich history and long-told legends dating back to the frontier days following the annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845. Some of its recognized landmarks bear witness to its early founders and settlers. After Texas became a state, federal government became responsible for the protection of settlers

from Native American raids. Several companies of Texas Rangers were stationed along the frontier and in December of 1847 a company commanded by Henry E. McCulloch established what became known as McCulloch’s Station, later to be named Fort Croghan, the third of four frontier forts established in the region. The site was named for Col. George Croghan who was a hero at the battle of Fort Stephenson in the War of 1812. The area along with a JYLLR ÅV^PUN [OYV\NO [OL area was commonly called Hamilton or Hamilton Valley for John Hamilton, who had a large plot of land there. The town was founded as Hamilton in 1852, when Burnet County was established. Because another town north of Lampasas was named Hamilton, the new settlement was renamed in

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Its spacious meeting room is a county gathering space. The three branches of the Llano County Library System in Llano, Kingsland and Buchanan Dam, coordinate annual reading events and bring nationally-know authors to speak. In addition to Friends organizations money raising, the Llano County Library System Foundation (LCLSF) was established to augment county funding. For more information on the library, the system and events call 325-247-5248 or visit www.llano-librarysystem.net. The Kingsland Library is home the Kingsland Genealogical Society collection and meetings of the organization. It is a virtual haven for snowbirds from all over the country each winter. Friends of the Kingsland

sponsor the Armadillo Tea each April and other special fundraisers that bring the entire lakes area together. Library renovations have gone on July 2014-Feburary 2015 and, with a new face, has come new programs. Kingsland Library is one of the only libraries in [OL HYLH [V VɈLY JOPSK JHYL workers and parents a new program with sensory learning tools that are used to help children with ADD or ADHD learn and grow. *SHZZLZ VɈLY [OL HIPSP[` for workers and parents to SLHYU OV^ [V \ZL KPɈLYLU[ sensory tools to help children and to test out tools before purchasing one for their own establishment. For more information on the Kingsland Library call 915-388-3170. Lakeshore Library is located at 7346 Texas 261 in Buchanan Dam.

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OV[ ZWV[ VɈLYZ 0U[LYUL[ access. The library collection goes beyond a resource for the students of Spicewood Elementary School. The library partners with local attorneys and Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. ;93( [V VɈLY H YLN\SHY “Lawyer in the Library� Day. Cottonwood Shores Library may have begun with exchange of resident’s already-read books, but it expanded and soon made children’s books and events a focus. It is located at 4111 Cottonwood Drive inside a building that also serves for community meetings and activities such as free mahjong classes, domino games and exercise classes. For more information, call 830-693-6467 or email library@cottonwoodshores. org.

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HEALTH CARE

Multiple medical facilities and choice of physicians and caregivers he Highland Lakes has become a regional medical hub with an ever-growing medical community and facilities. The doors opened to Baylor Scott & White (BS&W) Medical Center – Marble Falls on Aug. 3, 2015, the new acute-care hospital at 800 Texas 71 West With the adjacent BS&W Specialty Clinic – Marble Falls, completed in 2013, they make up the Wayne & Eileen Hurd Regional Medical Center. The completion of the complex just west of US 281 was celebrated across Burnet, Llano and adjoining counties as a resource for primary and special care and the hospital was

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Medical Services (EMS) station. Others include the primary care clinics in Marble Falls, 706 Avenue G; Llano, 102 East Young Street; Burnet, 101 E. Jackson Street; Johnson City, 208 Haley Road, and San Saba, 2005 West Wallace Street. Seton Highland Lakes Hospital, 3201 South Water Street, Burnet, has been part of the Seton hospital family since 1997. Modern Healthcare magazine named it as the top-ranked health system in Texas. The hospital features a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite with the most modern equipment. The hospital VɈLYZ ULWOYVSVN` ZLY]PJLZ an emergency room, laboratory testing, radiology services, a medical/surgical unit, physical therapy and a

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Seton Highland Lakes Hospital is part of the top-ranked health system in Texas and provides a modern MRI suite, nephrology services, ER, lab and radiology, medical/surgical and therapy. Falls, 700 US 281, with services also in diabetes management, its Women’s Resource Center for gynecology, digital mammography, stereotactic biopsy and bone density testing, its Center for Physical Therapy, Sports

Medicine and Wound Care. Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, 1020 Texas 16, opened in 1971. The 86-bed facility is the region’s largest hospital. Medical services and specialties include an

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Hill Country Medical Surgical Center - Marble Falls opened its doors in 2013 and offers a wide variety of surgical options without the need to go to a large hospital. emergency room, the HCM Breast Center, HCM Cancer Resource Center, baby and women’s health services, home care, hospice, orthopedic services and a sleep lab. HCM houses a rehabilitation clinic for physical therapy, occupation and speech therapy, cardiac

and pulmonary rehab and wound healing. The Hill Country Memorial Specialty Clinic, which moved to Marble Falls in 2012, has services including orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, pain management, endoscopic services and home care.

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Faith Academy of Marble Falls: 830-798-1333 Faith Academy is a private, Christian school for grades kindergarten through high school. Administrator: Joe Rispoli Enrollment: 314 Website: www.famf.org Address: 3151 E. FM 1431, Marble Falls.

First Baptist Christian School: 830-693-3930 First Baptist Christian School is a private preparatory college school for elementary through 8th grade. It also has a child development center for infants through prekindergarten. Administrator: Dr. Sandra Phelps Enrollment: 176 Website: www.fbcsmf. org Address: 501 12th Street, Marble Falls. The school

will be moving in May. Its new address will be: 901 La Ventana, Marble Falls.

Marble Falls Middle School, Falls Career High School, Marble Falls High School.

Marble Falls Independent School District: 830-693-4357 MFISD is a public school system with seven campuses serving kindergartners through high school. Superintendent: Dr. Robert O’Connor Enrollment: 3,993 Central Administration address: 1800 Colt Circle, Marble Falls. Website: marblefallsisd. org Campuses: Marble Falls Elementary, Spicewood Elementary, Colt Elementary, Highland Lakes Elementary,

Burnet Independent School District: 512-7562124 BCISD is a public school system with six campuses serving kindergarteners through high school Superintendent: Keith McBurnett Enrollment: Central Administration address: 208 East Brier Website: www.burnet. txed.net Campuses: Burnet Elementary, R.J. Richey Elementary, Bertram Elementary, Burnet Middle School, Burnet High School, Quest High School

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Rock and Apple Rock. The public has access to some of the courses through the resort’s hotel. Escondido, an exclusive course designed by Tom Fazio, can be played by those who own property in the community in Horseshoe Bay. A portion of Legends Golf Course in Kingsland sits along the banks of the Colorado River, while the Lighthouse Country Club, also in Kingsland, meanders through the Packsaddle development. Established in 1968 the Lighthouse Country Club is a semi-private, 18 hole golf course located in the rolling hills of Kingsland. The course was renovated in 2006 by Jerry Slack and Leon Howard. Featuring smooth rolling Tifeagle

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FISHING

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The Highland Lakes have a number of fishing spots and some of the best fishing comes from hitting the lake early in the morning in the summer.

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A teenager battles one “on the line” as he fishes competitively in the Texas State Fishing Tournament, which is held in the springtime in Marble Falls.

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EXPLORING

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Privately owned Krause Springs in Spicewood is a natural springfed grotto which delights folks of all ages. It can be reached via County Roads 408 or 413.

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Packsaddle Mountain was the site of Texas’ last major Indian battle in 1873 and the location of legend of the Los Almagres mine, for which Jim Bowie searched. tours are available on request and special wildlife and paranormal tours also are scheduled. The limestone that formed the cascade falls

of the Colorado River after which the City of Marble Falls was named is now hidden below the U.S. 281 bridge over Lake Marble Falls. However, view of a

spillway over limestone shelves—Pedernales Falls – awaits visitors to Pedernales State Park. Guests can swim, tube and wade in a 3.5-mile designated river recreation area. The park, open year round, is nine miles east of Johnson City on Blanco County Farm to Market Road 2766. Another landmark that PZ KPɉJ\S[ [V TPZZ PZ Round Mountain, the hill after which the neighboring town is named. The hill was the site of many an Easter sunrise church service in mid-twentieth century, and can be recognized by the two oaks on its peak. The hill rests on private land, but can be viewed from a distance by those traveling eastward down SH 71 and Blanco County west FM 963. Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge,

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Beer by the Bay music festival hosted by Horseshoe Bay Resort is a series of concerts suited for beer and music lovers. A relatively new festival created by local musician John Arthur Martinez, FiestaJAM, takes place in October and brings fun to beer, wine and music lovers with an all-day lawn concert, while ZPT\S[HULV\ZS` ILULÄ[PUN area student music and art

programs. As the holiday season RPJRZ VɈ ZL]LYHS HYLH communities are part of the Hill Country Trail of Lights, including Walkway of Lights in Marble Falls, Johnson City Lights Spectacular, and Starry, Starry Nights in Llano. Burnet’s Main Street Bethlehem draws thousands each year to a living model of the town of Christ’s birth.

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across the creek from an Army outpost. Today, Fort Croghan is preserved as a museum with several restored buildings and annual reenactments of frontier life. Just to the east, business is still done in buildings that have occupied the Burnet County Courthouse square for more than a century. Guests sleep at a bed and breakfast once a stage stop, and restored steam engines chug into the train depot each weekend. Excellent public schools and a 25-bed Seton Highland Lakes Hospital are among outstanding

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Queen and “Little Miss” princess will be crowned. In addition, a concert is planned from about 10 p.m. to midnight. For more information, please contact the Lampasas County Chamber of Commerce at 512-556-5172. Llano County gets in the act with the 81st Llano County Open Pro Rodeo and 7HYHKL VU [OL ÄYZ[ ^LLR VM June each year. See bronc bustin’, bull riding, barrel racing, mutton bustin’, and team roping at the James L Kuykendall Arena and Events Center at 2200 West RR

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152, across from Robinson Park. For tickets and more information, call the Llano Chamber at 325-247-5354 or go to llanochamber.org. The Burnet County Rodeo will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 10-11 this year, on the same weekend as the Burnet County Fair. The rodeo will take place at the Burnet County Fairgrounds on Houston Clinton Drive, and will feature bull riding, mutton busting, calf roping, and a rodeo dance. This year’s fair will include a classic car show by

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Cottonwood Shores; On The Rocks, Cottonwood Shores; Angel’s Ice House, Spicewood; Poodie’s Roadhouse, Spicewood; West Cave Cellars Winery, Round Mountain; Buchanan Dam Beach Club, Buchanan Dam; Fuzzy’s Corner, Buchanan Dam; Pat’s Bar, Buchanan Dam; Pardner’s Nightclub, Buchanan Dam; Cafe 2300, Burnet; Trailblazer Grille, Burnet; Gum Springs, Briggs. These venues play live music on a regular basis but you can also catch some ÄUL HJ[Z K\YPUN [OL )\YUL[ Bluebonnet Festival in April, The Burnet Blue Grass Festival in July and The Marble Falls Music Festival in June. Acts playing at major venues in the Highland lakes can be found in our Live Music Listings in the Highlander and Burnet Bulletin.

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A Rochelle woman was sentenced to 60 years in prison for after an eighth conviction on DWI charges. Luann Meyer Penny, 53, was sentenced by a Burnet County Jury to 60 years imprisonment for her sixth local DWI charge. According to a District Attorney’s release, Penny pled guilty to the charge but asked that a jury assess her punishment. Driving while intoxicated is a felony offense if the driver has Luann Penny two prior convictions for ofKaren Litterer, RN, MSN, fenses involving the operation ics,â€? read the announce NEA-BC, has assumed ment the Seton Family of Hospitals. of vehicles when intoxicate the by Michelle role as vice president, d, She had served as the chief the release stated. 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To open the series, Two Medical records and laboTons of Steel will play a free concert ratory on May 7, followed by Highland Lakes PublishKyle Park with special analysis admitted into the Bandeguest Luke Pell ing, LP publisher, Frank May 21. evidence at sentencing showed Shu- ra Bulletin bert, announced this week William Clark Green & Week ended April 10: Penny’s that in BandeJB blood alcohol content and the Moonshine Band Lew K. Cohn would take showcase on June 18 and will at more the ra County, closing out the series will than twice the legal 0.03 inches reigns as managing editor LaRue with special guest be Stoney limit, Brandon Jenkins on July of where the release stated. he the Marble Falls Highlande 23. The concerts will all be Month to Date: Assistant District Attorr previous ly held at the Haley Nelson and the Burnet Bulletin. ater, located at 301 Garden Amphithe- neys Amber Ridge Trails, just off Texas worked with in Burnet. Cohn, 45, is an award-win 29 West ter Keim Shanafelt and Pe0.52 inches - Shubert. An prosecuted the case ning former editor and “Every year we strive for the pub- e i g h t - t i m e Lew K. Cohn to turn up the knob on YTD: 9.06 inches lisher of several newspape talent,â€? said argued state, and Shanafelt Damon Beierle, owner of Double Eagle Entertainm rs winner in the South Texas and of the sponsors of the series. ent and one during for a long prison term Any weather conditions in Texas with more than 23 Gulf her closing argument. Coast Press Associations, “This year is no different, occurring after 8 a.m. Sunday years experience in communiThe jury assessed Penny’s we are Cohn helped coordinate the to the series along with artists who bringing in a few veterans punishme will be reported the following ty journalism. newspape nt have at 60 years in never r’s move to pagina- before,â€? played this market “We are incredibly fortuweek. prison. tion and also earned Nationnate to have Lew as the Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Source: Hugh McCoy manDistrict Attorney Sonny and aging editor of our publica- al Newspaper Association Two Tons of Steel concert shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton Creek Drive McAfee praised the will be free of charge on jury’s tions in the Highland Lakes,â€? honors. and the remaining concerts by Park, Green and LaRue May 7 verdict. “I am very happy to said Shubert. “These commua cover will have be charge of $15; children “Many times citizens want six and under are free of nities, which we are privileged in Burnet County and to be for all events. charge to know what they can do WR VHUYH ZLOO EHQHÂż W JUHDWO\ leading the newsroom for two “Since unveiling the line keep drunk drivers off to up the buzz about the series great local newspapers,â€? the from Lew’s comprehe Cohn town and on social media has around roadways nsive said. “We have . 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