Work crews finished assembling a 250,000-gallon water-storage tank Aug. 27 on the grounds of Meadowlakes City Hall. Bulldog Steel Products of Clyde is contracting with the city for the construction of the ground-level tank, which is expected to be in operation in November or December. The cost of the entire water-tank project, including installation and other equipment, is estimated at $445,000. The city currently has two storage receptacles — an elevated 200,000-gallon water tank located in the heart of the bedroom community and an existing 250,000-gallon ground-level water tank on City Hall property. Photos by Mike Williams
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BERTRAM — Entering its 36th year, the Oatmeal Festival hasn’t lost the zaniness that put the town back on the map.
“People come back year after year to claim bragging rights to the cow chip kick-off, the goat pill pop, the toilet seat tortilla toss, oatmeal box stacking contest and the very serious egg toss,” said Marcie Masterson, who’s been involved with the festival for a dozen years.
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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — As the Llano Christian Academy gets ready to welcome back students Sept. 3, the non-denominational private school also is preparing to open its second campus.
“We’re very excited to have the student growth we’ve experienced,” headmaster Alice Smith said. “This is our third year, and we’ve enjoyed tremendous support from the community and our families.”
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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees adopted a 2013-2014 budget during a Aug. 26 meeting that requires no tax-rate increase.
The board approved a tax rate of $1.28 per $100 valuation with $1.0533 going to maintenance and operation and the remaining $0.2267 going to debt service.
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HORSESHOE BAY – A San Antonio man, who witnesses believe could not swim, drowned Aug. 25 in a popular sand bar area just off Lighthouse Drive on Lake LBJ, authorities said.
Horseshoe Bay police officers responded to the scene just before 5 p.m. in an area 200 yards from the northwest end of the Lighthouse peninsula. Continue reading “55-year-old San Antonio man drowns in Lake LBJ”
High winds swept through Marble Falls about 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, causing some damage. Among businesses affected were Inman’s Bar B Que, 707 6th St., which experienced roof damage and McIntosh Air Conditioning and Heating, 1003 6th St., where gusts blew a tree over into company vehicle. Staff photos by Cindi Ashford
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls residents have a chance to say “yay” or “nay” to a proposed aquatics center and an adult soccer field during a Nov. 5 bond election.
Voters get a chance at two propositions. One is for $2.1 million that would be used to build an aquatics center, and the other is for $1 million for construction of athletic fields.
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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees approved a tax rate and adopted the 2013-2014 budget during a regular meeting Aug. 19.
The total tax rate is $1.2625 with $1.04 for maintenance and operations and $0.2225 for debt service.
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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BERTRAM — The Bertram City Council spent about an hour in a special meeting Aug. 20 weighing costs and time against long-term needs.
In the end, a 4-1 vote for saving money and time led to the purchase of a new manufactured home to house Burnet EMS in Bertram.