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WELCOME Many communities, like Horseshoe Bay, line the shorelines of Lake LBJ.

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his region of the Lone Star State has been experiencing a population boom in recent years– partly because it has the Highland Lakes that are so admired by both new residents as well as long-timers and also because there is much to offer in this part of the Texas Hill Country overall.

There’s no “down time” in the region. Every season brings a variety of activities, some of which revolve around the region’s five lakes—Buchanan, Inks,

Marble Falls, LBJ and Travis.

Folks can be seen fishing (or just boating), kayaking, hiking and cycling year-round.

The summer months are

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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

especially busy for the region. In June is the Marble Falls Soapbox Classic (for 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.

Falling leaves bring Market Days and Sculpture on Main in Marble Falls. Don’t forget the Citywide Garage Sale in Marble Falls and the Texas Fall Fest & Wine Auction in Horseshoe Bay. When folks feel the (slight) chill of a Texas winter, get ready for the Christmas Light-up Parade that precedes the Walkway of Lights, where 2 million bulbs illuminate Lake Marble Falls.

The Texas High School Bass Fishing Championship takes over Lake LBJ in spring. April is time for artists to Paint the Town. The CASI Regional Chili Championship, Mayfest and Market Days consume May.

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arble Falls is a lakeside community that draws visitors and new residents with its small town atmosphere and big city entrepreneurialism.

It boasts of boating and fishing, golf on area links and much more for young families, retirees and those simply looking to live a life with Hill Country flair.

Nestled on the banks of the Colorado River and named for the waterfall that once rushed over

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William David Reynolds won first place in the annual Sculpture on Main competition with his creation, “Dreamcatcher,” a much-larger-than-life representation of an Native American feathered hoop.

enormous limestone boulders, the 128-year-old town has colorful Texas history and natural beauty.

In the downtown Historic District, Main Street has been largely restored to its original grandeur, with iconic structures such as the original post office, theater and old jail.

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700 First Street Marble Falls at the 281 Bridge & Lake Marble Falls

The modern Marble Falls Library offers a counterpoint to the historic row. Beyond downtown, the city offers major chain grocers, stores and restaurants. Specialty restaurants that run the gamut of nationalities and ambiance and nightspots for live music are found everywhere. Still, many are drawn to the historic Blue Bonnet Café with down-home cooking and the famous “pie happy hour.”

Founded in 1887 by Adam Rankin Johnson, a former Comanche fighter and Confederate general, Marble Falls grew quickly with the construction of a rail yard to transport the unique Sunset Red pink granite from nearby Granite Mountain. The stone was even used to construct the Texas Capitol building, among others in Austin and for Gulf Coast jetties.

With the completion of Max Starcke Dam and creation

of Lake Marble Falls in 1951, the falls the city was named for were submerged and the city’s economy emerged, evolving from industrial-based granite mining to tourism, commerce and leisure. City limits have been extended south all the way to Texas 71 to provide utilities

to the new Baylor Scott & White Wayne & Eileen Hurt Regional Medical Center.

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.

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Due to the “constant level” status of Lake Marble Falls, residents and visitors have endless opportunity for water sports, swimming, fishing, bird watching, hiking, boating and camping year-round.

Other area attractions include wineries, horseback riding, museums, several city parks including a brand new city dog park, and golf courses. The city’s skate park, designed by a local sculptor, and the disc golf course are especially popular with teens. Other park facilities include sports fields, tennis courts, a municipal pool and access to Lake Marble Falls and Backbone Creek.

The Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce that occupies a new Visitor Center home at the intersection of Second Street and US 281 supports several annual events, including the free MayFest carnival and concert, LakeFest drag boat races in August

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Waves of wildflowers appear every spring in the Highland Lakes. and the quarter-mile holiday Walkway of Lights display by the lake in December.

The city provides police, fire, water and wastewater service. A Burnet County Annex buildings offer access to tax

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assessor and Department of Public Safety offices and Burnet County Central Appraisal District offices. Marble Falls Minor Emergency Center, Seton Marble Falls Healthcare Center, Scott & White Medical Clinic,

new Austin Heart Cardiac & Vascular Care offices, numerous physicians and dentists, two skilled nursing home/ rehabilitation center resources and an two assisted living facilities are available.

Motels are plentiful and workforce housing and home developments compare favorably to many parts of the state.

The Marble Falls Independent School District and the Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes Campus that shares its facility with Central Texas College are the primary educational resources. However, nearby Faith Academy (grades K-12), Harmony School of Creative Art, fitness gyms and physical education resources add to that picture.

From the sparkling waters of summer to the twinkling lights of downtown during the holidays, Marble Falls has yearround charm and plenty of activities for all ages.

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Lakes, championship golf courses, fabulous vistas, outdoor activities, good food and wine, first-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, pleasant and affordable retirement living and appealing recreation options.

It continues to grow and change at a rapid pace.

While agriculture and a rural lifestyle still largely define the culture here, more and more, commuters, retirees, lake

enthusiasts and others who want to escape from big-city living for a weekend or a lifetime are coming to this part of the Texas Hill Country.

“We have more couples and young people moving here,” said Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, who announced her retirement from the post in 2013.

“We’ve become a bedroom community for people who work in Austin, Georgetown or Round Rock. We have more people who are executives who have second homes here, and because of advanced technology are able to do more of their work here, even though their jobs are in Dallas or Houston or some other big city,” Klaeger said.

BURNET COUNTY RUNDOWN EMERGENCY: 911 Social Security Administration: 104 Parkview Dr., Georgetown, 877-531-4699 VOTER INFORMATION Courthouse Annex: 1701 E. Polk, Burnet, 512-715-5288, www.burnetcountytexas.org (click departments) Elections Administrator: Doug Ferguson DRIVERS LICENSES & VEHICLE REGISTRATION Burnet: 1701 East Polk, 512-756-5405 (licenses) and 512-756-5494 (vehicles) Marble Falls: 810 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., Suite 5, 830-798-3222 LOCAL PASSPORT OFFICES District Clerk: 1701 East Polk, Burnet Post Office: 1212 US 281, Marble Falls COUNTY GOVERNMENT Offices without addresses are located in the county courthouse, 220 South Pierce, Burnet.

Judge: James Oakley: 512-756-5400 Commissioners: Pct. 1, Bill Neve, 512756-4729; Pct. 2, Russell Graeter, 512-4892263; Pct. 3, Ronny Hibler, 830-798-3737; Pct. 4, Joe Don Dockery, 830-693-2912 Attorney: Eddie Arredondo, 512-756-5476 Auditor: Karen Lester, 512-756-5466 Central Appraisal District: 223 South Pierce, Burnet, 512-756-8291, www.burnet-cad.org Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District: 225 South Pierce, Suite 104, Burnet, 512-756-4900, www.centraltexasgcd.org Clerk: Janet Parker, 512-756-5406 Constables: Pct. 1, Mike Harnisch, 1906 SH 29 W., Burnet, 512-756-7351; Pct. 2, Gary Adams, Burnet, 512-715-5271; Pct. 3, Jimmy Ballard, 810 Steve Hawkins Parkway., Marble Falls, 830-798-3024; Pct. 4, Chris Jett, 810 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., Marble Falls, 830-798-3020 Sheriff: W.T. Smith, 512-756-8080 Tax Assessor-Collector: Sheri Frazier, 512-756-5494 COURTS District Courts: 1701 East Polk, Suite 74, Burnet 33rd District Court: Judge Allan Garrett, 512-756-5436 424th District Court: Judge Evan Stubbs, 512-756-5438 Court-at-Law Judge: Linda Bayless, 512-715-5245 District Attorney: Eddie Arredondo, 512-756-5449 District Clerk: Casie Walker, 512-756-5450

JPs: Pct. 1: Calvin Boyd, 1701 East Polk Street, Burnet, 512-756-5421; Pct. 2: Lisa Whitehead, 1701 East Polk, Burnet, 512756-5453; Pct. 3: Peggy Simon, 810 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., 830-798-3212; Pct. 4: Edward Cutchin, 830-798-3205, 810 Steve Hawins Pkwy., Marble Falls PUBLIC SCHOOLS Burnet CISD: 208 East Brier, www.burnet.txed.net, 512-756-2124 Superintendent: Keith McBurnett Burnet Elementary: 607 North Vanderveer Street, 512-756-2126; R.J. Richey Elementary: 500 East Graves St., 512-756-2609; Bertram Elementary: 315 Main Strreet, 512-355-2111; Burnet Middle School: 1401 North Main, 512-756-6182; Burnet High School (Bulldogs): 1000 The Green Mile, 512-756-6193; Quest High School, 303 North Pierce, 512-756-6747 Marble Falls ISD: 1800 Colt Circle, http:// mfisd.ss3.sharpschool.com, 830-693-4357 Superintendent: Rob O’Connor Colt Elementary: 2200 Manzano Mile, 830-693-3474; Marble Falls Elementary: 901 Avenue U, 830-693-2385; Highland Lakes Elementary: 8200 FM 1431 West, Granite Shoals, 830-798-3650; Spicewood Elementary:, 1005 Spur 191, 830-7983675; Marble Falls Middle School: 1511 Pony Circle, 830-693-4439; Marble Falls High School (Mustangs): 2101 Mustang Drive, 830-693-4375; Falls Career High School: 1800 Colt Circle, 830-798-3621 PRIVATE SCHOOL Faith Academy: 3151 FM 1431 E., Marble Falls, 830-798-1333, www.famf.org LIBRARIES Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library: 170 North Gabriel Street, Bertram, 512355-2113; Herman Brown Free Library: 100 East Washington Street, 512-7562328; Marble Falls Public Library: 101 South Main Street, 830-0693-3023; Spicewood Community Library: 1011 Spur 191, 830-693-7892; Oakalla Public Library: 29011 FM 963, 512-556-9085

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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.

The county’s two population centers are Marble Falls, the retail 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 is under construction and should be complete by late 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 state’s finest vineyards have sprung from its soil while challenging golf courses have been coaxed from arid locations elsewhere, notably in affluent Horseshoe Bay.

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Website: www.burnetcountytexas.org Estimated 2012 Population: 43,448 Land Area: 995 sq. mi.

Water Area: 25 sq. mi.

Pct. 1 Area: west of US 281 Pct. 2 Area: downtown Burnet, then east of US 281 and north of SH 29 Pct. 3 Area: south of SH 29 to US 281 to the west Pct. 4 Area: south of FM 1431 Median Family Income: $58,568 Median Home Value: $148,200 2013 Tax Rate: .4140* per $100 value. *This rate is for county taxes only.

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AREA LIBRARIES

Highland Lakes readers served by nine libraries

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ibraries are a source of pride in the Highland Lakes and everywhere collections are expanding into multi-media and beyond the walls of a building into Internet programs for books and education.

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The Marble Falls Public Library received a facelift in 2013 and reopened with new technology to better serve patrons.

Books in every genre of fiction and non-fiction, music CDs, movies, audio books and periodicals still occupy the shelves, but online catalogs take patrons through collections for most of those libraries online.

Cooperative programs open the world of e-books, audio books and digital periodicals through the Internet. Computer access is available at the libraries even if residents do not have their

own.

Libraries are centers for programs that educate and public meetings.

All of them focus special programs on children and youth and offer education and special services for adults. Each one is buoyed by active Friends organizations that provide a great way to become involved in a local community. Almost every one offers book sales and some

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operate thrift stores.

In Burnet, the Herman Brown Free Library is located at the corner of East Washington and South Main streets on the courthouse square. It was established Jan. 9, 1949, in a temporary home in what is now the historic Burnet County Jail, while a permanent library was built next door.

Modern demands pushed the facility onto the square and expanded a six-hour week into five and sometimes six full days.

It serves as the repository for the materials of the Burnet County Genealogical Society.

Genealogy and Texas history assistance from librarians is augmented by community organizations that also provide such services as income tax assistance each spring. The meeting room upstairs bustles with programs.

For more information on the library or its events, call 512-

715-5228 or visit online at www. hermanbrownlibrary.org.

Until the new Bertram library opened its doors, the Marble Falls Public Library was the newest in the Burnet County System, and it remains the largest.

It has grown from a town library, established in 1948 in the back of a business of the era, Boxell & Hartzell’s Department Store. It traveled from the Barnes Lumber Company (now Old Oak Square) in 1951 to the Masonic Lodge (Second Street at US 281) in 1953 to a modern 4,500 square-foot home that now houses the Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation at 801 Fourth Street 1974. The current home at 101 Main Street opened in September of 1997.

The Marble Falls Library is host to many club meetings and special events. For more

information on the Marble Falls Library or its events call 830-6933023.

Bertram’s first library began in the early 1930’s and was housed upstairs at the Sullivan Store, later upstairs at what is now the Lewis Building and on to another storefront in the 1950’s.

In December 2003, Friends of the Bertram Library purchased land on the corner of Texas 29 and North Gabriel Street and, after they received a two million dollar grant for a state-of-theart library from Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Foundation, the new Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library was completed at 170 North Gabriel Street in November of 2010.

The children’s programs at the Joann Cole Mitte Library are said to be the most attended in the county system and they have plenty for adults as well. For more information, call 512-355-3323.

Last but not least in the Burnet County Library System, the Okalla Public Library serves an unincorporated community.

On a more limited schedule it offers book and audiovisual material, inter-library loan, reference assistance, public access to computers and, as its larger counterparts, home schooling support.

Established in the 1920s this facility is also home of the Oakalla Community Center, 29011 Farm to Market Road 963, which makes for a great area for children’s activities, as well as adult activities.

For information on the Oakalla Public Library or its events call 512-566-9085.

The Llano County Library was established in 1972. It overlooks the Llano River on East Haynie Street.

This library offers not only the basic necessities of a

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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 the area to offer child care workers and parents a new program with sensory learning tools that are used to help children with ADD or ADHD learn and grow.

Classes offer the ability for workers and parents to learn how to use different 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 915-3883170.

library and a long list of public education programs, but also endless kid-friendly events such as free movie and popcorn night, story time, and summer reading programs.

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.llanolibrary-system.net.

The Kingsland Library is home the Kingsland Genealogical Society collection and meetings

Lakeshore Library is located at 7346 Texas 261 in Buchanan Dam. This small and quaint library started as a neighborhood book exchange and was officially established in 1978. In October 2004 they were able to build a facility with room for plenty of programs.

Beyond the library collection of books, audio books and movies, the space houses computers for Internet access.

Authors visit to discuss their works and the community meets there for activities such as exercise classes four times a week, game days, writers groups and quilter/sewing/crafter club.

For more information on the Lakeshore Library or its events call 325-379-1174.

The Spicewood Community Library at 1011 Spur 191 off Texas 79 is part of the Central Texas Digital Library Consortium. In

addition to computers inside a Wi-Fi hot spot offers 24/7 Internet 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. (TRLA) to offer a regular “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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This area has become a regional medical hub – complete with an ever-growing medical community and its facilities.

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The hospital next door to the Baylor Scott & White Specialty Clinic nears completion in April.

Construction on the hospital portion of the Wayne and Eileen Hurd Regional Medical Center—Baylor Scott & White is ongoing, scheduled to be complete later this year. In the meantime, plenty of people are next door using the specialty and after-hours clinics, finished in 2013.

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The complex, located at 800 W. TX 71, is just one arm of Baylor Scott & White.

Numerous clinics are scattered around the region, in Marble Falls, Llano, Horseshoe Bay, Burnet and Kingsland.

Baylor Scott & White—Llano, 200W. Ollie Street, was known as Llano Memorial Hospital for 50 years prior to a merger with Scott & White Healthcare in 2011.

Seton Highland Lakes Hospital, 3201 S. 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 offers nephrology services, an emergency room, laboratory testing, radiology services, a

medical/surgical unit, physical therapy and a special care unit.

Clinics around the hospital offer cardiac and pulmonary rehab services as well as neurology. The Children’s Carea-Van is a mobile treatment center to help with minor illnesses, immunizations or physical exams directly in school, day care centers and other locations.

Seton delivers outpatient care through clinics in Burnet, Bertram, Kingsland, Marble Falls and Lampasas.

The Seton Kingsland Healthcare Center, 525 RR 2900, equipped for both primary and secondary care, opened in Kingsland in 2013. Within its 6,000 square feet are 12 exam rooms for primary and specialty care.

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of FM 2341 and RR 1431, is a 15,000 square foot clinic with two treatment rooms, an occupational therapy room, on-site X-ray and laboratory services. Services include primary care, rehabilitation services (physical therapy), occupational and speech therapy services, and rotating specialties. The location also houses the Kingsland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station.

Pediatricians are also available on site for patients.

Baylor Scott & White – Llano, 200 W. Ollie St, was known as Llano Memorial Hospital for almost 50 years until the facility merged with Scott & White Healthcare in early 2011. The hospital and affiliated clinics in Burnet, Llano, Kingsland, Marble Falls, San Saba and Horseshoe Bay provide care in several specialties, including obstetrics, orthopedics, urology,

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Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, at 1020 SH 16, opened in 1971 and is the region’s largest hospital. It offers an array of comprehensive medical services and specialties, including an 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 also 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,

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Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg joined the likes of local facilities, building its facility off US 281 just south of the Marble Falls. Its opening date is not too far into the future.

providing mammography, nuclear medicine, video x-ray, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and bone density studies services.

A variety of specialty practices and individual and group physician practices in the region and ancillary healthcare services supplement the hospital-affiliated groups.

Dental care, including specialists like Hill Country Pediatric Dentistry in Marble Falls, Treehouse Children’s Dentistry in Marble Falls, and Parrish Dental in Llano is also readily available throughout the area.

Vitalogy Skincare offers dermatology services throughout the Highland Lakes, with locations in Burnet, Marble Falls and Horseshoe Bay. Lakeview Hearing, 304B Highlander Circle, Marble Falls, has experienced audiologists committed to ensuring patients benefit from the latest technology Synergy Advanced Imaging Center, 2511 U.S. Highway 281, Suite 300, Marble Falls, is a specialty imaging center

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Vision care is available from opticians and optometrists in the area like 20/20 Express in Marble Falls. Next Care Urgent Care in Marble Falls is available for any minor emergency.

Highland Lakes residents are also never too far away from big city healthcare options, with both Austin and San Antonio only a relatively short drive away. Specialty care services are offered through hospitals such as Seton, St. David’s and Baylor Scott & White in Austin.

EXPLORING

Vineyard, breweries and a distillery

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he wine-producing areas of California have Lone Star competition these days.

Texas Hill Country vineyards–including some in the Highland Lakes–are gaining notoriety and acclaim.

Whether you’re in the mood for an earthy Mourvedre, a bold Cabernet, a spicy Syrah or a crisp, easy-drinking Viognier, you will find unique wines fermented with Texas grapes grown in spicy, peppery soil at a fraction of the cost of similar vintages in California and the Pacific Northwest.

Grapes grow well in the Texas High Plains and the Hill

Country, where the temperature and moisture is said to be similar to that of France, Spain and Italy, where many of the world’s most expensive and sought-after varietals are produced.

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at establishments like Double Horn Brewing Company in Marble Falls, which rotates its taps daily with offerings ranging from low-alcohol session beers to bready stouts and hoppy pale ales – some of which are produced on site. Pecan Street Brewing in Johnson City also produces craft beer that it pairs with its famous pizzas.

Hopheads, don’t miss Save the World Brewing in Marble Falls, which opened its doors in 2014.On a large scale, Real Ale Brewing Company in Blanco makes beer for a variety of palates, including Devil’s Backbone, a Belgian Tripel with a Texas twist.

Hard liquor is even distilled in the Hill Country. Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye took the “American Micro Whiskey of the Year” award in the 2014 Whiskey Bible with its Cowboy Bourbon, one of several sampled on the “Sit and

Sip” guided tour of the ranchdistillery.

The following might feature in your own beverage tour of the area: Fall Creek Vineyards — Established in 1975 in Tow, where the sandy loam soil, warm days and cool breezes off Lake Buchanan provide an excellent microclimate for growing premium wine grapes.

Farm to Market Road 2241 and County Road 222, Tow, 325379-5361 Flat Creek Estate Vineyard & Winery—Established in 2000 between Marble Falls and Lago Vista, offers fine dining at The Bistro on site and at the Flat Creek Enoteca tasting room in Marble Falls proper (112 US 281), 24912 Singleton Bend East Road, Marble Falls, 512-2676310 Perissos Vineyard & Winery,

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established in 1995, uses 100 percent Texas-grown grapes in its wines, 7214 Park Road 4 West, Burnet, 512-656-8419 Pilot Knob Winery—a newcomer founded in 2011 is named for the prominent volcanic formation southeast of the vineyard, 3125 County Road 212, Bertram, 512-489-2999 Stone House Vineyard— produced its first vintage in 2000 and already garners awards from just 6.5 acres, 24350 Haynie Flat Road, Spicewood, 512-264-3630 Spicewood Vineyards— founded in 1992, has made its large meeting and event facility a community venue for the arts and celebrations, 1419 Burnet County Road 409, Spicewood, 830-693-5328 Texas Hills Vineyard, established in 1995, features Italian-style

wines, 878 RR 2766, Johnson City, 830-868-2321 William Chris Vineyards — a young winery, established in 2008, holds tastings in a century-old farmhouse beside an oak grove and an historical 1800 cemetery, 10352 US 290, Hye, 830-998-7654

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Italian, German, Tex-Mex and old-fashioned home cooking can all be found along with some of the best barbecue in the state from pits around the area.

Authentic New Orleans cuisine and seafood specialties have been added to the downhome fried catfish that have been a lure of the lakes area for decades.

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Asian cuisine runs the gamut from Chinese to Thai to Vietnamese.

Restaurants offer lakeside seating and in Marble Falls that is especially popular during LakeFest drag boat races or Fourth of July fireworks.

However diners may prefer the view of other lakes from perches in Cottonwood Shores, Horseshoe Bay or the Burnet and Buchanan Dam surrounds.

A bucolic park scene can be discovered in Burnet or a shaded deck near the river in Llano.

From chef-prepared vineyard dining to off-the-beaten-track back-room burgers and roadside smoked and stuffed jalapeños, the tastes can be exquisite. Food trailers are finding their way among national chain outlets.

Ice cream, gourmet chocolates and organic health food specialties are made right here in the Highland Lakes.

Farmers markets tempt a taste right from the bins.

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he Highland Lakes has plenty of golf courses with a mixture of challenges and beauty offered for those wanting to spend a few hours on the local courses.

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Prices vary among the public courses.

There are 12 golf courses within 45 minutes of downtown Marble Falls.

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Hidden Falls Golf Club rolls through Meadowlakes, while Delaware Springs Golf Course in southern Burnet has Delaware Creek running through it.

The Llano River Golf Course lies on the banks of the Llano River, while the Blue Lake Golf Club hugs part of Lake LBJ. Blue Lake is a nine-hole course featuring extra sets of tees for each hole. Blue Lake peaks the talent of a golfer’s mid-iron shots with its small greens.

Spicewood has Lakecliff on Lake Travis.

Private courses include Summit Rock, a Jack Nicklausdesigned course in the Horseshoe Bay Resort, along with three Trent Jones courses in Slick Rock, Ram Rock and Apple Rock. The public has access to some of the courses through the resort’s hotel.

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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.

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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 greens and 419 Bermuda fairways, tees and roughs, and broad vistas of Packsaddle Mountain.

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ishing the Highland Lakes always provides plenty of big ones. There are 13 major lakes in the Hill Country area and five in the Highland Lakes.

Fishing Lake Marble Falls and LBJ are always steady because of the constant lake level, kept by the dams up and down the Colorado River.

In the summer months, the best fishing comes from hitting the lake early and fishing in the shallows.

The predomiant fish caught in Marble Falls and Lake LBJ are largemouth bass, black bass,

crappie and channel catfish.

The fishing is so good in the Highland Lakes that Marble Falls High School has been the host for the state high school tournament three straight years.

The experienced anglers in the area know the hot spots and the methods for luring out the big ones.

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The falls are submerged, but can been seen from a boat.

The fish hang around in that area. There is a drop that goes from like three feet to nine feet that they like.

Lake Marble Falls is one of the best lakes for largemouth bass along with LBJ. The grasses in the lake have made for some obstacles for boaters.

Catching the fish early in the day is also recommended. When the sun comes out the fish head for deeper waters.

The fishing is great here.

There are some better lakes, but as a group the Highland Lakes has some really good fishing.

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A number of veterinary clinics are located in the Marble Falls area: Fry Equine Health, mobile vet service operated by David Fry, DVM The Highland Lakes Veterinary Clinic on RR 1431 in Marble Falls The Hope Animal Clinic on south US 281 in Marble Falls offers care to both small and large animals.

The following clinics are located in the Burnet area: Blue Bonnet Veterinary Clinic on Buchanan Drive Burnet Veterinary Clinic on US 281 Lake Area Animal Clinic on TX 29 in Buchanan Dam Highway 29 Veterinary Hospital in Bertram

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If you’re interested in giving a furry friend a forever home, visit the following shelters: Happy Dog Adoption on RR 1431 in Buchanan Dam is a family-operated, no-kill dog shelter. 512-793-4197 Living Love Animal Rescue is a volunteer coordinated no-kill shelter for dogs and cats. 512755-4476 Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter is an open admittance dog and cat shelter on RR 1431 in Buchanan

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Dam. 512-793-5463 Highland Lakes SPCA is a nokill shelter that currently houses dogs only. 830-693-0569 Lifelong Friends Pet Adoption is located in Lago Vista. 512267-6876 Hill Country Cat Control helps to find felines good homes. 830598-9833 Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society specializes in horses and is headquartered in College Station. 888-542-5163 The Mustang Heritage Foundation is a horse adoption organization headquartered in Georgetown. 512- 869-3225 Don’t forget to check with the Marble Falls City and City of Llano animal shelters, which houses homeless animals on a short-term basis.

A place of giving The Highland Lakes is a community full of people searching for ways to help others, whether it means helping children, families or animals. Organizations are always searching for volunteers and donations.

A FEW AREA CHARITIES: Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes: 830-798-2582 (Marble Falls) or 512-756-1444 (Burnet) Camp Agape: 830-385-8916 Camp Phoenix: 830-613-7230 Community Resource Center: 830-693-0700 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes Area: 325-388-3440 Friends of Hospice Highland Lakes Inc. 512-756-1295 Helping Center: 830-693-5689 Highland Lakes Habitat For Humanity: 830-693-6029

Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center: 830-693-3656 Highland Lakes Legacy Fund: 830-220-1100 Highland Lakes Service League: 830-693-2659 Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center 512-756-2607 Hill Country Community Foundation: 512-756-8211 Hill Country 100 Club Inc. info@hillcountry100club.org LaCare: 512-756-4422 Llano Food Pantry: 325-247-5847 Llano New Horizons: 325-247-4439 Literacy Highland Lakes: 512-756-7337 Marble Falls Library Thrift Store: 830-693-5120 Mission Marble Falls at St. Frederick Baptist Church: 830-693-4499 Open Door Recovery House: 830-693-9292 Seton Kids Care-A-Van: 830-596-3081 TRIAD: 512-756-8080

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CHURCHES

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he Highland Lakes offer a great diversity of houses of worship. This includes all major Protestant denominations, Catholic, a Torah study group and even a Buddhist temple.

Many of them, beyond regular worship services, offer a variety of special programs and activities for youth, for choirs and religious music, community events and more. A number of houses of worship offer religious schooling for various grade levels, as well.

Due to its picturesque beauty, the Highland Lakes area is also the site for number of summer church camps for youths and retreat centers for adults.

Available religious services have strong ties to the community, with frequent bake sales, fundraisers, charity events and activities, and support and study groups.

See the church calendar and briefs in The Highlander, Burnet Bulletin and Llano County Journal.

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First Cowboy Church of Burnet County Texas 29 and County Road 252 Ambassadors for Christ Church-4030 Texas 29 East Bertram Church of Christ 535 North West Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Bertram- 430 Texas 29 West First Christian Church 410 North West Street First Baptist Church of Bertram 325 South Gabriel Street First United Methodist Church-115 East North Street Holy Cross Catholic Church 520 Texas 29 East Joppa Church 8425 County Road 210

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BUCHANAN DAM Buchanan Dam Church of Christ 901 Lillian Dean Buchanan West Baptist Church-850 Lillian Dean at Texas 261

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The Tabernacle 2802 South Water Street Jesus Cristo La Roca Viva 656 Park Road 4 Lake Victor Baptist Church 3030 Farm to Market Road 2340 Living Word Missionary Church 813 Buchanan Drive New Life Church of Burnet 303 Bluebonnet Drive Oaks West Church of Christ 204 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

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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 Center 722 Ranch to Market 1431 West Primera Iglesia Bautista Calvario of Granite Shoals 3406 Prairie Creek Road

Trinity United Methodist Church 142 Old Schoolhouse Lane St. John’s Lutheran Ranch to Market Road 152

HOOVER VALLEY Hoover Valley Baptist Church 8320 County Road 116

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Hill Country Bible Church of 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 Church 205 Trinity Drive Smoking for Jesus Ministry 1804 Farm to Market Road 2342

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Bible Baptist Church 700 East Young Street Calvary Apostolic Church 1010 Ashton Avenue Chapel of the Hills Baptist Church 19135 Texas 29 East Christian Worship Center - 879 Farm to Market Road 3404 Church of Christ402 West Main Street Father’s Heart Ministry Texas Hill Country House-to-house ministry First Assembly of God 301 Texas 71 East First Baptist Church of Tow 16529 Ranch to Market Road 2241 First Christian Church1105 Oatman Street First Presbyterian1306 Ford Street Grace Episcopal1200 Oatman Street Grace Gathering2651 Texas 29 East Holy Trinity Catholic708 Bessemer Avenue Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses- 305 W Dallas Street

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Llano Cowboy ChurchTexas 29 West Llano Church of God of Prophecy 807 Anniston Avenue Llano Gospel Church 1010 Ashton Avenue Lone Grove Church of Christ 2625 County Road 202 Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church800 Wright Street Pittsburg Avenue Baptist Church 709 Pittsburg Avenue St. James Lutheran 1401 Ford Street Tow Church of Christ County Road 2241, Tow

Marble Falls Church of Christ 711 Broadway Street Mustard Seed Ministries 118 Starhorn Drive Providence Reformed Baptist Church-meeting at the Harmony School of Creative Arts, 1503 Mormon Mill Road St. Frederick Baptist Church 301 Avenue N St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church - 105 Ranch to Market Road 1431 East St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 1803 Ranch to Market Road 1431 West St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 201 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Smithwick Church of Christ 10804 Ranch to Market Road 1431 East Trinity Anglican Church 19039 Adrian Way Trinity Episcopal Church Corner of Avenue D at Ranch to Market Road 1431 United Pentecostal Church407 Avenue N

Anchor of Hope Church906 King Road Central Texas Cowboy Church 1107 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints200 Via Viejo Cross Stone Church 2400 Commerce Street

Elevate Church - Lakeside Pavilion-307 Buena Vista Drive Fellowship Baptist Church 2702 Mormon Mill Road First Assembly of God 96 Main Street First Baptist Church of Marble Falls 501 12th Street First United Methodist of Marble Falls 1101 Bluebonnet Drive Gospel Light Baptist Church 1107 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 16-7 Mormon Mill Road Lake Country Church of Christ 102 Ranch to Market Road 1431 Lake Shores Church 704 US 281 North Living Word Lutheran Church 918 Second Street

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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 Fellowship 22800 State Highway 71 Spicewood Baptist Church 7903 County Road 404 Spicewood Church of Christ 312 Bailey Lane

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The sparkling facelift to the former Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center that’s now operated by the YMCA of neighboring Williamson County which brought its wildly successful and acclaimed programs for everyone from kids to senior citizens, has been enthusiastically receivedThe 51-acre Haley-Nelson Park opened in 2013 and has been a sterling addition to Burnet’s roster of fun and exciting places for active kids and adults and outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy fresh air, sunshine, kids soccer and music concerts at its pavilion.

At the nexus of US 281 and SH 29, just down the road

BURNET EMERGENCY: 911 Pct. 2 area: All of Burnet, then east of US 281 & north of TX 29 City Hall: 1001 Buchanan Dr., Suite 4, 512.756.6093 Mayor: Gary Wideman City Manager: David Vaughn, 512.715.3208 ofc City Council: Joyce Laudenschlager, Mary Jane Shanes, Phillip Thurman, Paul Shell, Derek Fortin Commissioners: Pct. 2, Russell Graeter Constables: Pct. 2, Gary Adams Electric, Water, Sewer & Garbage: City of Burnet, 512.756.6093 Gas: Atmos Energy, 888.286.6700 JPs: Pct. 2, Lisa Whitehead Newspaper: Burnet Bulletin, 512.756.6136 Planning & Zoning: 512.715.3211 Post Office: 508 E. Jackson St., 512.756.4241 School Enrollment: BCISD, www.burnet.txed.net, 512.756.2124 Cable/Satellite, Internet, Phone: Dish Network, 877.736.7774; Northland Communications, 830.693.7500; Time Warner Cable, 866.863.4856; Internet/Phone: Verizon, 800.922.0204; AT&T, 800.288.2020; Phone: Sprint, 866.866.7509; Internet: Zeecon, 830.798.9388; 281 Communications, 830.798.9041 NON-EMERGENCY Police: Chief Paul Nelson, 512.756.6404 Fire/EMS: Chief Mark Ingram, 512.756.2662

from the top of the Highland Lakes, Burnet continues to attrract people who want the convenience of nearby Austin without its accompanying hassle.

Burnet remains the kind of Texas town where you can still drop by the local newspaper to show off the fish you caught and replay Friday night’s high school football game with someone you meet on the sidewalk downtown.

Its people are friendly and they’re proud of their town, which began life in 1849 as Hamilton Valley, just across the creek from an Army outpost.

Today, Fort Croghan is preserved as a museum with several restored buildings and annual re-enactments 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 community facilities, which also include a public golf course and the YMCA recreation center offering everything from games and swimming to fitness programs.

Its airport serves private aviators and is the base for the Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, whose vintage air show is one of the year’s big events along with the Bluebonnet Festival in the spring and the fair and rodeo.

Although the Austin metropolis is creeping nearer, optimists believe it won’t disturb Burnet’s small town values centered on family life, schools, church and civic activities.

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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 and 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 creek flowing through the area was commonly called Hamilton or Hamilton Valley for John Hamilton, who had a large plot of land there.

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as Hamilton in 1852, when Burnet County was established.

The name of the county is pronounced with the emphasis or accent on the first syllable.

Because another town North of Lampasas was named Hamilton, the new settlement was renamed in 1858 for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first provisional president of the Republic of Texas.

Marble Falls was named for its natural falls situated in the Colorado River, relegated to an underwater existence when submerged by Lake Marble Falls when Max Starke Dam was built in 1951.

Marble Falls was founded in 1887 by Adam Rankin Johnson, a former Indian fighter and Confederate general.

By 1860 Burnet County had 2,487 residents.

Although the archeology of Burnet County has not

been fully studied, several prehistoric campsites have been found along the rivers and their tributaries. The hunting and gathering peoples who had established themselves in the area by about 4500 B.C. were probably ancestors of the Tonkawa Indians.

No evidence of Spanish exploration or settlement has been found in Burnet County, although missions were established in the 1740s and 1750s in neighboring San Saba County. In the early nineteenth century, surveyors found the local Tonkawa and Lipan Apache groups to be friendly, but the Comanche’s made frequent raids into the area.

The county’s unique geologic formations are central to two of its most popular landmarks.

Longhorn Cavern State Park, south of Burnet just off

Park Road 4, contains awesome formations formed centuries ago when water ground levels began to drop, dissolving solid limestone and cutting great underground stream beds from the rock.

It is this unusual combination of dissolving and cutting that makes Longhorn Cavern one of the most unique caves of the world.

The cave has been used as a shelter since prehistoric times and among legends is one that the outlaw Sam Bass hid a $2 million cache of stolen money inside. (Of course, it’s never been found.)

Confederates made gunpowder in the cave during the Civil War. Legend says also that Texas Rangers recued a kidnapped girl from the Native Americans there.

Two miles south of Marble Falls on County Road 401 is Dead Man’s Hole, a deep well-like fissure cloaked in

controversy and infamy.

The 15-story sinkhole got its name in the 1860’s, when rumors spread that Confederate fanatics had murdered Union sympathizers, and dumped their bodies into the hole’s black maw.

Today, Dead Man’s Hole is listed as a State Historical Site.

Seven feet wide at the lip, the sinkhole gradually flares to a width of 50 feet at the bottom.

There are also more than 70 Historical Markers in Burnet County ranging from the Airy Mount Barn, located one mile east of Burnet to the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf, located in the Dobyville cemetery.

Menaced by Native American raids and aware of need for government, Wolf in 1854 helped organize Burnet County. Of their eight children, two sons became sheriffs; one in Burnet and one in Lampasas County.

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Labeled the “Deer Capital of Texas,” Llano, at the crossroads of Texas highways 71, 29 and 16, offers gracious living, historic features and tasty meals for hunters from some of the best hunting places in the state.

It is home to a number of historical and recreation areas.

The newest, the Llano Events Center on Ranch to Market Road 152, was completed in April 2012 for events such as rodeos, horse and cattle events, trade shows and concerts.

The city was established in February 1856 along the Llano River, which runs right through the city limits.

On the north side of the river is the city’s historical district, including the Llano County Historical Museum, the Llano Depot and Railyard Museum that houses the Llano Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center and unique shops and antique stores.

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in Texas can be found here, in the opinion of a pack of restaurant reviewers and diners that actually fly in to Llano Municipal Airport just for the savory fare.

Llano’s historic downtown on the south side of the Llano River is filled with unique stores and a historic restored movie theater, the LanTex. The Llano County Courthouse, as many of the structures around the square, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The nearby historic Llano Red Top Jail is preparing to reopen for tours after recent approval of finances for required structural repair. The Southern Hotel and the Badu House also are on that list.

Llano boasts scenic green space along the river including Badu Park, Grenwelge Park and Robinson Park. The city maintains an 18-hole public golf course and an RV park.

Huge festivals throughout

LLANO EMERGENCY: 911 City Hall: 301 West Main, 325-247-4158 City Manager: Brenton Lewis Commissioner: Pct. 4, Jerry Don Moss Constable: Pct. 4, Joe Simpson Jr. Mayor: Mikel Virdell Council: John Ferguson, Gail Lang, Allen Hopson, Bryan Miiller, Todd Keller Electric, Water, Sewer & Garbage: City of Llano, 325-247-4158, ext. 201 Gas: Atmos Energy, 800.460.3030 JP: Pct. 4, Brian Alexander Newspaper: The Llano County Journal, 325-248-0682 Cable, Internet, Telephone: Northland Communications, 830-6937500; Internet/Phones: Verizon, 800-922-0204; AT&T 800-2882020; Internet: Zeecon, 830-798-9388; CTESC, 325-247-4191; 281 Communications, 830-798-9041; Blue Mountain, 800-485-5006 Planning & Zoning: Diana Firestone, 325-0247-4158 Post Office: 819 Berry Street, 325-247-4547 School Enrollment: Llano ISD, www.llanoisd.org, 325-247-4747 NON·EMERGENCY Police: Chief Kevin Ratliff, 325-247-3028 Fire: Chief Tim Harden, 325-247-4646 EMS: Llano County Area EMS, 325-247-3088

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the year include the Crawfish Open, the Chuck Wagon Cook-Off, the Llano Earth Art Fest, Wild West Weekend, Llano Rock’n River Fest and Llano’s Blue Bell Bluegrass Festival. Llano hosts a pro rodeo and many roping events. Rich in tradition, these events and the city’s historic features helped Llano receive international recognition from True West Magazine as one of the Top 10 Western Towns in America.

Hundreds of hunters are welcomed each deer season at a special event in their

honor. Fishing for bass, catfish and sunfish as well as panning for gold in the Llano River are popular pastimes among residents and visitors.

The city offers public safety, water, sewer and electrical service. The Llano County Library, beyond a collection of books, media and access to Internet resources, is a center for public meetings and educational programs. Llano Memorial Hospital has served the town since the 1950’s and a senior citizen center, three nursing homes and an assisted living facility are found there.

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sign outside the county courthouse in Llano reads, “Llano County, the way Texas used to be.” That is a visual truth of the historic county where most of downtown is listed on the register of Texas landmarks and in the unchanging landscape of remaining ranchland.

It is clear, too, in a lifestyle and outlook that survives despite immersion in 21st Century technology.

This is the heart of the Texas Hill Country — a place drawn from limestone boulders, gnarled mesquites, majestic

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live oaks, low hills sweeping evermore into purple haze and brilliant sunsets that give way to true dark skies. Meandering

creeks and rivers and sparkling lakes comprise 32 square miles of open water.

Homes of all shapes, descriptions and prices can be found, from multimilliondollar estates to Victorian dwellings and rough old ranch houses. Many of those ranches today raise more deer than cattle. Hunters take more whitetail deer in the county than anywhere in Texas. Some are just hideaways for owners to relax and wend a way on horseback or pick-up truck through a part of the state right out of a western movie.

Packsaddle Mountain, which rises about 650 feet above Texas 71, was the site of the last major Indian battle in the area and figures in tales of abandoned Spanish mines and buried treasure.

Not long ago, the head of a consulting firm specializing in retirement lifestyles announced, “The Hill Country has joined

the (nation’s) upper tier of retirement destinations.” Forbes. com named Llano County a top realty destination for the wealthy. That focus may be drawn largely from Horseshoe Bay, a town that began and remains the result of exacting and exclusive development of amenities and recreational golf and water sport facilities on Lake LBJ. But, a major growth driver for

Llano County is a desire to trade city living for a bucolic lifestyle – even if only for a weekend getaway. That is true for the three incorporated towns—Llano, Horseshoe Bay and Sunrise Beach Village—and for the sprawling communities of Kingsland, Buchanan Dam, Bluffton and Tow with its Fall Creek Vineyards.

The Llano River flows past the old German settlement of Castell before bisecting the county seat of

Llano. And all along it are happy escapes.

The county sheriff’s department doubles as police force for unincorporated communities. County government maintains a modern library system, a park and public boat ramp. More than 570 miles of county roads carry travelers around east and west sides of Lake Buchanan and Inks Lake, to the north and south shores of Lake LBJ and outward to seven surrounding counties.

A healthcare system that began with Llano Memorial Hospital in the 1950’s extended into three other counties before the Llano County Hospital Authority forged a partnership with Baylor Scott & White. That resulted in regional cooperation for a new 46-bed facility, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, just across the Burnet County line and annexed by the City of Marble Falls for utility service.

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Bringing entertainment home to local listeners

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uality live music can be found in every nook and cranny of the Highland Lakes region.

Music fans find modern and traditional Texas country, as well as blues, Tex-Mex, good ol’ rock n’ roll and even jazz, classical and theatrical music.

Burnet’s Haley Nelson Park’s pavilion is home of the exciting summer concert series that features some of the top acts on the Texas music scene like Aaron Watson who closed up last year’s Summer Music Concert.

This year the Summer Concert Music series has People’s Choice- May 16, Whiskey MyersJuly 25, Cory Morrow-June 6 and

Wade Bowen- Aug. 15 scheduled.

In addition, you can find live music every Tuesday and Saturday night right in the heart of Burnet on the Square at Texas Tea-Licious.

In Marble Falls, the R-Bar & Grill has what one’s ears need for live music along with winning Reader’s Choice Best All Around Bar, Best Hamburgers, Best Bartender and the Best Happy Hour.

Along with those three live music venues there are plenty more.

Marble Falls spots for great

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listening include: Doc’s Fish Camp & Grill, Mr. B’s Sports Bar, Double Horn Brewing Company, Big Horse Ice House, Fornos on Main, Tottie’s, VFW Post 10376, and Eddie Shell’s Cadillac Dance Hall, (last Saturday of each month). Other club and restaurant venues include: On The Rocks, Cottonwood Shores; Angel’s Ice House and Poodie’s Roadhouse, Spicewood; Ryder’s Bar & Grill, Granite Shoals; West Cave Cellars Winery, Round Mountain; Buchanan Dam Beach Club, Fuzzy’s Corner, Pat’s Bar and Pardner’s Nightclub, all in Buchanan Dam; Cafe 2300, Burnet; Fuel Coffee House and The Badu House, Llano, and Gum Springs Bar & Grill, Briggs.

Beyond venues that book live music on a regular basis, fine musical evenings are offered in Llano County Opry performances at the LanTex Theatre in Llano, music and dance events of the Harmony School of Creative

Arts in Marble Falls venues (harmonyarts.org), musical theater performances of the Hill Country Community Theater in Cottonwood Shores and occasional musical engagements at Longhorn Cavern south of Burnet. Spicewood Arts Society programs run the gamut of musical genres (www.spicewoodarts.org) and vineyards are venues for all sorts of musical programs.

Festivals bring top performers to the Burnet Bluebonnet Festival in April and the Burnet Blue Grass Festival in July, The Marble Falls Music Festival in June, the Llano Blue Grass Festival every Memorial Day and the Llano Crawfish Festival each April.

Current listings of acts playing venues in Llano and Burnet counties and beyond can be found in the Lake Country Life supplement to The Highlander, Burnet Bulletin and Llano County Journal.

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