Thursday’s storm brought over one and a half inches of rain, and unfortunately some damaging hail.
Friday morning Blanco residents found themselves without power. PEC reported that, “At about 4:30 a.m. power was interrupted to 1,000 members in Blanco. Crews patrolled the lines looking for damage and were able to restore power to all but 140 members, including Blanco High School, at 7:40 a.m.
“Those remaining members continued to experience intermittent interruptions while crews replaced ... ...
The Bulls nearly won the day at the Tiny West Memorial Bull Riding Competition on May 18 held at Yett Park. The bull riders made a comeback in the 3rd and 4th long round. In the short round, one bull rider was able to hold on past the 8 second mark, 16 year old Andrew Alvidez, giving him the 1st place finish.
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All four Blanco County Commissioners were present for a Regular Meeting on Tuesday May 14th. After the minutes were read and approved from the previous meeting County Commissioner Paul Granberg told the Court, “The replat of Rockin J Ranch Subdivision is in the packets,” and asked for the Commissioners to review the replat. ...
At Monday night’s meeting of the Blanco Independent School District trustees, the monthly spotlight featured an amazing array of accomplishments, both by students and staff. Blanco Elementary School principal Linda Romano and librarian Laurie Kirkscey recognized five of the eleven members of the Accelerated Reader Program who have read over one million words this school year—Joseph Hernandez, third grade (1.2 million), Kelton Marek, fifth grade (1.5 million), Kathryn Hull and Cadence Drum, ... ...
St. Ferdinand’s Catholic Church held a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of their new church, Thursday May 2.
Joe Vasquez, Bishop of the Austin diocese, attended the event and gave a special homily. “This is a historic day for you.” said the Bishop. “Our prayers are with you on this new endeavor. ...
by Priscilla Seals
Those residents of Blanco who attended Monday night’s Town Meeting regarding Emergency Services District #2 (South Blanco ESD) were given a unique opportunity to learn about the history and operating procedures of the district as well as to voice their concerns and expectations of what emergency services should be provided.
A number of emergency services personnel were present at the meeting, including EMS Director Mike West and EMS Officer Rick DeWolfe; Blanco VFD Assist ... ...
The Blanco Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 9th Annual Blanco Lavender Festival will be held June 7 – 9th in the heart of Blanco, on the Old Blanco County Courthouse Square. In the past eight years, the Blanco Lavender Festival has grown into one of the premiere events in the Texas Hill Country and has succeeded in bringing recognition to the beautiful community of Blanco as a destination location. ...
The final voting day for School Board Trustee, Place 6 is Saturday, May 11. The poll location is in the new Cafeteria of the Blanco Elementary School. Polls open at 7 am. and close at 7pm.
You must be a registered voter and a resident in the Blanco Independent School District, in order to participate. ...
The Blanco girl tracksters who qualified for state, will be competing on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 12 noon at Mike Meyers Stadium on the University of Texas campus in Austin.
Finishing in either first or second place at Regionals, the girls qualify for the following: Meaghen Seales, 800 meter run and 400 meter relay; Leslie McClinton, 200 meter relay; Paxston Koehl, alternate for the relays; Lexee Jenkins, 400 meter relay; Abby Beard, 200 meter relay and 400 meter relay; Abbie Culton, 200 ... ...
Another year done and the annual Bands 4 Band Music Festival brought incredible musical talent to Yett Memorial Park in Blanco. Grupo Fantasma, Lannaya West African Drum & Dance Ensemble, The Jitterbug Vipers, Patrice Pike, Hunter Hendrickson, Allen Ray & Southern Comfort, and local favorites Bobby Mack and Zydeco Blanco provided the festival attendees with a wide variety of musical styles and experiences.
The Grammy Award winning Grupo Fantasma was incredible with energetic Latin music and an ... ...
The Family of Marvin Haas would like to thank everyone for expressing your friendship and Love for Marvin. He will be missed by many and the family will feel the void for a long time. We hope everyone learned a lesson from his generation. The men and women from that era lived through many hard times.
Every year, hundreds of people visit the Franklin Family Ranch and enjoy the many activities provided by the Franklin family and their volunteers. The free, festive celebration of Easter will be held this Saturday, March 31, from 11am to 2pm.
In an effort to share the word of Jesus Christ, the family began opening their ranch on Easter several years ago to the public and introducing them to the Word.
The Blanco Woman’s Club Luncheon took place May 8th at the beautiful Red Corral Ranch. Before lunch, we had a spectacular fashion show presented by Liz’s On the Square and volunteer models from the Blanco Woman’s Club. There was a stunning array of dresses, skirts, shoes, and jewelry that was delightfully modeled.
After the fashion show, we dined on delicious food that was catered by Sullivan Street Caterers while the peacocks called in the background.
Why do kids gather on a regular basis in the old Wool and Mohair Warehouse located at 5th and Pecan Streets in Blanco? What do they do there? Why are more and more students at Blanco High School wearing “Young Life” t-shirts? What’s with “WyldLife”? This reporter decided to find out.
The Blanco County News editor, Charles Willgren, suggested that I start with Doug Pautz, a local dentist, marathoner, former motorcyclist, husband of the very accomplished musician and aficionado of the ...
A television program preceding the Winter Olympics one year featured blind skiers being trained for downhill skiing – impossible as it sounds! Paired with sighted skiers, the blind skiers were taught on the flats, how to make right and left turns. When that was mastered, they were taken to the slalom slope, where their sighted partners skied beside them shouting, "Left!"
Ashton Lee “Tha Pig” Edwards, 30, passed away on May 5th, 2013. Visitation was held Wednesday, May 8, at Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco. Funeral services were held on Thursday at Crofts - Crow Funeral Chapel in Blanco. Rev. Rusty Hicks officiated and burial followed in Miller Creek Cemetery.
Ashton was born on November 7, 1982 in Houston, Texas to James and Anne (Matthews) Edwards.
Digital sign considerations
I was happy to see the proposed digital sign hit a roadblock when it comes to night sky light pollution. It seems like the digital sign is being railroaded through. I clearly remember being involved in the LCRA Visionaries in Preservation workshops for the future of Blanco. The one top priority from both old timers and newcomers was to keep the small town rural character of Blanco.
AUSTIN — Procedural deadlines for legislation began to hit last week, ending the forward progress and the hopes of more than half of the 6,000-or-so House bills and Senate bills filed by Texas lawmakers since November 2012.
And while the main state budget bill for fiscal years 2014-2015 stayed apparently motionless in a conference committee of five Senate members and five House members, a number of bills survived votes and passed through their respective originating chambers.
For example, t ...
Uptown Blanco Art Center is proud to present the annual Blanco County High School Art Show featuring students award winning work for 2012-2013 from Blanco High School and Johnson City LBJ High School. This year we will also spotlight Blanco & Johnson City Middle School award winning pieces of art in the display.
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The search for dry ground to play the Area matchup between the Blanco Panthers and the East Bernard Brahmas forced the originally scheduled best 2 out of 3 game series to a single game clash with the Panthers falling 0-2.
On Friday the Panthers and Brahmas should have played their first game at Bastrop High School, but Thursday night rains changed those plans.
Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other severe weather related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control report that over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. The next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is due to walking into or near flood waters.
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