''May 27, 1960'' The auditorium of the First Baptist Church would be the scene of a piano recital by the students of Mrs. B.R. Gloor. Students appearing in the program were: Jody Beverly, Maggie Beverly, Suzanne Bullard, Val Jean Ellison, Kristen Gloor, Beverly Hopson, Jean Poenisch, Christie Posey, Dixie Posey, Holly Smith, and Gail Stansbury.

May 23, 1969Blanco Motor and Car Wash opened for business on Highway 281 in the south part of town. Owned by I.C. Caswell and Dean Caswell, the car wash was operated by Jim Latham. • The music pupils of Mrs. B. R. Gloor presented a piano and organ recital at the First Baptist Church.

May 17, 1968 Sergeant Major Murray E. Curtis, whose wife, Jean, lives near Blanco, received his fourth award of the Army Commendation Medal April 16 while serving with the 8th Field Hospital in Vietnam. Sgt. Curtis earned the award for meritorious service during his last assignment with the United States Army Medical Training Center at Fort Sam Houston.

May 5, 1967 The Blanco High School Band under the direction of Billy Harrel would participate in the Six Flags Over Texas Band Festival. To qualify for competition in this contest, a band must have received a First Division Rating in Concert, or the equivalent, in its state contest during the spring of the 1966 school year, or a First Division Rating in the Six Flags Concert Band Festival during the past two years.

April 29, 1966 Mrs. Emma Blackburn’s 80th birthday was celebrated April 20, 1966. About 55 relatives and friends were present. There was a delicious meal of barbecue and its many wonderful trimmings served. The evening was spent in playing dominoes and everyone catching up on the latest news. Later in the afternoon, homemade ice cream and many delicious cakes were served.

April 23, 1965 Things really buzzed around Blanco Sunday morning when it became known that President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson had announced plans to attend Easter services at the St. Michaels and All Angels Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. After hearing the Easter message of lay Vicar Edwin A. Thayer, they had coffee with the congregation and drove around town.

April 10, 1964 The rabies immunization was carried out and 76 dogs and cats were vaccinated at the Blanco Fire Station by Dr. C.F. Price, local veterinarian. This was the largest number to be brought in at a central point to be immunized. • February Savings Bond Sales in Blanco County totaled $4,368.

April 5, 1963 Miss Marilyn Byars was selected to represent the Blanco Lions Club at the District Convention in Austin as a candidate for Lions District Queen. • The Blanco Unit of the Texas State Teacher’s Association met in the Blanco School cafeteria for the purpose of electing and installing new officers for the 1963-1964 year.

March 30, 1962 The Blanco Panther Band, under the direction of Dalton Harbers, won top honors, two first divisions, at the UIL sight reading and concert playing contest held at San Marcos High School. The prepared music for the concert playing consisted of "Fantasy for Band," "Excerpts from Hansel and Gretel", and "Golden Eagle March."

March 24, 1961 Marvin Triesch and Edgar Heimer were hospitalized with first and second degree burns last Friday after a chicken brooder they were cleaning at the Heimer place exploded. Reports on Thursday say they have showed marked improvement and were resting well at the Blanco Hospital. • The Baptists presented "The Glory of the Cross,"

March 18, 1960 Alfred (Jacobs) Pehl, 77, a life-long resident of the Blanco community, was fatally injured when his farm tractor overturned. Pehl was rushed to the Blanco Hospital where he died early Tuesday morning, March 15, 1960. He was born in the Blanco community on October 31, 1882. • Clifton Knoll and Kenneth Wade Schuetz enlisted in the U.S.

March 7, 1969 The Blanco High School Band, directed by Billy Harrell, received another honor when it was named Outstanding Class A Band in both Concert and Sight-Reading at the 21st- Annual Heart O’ Texas Band Festival in Brady. This was the fifth consecutive time that the Blanco band received honors at Brady.

March 1, 1968 Forty-four members of the Blanco Panther Band won fifty-eight Superior and Excellent ratings at the Region XI Solo and Ensemble Contest in Uvalde. There were thirty first division and twenty-eight second division ratings. • Blanco scored 20 points, placing ninth in a field of 19 schools at the Mason Relays in Mason.

February 24, 1967 Vocational Agriculture students in Blanco High School joined Future Farmers of America throughout the nation in activities to focus attention on the importance of agriculture during National FFA Week, February 18-25, 1967. “Agriculture… Strength of America” was that year’s FFA Week theme. The boys undertook a campaign to inform the general public about the importance of Agricultural industry to America, the growing need for farming, a ...

February 18, 1966 The Great Texas Lumber Co. of Fredericksburg was awarded the contract for constructing the new elementary school building. After the architects and school board agreed on some minor changes, the contractor agreed to a bid of $191,787.00 on the revised plans and was awarded the contract. The contractor was expected to begin construction as early as the following week.