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September 26, 2007 Issue
Front Page
Dennis Heffington has been working as an exterminator for 20 years and has worked in--and under--a variety of older houses and buildings, but he wasn't prepared for what he discovered under the Old Blanco County Courthouse on Monday, September 24.
Heffington, an exterminator with Oasis Pest Control and Lawn Care and also a bail-bondsman with AZ Bail Bonds in Marble Falls, was hired by the Old Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society (OBCCPS) to spray for termites.
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The Blanco Chamber of Commerce announced its slate of nominees for the next board election. The Chamber’s board meeting and election of officers will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at the chamber offices, and the public is invited.
Pictured are Pat Caufield, C.P.A. (nominated for treasurer); John Stultz, Texas Hill Country Financial Services (nominated for a director spot); Trudy Adams, Adams Automotive (nominated for secretary); David Milhollon, Cattleman’s National Bank (nominated ...
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Gaspar Enriquez, Owner and Chef of Cilantro’s Restaurant in Blanco was critically injured in an accident on Highway 281 near the Spring Branch Post Office on the morning of Wednesday, September 19. He was driving north toward Blanco when a pickup veered into his lane and struck him. He was air-lifted via Life Flight to Wilford Hall Medical Center on Lackland AFB.
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Pedernales Electric’s Board of Directors has approved a contract with American Electric Power to purchase approximately 50 megawatts of renewable electricity produced by AEP’s South Trent wind farm in West Texas. The purchase represents half of the farm’s total output and is part of PEC’s ongoing Green Works initiative.
“One of the major goals of Green Works is to encourage the use of renewable technologies,” said PEC Assistant General Manager Jeanell Davis, “and our members ha ...
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Representatives of the Blanco Woman's Club, Blanco Library Inc., and Blanco County South Library District, were invited to Austin to view an exhibit in the University of Texas Architectural Library, of the designs completed by students for the proposed new Blanco Library. Dean Fritz Steiner announced awards won by one of the students on this project.
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Marcus Hill, Chairman and President of the Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company today announced Bryan Daniel, 37, of Georgetown, has joined the company as Vice President for Business Development.
Prior to joining the company, Daniel had served as the State Director for Rural Development at the U. S. Department of Agriculture since 2001.
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Whether anvil to the head, fall from high cliff, or head-on with the ACME delivery truck sealed the deal, the coyote of our youth always fell short. Try as he might, Wile E. Coyote couldn’t outsmart a warm glass of tap water, not to mention his feathered foe.
Well folks, the Warner Brothers’ Ranch isn’t in Texas, and the wily coyote, Canis latrans, is everything his two-dimensional cousin is not.
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In a meeting this past Tuesday, September 18th, members of the Blanco Chamber of Commerce, as well as other local merchants, kicked off planning for this year’s “Lighting of the Square” event, to be held on the Friday evening of Thanksgiving weekend, November 23.
Representatives of 17 local businesses, as well as from the Old Blanco County Courthouse, met to discuss ways to encourage full participation.
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Hill Country Cattle Women will install new officers at their October meeting in Kerrville.
Carole Zesch of Mason is the incoming President, and Beverly Baker of Heart of the Heart Ranch, Fredonia, Texas, has earned a well-deserved rest as the retiring President.
We invite you to join us for our meeting and luncheon.
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Heritage: Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition. Day: Saturday, September 29th @ 10:00 AM at Yett Park Arena.
Heritage Day is a specific day in Blanco, Texas when we come together to pass down something to the next generation. Come experience the Ole West as Mike Schnabel and others share their love for horses and their cowboy heritage.
Come hear Mike Schnabel share profound truths out of the Word of God as he breaks a horse that has never been ridden.
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The 8th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair will be held this weekend, September 28-30, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Among the attractions are over 50 “tent talks” and mini-workshops, a family activities tent, 60 plus vendors, a mini-film festival, door prizes, alternative fuel vehicles, and natural and organic food and drink.
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S.T.A.G.E., Inc. will open the 2007-2008 Season with the comedy, The Kitchen Witches by Canadian playwright, Caroline Smith. The show opens on Thursday, October 11 and runs through Sunday, October 28.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:00 PM with optional dinners available from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. The Sunday matinees are at 2:30 PM, and a lunch is served from 1:00 to 2:00 PM.
Show tickets are $16.00 for adults; $13.00 for Seniors (age 62 & over); and students are $10.00.
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On Saturday, September 22, the Blanco Cowboy Church’s 1st Annual Members Only Saddle Steer Roping was held at the church arena. When the books opened at 8 am, pickups, trailers, horses and ropers were trailing in from north, south, east and west. Books closed at 9 am sharp with all ropers attending the full church service as their entry fee.
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Mt. Horeb Baptist Church is getting ready for their 2007 Annual Homecoming coming up this October 21st!
Our pastor, Rev. Henry DeShay, gets involved with painting the new siding and trim that have been put up on our fellowship hall this month.
We also put in new donated windows and electrical, so it will be cool in the summer and warm in the winter!
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By Pastor J.D. Link, Abundant Grace Fellowship Church, Blanco, TX
This week we will draw to a close the six foundational principles found in Hebrews chapter 6. Remember, these are simply the foundations and not the whole of Christianity. These are where you start, not where you stop. As you grow in your relationship with God by reading The Word, praying, going to church, etc.; you will receive more and more revelation of the deeper things of God.
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Matthew 5:11-12 ~ "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."
Don't give up the ship!
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Harry Henry Nieman, Jr, 82, passed away in a San Antonio hospital September 19, 2007. Harry was born in Victoria on July 24, 1925 to Harry Henry, Sr and Lenora Neumann Nieman. He served in the Army Air Corp during WW II as a pilot. After a career as a chemist for Reynolds Aluminum in Portland, Tx, he and Laura (Gann), his wife of 61 years, retired to Blanco in 1984.
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Editor,
This is the old retired mail carrier writing, one last time, to update the postal patrons of Blanco on the latest events that have taken place at that office.
First of all, I need to thank Ms. Cindy Martinez, of the APWU, for the work she did on behalf of my wife, Postal Clerk Pattie Homan.
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“The Grand Ole Gospel Sing” will be winding down this season with their last two events on Sundays, October 7th and November 4th. It’s been a great year with several hundred people from all over South Central Texas attending.
The “Gospel Sing” has had choirs come share their music from New Braunfels and San Antonio, not to speak of the many solos, duos, trios, and quartets that have auditioned and come to Texas Old Town to voluntarily sing for this event.
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Guests of the Sept. 29 Gala XII: Harvest of Hope will be transported by motor coach to the Flying G Ranch at Grapetown.
The departure depot will be located at the Perry-Feller Professional Building, 205 West Windcrest on the hospital campus. Motor coaches will be transport guests to and from the ranch for both events.
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Food and wine lovers will celebrate a world of flavors during the San Antonio New World Wine & Food Festival, Nov. 7 – 11, 2007. The festival will feature internationally renowned vintners, top Texas wine producers and the hottest chefs from San Antonio and Argentina at a variety of culinary and wine-tasting events.
From winemaker lunches to a black-tie affair, each day features a full slate of food and wine festivities, with many taking place at some of the areas most notable restaurants.
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Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center will be offering shots during its annual Flu Shot Drive-Through on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the EMS Building, 221 Friendship Lane in Fredericksburg.
The event is set up where no one will have to leave their vehicle to receive a flu shot, and the Wellness Center is requesting a donation of $20 for each vaccination.
To reach the EMS Building, take South Adams to Friendship Lane and turn right at the stop sign.
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Several local Blanco FFA members have spent the first six weeks of the school year attending various leadership camps at the district and area levels. Freshmen FFA members Grady Childress, Payton Duvall, Kevin Vizcaino, Mindy Dechert, and Brooks Lane traveled to New Braunfels to take part in the Area VII FFA Greenhand camp at New Braunfels High School on September 15th.
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After coming home from two road games the Panthers were feeling pretty confident about their team and their victories.
Then the Panthers met up with the Lions, the Granger Lions, and though the Panthers confidence was still there it brought down their record, but this is nothing that the Panthers could not over come during their open week.
The Lions hit hard and took the ball in for a touchdown with 1:17 left on the clock in the first period.
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The seventh grade Panthers took on New Braunfels Christian Academy on Thursday, September 20. The Seventh grade took a victory with a final score 20-14.
Tim Goodman, Tyler Brown and Sam Isenberg each traveled into the end zone for a touchdown. Tyler Hardin made a two point conversion and Chad Marshall had an interception.
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The Blanco Panthers picked up their first road win of the year and improved to 3 and 1 after defeating the #7 ranked Granger Lions 38 to 22. The Panthers averaged over 10 yards per carry on the ground with 3 plays covering over 70 yards each.
Granger would strike first on the night completing a 25 yard half back pass for the game’s first touchdown.
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The BYFL JV Gold team faced the Dripping Springs Tigers Saturday in Johnson City, and dropped their first game of the season. The Tigers held Blanco on their first possession, forcing a punt. Blanco recovered the ball after it touched a Tiger player, but the umpire overruled and the Tigers had control deep in Panther territory.
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Fall is for planting. Choose your flowering shrubs, trees and flowers while in bloom. You won’t be disappointed the following spring.
Plant perennials during the next two months and move plants that are in the wrong place. Protect seedlings from pill bugs with a bait. Mulch when planting trees, shrubs, flowers or groundcovers, use several layers of newspaper beneath the plants.
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Please forgive the misspelling of the names of two of our illustrious citizens - the proofreader didn't have a proofreader! In Mrs. Lindeman's birthday note, it was not Shawn Cox, but Sharon Cox, and, in the note about our new librarian, her name is really Trisha Campbell, not Tricia Campbell.
On November 9, 2007, the Friends of the Library are working with Sibby Barrett and Onion Creek Farms for a marvelous meal for this year's Dinner and a Movie.
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Public records information is compiled by Charles Willgren from reports filed at the Blanco Police Department, Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, Blanco Volunteer Fire Department, Blanco County Clerk, District Clerk, and Justices of the Peace offices.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Criminal Cases
Convictions will not appear this week.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Criminal Cases
These convictions were filed between Sep 11 and Sep 24, 2007.
• Frances Jane Elley, of Blanco, was ...
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From the Texas Attorney General
• Looks are only skin-deep: Don't confuse glitz with legitimacy. It costs very little to set up a Web site that looks expensive.
• Businesses are not police officers: Don't assume internet service providers police their bulletin boards and chat rooms for scams.
• Don't talk to strangers: Don't volunteer your name, phone number, real user ID, or computer address - this may get you onto a list that is shared by con artists.
• Don't give your password out to anyone for any reason.
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Lions Meet
September 22, 1967
The Blanco Lions Club met Tuesday at the Western Steak House and the program for the evening was a film, “The Unchained Goddess,” which was a picture about the weather and how it is forecast.
Lions present were Roy H. Byars, T.A. Cain, I.C. Caswell, Billy Harrel, J.N.
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By Waymond Lightfoot, RE/MAX Genesis
One of the best investments a homeowner can make is a glorious stand of healthy trees as part of a well-landscaped yard. Realtors across Texas and the rest of the country know that healthy trees can increase the property value of a home, as well as provide years of aesthetic benefits to owners.
Most trees and shrubs in are planted to provide beauty or shade – two excellent reasons for their use.
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