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July 1, 2009 Issue
Front Page
June is a time of endings—graduations and retirement for many—but also a time of new beginnings in the city of Blanco. Two new faces on city council and one on the Blanco school board bring varied experiences and fresh ideas to their new positions.
Newly-elected mayor Christina (“Tina”) Gourley, a Blanco resident for over 17 years, brings a wealth of experience from her position as an internal auditor for the State of Texas with 20 years State service.
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Join The Celebration. The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce & all the co sponsors would like to invite you to participate in the 2009 7th Annual Fourth of July Spange Dangle Parade. The parade will kick off an evening of celebration and fun filled activities for the entire family on July 4th.
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Mayor Tina Gourley announced on Monday, June 29, that Blanco has entered Stage 1 of the city’s Emergency Water Management Plan.
Stage 1 calls for voluntary conservation. In order to be declared a Stage 1, the city has had to have been without appreciable rainfall and more dry weather forecasted, or when water over the Plant dam slows to 10% of average flow.
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After reviewing declining water levels in District Monitor Wells, lower than normal rainfall, the lack of flow in local creeks and rivers, and future weather forecasts, the Blanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors has raised drought conditions in Blanco County to more severe stages. The following hydrograph of one Monitor Well shows how current water levels are lower than the water levels were during Stage Two Drought condition in 2006.
In addition, drought indicat ...
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PEC PRESS RELEASE - Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors accepted election results for its 2009 election and elected District 6 Director Larry Landaker president, District 1 Director Cristi Clement vice president and District 3 Director Kathryn Scanlon as its secretary-treasurer at a special organizational meeting held June 29 at PEC’s Johnson City headquarters.
Also at the meeting, each of the Cooperative’s seven Board members, including the recently elected Clement, Land ...
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Georgetown (Texas) - Lance Gottardy of Blanco has received a Mood Scholarship to attend Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Mood Scholarships are merit scholarships of between $10,500 and $17,000 a year.
Southwestern University is a selective, nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,260 students. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in Texas.
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Each day 600 units of blood need to be collected to adequately accommodate the demands of over 100 hospitals and clinics in 43 South Texas counties.
With the community blood supply always tenuous especially during the summertime, your help is needed. In order to maintain the supply, the community is encouraged to donate blood this summer.
Donate at the upcoming blood drive:
Blanco National Bank
Tuesday, July 7; 9:00am - Noon
416 Main St.
Donors must present identification.
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Recently, three members of the Blanco FFA were selected as recipients of State FFA Scholarships. Seniors Claire Klepac, Victoria Jones, and Aaron Thomson will be awarded a combined total of $35,000 at the State FFA Convention in Dallas on Thursday, July 9. Claire will be receiving a $15,000 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship, while Victoria and Austin will each receive a $10,000 Dick Wallrath Scholarship.
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HOUSTON — With 2009 nearly half over, the Internal Revenue Service reminds Texans that there is no better time to check their 2009 federal income tax withholding levels to make sure they do not face any surprises when returns are due next spring.
The Making Work Pay Credit lowered tax withholding rates this year for 120 million American households.
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The Soviets were fighting for their lives on the eastern front against the advance of the Nazi juggernaut. The British, Canadian and American allies had agreed with Stalin to launch an offensive from the west in order to relieve the pressure. The Germans knew it was coming but they weren’t sure just where the allies would strike.
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With Video Shak’s Keith & Noel Morgan
He’s Just Not That Into You is not your typical chick flick. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that most guys will enjoy this movie as much as the girls do! It is full of great actors and actresses like: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore and Justin Long (the guy from the PC and Mac commercials).
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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry on June 25 summoned the 81st Texas Legislature back to Austin for a special session to begin July 1.
“After speaking with legislators I am calling a special session to extend the operation of five critical agencies and help reduce gridlock by continuing to provide options for financing our state’s highways,” Perry said.
Perry and Lt.
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An amazing group of individuals participated in the 2009 Master Gardener training classes. Once completing their over 50 hours of instruction at the end of March, they began earning volunteer hours. They have been an active, volunteer force in our community since then.
Watch for them! They carry pruning shears, wear hats and gloves and show up where plants are in need.
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Uptown Blanco Art Center recently held an art camp for area children. The campers worked with clay, newspaper, and paint. They are shown here with a “Space Station” that they constructed entirely out of newspaper, complete with an airlock and a cover designed by the students. Maggie Goodman directed the camp.
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Charles Cummings of Blanco along with son, David, and grandson, Michael, were big winners at the Antique Engine and Tractor Pull held in Johnson City on June 27. The Cummings men received a “Best of Show” with their restored 1958 Ford 901 tractor. They also won First Place in the Class 7 Non-weighted Division with their John Deere 730.
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June 29-July 2, 2009
•Kids Club at the Blanco United Methodist Church from 6pm-8pm. Ages kinder – 5th grade invited. Free of charge and there will be a meal provided! Please call John at 830-708-8705 or Blanco United Methodist Church or Trinity Lutheran Church to register.
July 6-10, 2009
•Discovery Canyon Vacation Bible School: at St Ferdinand Catholic Church - July 6 thru 10, 9:00am to 12:30pm.
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Texas AgriLife Press Release -
The current drought has many producers attempting to salvage failed sorghums, sudans and similar crops by grazing or baling the stover for later use as animal feed. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory (SWFTL) has received numerous corn and sorghum samples containing highly elevated nitrates, often at levels significantly high enough to prevent safe use of the forage.
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Celebrate the Independence Day weekend in Fredericksburg on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, with live parimutuel horse racing and dancing under the stars at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the two-day July 4th Racing Festival will feature thoroughbred and quarter horse racing on Saturday and Sunday at the five-eighths mile oval at the Class III track.
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Chris Denslow began his journey with martial arts when he was 13. He studied Tae Kwon Do, or Korean Karate, then, as his family moved around, he studied several kinds of martial arts, including Tai Boxing, Mauy Thai, Bushido Ki and Aikido.
“There are two different types of martial arts: the hard stuff, that includes kicking, punching and using force, and soft stuff, which involves harmonizing with opponents, blending with them,” Denslow said.
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PEC PRESS RELEASE - At its June 20 Annual Membership Meeting, Pedernales Electric introduced its newest online conservation effort, MyUse Energy Analyzer. The tool will allow PEC members to view their daily electric use in kilowatt-hours and dollars so they can better monitor and manage their monthly electric consumption, budget accordingly and reduce their environmental impact.
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On June 24, Jean MacGregor, a resident of The Henry House on Third Street in Blanco, celebrated her 91st birthday with an unusual gift from Michael Temple. He took her on a tour of Blanco on his Harley motorcycle. It was her very first ride on a motorcycle and she smiled and waved at everyone on the Square.
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Ah, Jewish law, one of the fascinating aspects of Judaism is the laws, in Hebrew known as “mitzvot” commandments. I have to begin by stating that I’m curious about the perception non-Jewish people have about Jewish law and the “commandments”. I’d been taught that Jews feel weighted down by the burden of all the laws that govern kashrus, Shabbat, business dealings and so much more.
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John Kublank became Youth Minister at Northern Hills United Methodist Church in San Antonio in January.
As Youth Minister, his job is to find ways to not only lead youth in learning about Christ, but also living life in a Christ-like manner.
Typically, high school and middle school age groups go on Mission Trips during the summer months, usually to remote areas, and for a lot of Texas churches, they go to Mexico.
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By John Kinslow, Minister, Blanco Church of Christ
June 6, 1944 will be forever known as D-Day. The allies invasion on the beaches of Normandy and the eventual victory that would be won came at a great cost. The invasion was in hope of freedom for those who had been enslaved and for the continuation of freedom for those who possessed it.
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John 14:24 “24Anyone who does not [really] love Me does not observe and obey My teaching. And the teaching which you hear and heed is not Mine, but [comes] from the Father Who sent Me.”
Let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart as you read these Scriptures.
Jesus said “26But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things.
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By Pastor J.D. Link, Abundant Grace Fellowship, Blanco
Although it has been two months, I would like to pick up where we left off on the subject of New Covenant ministry. If you need a refresher, you can go to our website and get the first article from the download weekly messages page.
We saw in 2Cor 5:17-21, that God has already reconciled the world to Himself through Jesus; and that we, as ambassadors for Christ, have been given the ministry of reconciliation.
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King Solomon’s call for moral and spiritual integrity by citizens for the benefit of their nation may seem out of date but his principle of practicing patriotism by doing right needs to be stressed and heeded: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).
The history of both the United States and Canada prove the importance of spiritual awakenings to turn the tide of moral and spiritual decay and usher in good times.
In 1727, twenty four year old J ...
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Welcome to Crocodile Dock™ 2009, where fearless kids shine God’s light! Take a tour through the swamp. Join us for 5 days of bayou fun. The cost is $10 per child. This fee includes an official Crocodile Dock t-shirt, crafts, snacks and lunch. We will begin each day at 9:00am and end at Noon.
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Our beloved mother, Julia Ann Frances (Cooley) Herrin, went to be with our heavenly Father on Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Blanco, Texas at the age of 97. She is survived by her daughters, Wilta Bottles and Aline Wright, both of Kendalia, Texas; three grandsons, Kevin Wright of Kendalia, Texas, Howard Bottles and wife Karlyn of Driftwood, Texas and Richard Wright and wife Susan of Sandia, Texas.
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Dear Editor,
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 26 narrowly passed what may be the biggest tax bill in the history of the United States. The Waxman-Markey “cap & trade” bill, purportedly to help fight global warming, was 1200 pages long before 300 more pages were added the day before the vote.
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Suggestions for July:
1. Be water wise and use soaker hoses or drip system. Water early in the morning or late evening. Keep water from the leaves to prevent fungus.
2. Dead head salvias and other flowers after the first heavy bloom. For a second set of blooms, remove the blooms and cut to a set of leaves using sharp scissors or pruners.
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On Wednesday, June 24, the Lutheran Church group came to Live Oak Medical Center to help our June birthday honorees celebrate their birthdays.
Darlene Kiernan played the piano and Dorothy Dillon sang wonderful favorites, while residents enjoyed eating Dorthy Troppy Cakes with ice cream and punch.
Gifts from Blanco National Bank were handed out, while we all sang Happy Birthday to Mary Alice Barker, Garnett Turner, Frances Mazurek and Mazelle Ross.
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Blood Donors to be Listed by Homemakers
June 27, 1969
The Blanco Young Homemakers are helping to establish a list of possible blood donors for the Blanco community.
Mrs. Marge McDonald, assistant by Mrs. Juanita Smith, will do the typing.
If you are in good health and between the ages of eighteen and sixty, you may have your blood type on Thursday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m.
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Making mistakes on your own can teach you important things. Just think about the first time you touched a hot object. But wouldn’t you have rather learned that lesson by observing someone else putting his hand on a hot stove? Fortunately, you don’t have to make your own mistakes when selling your home.
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