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February 9, 2011 Issue
Front Page
With Blanco State Park named one of seven state parks that the legislature would like transferred away from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Blanco area residents are reacting and campaigning for the continued existence of the asset.
Jo Nell Haas has organized the group Citizens for the Blanco State Park to help inform and coordinate supporters.
The group will be hosting a community meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, February 22, at the Old Blanco County Courthouse.
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Facing a budget shortfall that’s anywhere from $12 billion to $27 billion, legislators in the Texas House and Senate are looking to make deep cuts in a wide range of state-funded programs. The Legislative Budget Board released budget proposals that recommend cutting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department funding by 25 percent.
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I first met Olla and Cicero Rust after the big flood on the Little Blanco River in June of 1985. They had just recently moved into my neighborhood into the Edgar McClain place. My friend Linda and I had been taking English riding lessons at their place during the transition so we were very familiar with the barns and the riding arena.
The flood left me devastated as it had taken all of my beautiful horses except for two.
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State District Judge Dan Mills handed down the sentencing for Bennie Fuelberg, former Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager, on Monday, February 7.
Fuelberg received five years probation, 300 days in county jail, 1,000 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $126,000 in restitution.
The jail time will be served in 30 day increments beginning this summer, in order to allow Fuelberg to care for his terminally ill wife.
The restitution will not be paid ...
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At its regular meeting on February 8, County Commissioners heard a report from Judith Hargrove on behalf of the Blanco County Appraisal District. She indicated that the amount of $285,000 is located in a fiduciary account that belongs to the Appraisal District. The funds are not allocated and are the result of twenty eight years of accumulated interest.
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Last week, former county judge candidate Tex Riley announced that he had filed a lawsuit against the Blanco County Commissioners Court to request the release of records about the county’s authorization to pay $750,000 for the purchase of the city block. Riley claims that the same property had been offered for sale by previous owners for at least $300,000 less just two weeks earlier.
Riley alleges that the county commissioners court held three closed meetings before purchasing th ...
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On Wednesday, February 2, Pedernales Electric announced that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) had directed the Hill Country utility cooperative, and its other member transmission and distribution electric utilities, to shed electric load to help prevent uncontrolled, widespread blackouts throughout the state.
Starting early Wednesday morning, ERCOT instructed utilities all over the state to begin rotating outages to compensate for a generation shortage due to numerous ...
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The Blanco County Tax Office for motor vehicles and voter registration is now ready to move in to the new annex building located at 101 E. Cypress, Johnson City. The office will be closed Wednesday, February 16, all day for the move. The office will reopen Thursday, February 17 in the new location.
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The county historical commission will hold its first quarterly meeting of 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in the Fellowship Hall, on Monday, February 14. The meeting will start at 6:30pm and is scheduled to end at 9pm.
Presentations will be made on Pittsburg, in the southern half of the county, and Bird Town (Round Mountain) in the northern half.
For more information, contact Rebecca Howerton, vice-chair (south), at 830-833-4950, or Sherry Jenkins, vice-chair (north), at 830-8 ...
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Tejas Art Club member, Maureen N. Bester MA, ATR, loves to draw and paint Texas Wildflowers. She particularly likes the colors of them and uses pastels and watercolors to recreate some of their beauty.
Maureen is certified in Art Education and registered in Art Therapy. She is also certified as a Texas Continuing Education Provider in Art.
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Well, how much snow did you get? We got 6.5 inches in Oatmeal (just teasing). We received 1+ inch. Whatever amount you did receive, the water content is anywhere from 13% to 16% of the amount of snow depending on the dryness of the snow. Wow, it wasn’t it just a few days ago and it was 80 degrees.
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AUSTIN – Wind, snow, sleet, ice, record-low temperatures, road closures and power blackouts made the second half of last week unusual for most of Texas, even for winter.
Power grid manager ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ordered providers serving the bulk of the state to implement rolling outages to compensate for electricity shortages.
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The office of the Blanco Historic Preservation Commission (BHPC) is to protect the historical, architectural, and archaeological resources that make Blanco very unique.
This can only be done through the creation of the local historic district. BHPC oversees a design review process for exterior alterations to historic landmarks and district; we coordinate and make sure that it complies with the required local Unified Development Code (UDC), Texas Historical Commission, and the Secretar ...
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Have you ever wondered who was the first person to be buried in the Blanco Cemetery? Bernice West had a photocopy of an article entitled, “Blanco Chronicles” taken from a newspaper, probably the Blanco News, dated March 9, 1911. Yalene Hobbs provided me with a copy. Now that she is gone, we’re really going to miss Bernice and her treasure chest of stories and information.
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The calf scramble was held February 4, 2011 at the San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo. 4-H and FFA youth competed for $800 certificates to purchase breeding animals to exhibit in the 2011 San Antonio Junior Livestock Show. Twelve certificates were awarded tonight to those who caught a calf.
Ryan E.
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Dierdre Steele went home to be with her Lord Jesus on February 2, 2011, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous, 4½-year battle with cancer. Dierdre, age 50, was born in Galveston, Texas, on April 20, 1960. She and husband Bill were married in 1985 in Kansas City, Missouri, and settled in the San Antonio area 12 years ago.
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The Blanco Panthers outscored the Comfort Bobcats, 43-42, on Tuesday, February 1. Austin Carrola scored 17 points to lead the Panthers. Sam Isenberg, Tanner Rogers, and Clayton green each made 7 points. David Ramirez added 5.
The Panther Junior Varsity squad battered the Bobcats, 43-27. Kyle Sauceda led Blanco with 12 points.
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The Blanco Lady Panthers slammed the Comfort Deer, 62-34, on Tuesday, February 1, securing a playoff spot for the Blanco team. With a halftime score of 27-20, the Panthers turned up their offense adding 35 points in the second half, while running a stifling defense that allowed the Deer only 14 points in the second half.
Micaela Klein was high-point scorer for Blanco, exploding the nets with 26 points.
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Texas’s economic situation, though not as bad as other parts of the U.S.A., has taken a real toll on small towns like Blanco. The consequences are so visible in the empty commercial space that surrounds our Square and the businesses leaving the heart of our small town. Upkeep on homes and yards has taken a backseat to more pressing issues, like finding jobs and paying bills.
Rallying our community around clean-up projects gives our citizens an opportunity to feel better about th ...
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By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, Paragon C&D Builders / Vallone Real Estate
If you plan on remodeling the laundry room, you need to take a look at your existing laundry room and decide if it is easier to remodel it or build a new one in a different location on your home. You must have connections for the washer and dryer, so be sure you have those connections ready if you are moving your laundry room.
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February 12, 1965
The citizens of Blanco had the opportunity to secure a more plentiful supply of water. An election at the Fire Station was held for voting on a $34,000 Revenue Bond issue to finance a dam on the Blanco River. Plans called for a dam approximately 13 feet high across the Blanco River west of town near the mouth of Hinds Branch.
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