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March 2, 2011 Issue
Front Page
Video -- Over 150 people gathered in the courtroom of the Old Blanco County Courthouse on Tuesday, February 22, to find out more about the fate of Blanco State Park. The Citizens for Blanco State Park group, founded by Jo Nell Haas, hosted the meeting to find out more about what the state plans to do with the park.
Jo Nell Haas began the meeting by introducing State Representative Jason ...
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Blanco County News received a report that customers paying at the pump at a local gas station were getting more than they bargained for — a $100 pre-authorization hold. For the time that hold is on a credit or debit card, that money is frozen. A $40 fill-up at the pump could mean that $140 isn’t available to the customer until the hold expires.
The hold usually falls off the account overnight, if not before.
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Greeted by family and friends, Carl Chandler was recognized on Friday, February 25, by Community Action, Inc. of Hays, Caldwell, and Blanco Counties for over 18 years of volunteer service to the agency. The brief ceremony included an opening prayer given by Pastor “Skip” Brasher of New Hope Lutheran Church and was followed with remarks by the Community Action Board of Director, Gaylord Bose.
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On February 17, defense attorney Kurt Rudkin argued that Shelby Moore was not advised of his rights when he gave a statement to Texas Ranger Wayne Matthews on June 10 of last year implicating himself in conjunction with the murder of his cousin, Trey Noah.
Rudkin requested the motion to suppress the statements, both oral and written made by Moore, citing that Moore was not read his rights until after he put his oral statement in writing.
Matthews denied considering Moore a susp ...
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Texas Public Schools Week is celebrated statewide March 7 through 11.
On Monday, Blanco High School will kick off Texas Public Schools Week with “Hats Off to Your Education” day, with students wearing caps of their favorite colleges. In addition, hallways will be displayed with locations and information of teachers’ colleges.
BHS will host its open house on Monday, March 7, from 5:45pm to 7:00pm.
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Two elections have been called for May 14, 2011.
Blanco City Council will hold an election to elect two city council members and a mayor. Mayor Chuck Homan’s position is up for re-election along with Danny Ray and Bobby McClung’s council seats.
Blanco ISD will hold a school board election on May 14, 2011, at the Blanco Elementary Cafeteria from 7am to 7pm.
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Texas History students at the Blanco ISD Middle School gathered in the middle school library on Thursday, February 24, along with Jesse Salazar, Principal, and Coach Michael Kipp, history teacher, to host a book donation for the Blanco ISD library. Published and released recently by the Texas State Historical Association, the biography is the first comprehensive history of the life of Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) who, with others like Houston and Maverick, signed the Texas Declaration of ...
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On Friday, February 25, 2011, three mature live oak trees were planted in the Uptown Blanco Courtyard. Traffic was detoured around the 500 block of 4th Street as a 560-foot crane lifted the trees off flat bed trucks, hoisted them over the wall, and planted them in holes dug in the courtyard.
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David and JoAnne Hesskew are happy to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Brittany, to Ley Thomas, son of Wes and Charlotte Thomas, all of Blanco. Brittany and Ley are both graduates of Blanco High School class of 2007. They plan an April wedding.
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I remember reading a letter to Ann Landers written by a woman who had just turned 40. She was lamenting that her “life was over.” She just didn’t know how she could cope with being a middle-aged woman. She felt betrayed and could no longer look forward to a bright future.
Shortly after Ms.
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AUSTIN -- Gov. Rick Perry on Feb. 25 announced the formation of the Task Force on Unfunded Mandates, a bipartisan panel of one former and eight current Texas public officials.
The panel’s mission, Perry said, is to list “burdensome unfunded mandates that have been passed down from the state to local governments, such as cities, counties and school districts.”
Perry wants the list, and recommendations “on how to best alleviate these burdens on local entit ...
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Pianist Christopher Guzman will perform works of Griffes, Prokofiev, and Schubert on Saturday, March 12, at half past seven in the evening in the Uptown Blanco Ballroom in downtown Blanco; the concert concludes the Blanco Performing Arts 2010-2011 Concert Series.
Christopher Guzman, a San Antonio native, began his study of piano at age nine.
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Having a wonderful 2011 season, Blanco County’s Hill Country Spurs (HCS) 4-H Club horse judging teams competed at the San Antonio SALE and San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo. In San Antonio, where a total of 53 junior teams met, the HCS Jr. Team 1 (Avery Klepac, Emily Masters, Rilee Moser, and Ceslea Pattillo), Team 2 (Lily Masters, Shelby Matjeka, and Brenna Stueler), and Team 3 (Kalli Dalland, Addisyn Stueler, Aleigh Wessels, and Willow Grote) successfully finished fourth, sixth, and th ...
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He did it again! My son, Bruce Malone, of Rusk, Texas, won his second consecutive Texas Mountain Bike Championship Marathon Series in the 50 plus age class. The six Marathon Series spanned the state from Palo Duro Canyon State Park to El Paso to Smithville and points in between. Race distances varied from 48 to 72 miles and finishing times of four to almost seven hours.
The series came down to the final race in Comfort on January 29, with Bruce holding a two-point lead over Ray Porter ...
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Pack 497 held their annual Pinewood Derby competition Wednesday, February 23, at the United Methodist Church. After an hour of intense racing against all of the other Cub Scouts, the top winners were declared and the three top winners will go on to the next competition Derby, which will be district level.
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Have you been to the cemetery lately? Reading the tombstones—the dates, the quotes, the words baby, mother, father, and other inscriptions—causes the heart strings to be pulled. Some of the tombstones are very old and weathered and hard to read. Often a lonely rock marks the grave. In one of the following sections there are graves of a father and mother and below in the next row are three of their children who did not grow to adulthood.
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Ash Wednesday Service
We, the members and friends of New Hope Lutheran (ELCA) in Blanco, invite you to attend our annual Ash Wednesday Service of Healing and Holy Communion. The worship service will begin at 7:00pm on March 9, in our Sanctuary, located at the corner of 9th and Elm Streets in Blanco (the former All-Faiths Chapel building).
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Hebrews 3
Jesus Is Greater Than Moses
“1 And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God’s messenger and High Priest. 2 For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God’s entire house.
3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds ...
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Thirty years ago, during a severe recession, a west coast televangelist advised his hearers to sell their homes and buy gold. He was convinced that an economic crash was imminent and that gold was the only safe investment.
A popular economic forecaster of that tense time predicted the price of gold would reach two thousand dollars an ounce, a high that has still not been achieved.
But if gold is not the best investment, what is?
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By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.com
Read Isaiah 6:1-10. In these verses, the prophet has a vision of the Lord of Hosts, sitting on His throne. The Seraphim cried, “Holy, Holy, Holy” in worship of Him. Then the Lord said, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Notice, there are three “Holy’s”. Not one.
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Herman Klappenbach, 85, passed away February 28, 2011, in Johnson City. He was born in Blanco Co. to Richard Klappenbach, Jr., and Telka Triesch.
Herman was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Linda Weirich, Norma Schmidt, and Elsa Hartmann. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives and dear friends.
A life-long resident of Johnson City, Herman lived and made his living on the family ranch, which has been in the Klappenbach family for ov ...
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Jennifer Dawn Larson Holbrook, went to be with our Lord on Feburary 16, 2011 at the age of 51 years and 3 months. She was born to Leonard J. Larson and Barbara R. Goins Larson on November 17, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas. She had been ill for several years.
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Lillie Sue Roberts Lobdell Foster, 89, of Blanco, Texas, entered heaven on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, while in hospice care at Odyssey House, San Antonio. Cremation will be under the direction of Crofts Funeral Home in Blanco.
As per her wishes, there will not be a public service. A memorial has been established, and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Lillie may do so to: Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018; www.pdf.or ...
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Louise Jones Pinkston, 89, passed away February 25 in Blanco. She was a former resident of Fresno, CA and Kerrville, TX. She was born to Emil and Bethie Jackson Jones on January 23, 1922 in Blanco.
She is survived by one sister, Oletha Jones, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held Tuesday evening from 4:00 to 8:00pm at Crofts Funeral Home, Blanco.
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Dear Editor,
Reading Patty Byars Haas “Remembrances of Blanco’s Past” was such a delight and enlightening. As a 10 year resident of Blanco, I truly love hearing these stories. In serving on the Blanco Chamber, Visionaries in Preservation, and other local groups, I’ve learned so much and want to continue making a difference in this wonderful town.
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Dear Editor,
On February 14, the Blanco Independent School Board renewed and extended contracts with its administrative staff, while simultaneously looking for ways to offset a budget crunch facing the district. The Blanco ISD is asking teachers to retire early as a means to address this potential budget crunch.
The Texas Education Agency has rated Blanco Elementary School and Blanco High School as one level above Academically Unacceptable.
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Blanco Middle School won the District 8-AA Middle School One Act Play for the second year in a row. Blanco was awarded first place, Comfort was awarded second place and Junction third place. Congratulations to the cast and Mrs. Arlitt for all their hard work in their performance for “The Great Pandemonium”.
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Blanco defeated Natalia 11-2 behind the arm of James Leachman. Leachman went five innings, earning his first win on the year. Ethan Evans homered and drove in three runs and Shea Mangold had two RBI’s.
Blanco defeated St. Marys Hall 14-4. Shea Mangold went five innings to earn his first victory.
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The BHS golf team started their 4th season of play on February 17 and 18 at a tournament hosted by Harper. The boys team placed 4th. Team members are senior Braden Batey, junior Tanner Rogers, and sophomores James Leachman, TJ Hardin and Lane Hoelting. The girls squad also placed 4th.
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The Lady Panther softball team scored a 7-3 victory over the Llano Lady Jackets on Tuesday, February 22.
In the 5th inning, Mishelle Calzoncit scored a run on a Llano fielding error. Trailing 1-3 at the top of the sixth, the Panthers exploded with six runs to win the game.
Kelsey Schwind started the rally with a deep fly ball to left field.
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KBB Trash-Off & River Clean-Up
The 12th annual Keep Blanco Beautiful “Don’t Mess with Texas” Trash-Off event will be held on April 2, 2011, along with the 5th annual Blanco River Clean-Up. Volunteers are needed; meet up at Bindseil Park on the Square at 9am and then disperse to clean-up the city streets.
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I must apologize for the east side of the Square. Mother Nature has her own ideas about weather and work days (Tuesdays). We’ve been slow replacing the frozen, dead plants in the pots and planting areas, but we’ve begun. The yellow daffodils in the park are blooming. This is the first year for them.
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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.
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