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April 20, 2011 Issue
Front Page
On Saturday, April 16, the Blanco Chamber of Commerce hosted an informal "Meet the Candidates" mixer at the Chamber’s offices on the Square. Seven of the ten candidates in the May 14 Blanco City and Blanco Independent School District (ISD) elections were present.
READ MORE – Find out what’s in the three bond proposals, who’s on the ballots, and more.
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With the proposed modified signage ordinance on hold until after the May 14 election, businesses are still seeking variances for signs which might not be in compliance once the ordinance is approved. At the council’s April 12 meeting, council member Bobby McClung questioned Code Compliance Officer Pete McKinney as to why the sign at the new Stripes store south of town was grandfathered and did not need to meet current signage guidelines. According to McKinney, changing th ...
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My dad, known as “Bige” Grisham, was a barber in Blanco for 60 years, beginning his career at 17 years old. Many hours of my childhood were spent in his barbershop on the west side of the Square.
I loved observing children getting their first haircut, which he always did free of charge.
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Blanco Middle School hosted its annual TAG+ Open House at the middle school cafeteria last Tuesday evening, April 12. There was a myriad of marvelous independent study projects that the students choose to pursue through research and then build or create. The quality and complexity of some of their work was so impressive.
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Varsity Girls
In Pole Vault, Abbey Weaver placed 2nd with 10.6, Monica Flores placed 3rd with 8.6 and Erica Flores placed 6th with 8. In Triple Jump, Justine Cooley placed 5th with 32’ 3 1/2”. In Long Jump, Brooke York placed 3rd with 16.3.75 and Brooke Cooley placed 4th with 16.3.
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Both the Blanco Chamber of Commerce and the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce joined the Blanco County Economic Development Corporation in their commitment to economic development by signing resolutions last week to formally support the Blanco County Strategic Economic Development Plan.
Blanco County EDC President Joe Stewart was encouraged that the local chambers immediately seized on the opportunity to support a plan that would benefit local business and citizens of Blanco County.
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Blanco firefighters, an EMS crew, and police responded to a report of a structure fire on the northwest corner of Cherry and 2nd streets in the evening of April 16. No one was home at the time. Firefighters entered the smoke-filled mobile home, reportedly did not see flames, and found the cause to be an electrical short in a wall. A PEC employee turned off the electricity to the home.
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The Lady Panthers improved their District 8-AA record to 6-1 this past week with decisive wins over Ingram and Harper.
Against the Ingram Lady Warriors on April 12, the Panthers started slow with only a 2-0 lead at the end of the second inning. However, the Blanco girls scored three runs in the third, five in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to win 12-3.
Leslie McClinton led the Panthers with three hits — a single, doubl ...
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At its April 18 Board meeting in Johnson City, Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors announced that six PEC members will run for two director positions in the upcoming Board election. The Cooperative’s membership will elect directors for Board districts 2 and 3.
The following candidates, listed in the order they will appear on the ballot, achieved nomination by getting the required 100 member signatures and completing other official paperwork:
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The Broyles Family of Johnson City welcomed their son, SPC Thomas Broyles, and battle buddy, SPC Jacob Hall, home from Afghanistan.
SPC Broyles and SPC Hall served a year long tour of duty during which they were route clearance engineers and were responsible for finding and eliminating all threats of bombs, mines and IED’s.
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Amy Elrod, 2011 graduate of Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and owner of Lavender Loft Retreat, hosted an open house and ribbon cutting Thursday evening, April 14, at 5:30pm at its location 1025 RR 32 in Blanco. Thirty-five members of the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new business and celebrated the affair. Refreshments were served as guests toured the massage studio and were treated to demonstrations of hot stone massage and chair massage.
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AUSTIN — Two of the Texas Legislature’s toughest jobs, the passing of a state budget and the redrawing of district boundaries, remain front and center in the House and Senate.
On April 1, the House passed HB 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2012-2013, and now the Senate is inching toward debate on SB 1, its own version of the budget.
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Birdhouses will be the theme for Door Prizes at next week’s Blanco County Extension Education Association annual Spring Luncheon. Last year we gave away wreaths, but this year we are doing a take off on the beautiful birds and birdhouses that are in our Hill Country. The luncheon will be held Thursday, April 28, 2011, at The Gem of the Hills Citizens Community Center, 2233 North US Highway 281, Blanco, Texas. Serving will begin at 11:00 am and continue until 1:00 pm.
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Goats grazed in an empty stock tank. Photo by Willard Gibbons.
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By Mary Alice Partain, Blanco State Park
Have you seen me? I have small yellow flowers atop spindly stems with a large rosette at the bottom. I thrive in the same areas as your famous Hill Country wildflowers, but I am not one of you! I am known by many names – bastard cabbage, turnip-weed, common giant mustard, ball mustard, wild turnip, wild rape, tall mustard weed and technically as rapistrum rugosum.
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Volunteer Amelia Lintner controls the flow of traffic seeking entrance to the County-wide Trash-Off on Saturday, April 16. The response was overwhelming and traffic backed up for half a mile down Highway 281. Commissioner Paul Granberg reported that despite waits of up to 2 hours, all 500 plus vehicles and trailers unloaded their debris by shortly after 3 p.m. The County-wide trash day was staffed by the County Commissioners and volunteers includi ...
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The Blanco County Aggie Moms raised around $1,600 for scholarships at their yard sale on Saturday.
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Debbie Homeier, Jerry Myane, Candy Cargill (pictured to the right), Larry Boyd, Fred Hild, Marilyn Waldrop, Dwight Oestreich, John Kuker, Billy Fiedler, Greg Oehler, and Debbie Pipes of the Gillespie County Board of Realtors® were among more than 2,000 Texas Realtors® participating in the 2011 Legislative Hill Visits at the Texas Capitol on April 12.
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Blanco First Baptist Church held its annual Easter concert last Sunday, April 17.
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The last lenten luncheon was held on Thursday, April 14, at Blanco First Baptist Church. Mt. Horeb Baptist Church and Kendalia Community Church hosted the final lunch of the year, with a message from Kendalia’s Dr. Charles Kemble and musical accompaniment by Patricia Lane and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Coffee. See you next year!
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The Ark Revival Church and Abundant Grace Fellowship Church are hosting an Easter “SonRise” Service at Yett Park, located just south of Blanco, on April 24 at 6:30am. Worship begins at 6:45am, followed by Pastor J.D. Link. Then stay for a time of fellowship and breakfast tacos. Worship resumes with Jason Borchardt from Franklin Family Ranch “Life Lessons Through Basic Horsemanship” in the arena.
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By John Kinslow, Minister, Blanco Church of Christ
Someone said, “Money won’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.”
Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
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Are you thankful? Or are you complaining? Are you confident God will take care of you? Or are you worried? Jesus prayed to God in Matthew chapter 17, that we (everyone who would believe in Him) would have the same joy in the Father that He had.
John 17:13-21 “13 “Now I am coming to you.
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By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.com
Lev 16:14-15 says, “And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat.”
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Nelda Lee Waxler Haas, age 85, of Blanco, TX went to be with our Lord on April 13, 2011. Nelda was born October 26, 1925. She is preceded in death by her husband William Joseph Haas (W.J., Willie), her parents Charles Waxler and Ida Schaeferkoeter Waxler, one brother Clarence Waxler, one son Carl James Haas and daughter-in-law Debra Bell Haas.
Nelda was born in Blanco County and grew up on different farms and ranches along the Blanco River, raising and picking cotton and tomatoes.
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Carl Hilton Chandler II died quietly in his home on April 13 after a long illness.
Carl was born on September 6, 1921, in Yoakum, Texas. His family moved to Houston in 1939, where he graduated from Jeff Davis High School in 1940. Carl enlisted in the Army in 1940 and served in Europe as a medic.
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Dear Editor,
I received two emails this week about the school board. I wasn’t sure how either one of them got my email address. However, the first one was a candidate (1st Candidate) introduction and why they were running. The 2nd (2nd Candidate) email was from a relative of the other candidate who seemed to be upset about the “Good Ole Boy” comments going around.
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Dear Editor,
Thank you very much for the recent articles regarding the Blanco ISD upcoming bond election. As a Blanco ISD taxpayer, it is quite helpful to know how the bond proceeds are to be spent. There remain questions, however, that were not addressed by the recent FAQ articles. It would be helpful for the taxpayers to have these and other questions answered:
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Dear Editor,
It was a great disappointment to learn that Riley’s Barbecue was going out of business in Blanco.
We visit Blanco at least twice a year and always have lunch at Rileys one of the days of our visit. Their barbecue brisket is the best we have found in our travels around Texas. It is by far better than that served at the much advertised place in Elgin.
During our visit on Sunday, April 10, I mentioned to a friend th ...
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The 2011 Project Graduation committee hosted the annual Project Graduation 5k Fun Run on April 9. The event was well attended with 131 runners and with many Blanco High School senior volunteers. The morning began with a gentle breeze and quickly warmed up as the runners fared the 3.1 mile course through the Blanco State Park.
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Blanco 10, Junction 0 – Grady Childress went 3 innings on the mound, striking out 7 and giving up only 1 hit. Pete Chalico and Travis McClinton each pitched 1 inning in relief. The Panthers banged out 8 hits in 4 innings. Ethan Evans hit his 10th home run of the season.
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The Blanco boys golf team placed first in district, while the girls team placed third. The first and second place teams advanced to regionals on April 18 and 19 in Odessa, as well as the top six individual players.
Tanner Rogers had a two-day total of 158, shooting 81 on the first day and 77 on the second.
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The tomatoes are finally in the ground. Jimmy Latham gave me several plants that he had raised from seed. He doesn’t know the variety, so it will be an interesting surprise when they ripen. If the wind is a problem for the plants, wrap the bottom of the cage with a thin layer of Gro-cloth several inches up the cage.
The bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush are coming to the end of the spring bloom season.
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I had a friend in elementary school by the name of Russell Druce. I don’t remember much about him now except that he had red hair and class. I was playing at his house one day when I inadvertently broke something. When Russell’s mother discovered the broken item, she immediately asked Russell what had happened to it. His quick response was “I’m sorry. I was showing it to Keith and I dropped it.”
Now, I was a shy one at that age—afraid o ...
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Last Friday, a citizen who lives out in the county reportedly found a live M60 grenade at her home. She brought it into town and showed it to police, Chief Milton Willmann stated.Officers removed the woman to an isolated area for safety and contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
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A military convoy made a short stop in Blanco on April 11, blocking the southbound lanes of US 281 while they made sure a utility pole wasn’t damaged. When they didn’t find any damage, the convoy set off again.
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By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, Paragon C&D Builders / Vallone Real Estate
“As I walked the Market days this past weekend, I noticed big city builders set up on the square. And as I drove around town, I noticed local subdivisions working with out of town builders. Times are tough everywhere, but once again, I have to talk about support to our locals.
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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.
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Before you make an offer to buy a home, be sure your financial affairs are in order by getting pre-approved or pre-qualified for a mortgage loan. Either scenario puts you in a stronger position as a buyer, but they mean different things.
What does it mean to get pre-qualified?
When you are pre-qualified for a home loan, you provide a lender approximate income, current debts and any important details from your credit history.
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