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April 18, 2012 Issue
Front Page
Ongoing road construction west of Blanco on RR 1623 should come to completion within a couple of weeks, reports Mike Coward, the Texas Department of Transportation engineer responsible for the work on that road.
“This project is widening the roadway to provide some width for shoulders,” Coward said. “In addition, we are repairing some failed pavement sections, updating and adding guardrails and constructing new safety ends on the drainage structures. The widening work should be complet ...
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For the second month in a row, Loree and Kenneth Vandewater appeared before the governing body of Blanco concerning loose livestock on their property. At the April 10 meeting, council discussed whether there is an ordinance banning loose large animals within the city limits. City attorney Eddy Rogers explained that City Ordinance #307, Section 8, makes it illegal to have dogs running at large.
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On April 21, Blanco County residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their large household trash items at the Blanco County IESI Transfer Station. The event location is at 377 Transfer Road (between Johnson City and Blanco) and trash items will be accepted from 8am until 3pm.
Household quantities of tires, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, electronics (including cell phones, telephones, computers, and televisions), motor oil, and antifreeze will be accepted.
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Eighty-nine Blanco volunteers spent several hours of their time working at the KBB Trash-Off and Blanco River Cleanup on Saturday morning to help make and Keep Blanco Beautiful.
Many students from Blanco High School (including the Leo Club, Ag Department, and FCCLA), middle school 6th graders and families, elementary students, Trinity Lutheran Church, parents and leaders, and the Blanco Lions Club worked together to pick up trash from the city easements, parks, creeks, and schools.
Our regula ...
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At its April 16 Board meeting in Johnson City, Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors announced that eight PEC members will run for director positions in the 2012 Board election.
The Cooperative’s membership will elect directors for Board districts 1, 6 and 7. There are three candidates running for the district 1 position, four candidates running for the district 6 position, and one candidate running for the district 7 position.
The following candidates, listed in the order ...
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Blanco Project Graduation 2012 held the annual Blanco River Run on Saturday morning, April 14.
Blanco High School principal Dustin Barton placed first in the men’s group and high school sophomore Meaghen Seales placed first in the women’s group.
Shannon O’Neill (9) and Daniel Caceres (14) were the youngest to place. Daniel also placed second overall.
2012 Blanco River Run 5K Overall Results
2012 Blanco River Run 5K Age Group within Gender Results
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Chief of Police Milton Willmann and his wife Kathy are proud to announce the recent engagement of their son, Jakob Karl Willmann, to Rachel Anne McClellan of San Antonio, the daughter of Karen Hale of San Antonio and Ron McClellan of Pipe Creek. Jakob is a former Marine and is currently a student at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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The Extension Education Association recently met in San Marcos with 190 members attending. Blanco County was represented with eleven members and our county agent attending. The EEA club purposes are to provide education that families can use in daily life, support 4-H programs, develop leadership, and provide scholarships.
Those attending from Blanco County were: front row: Dot Warrington, Gwen Risinger, and Peggy Aldridge.
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Joshua Neill and Morgan Lockwood represented Pack 497 in the Hill Country District Pinewood Derby in Marble Falls, April 21, 2012. There were 31 Cub Scouts racing. Joshua Neill took first place in the Derby, which means he also brought home the District Cup for Pack 497. This is the 4th year for Joshua to bring home the first place District trophy.
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Lunches of Love celebrated Easter at the Gem of the Hills on April 13. Everyone enjoyed ham provided by New Hope Lutheran church, pasta salad prepared by Tanja Tomlinson, and hard-boiled eggs given by Cheryl Eckenrode. Connie Granberg provided transportation.
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Nell Krueger hosted Audrey Perry and Laneva Dison from Book Your Gold Party DFW during a fundraiser at her home for the Blanco Pioneer Museum. Dison and Perry appraised gold and silver at the fundraiser on Monday afternoon, April 16. After the attendees got their gold and silver appraised, they could sell their items at the event for cash.
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Due to the redistricting battle, the courts have directed that there be no precinct convention after the primary and instead directed that the convention process start with the county convention. By court order, the county convention will be held at 9:00am on Saturday, April 21, at the Johnson City Community Park Building, 620 N.
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The Blanco County Extension Education Association annual Spring Luncheon will be held Thursday, April 26, at Blanco United Methodist Church, located at 61 Pecan Street. Serving will begin at 11:00am and continue until 1:00pm.
Once again, the good cooks of the whole county extension clubs will pool their talents and resources to provide a wonderful smorgasbord of main dishes, side dishes, salads, and desserts all for the bargain price of $7 per person.
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In the Texas Hill Country, the stars at night are not as bright as they once were. The view of this treasured natural resource, the awe of generations past, is being slowly dimmed due to the effects of encroaching light pollution. Poorly designed outdoor lighting fixtures that needlessly and often unintentionally shine up into the night sky are causing our view of the magnificent, starry heavens to fade away.
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By Belinda Nagy, Johnson City Chamber of Commerce
The weather on Thursday began cloudy with sprinkles of rain, but the blue skies arrived just in time for the joint mixer on Thursday evening, as did a large crowd. Our hosts, Vitalogy Skincare and The Preserve at Walnut Springs, exceeded our expectations with fabulous food provided by Sullivan Street Catering out of Blanco along with wines from Becker Vineyards and beer from Pecan Street Brewing.
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Don’t forget – Saturday, April 21, Blanco County Aggie Moms will offer some excellent shopping opportunities for you. The annual Garage Sale will be held from 8am to 2pm at 603 Fourth Street (Immel’s Dairy Service) in Blanco.
Blanco County Aggie Moms is a nonprofit organization and all funds received go toward scholarships for incoming freshmen.
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We have less than 10 tickets left for our Annual Friends’ Dinner and a Movie this Friday. You better get your tickets now! On the Square is out so you will need to stop by the library to get your ticket. Sibby Barret of Onion Creek Kitchens is preparing a wonderful Southern Style dinner on April 20 with homemade fried chicken, greens, chocolate pie, and more.
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It’s almost time for the busy summer season at Blanco State Park and volunteers are needed.
Many of you expressed an interest in helping out from monitoring bluebird boxes to picking up trash and everything in between.
Well it’s time to learn everything you need to know to be part of Blanco State Park’s volunteer force.
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The Blanco Pioneer Museum was honored to host the students of Bryan Wyatt’s World History classes. The students finished their unit on World War II and visited the museum to see actual artifacts from this event in history. Directors Nell Krueger and Linda Howard greeted the students while docents Dolores Bevers and Victor Hinze gave the tours.
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By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.com
This week, we will finish our series on Revival Lessons. Here are some things we have covered: 1. When our eyes are open, we must acknowledge our lukewarm state, repent, and be on fire. 2. We, who are true Christians, must know that in Spirit, we are saved; but that in soul and body we are being saved - in the sanctification process.
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By John Kinslow, Minister, Blanco Church of Christ
In Hampton Court in London there is a vine that is believed to be the oldest in the world, thought to have been planted in 1768. It's root is twelve feet around and it's branches average producing between 500 and 700 lbs of grapes every year. Many of the branches are far removed from the beginning growth, yet still produce the fruit that was produced in the early stages.
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I was raised to drop $2.00 into the basket when it was passed around at church. I was never taught the blessing we receive when we tithe 10% into God’s storehouse, as is written in Malachi chapter 3:10.
All my life I struggled financially, working two jobs most of the time, and even 3 two different times in my life, to make ends meet as a single parent, and not ever able to rest on weekends.
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Dot Zella Miller’s life on earth came to completion on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 90 years, 9 months and 25 days in Schulenburg, Texas, where she had lived since 2005 to be near her daughter. Dot was born at home on June 23, 1921, in Palito Blanco, Jim Wells County, Texas to James Radford and Helen Ethel Thigpen Foster.
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Charles Alexander Colhoun, Jr., 94, died peacefully Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Austin, TX.
Charles was born July 28, 1917, and he and grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Houston, Texas. He was the son of the late Charles Alexander Colhoun and Jane Lucinda Farish. He attended Rice University and The University of Texas.
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William A. Uselton of Blanco, TX, passed away at his home April 16, 2012, at the age of 87 from leukemia. He was born in Roellen, TN, on June 27, 1924. He served his country during WWII by joining the Navy in 1941. He participated in both the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean battles.
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William Eldred Schuetz, 55, of Blanco County, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2012. He was born to the late Kermit and Edna Hudspeth Schuetz on December 16, 1956, in Johnson City. William attended Blanco ISD until his senior year, and then finished high school in New Braunfels.
After spending some time on the west coast, William returned to the Hill Country.
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Dear Editor,
I love kid’s baseball/softball games. They are so much fun! They normally don’t make TV news unless some parent/coach/child does something that makes us cringe. The everyday normal game should be on the news.
I spent this past Saturday watching a couple of Blanco games. I am a grandparent and that means I don’t have to try and watch the game, chase around my kids, and spend time in the concession stand.
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The Cooperative as a Gas Station – PEC Members for CHOICE: Regular or Premium?
Suppose you lived in an area where a small group of seven people had fixed it so that you had to buy gas from only one station, the one they ran.
Suppose that because of their friendship with the folks who made their living by pushing premium gas, rather than regular, the least expensive grade, the seven running the station bought as much premium as they could, mixed it with regular, and stocked their station tan ...
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AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 15 state attorneys general on April 11 filed an antitrust lawsuit against a trio of book publishing firms and a computer giant, alleging the companies colluded to fix the sales prices of electronic books.
Named as defendants are Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Simon & Schuster Inc., Macmillan Holdings LLC and Apple Inc.
Filed in federal court in Austin, the case claims the defendants violated the states’ antitrust laws and the federal Sherman Anti ...
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By Amy Petri, FCCLA Advisor
The Blanco chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference held in Dallas, Texas on April 12-14, 2012. The chapter members were among 3,500 delegates attending the three-day conference. The youth-developed theme, “Highway to Success,” was carried out through tracks featuring a series of specialized workshops and general sessions in which members discovered ways to become actively involved in issues facing today’s youth.
Leadership Enhan ...
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It’s almost time to tee off at the fun fundraising event for Project Graduation. It’s the annual Project Graduation Golf Tournament at the beautiful Vaaler Creek Golf Club in Blanco on Sunday, April 29. This annual event is one of the largest money-makers for Project Graduation. Project Graduation is the alcohol- and drug-free gatherings that follows the graduation ceremony for our graduating seniors.
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Blanco Elementary School had their 2nd annual walkathon on March 8. The fundraiser was hosted by PTO and was held at the elementary parking lot. Popcorn, water, and fresh fruit were given to students during their walk time. Bananas, oranges, and apples were donated by Super S. Students worked hard to get as many laps to raise funds for their school.
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The Lady Panthers soundly defeated the Harper Lady Horns, 20-2, on April 13.
Callie Culton pitched the three inning game with seven strike-outs, one walk, and two hits.
The Blanco squad jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first inning on a bunt single by Leslie McClinton, a single past the second baseman by Callie Culton, and singles by Angel Williams and Meaghen Seales.
The Panthers added six more runs in the second inning, increasing their lead to 12-2.
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The Lady Panther track team won its third district track title in a row, with a dominating performance at the District 8-AA meet held April 10-11 in Junction. The girls dominated the meet in several areas, including a sweep of all relay events in school record times. Those girls will participate in a Regional qualifier meet before competing at the Region I AA meet scheduled for April 27-28 at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa.
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The Panther baseball team outscored the Harper Longhorns, 8-0, on April 14 in a district 8-AA clash.
James Leachman pitched for the win with five strike-outs, two walks, and three hits. The Panthers scored two runs in the first inning when Kyle Gray got on base with a walk and Colton Childress laid down a bunt.
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It is customary in my church to hold “fast and testimony meeting” every first Sunday of the month. It is called fast meeting because church members fast two meals and donate what would have been the cost of those meals to the church for the care of the poor and needy and to provide humanitarian service throughout the world.
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By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, Paragon C&D Builders / Vallone Real Estate
Simple repairs can be tricky. Are you doing them yourself? Hiring a handyman or contractor, or hiring your yard guy to do construction jobs would be my first question and concern.
As I recently had my Realtor hat on during a route house inspection, we found numerous things that people need to be aware of.
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April 22, 1966
The second stage of concrete work on the new elementary school and cafetorium was completed on Tuesday of this week with the pouring of about 170 cubic yards of concrete for the foundation and floors. Plumbing and electrical conduit is now being installed along with pouring of concrete.
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From Waymond Lightfoot, By Texas Association of Realtors
Several people will play roles in the homebuying process. Some of these professionals work on your behalf, some for the seller and some for the lender. Here’s a quick breakdown of the important players you may be working with and what they do.
Setting the budget
An ideal first step when you’ve decided to buy a home is to visit a mortgage broker or banker.
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