Announcing our special Patron Appreciation Day May 21st! Our Friends of the Blanco Library are hosting a day to bake and bring treats to say we love our patrons. Please stop by the library for a sweet next Tuesday from 12pm to 8pm. Be sure to check out the improvements we are making!

Maggie Kasprak relocated to the Blanco area in 2010 after a sixteen year stay in Kauai, Hawaii. Prior to that she lived and worked in the Dallas area. On returning to Texas, Maggie wanted to live in the beautiful hill country, so here she is! Maggie has been “artsy” all of her life Nothing was safe.

The Blanco Good Samaritan Center will open in conjunction with the Blanco Market Day on the square Saturday. Volunteers will staff the store only (no food distribution) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Blanco Good Samaritan Center helps people in need in Blanco and Blanco County.All funds for the center come from donations of several local churches, individual gifts and the sale of second-hand clothing and other items.

Lawrence Coffee, with his peacock named Pico, pose for a great photo taken by Patty Coffee.

The Blanco County Fair Board has announced that it is conducting a public contest to determine the theme for the 2013 Blanco County Fair and Rodeo’s 82nd annual event. “The Fair & Rodeo is an important part of our local heritage and culture and we want to keep it alive and well.” said Terri Waxler.

Maria Anita Pena of Blanco, Texas has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). Maria has resided in Blanco since 2005. She is a single parent of a 10 -year-old son, Vincent, a student at Blanco Elementary. Maria hopes to eventually attain a Masters in Science and Nursing.

Ashton Lee “Tha Pig” Edwards, 30, passed away on May 5th, 2013. Visitation was held Wednesday, May 8, at Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco. Funeral services were held on Thursday at Crofts - Crow Funeral Chapel in Blanco. Rev. Rusty Hicks officiated and burial followed in Miller Creek Cemetery. Ashton was born on November 7, 1982 in Houston, Texas to James and Anne (Matthews) Edwards.

Darryl James Weisenbaugh, age 63, of Johnson City, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2013 at University Hospital in San Antonio surrounded by his loving wife and children after a courageous battle with liver disease. Darryl was born in Wayne, Michigan on May 1, 1950 to George and Marion Weisenbaugh.

In 1838, my great-great grandfather, Tarlton Lewis, along with several thousand other converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gathered in Missouri. They were unwelcome, not so much because of their religion, but because they were not sympathetic to slavery. The locals perceived, and with good reason, that the “Mormon” influx could decide whether or not Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state.

AUSTIN — Procedural deadlines for legislation began to hit last week, ending the forward progress and the hopes of more than half of the 6,000-or-so House bills and Senate bills filed by Texas lawmakers since November 2012. And while the main state budget bill for fiscal years 2014-2015 stayed apparently motionless in a conference committee of five Senate members and five House members, a number of bills survived votes and passed through their respective originating chambers. For example, t ...

Thursday’s storm brought over one and a half inches of rain, and unfortunately some damaging hail. Friday morning Blanco residents found themselves without power. PEC reported that, “At about 4:30 a.m. power was interrupted to 1,000 members in Blanco. Crews patrolled the lines looking for damage and were able to restore power to all but 140 members, including Blanco High School, at 7:40 a.m. “Those remaining members continued to experience intermittent interruptions while crews replaced ...

The Bulls nearly won the day at the Tiny West Memorial Bull Riding Competition on May 18 held at Yett Park. The bull riders made a comeback in the 3rd and 4th long round. In the short round, one bull rider was able to hold on past the 8 second mark, 16 year old Andrew Alvidez, giving him the 1st place finish.

All four Blanco County Commissioners were present for a Regular Meeting on Tuesday May 14th. After the minutes were read and approved from the previous meeting County Commissioner Paul Granberg told the Court, “The replat of Rockin J Ranch Subdivision is in the packets,” and asked for the Commissioners to review the replat.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Blanco Independent School District trustees, the monthly spotlight featured an amazing array of accomplishments, both by students and staff. Blanco Elementary School principal Linda Romano and librarian Laurie Kirkscey recognized five of the eleven members of the Accelerated Reader Program who have read over one million words this school year—Joseph Hernandez, third grade (1.2 million), Kelton Marek, fifth grade (1.5 million), Kathryn Hull and Cadence Drum, ...