Revelation 12:1-17 - “1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and ...

Hebrews 3:1 says, “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus.” Notice, Jesus is the Apostle of our confession; and Jesus is the High priest of our confession. How do these two roles differ? An apostle is an ambassador; a delegate.

The Friends Annual Dinner and a Movie was wonderful! Thank you to all who made it such a success and for all of you who came to dine with us! It was a lovely evening with good food, good movie, and good conversation. All proceeds from this program go towards new materials for the library, so a big thank you to all who donated! The Blanco Library needs your help!

Peggy’s Playhouse Childcare Center held it’s 3rd Annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon in April. The St. Jude Trike-A-Thon teaches children riding-toy safety and helps raise money for the hospital. Public donations provide more than 70 percent of St. Jude Hospital’s funding, and Peggy’s Playhouse was able to raise $1300 this year.

The class of 1959 held their 54th class reunion Saturday, May 4, at the Blanco Methodist Church. Old memories and stories were shared after viewing photo frames of each class members' school years. A good time was had by all, and those unable to attend were missed.

Blanco Lions Club had the new officers for 2013-2014 installed at their regular meeting held May 2nd. The new officers are: Tom Davidson, new president, Les Kuneba, Zone Director, who conducted the installation, Lynn Evich, secretary, John Jones, treasurer, Jim Meadows, director, and Bob Dorsett, 2nd, vice president, Lawrence Mikes, 2nd vice president, Ben Copeland, outgoing president and now director, Marilyn Mikes, 1st vice president and Diane Hostetler, tail twister. The Blanco Leos Club ha ...

Several individuals have done considerable work on their family plots at the Cemetery. That is great. Some members of the Cemetery Association have proposed that we have an old fashioned cemetery work day that could be fun and productive in getting ready for Memorial Day. All those who would like to participate in such an activity are invited to meet at the Cemetery on Saturday morning, May 18, between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m.

El Rancho Cima is an official Boy Scout Camp that allowed us to camp overnight in their woods. After our arrival, we worked hard setting the tents and the canopy for our kitchen tools, gear, and tables. After we ate the foil pouches that we each prepared, we put out the fire and went to sleep. Waking up with a bugle in our ears, we got up and re-built the fire we had burned out the day before and made our breakfast: pancakes, eggs and bacon all in one.

Sybil “Irene” Childs Killgore, 86, passed away May 2, 2013 in San Antonio. She was born on September 26, 1926 in Tahoka, Texas to Kimmie Auban Childs and Algie Marie Moyers Childs. She married Victor Lee Killgore on January 26, 1946 in Kingsville, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Auban Eugene Childs, and son Kim Ed Killgore. Irene is survived by 2 sons, Wesley Francis Kilgore and 4 children, Jon Mark Killgore and wife Janet and 3 children; brother K.

As Memorial Day approaches amid our current events, I think we all greatly appreciate our men and women who have (or currently are) serving our great nation, the United States of America. I know I do! When I’m speaking to someone who’s hinted of their tour of duty, I’ll interrupt our conversation by saying “I just want to thank you for fighting for my freedom, lest I forget at the end of our conversation.” For me, it’s important enough to interrupt, and for them, I’ve seen that (a ...

Wesley Kevin Smith, 51, of Blanco, passed away on Monday April 29, 2013. Graveside services were held on Wednesday May 1, in the Blanco Cemetery under the direction of Crofts – Crow Funeral Home in Blanco. Wesley was born on January 10, 1962 in San Diego, CA to Dale and Beatrice (Emery) Smith.

Bring your entire family for the Founders Day Celebration planned for Saturday, May 11, 2013. It will be a wonderful time with Mother’s Day guests in for the weekend to share in the history of Fredericksburg’s founding which was May 8, 1846. Founders Day Celebration will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013.

AUSTIN — May 27 will be the last day of the 140-day regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature. There is a mountain of work for lawmakers to pack into the remaining few days. First among lawmakers’ duties is to pass a budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The task of reconciling two versions of the budget is now in the hands of a 10-member House-Senate conference committee.

I recently received an email from my brother, Dale, saying that he is considering retirement. A few days later he sent me a picture of a corner in his home with a note that said, “After almost 40 years of marriage I have finally arrived. I now have my very own man-corner.

St. Ferdinand’s Catholic Church held a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of their new church, Thursday May 2. Joe Vasquez, Bishop of the Austin diocese, attended the event and gave a special homily. “This is a historic day for you.” said the Bishop. “Our prayers are with you on this new endeavor.