The Dig into Reading Summer Program started June 7th and we had a blast with archeology! All children are welcome to join in the fun with our reading logs and prizes! Our prizes include candy, PEC donations, DQ coupons, and more! Children ages 7 and under (Yes Mom, that means your child can earn prizes when you read to them!) keep track of the number of books they are reading, and get a prize for every 5 books read.

Artists Alliance of the Hill Country (AAHC) was established for all who engage in creative activities, or simply wish to support the arts, to inspire and be inspired, who willingly pool their talents to unite, foster, educate, discover, promote, and advance themselves and their community through the arts. Seventeen artists gathered for their first time, January 17, 2013 in Dripping Springs.

D&H Equipment, LTD continues to innovate and improve products for the modified asphalt industry. The majority of their work involves manufacturing of plants designed to mix asphalt with ground rubber, polymer, and an assortment of other materials/additives. D&H has produced and sold these plants, as well as other equipment, to more than twenty different countries across six continents. Sometimes however, new challenges appear.

The final Youth Play Day Buckle Series was held on Sunday, June 9 at Blanco Cowboy Church. The Lord sent a rain shower to water the arena during the morning service. Following worship service,three baptisms, and a covered dish lunch, the young cowboys and cowgirls competed for their awards and buckles. The buckle winner for the five age groups were: Chelsee Rust, Senior Champion; Colton Rust, Junior Champion; Shane Rust, Sub-Junior Champion; Kylene Kramer, Pee Wee Independent Champion; and Re ...

I still haven’t gotten a clue about an organization that existed in Blanco County called “Snearly Alliance No. 2904.” I do know that this organization existed due to minutes from its meetings, even though these minutes were very vague, sparse, or just a line in a small book, with dates in the late 1800s.

The Blanco County Commissioners Court conducted a Regular Meeting on Tuesday June 11th, 2013. County Judge Bill Guthrie and County Commissioner Paul Granberg were absent. The two were attending a meeting in Corpus Christi to earn required hours for CEU credits. County Commissioners James Sultemeier, Chris Liesmann, and John Wood were present at the Regular Meeting, and Commissioner Sultemeier conducted the meeting. Commissioners approved the minutes of the Special Meeting held on May 28th, 201 ...

The Blanco Lavender Festival Steering Committee and the Blanco Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Blanco! Another successful Lavender Festival has concluded, and would not have been the incredible event that it was without the hard work, dedication and understanding of so many volunteers, local business owners and City officials. Libbey Aly, Executive Director of the Blanco Chamber of Commerce said, “We were blessed with well over 100 volunteers from the community and had incredible sup ...

Many Blanco County residents suffered major property damage from the last hail and wind storm. Automobiles, window, roofs, trees and garden were beaten down. Many of the gardens will come back out if the plants are trimmed, fertilized and mulched. Many plants will need to be replanted if you can locate transplants. With the hot weather just around the corner, continue to seed hot weather plants such as okra, southern peas, eggplant, and malabar spinach. If you want a Fall garden, now is the t ...

Community English Classes, an outreach of Blanco First Baptist Church, closed its first term on May 20 with a Celebration and Recognition night. The FBC ministry provides support and instruction to adult English language learners and a program for their children while demonstrating and sharing God’s love. Forty-seven adults enrolled in the program.

The Class of 1960 held their 53rd high school reunion on June 1, at the Blanco Bowling Alley. Each student was presented with a photo memory frame. A tour was made of the new elementary school that used to be classrooms and lunchroom for them when they were in school.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative members have been targeted by phone and email in a scam in which a person falsely posing as a PEC employee threatened to disconnect service if an immediate payment was not made. Victims of the fraud were instructed to purchase a prepaid debit card and then call back to provide the card number. Reports of similar scams have been made to the Better Business Bureau and utilities throughout the U.S.

I was questioned as to why the Blanco Pioneer Museum was moving to a new building. Sorry to inform all of my readers but the museum is not moving. We are just assisting another museum to get started and that is because we had a very successful WW II exhibit.

The Tejas Art Club is proud to announce that the new restaurant on the square in blanco has graciously welcomed the local artists’ club to display their art work inside the dining area. The art display will run till the end of the Lavender Festival. The club is definitely thrilled for the invitation offered by the restaurant manager Mr.