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Local resident Dean Myane had planned an all-girl vacation with her daughter-in-law, future daughter-in-law, the mother of her future daughter-in-law, and friends—17 in all. It was to be a four-day cruise with one stop in Cozumel until the unforeseen happened. The Carnival ship Triumph, with 4,000 passengers aboard, left Cozumel on Saturday evening, February 9, around five p.m.
The governing body of Blanco met on February 12 with three members and Mayor Chuck Homan present and two council members, Al Turner and Bobby McClung, absent. Real Ale Brewery owner Brad Farbstein updated council on the progress of a plan to treat the brewery’s effluent, thereby extending the life of the city’s sewer treatment facility.
The Panthers took on the Wimberley Texans during their home opener.
Beginning March 2, 2013, the law enforcement agencies of over 100 entities across Texas will combine forces to search for those who have active warrants, and the person will be arrested and taken straight to jail. Those participating include Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Blanco, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Georgetown, Grand Prairie, Houston, Irving, Killeen, Lago Vista, Leander, Liberty Hill, Llano County, Lockhart, Marble Falls, Midland, New Braunfels, Odessa, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Ange ...
The Panthers defeated the Johnson City Eagles on Tuesday, February 12 in a nail-biter in the final district game, 50 – 49. Leading the Panthers, Kyle Sauceda scored 16 points. Carlin Green added 12, with Brett Champion making 9. David Ramirez sank 6, and Colton Childress added 3. Sam Isenberg and Josh McCaslin each scored 2. This win placed the Panthers in a tie with Ingram as co-district champs.
While January sales tax receipts, representing December sales revenues, to local taxing authorities were up 4.6% compared to last year’s figures, sales tax revenues received by local taxing authorities were mixed. Following is a breakdown of local trends over the same period last year: Blanco County was up 11.5%, City of Blanco was up 8.68%, Johnson City was down 31.79%, Round Mountain was down 17.56%, Blanco County North Library District was up 58.35% and Blanco County South Library District ...
Remember the annual membership meeting scheduled for Feb. 23, 2013. That's this Saturday. The meeting is at 2:00 pm at the Blanco Library. 179 postcards have been mailed to members whose addresses we had from other meetings or that we were otherwise able to obtain, reminding people of the meeting and the $25 donation per family to help fund cemetery maintenance.
Big homes are out and small homes are in. Yes, more people are opting to build smaller homes these days. There are people building large too, but the majority of people want to downsize or build a guest house. When I say smaller homes, these are roughly 2,400 square feet and below.
The Blanco Boys golf team finished third out of twelve teams at the Ingram Warrior golf tournament held Monday at Schreiner golf course in Kerrville. “We shot 336 as a team, which is very good for a first tournament,” said coach Scott Balmos. “We are looking for our third championship in three years.”
One of the most memorable of my Boy Scout adventures was when I, as an adult leader, along with others, took fifteen Scouts to explore an underground river deep in the heart of Mexico. We, in turn, were led by an experienced guide who was well acquainted with the terrain.
Cornelia Pearl “Tucker” Lindeman, 97, passed away February 19, 2013 in Blanco. She was born in Blanco County on September 4, 1915 to Solomon James Wagner and Ethel Brooks Wagner. Mrs. Lindeman was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wesley Wayne Lindeman; an infant son; brother, A.J. “Farmer” Wagner; three sisters, Lela “Jake” Kruckemeyer, Grace Flugrath, and Bertha Page.
Blanco Daddy/Daughter Dance was held at the Second Mile Rec Center on February 16. It was a huge success, as measured by the great turnout of dads, grandpas, and father figures of the beautiful, special girls of our community, ages ranging from 4 to 12.
On the television we witness the lives portrayed by a screenwriter, or the drama-inflicted cast of a reality TV show; it has become a comfort to ease out of our own lives and slip into one portrayed before us. However, on a 41-foot sailboat there’s nowhere to hide from six younger siblings, and a TV is a luxury we don’t have.
By Retta Martin The year 2013 has arrived and almost two months have passed without my thanking all of the volunteers who helped make 2012 such a success for KBB. As usual, Judy Dorsett and the Beautification Committee kept the Historic Downtown looking so pretty with plants and flowers in Bindseil Park and around on the city property.
Every year Christians in Blanco have lunches during Lent. The free will offering supports the Blanco Ministerial Alliance. Those offerings are given to people passing through Blanco who need help with gas, food or lodging. Blanco Good Samaritan Center serves the local community with financial help. These lunches are a great time for fellowship, worship, and fun.
Special Announcement – The computer classes are canceled for February 25 and will resume February 27. '''Curtis is presenting a special Social Security Class on February 27 at 4:00pm. Social Security rules are changing – no more paper checks will be issued. Find out how to setup your Social Security account online. Also, did you know we have computer classes every Monday and Wednesday in March?
The Panthers clashed with the Karnes City Lady Badgers for Bi-District at the Luling High School gym on Tuesday, February 12. Blanco outscored Karnes City for the win, 50 – 41. Leslie McClinton ripped the nets for 18 points. Lexee Jenkins added 11 points. Jamie McClinton made 6, with Charlsey Smith scoring 5.
For many homeowners, the monthly mortgage payment is a sizable chunk of monthly bills. You may have thought about the benefits to paying off your mortgage early. Who hasn’t? To be sure, making extra payments on your mortgage will save you thousands of dollars. For example, making just one extra payment a year on a $200,000 mortgage could save you more than $65,000. That’s not small change—after all, what better investment is there than your home?
Dear Readers: Lots of things have conspired against my getting a column in the paper regularly in the last few weeks; suffice to say, I am back (for a while, at least). Congratulations are in order to Mr. Phil Evett, who celebrated his 90th +birthday with a fabulous surprise party at the Blue Star Gallery in San Antonio on Saturday, given by his wife Joanne.
Thanks to women in Blanco County, low-income women along the Mexican border are about to change their lives. Willie Berman is a United Methodist missionary on the Mexican side of the border in the Valley, and one of his projects is teaching women to sew...not only to make clothes for their families, but to make products to sell, raising their family incomes.
REVEL, the classical band composed of Carla McElhaney, pianist, Joel Becktell, cellist, and Carmelo de los Santos, violinist played to a packed Uptown Blanco Ballroom crowd on Saturday evening, February 9. Enthusiasm reigned both in the performers and in the audience. "I felt like the sound was so amazing that the roof was coming off its hinges"
As we begin chapter three, we know it is Jesus speaking to the apostle John, on the isle of Patmos, and He told him to write these things down. Does this letter sound like your church? Revelation 3:1-6 “1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have ...
The Blanco High School Career Fair was held Friday, February 15.
A man went to see his psychiatrist and said he behaved badly and his conscience was bothering him. The doctor said, “Would you like to talk about ways in which you can strengthen your resolve and make better decisions?” The man said, “I was hoping you could give me something to weaken my conscience.” In Philippians 3:13-14, Paul the apostle said, “Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to wh ...
Rom 8:17-18 says, “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” While we often quote the first part of verse 17, we rarely hear about the second half, “if so be that we suffer with Him.” We don’t normally get many “Hallelujahs” or “Amens” on that.
AUSTIN — Attorney General Greg Abbott on Feb. 13 announced Texas had joined 10 other states in a legal challenge to a federal law, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The preamble to the 848-page law states its purpose: “To promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ‘too big to fail,’ to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abu ...
Blanco has a beautiful cemetery! The flags snap proudly in the breeze. The grave sites are well-kept. It is one of the few trash-free public areas in town. We can all be proud of our historic site. But, it doesn’t get this way by itself. The hard-working board members spend many hours making sure the cemetery is a place to be proud of.
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