I know that coaches have traditionally been “sergeants:”: gruff, demanding, moody, and beloved for this because everyone thinks that is what wins wars and games. But times have changed. We now wear seatbelts in cars, don’t drive our pickups down the road with a beer can in our hands and teenagers with hair flying in the back of the bed. We wear helmets while riding bikes and no longer “break” horses, but “gentle” them. Yet we still think it is all right and more effective to intimidate and bully our children instead of teaching them as leaders and mentors.

This was apparent during the most recent school meeting, October 14. District Attorney, PAUL HUNN, stood up, walked dramatically and said loudly that he was there to make it clear that “this school is going to be run by adults, not students.” His behavior and body language were unacceptable; I considered it an attack on the children and, specifically, on my son Joaquin, who spoke on behalf of all students, with such a great heart hurting for his friends and Blanco students’ families, some of whom have gone to other schools or moved out of the county. Everybody witnessed the lawyer’s display -- veterans, principals, Director of Technology, general public, and news reporter.

Maybe the members of the school board were taken aback, but they made no further statement after this.

By the way, who is the school for? Granted, students lack the wisdom to run it, but we must not lose perspective. The purpose of school is not to win glory for adults and principals for being good business administrators and coaches of winning teams, nor to perpetuate outdated attitudes, but to prepare our country’s future parents and leaders. Why does a lawyer see himself as a defender of the school board and staff against the students as adversaries?

Joaquin voices out to be crushed by the District Attorney, then redeemed by school board member San Miguel who accepted to hear him outside the meeting in a public restaurant to only have a coach attempt to intimidate him again when showing up at the same place.

What kind of message are we sending to our children and community?

Why are children (students) and our elderly (veterans) being picked on or singled out?

In this same vein, I strongly disagree with choosing another coach’s wife for the position of high school counselor to replace the late, much beloved, Mrs. Skillman. A coach’s wife is already a counselor in the middle school. This seems to me a conflict of interest. If one of the main problems that students take to a counselor is their problems with the athletic department, how are they going to feel free to express their concerns if the only available counselors are coaches’ wives?

This controversy has already reached outside the school to our neighborhood, where someone associated with the coaches and school and who belongs to the same church that openly supports a coach has threatened our family. This shows that if this problem is not resolved by those in in a position to do so, it will just get worse. Someone has to establish principles and priorities right now.

Maria Barraco

Blanco, Texas 78606

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Vicky Boone Casting is conducting a state-wide search for athletic male high school student to play a lead role in an upcoming Paramount Pictures film. This film, Pale Blue Dot, is co-written and directed by Academy Award-nominated Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air and Thank You for Smoking). The cast includes Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner and Rosemarie DeWitt.

At this time, we are conducting a state-wide search for the following teenage role:

TIM: Age 15-17; Caucasian. Tall and athletic. Quiet, handsome and thoughtful. Ideally over 6’2” with broad shoulders. Tim used to be the star of the football team. No football is required for the role.

Interested parties are encouraged to email a photo and their age to casting director Vicky Boone at pbdcasting@gmail.com. Please list the character name “TIM” in the subject line. If cast, compensation will be on the scale of professional actors.

The film shoots in Austin later this year.

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History is found in every marker in the Cemetery. Hannah Owen Trainer was the wife of William N. Trainer who was one of the first three settlers in Blanco. At the foot of Sarah Jane and David Trainer’s curbed-in graves are the graves of their mothers. Susan Ann Page McLaurin is at the foot of Sarah Jane, and Hannah Trainer is at the foot of David. They share a tall tombstone that is very hard to read. In the 1980s, Melba Moore and Bernice West had new markers made so that their graves and their history could be preserved. Many of us can hear Bernice’s stories of the early settlers today if we just listen. There are several young mothers’ graves in this section. Rows are hard to identify in this old section—graves tend to be in clusters rather than in rows. If the dates are correct for Mary E. Galbreath, she passed away one month short of 108 years old.

Section 6E: John W. Stobaugh (Jan. 27, 1879-Feb. 11, 1940); Bessie Stobaugh (Feb. 13, 1883-Dec. 18, 1931); Unknown; Addie M. Stubbs (1882-1973); Levi B. Stubbs (1871-1947); Jack Stubbs, Veteran (Aug. 1, 1827-June 28, 1918); Amanda Stubbs (July 23, 1852-Apr. 10, 1936).

Sarah Jane Page Trainer (Nov. 13, 1842-Dec. 16, 1915); David James Trainer, Veteran (Nov. 18, 1839-May 9, 1905); Will Stubbs (July 18, 1863-Mar. 18, 1900); Mary Jane Stubbs, wife of Jack Stubbs (Dec. 22, 1837-Dec. 8, 1873); Mary Delesa Goar, wife of John C. Goar (July 6, 1857-Feb. 10, 1880).

Lemuel Stubbs (Sept. 14, 1826-Aug. 30, 1914); Winnifred H. Stubbs (June 18, 1834-May 12, 1868); Nancy Brigham, wife of Emerald Brigham (Mar. 17, 1806-June 1, 1890); Martha A. Bass Gill-Bird (Feb. 9, 1833-Feb. 15, 1913); Robert J. Gill (Mar. 22, 1807-Jan. 29, 1897); Robert A. Gill, son of R.J. and M.A. Gill (Jan. 29, 1876-Nov. 16, 1879); Emma McDuffee (Dec. 26, 1835-Nov. 16, 1874).

Susan Ann Page McLaurin, wife of John Page, Hugh McLaurin (Dec. 15, 1812-Dec. 10, 1872); Hannah Owen Trainer, wife of William N. Trainer, married Sept. 1, 1831 (Nov. 8, 1812-Mar. 15, 1891); Unknown; Mary Elizabeth Stubbs (Aug. 21, 1832-Feb. 4, 1905); Estella Elizabeth Stubbs (Oct. 11, 1865-Oct. 20, 1872); Thomas and Della Stubbs, Son and Daughter of T.M. and Nobia Stubbs (Jan. 18, 1904); Unknown; Unknown.

Martha A. Trainer Tinney (Nov. 15, 1832-July 4, 1909); W.J. (Bill) Wagner (1901-1955); Sam E. Wagner (Dec. 2, 1868-Apr. 4, 1941); Xenia Shepperd Galbreath (Jan. 14, 1882-Aug. 7, 1901); Mack C. Galbreath (Mar. 9, 1874-Feb. 14, 1940); Mary E. Galbreath (Feb. 22, 1876-Jan. 16, 1984); Pearle Galbreath, daughter of Mack and Mary Galbreath (May 2, 1896-Dec. 20, 1898).

If you have stories or family connections that you would like to place in a public file, please send them to: Gail McClellan, Blanco Historic Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 640, Blanco, TX 78606 or gail_mcclellan@yahoo.com.

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Who doesn’t want to be loved? You know, some people don’t know how to be loved? Some of us, for some reason, don’t know how to handle closeness. We like our privacy and don’t want anyone to know us very well. Perhaps because some people don’t have siblings they are forced to interact with, and when you play alone, you don’t learn how to interact. You don’t learn how to show love or receive love. Do you have a problem showing or receiving love? We can build walls with people, but not with God.

Psalm 139:1 “1 O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. 2 You know my down sitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.”

Matthew 10:30-31 “30 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, then; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

We were not a mistake. God has spoken to us through His Word, and since His Word is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, it’s for you and me now! He loves us and wants all of us to know that He is here for us, within our very hearts, and when everyone else betrays us or leaves us, He never will! And He knew us all, even before we were born! Jeremiah 1:4-5

We’ve been chosen to receive an inheritance, if we will receive His only begotten Son, and His love for us. Ephesians 1:11-12

Genesis 1:27 “27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Yes, Psalm 139:13 “13 For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

Psalm 139:16 “16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.”

God formed us, loves us; brought us forth from our mother’s womb (Psalm 71:6), and has blessed us with His Son, Jesus, if we choose to believe in Him.

Acts 17:28 “28 For in Him we live and move and have our being; as even some of your [own] poets have said, For we are also His offspring.”

Ever wonder why you live in America, instead of another country? Well, the following Scripture tells us why. God determined where we would live and when.

Acts 17:25-27 “25 Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all [people]. 26 And He made from one [common origin, one source, one blood] all nations of men to settle on the face of the earth, having definitely determined [their] allotted periods of time and the fixed boundaries of their habitation (their settlements, lands, and abodes), 27 So that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him, although He is not far from each one of us.”

Our pastor keeps telling us we have a job to do and that is to tell people about Jesus and about God’s everlasting love for us (Jeremiah 31:3). He is the perfect Father (Matthew 5:48); every good gift comes from Him (James 1:17) and He provides all our needs (Matthew 6:31-33). We are His treasured possession (Exodus 19:5) and He rejoices over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).

He comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-4), is our greatest encourager (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17), and is able to do more for us than we could possibly imagine (Ephesians 3:20). In Jesus is His love for us revealed (John 17:26) and He is the exact representation of God’s being (Hebrews 1:3). Jesus died so we could be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:18-19), and His death was the ultimate expression of God’s love for us (1John 4:10).

If we receive Jesus we receive God (1 John 2:23). God will always be our Father (Ephesians 3:14-15). Will you be His child?

“12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name—

13 Who owe their birth neither to [a]bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!]” (John 1:12-13)

Bless the LORD, o my soul, bless His holy name!

Zephaniah 3:17 “17 The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.”

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Romans 5:8 says, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” While we were yet sinners. While we didn’t love God, nor did we regard Him. While we lived sinful, selfish lives. While we snubbed our nose at God and His Holy Word - He loved us, and gave His Son for us. This is true love. This is proactive love. This is love that man does not know outside of the revelation of Jesus Christ. Natural human love on its best day does not come close to this kind of love. If we are to truly know love, then we must know God - for God IS Love (1Jn 4:8)

The greatest abiding virtue in the universe is love (1Cor 13:13). It is called the “Excellent way” (1Cor 12:31). Spiritual gifts are wonderful and needful. God-given talent and ability are great blessings. Good works should be the natural fruit of the believer. However, as we read in 1Corinthians 13, none of it matters if it is not motivated by love. If you know all things, can literally move mountains, and even give your life for someone else - it means nothing if it’s not motivated by love. While Jesus commended the church at Ephesus in Revelation 2 for their faithfulness to God’s Word and doctrine, as well as not tolerating false teachers, He also said if they did not repent and remember their first love (Jesus) he would remove their church. This is an amazing statement. A church with solid doctrine, but no love, is a church Jesus doesn’t even want in existence. We need to think about that.

God’s love abides in us when we receive Jesus Christ as our savior through faith (Eph 3:17). The same love that God has for Jesus abides in us when Jesus abides in us (Jn 17:26). So, when Christ is in you, then God’s love is in you, and it is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5:5). Then, God teaches us to love each other (1Thess 4:9). Our ability to love others is received by first accepting Christ, and then cultivating a relationship with Him through prayer, praise, and reading His Word.

In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus tells those who did great works in His name to depart from Him, because he never knew them. But wait a minute: that whole section is talking about doing God’s will. So, why would Jesus tell people who did these great works He never knew them? The answer is in 1Cor 8:3. It says that if any man love God, then he is known of God. Jesus didn’t know these workers of iniquity, because they didn’t love Him. Again, you can do all kinds of good works, but if it’s not motivated by a love for Jesus Christ, it profits nothing. That’s why Paul said if any man love not the Lord Jesus, let him be accursed (1Cor 16:22). He wasn’t pronouncing a curse on them; he was simply stating a fact.

This brings us to the royal law. We have seen that when Christ dwells in us God’s love dwells in us. However, this love for God is not to be hidden away. It is to be poured out continually towards others. Brotherly love is one of the most repeated themes in the New Testament. Therefore, it is to be in the constant forefront of our minds; and demonstrated as a way of life. Here are just a few of the Scriptures on brotherly love: Jn 13:34-35, 15:12, 17 Rom 12:10, 13:8-9, Gal 5:14, Jam 2:8, 1Th 3:12, 2Th 1:3, Heb 6:10, 10:24, 13:1, 1Pt 1:22, 2:17, 3:8, 4:8, 1Jn 3:11, 14, 16, 23, 4:7, 11, 12, 21, 2Jn 1:5. Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word is to be established. When you have close to 30, there should be no doubt as to its importance. Love is truly the “Royal Law”.

We must keep ourselves in the love of God (Jud 21) through constant fellowship with the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. Then we can be vessels God can use to channel His love towards others. This is our chief responsibility. This is the great commandment (M 12:30-31). This is our life as Christians. Until next time, rejoice in The Lord!

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In August of 2011, a LifeNet helicopter crashed in a pasture near Mosby, Missouri, within sight of and only a mile from the intended destination. The pilot and three passengers were killed instantly. Investigators believe the pilot engaged in an extensive text conversation with a colleague about dinner plans while he was conducting mandatory pre-flight checks of his helicopter. Because of those distractions, two opportunities were missed to detect that his helicopter did not have sufficient fuel.

Distractions can cause many problems in our lives, but the biggest ones are distractions away from the spiritual life. In the Parable of the Sower, one of the soils He described was the “thorny soil.” He later explained the hearts represented by this type of soil, saying, “Like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful” (Mark 4:18-19). Jesus was warning about the distracted life. Don’t let "distractions" keep you from reaching the heavenly destination that God desires for you. Oftentimes we say concerning our spiritual life, "I was going to, but I got distracted by....(you fill in the blank)." Isn't it time you get back on track?

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Elementary School

A Honor Roll

2nd Grade: Tori Adkinson, Cameron Anderson, Alexandra Beliveau, Jessica Blair,CallanDrum,Owen Grosch, William Guler, Reggie Johnson, Lilly LaBuhn, Brayden La Rue, Henry Lewis, Regan Lozano, Ryan McGill, Caleb Murrah, Hemma Porter, Keirsten Sauceda, Faylee Shea, Jacob Shell, Trent Smith, Jack Tabor, Rowdy Topper, Brent Torres, Davis Van Dyke, Cami Walker, and Katherine Windham.

3rd Grade: RoAnna Acosta, Noe Alegria, Aviv Buchenbacher, Calea Cummings, Townes Curbow, Rylee Davis, Riley Edmonson, Diego Elizondo, Madison Felps, Madison Fenley, Rains Finch, Kolton Gaskamp, Cadence Grenwelge, Trinity Guajardo, Alaura Guggenmos, Preston Guinn, Chloe Luna, Christian Manriquez, Devin Newsome, Kylie Quintero, Nakita Rangel, Cristina Sanchez, Meadow Schlinke, Destiny Suire, Cole Tharp, Mackenzie Topper, Peyton West, and Alexandria York.

4th Grade: Cutler Adamson, Lauren Anderson, Jaley Brown, Valentina Edwards, Collin Hardy, Joseph Hernandez, Langston Hunter, Jack Johnson, Lorraina Lewis, Hannah Moore, Brenden Mote, Jared Mote, Macy Murphree, Avery Nance, Lilyan Porter, Wyatt Richnow, Lucas Villarreal, and Ella West.

5th Grade: Anna Beliveau, Harley Dickinson Hensley, Cadence Drum, Savannah Greene, John Mark Handley-Kainer, Kathryn Hull, Shae Jester, Abigael LaBuhn, Joshua Ludolf, Gage Nichols, Shanon O’Neill Shablow, McKenna Sandlin, Tristian Schlinke, Emma Srackangast, and Avery Walla.

A/B Honor Roll

2nd Grade: Miguel Avila, Ashley Ayer, Madison Blankenburg, Mina Broyles, Baylee Byler, Erika Calzoncit, Celeste Campa, Hailey Chalico, Ayanna Chalico-Calzoncit, Connor Cummings, Marc Flores, Aiden Fulton, Makenzie Grissom, Connor Hardy, Alexandra Hartman, Maggie Hodge, Meghan Hodge, Cayden Johnson, Grant Jones, Cecil Kershaw, Cesar Manriquez, Edward May, Brodrick McGee, Landon Meek, Pedro Mirando, Timothy Mulvaney, Alberto Palacios, Carson Sandoval-Romero, Christian Santons, Sydney Shiller, Skyler Soldwisch, Dalton Tiller, and Michael Weidel.

3rd Grade: Arius Anderson, Emma Baker, Cielo Bamberger, Benjamin Berne, Sawyer Bettcher, James Blankenburg, Tristan Brown, Andrea Campa, Adrian Carrillo, Caleb Cason, Justin Chidester, Yatana Cruz Matias, Kirstin Culak, Emily Dominguez, Diana Edwards, Emily Fisher, Haley Foraker, Allyson Gombert, Natalie Gonzalez, Ty Gourley, Robert Ledesma, Sebastian Lopez, Angela Lovinggood, Emily Lovinggood, Dylan Lozano, Colten Martinez, Devin McMain, Isaac Moya, Ricardo Palacios, Cierra Perez, Jacee Purvis, Luisa Rodriguez, and Marissa Ruiz.

4th Grade: Emma Anderson, Christian Arteaga Carreon, Jordan Avila, Brody Burnett, Trinity Burow, Ashlinn Calzoncit, Justin Cloud, Jaden Cortez, Rayne Cox, Caydance Cudd, Kiley Elrod, Sydney Etzel, Emma Garrett, Jaycie Gloor, Nicholas Hartman, Walter Hunt, Daryn Kirkland, Dylan La Rue, Gryffin Leon, Juan Olmedo Barraco, Conner Omo, Trayton Preiss, Logan Savage, Noah Schwarzlose, Catherine Seymour, Julianna Simon, Preston Taylor, Michael Thomas, and Amaya Woodyear.

5th Grade: Alicia Andrade, Chloe Banda, Hannah Bates, Dawson Cox, Lexi Creswell, Toni Daniels, Stefhany De La Torre, Andres Elizondo, Brandon Gombert, Gabriel Gonzalez, Chayn Klein, Alexia Lopez, Savannah McGrath, Inez Meek, Julian Pesina, Cirina Plaza, Ava Romero, Rafael Ruiz, and Fernando Ruvalcaba.

Middle School

A Honor Roll

6th Grade: Mitchell Barnett, Seth Blakeslee, Malinda Campbell, Kyla Davis, Jacob Kasberg, Maiya Keutz, Kade Kneese, Kelton Marek, Kevin Peyton, Hayden Riba, Adelyn Seymour, Hunter West, and Elizabeth Wheeler.

7th Grade: William Adams, Wes Adamson, Matthew Alcala, Liliana Avila, Karley Burnett, Zachariah Collins, Corbin Diamond, Y. Cade Felps, Hanna Garrett, Asher Haack, Carly Haack, Jackson Hunter, Brynn Kirkland, Taylor Kotfas, Carlie Kuebel, Tyler La Rue, Camila Manriquez, Anna Olmedo, B.Cooper Riley, Hanna Srackangast, Crista Townsley, Johanna Villarreal, Skylar Wagner, S. Mackenzie Warner, and Alli West.

8th Grade:Rochel Acosta, Mia Albrecht, Alexis Bates, Catie Bickham, Sienna Buchenbacher,

Reilly Burnett, Margaret Edwards, Savannah French, Kaylin Gaskamp, William Granberg, James Him, Kaleb Hunter, Ciara Keogh, Madison Kneese, Jon Lovinggood, Jasmine Munoz, Ty Preiss, R. Lance Reinhard, Wade Robinson, G. Trace Savage, Kirstin Suire, Cassidy Wagner, Griffin Wearden, and J. JoMac Wyatt.

A/B Honor Roll

6th Grade: Luke Biggs, Laurel Blankenburg, Jacob Boubel, Tylor Brandon, Landon Burt, Kirbee Callaway, Christian Flores, Clariss Forrester, Danny’l Garza, Angela Gonzalez, Gunnar Brangerg, Shelby Greene, Angela Gonzalez, Gunnar Granberg, Shelby Greene, Jada Hector, Brayden Hodge, E. Ashton Hunt, Koby Marek, M. Camilla Miranda, Delaney Munoz, Maritza Ponder, Judith Reynolds, Landry Rogers, Taylor Royce, Angelina Simon, Carlie Waxler, and Bowie Wyatt.

7th Grade: Jimena Alegria G., Dax Ammons, Bertina Andrade, Jesus Arteaga, A.J. Briscoe, Reyna Calzoncit, Dillon DeLafuente, Tristan Forner, Hallie Gloor, Ernesto Gonzalez, Mya Gutherie, Cheyenne Hammack, Victoria Hobbs, Lyndoll Hope, Chance Horton, C. Brinx Hunt Kaylee Hammack, Lane Lowak, Tyler Mangold, Jayme Mowery, Joshua Neill, Christopher Osteguin, Kaylah Sanchez Elliott, Kasey Smith, Daniel Thomas , and Justin Wardlow.

8th Grade: Jasmine Barker, Rebecca Bergman, Emily Biggs, Hayden Brown, H. Keby Cox, Dustin Culak, Cheyenne Dechert, Araceli Dominguez-Perez, Chloe Flores, Srai Godinez, Kaylee Hammack, Tristan Lopez, Grady Owens, Wyatt Perkins, Brandon Phipps, Emily Quintero , Karia Rodriguez, Ivan Romero, Noelia Saldana, Mario Sanchez, Gavin Servin, S. Cade Smith, Brandon Steed, Toby Triesch, Peyton Van Dyke, and Megan Windham.

High School

A Honor Roll

9th Grade: Mackenzie Burge, Katlinn Calzoncit, Christyn Champion, Donald Coggins, Caroline Edmondson, Molly Edmondson, Luis Elizondo, Kendall Hartmann, Shelby Jester, Mark Kuebel, Craig Lovalvo, Joaquin Olmedo, Margaret Reininger, Alexis Requenes, Jacob Robinson, Dalton Savanich, Garrett Seales, Shayna Srackangast, and Brenna Wallace.

10th Grade: Jon Caldwell,Christina Coretes, Emily Romero, Tyler Schlinke, Tania Simota, and Charity Windham.

11th Grade: Colton Barrow, Dylan Bates, Forrest Goodman, Kari Graham, Jamie McClinton, Devlin Moore, Payton Savarino, Charlsey Smith, and Dylan Tesch.

Dual Credit: Breanna Collins, Moses Godinez,and James McFarlin.

12th Grade: Kristen Bowman, and Ryan Edwards.

Dual Credit: Maria Avila, Brett Champion, Cove Chick, Joshua McCaslin, Callie Nance, Alexandria Penshorn, Meaghen Seales, and Megan Wier.

A/B Honor Roll

9th Grade: Jehrome Bates, Andrea Calzoncit, Hayden Calzoncit, Jonathan Campbell, Kyndal Dowdy, Denise Edwards, Steven Flores, Jacob Fuller, Kaleigh Griffin, Hannah Hulburt, Henry Hunt, Mariana Ibarra Silva, Paulina Ibarra Silva, Randall Jones, Jeremy Kindla, Rachael Lacey, Adrian Lamphier, Mitchell Ludolf, Kameron Martinez, Victoria Moya, Benjamin Pruitt, Kili Salazar, Jessica Sevilla, Sebastion Thomas, Melvin Vizcaino, Riley Watt, Noah Wheeler, and Montana Wiseman.

10th Grade: Connor Anderson, Kyle Arnold, Darrin Baer, Maasi Ann Biscamp, Brock Bonner, Robert Burnette, Taylor Calder, Trent Dechert, Christopher De La Torre, Ross Edwards, Jordan Forsberg, Chase Horton, Victoria Jeska, Carinne Johnston, Sonya Juarez, Helen Kasberg, Ian Kirkland, Clifton Knoll, Tori Little, Sara Martinez, Jared Mayfield, Jacob McCaslin, Maryn McMain, Bret Leigh Nance, Trenton Pruitt, Hunter Riley, Hugo Rodriguez, James Rodriguez, Ryan Ronces, Vanessa Skillman, Aaron Uballe, and Jordon Wagner.

11th Grade: McKay Adamson, John Andrews, Katherin Biggs, Andrew Burgess, Abbie Culton, Logan Dodd, Colton Elrod , Arianna Flores, Kyle Gray, Lindsay Grimes, Amanda Guthrie, Tray Hodge, Kyle Johnston, Stormy Jones, Celia Kasberg, Savannah Kershaw, Cheyenne Klein, Giselle Labrada-Lazaro, Courtney Marshall, Jackelynn Pina, Michelle Plouffe Meurrens, Dru Ramirez, Reagan Rogers, Zoe Ruiz, Taylor Spriggs, Grace Strodtbeck, Wade Wardlow, and Andrew Ware.

Dual Credit: Mariah Ackerson, Grant Calzoncit, Ashley Hall, Patton Keutz, and Jack Morgan.

12th Grade: Jose Bosques, Bryan Brecka, Sarah Brotzman, Daniel Castro, Kasie Dowdy, Jubal Elrod, Faith Flowers, Carlin Green, Annabeth Griffin, Taylor Guinn, John Hodge, Frank Hunter, Guadalupe Lazaro, Molly Moore, Danielle Oliver, Saul Palos, Lainie Parker, David Ramirez, Kristian Saylor, Loraina Soto, Nicole Spivey, Justin St Clair, Ashlyn Stephens, Chandler Stewart, Caitlin Taylor, and Levi Windham.

Dual Credit: Phil Alvarado, Juan Avila, Rance Dollahite, Austin Glowka, Hunter Gustafson, Mason LeBlanc, Kenneth Omo, Michael O’Rear, Lauren Russell, Kyle Sauceda, Deanna Sevilla, and Kristin Watt.

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After a very strong performance at the Area VII FFA Fall Career Development Events in Bandera, the Blanco FFA Chapter qualified for state in all four fall CDEs. This marks the 18th consecutive year that the Blanco FFA will be advancing to compete at the State FFA CDEs at Tarleton State University in April with hopes of advancing to the national contests in Oklahoma City in May.

Of the 8 divisions that were available for competition, Blanco placed 1st in 7 and 4th in the other. Individual students winning High Point honors included: Ryan Edwards in the homesite division, Bret Leigh Nance in the alternate Plant ID competition, Kenny Omo in the alternate land event, Kari Graham in the range contest, Ryan Bible in Plant ID, Payton Savarino in the alternate range contest, and Robbie Arlitt in the alternate homesite division.

In addition to winning 7 of the 8 events, of the 41 Blanco FFA members that competed in the 8 different contests, 38 placed in the top 10 of their respective events. In addition to those students winning high point individual, other local students competing at last week’s state qualifying CDE’s included: Phil Alvarado, Devlin Moore, Carlin Green, James McFarlin, Brandon Bankston, Colby Batey, Jubal Elrod, Joe Perkins, Savannah Kershaw, Jamie McClinton, Dru Ramirez, Taylor Guinn, Megan Wier, Lainie Parker, Deanna Sevilla, Meaghan Seales, Ian Kirkland, Cheyenne Klein, Amanda Guthrie, Diego Alegria, Sara Jean Martinez, Maryn McMain, Cross Caldwell, Emily Romero, Mason LeBlanc, Alley Penshorn, Logan Dodd, Katherine Biggs, Dylan Bates, Rance Dollahite, Abbie Culton, Kyle Gray, Kristin Bowman, and Kyle Sauceda.

In all, there are more than 120 schools 1A to 5A that compete in Area VII. Blanco was the only school to win multiple events. Advisors for the Blanco FFA are Felice and Jason Marek.

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The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 352 has selected the winners for the coloring contest and the essay contest for the Veterans Parade.

There were 1st Places and Honorable Mentions in each category.

The ladies of Unit 352 would like to thank Ms. Linda Romano, principal at Blanco Elementary, and all the teachers for helping us with this contest. We also would like to say thank you to all the students who entered a paper and an essay. What a great job!

At the conclusion of the contest, all the entries will be sent out to warriors who are defending our freedom. We want these men and women to see how much the children of Blanco Elementary love and support them. The children showed so much love and support for these heroes.

We the ladies of Unit 352 salute the principal, teachers, and students of Blanco Elementary!

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Top row: Ty, Alicia, Anna, Hannah, and Mareena. 2nd row from the top: Sheyanne, Dawson, Lexi, Toni, Stefhany, Cadence, and Andres. 3rd row from the top: Rhealene, Madisen, Jasmine, Gabriel, Savannah, John, Kathryn, and Anayeli. 4th row from the top: Shanon, Nezzie, Rachael, Joshua, Alexia, Jessie, Chayn, Danae, and Shae. Bottom row: Julian, Ava, Carly, Rafael, McKenna, Kole, Emma, and Kaileb

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The 8th grade Blanco Panther football team lost to the Lexington Eagles, 14-24, on Thursday, October 24. Lexington kicked off to the Blanco 24 yard line with Toby Triesch making a 13 yard return to the 37.

The Lexington defense held firm and Blanco was forced to punt. Jared Spriggs punted to the Eagle 45, with the return moving the ball to the Blanco 43. Kelby Cox, Cade Smith, and Spriggs made tackles for the Panthers. Lexington completed a 23 yard pass to the 18 and then scored a TD on an 18 yard run. The PAT was good. Lexington led 8-0 with 4:13 remaining in the 1st quarter.

Triesch ran the Lexington kickoff back for 13 yards to the Blanco 47 yard line. On the next play Will Granberg burst through the line far a 53 yard touchdown run. Cox hit Triesch with a pass for the 2 point conversion. Using only 17 seconds for their scoring drive, Blanco tied the score 8-8 with 3:56 in the 1st quarter.

Isaiah Delgado kicked off for Blanco with Peyton Van Dyke making the stop at the Lexington 25 yard line. Brandon Phipps, Granberg, and Smith all made key tackles forcing the Eagles to punt. Blanco took over on offense at their own 17. The Lexington defense forced Blanco to punt after stopping the Panther offense. The Eagles went on offense at the Blanco 45. Griffin Wearden, Triesch, Granberg, and Van Dyke made tackles for Blanco. Lexington completed a 30 yard pass and then punched in a TD on a 3 yard run. The 2 point conversion was good. At 4:51 in the 2nd quarter, Lexington led 8-16.

Van Dyke returned the Eagle kickoff 5 yards to the Blanco 30 yard line. Unable to move the ball, the Panthers were forced to punt. Draven Diamond recovered a fumble for Blanco at the Lexington 46. Triesch picked up 4 yards with Granberg rushing for 11. Blanco then fumbled and Lexington recovered at the Eagle 42. Blanco took possession of the ball on an interception by Jonathon Merritt. Merritt returned the ball 20 yards to the Lexington 32. The Eagle defense forced the Panthers to turn the ball over on downs at the Lexington 40 yard line. The Eagles moved down field to the Blanco 12 yard line, but the Panther defense held firm. The half time score was Lexington 16 to Blanco 8.

Blanco kicked off to begin the 2nd half. Phipps made the stop for Blanco on the Lexington 40. The Panthers defense forced Lexington to punt, however, Blanco fumbled two plays later. The Panther defense held firm on tackles by Triesch, Diamond, and Phipps. Blanco took over on downs, but the offense was again forced to punt. Spriggs punted 23 yards to the Lexington 45. Spriggs and Smith combined on the tackle. Wearden and Phipps made strong stops and Lexington was forced to punt again and Blanco fumbled. With 3:37 in the 4th quarter Lexington scored a TD and the 2 point conversion to take the lead 8-24. Lexington kicked off and Granberg made a 14 yard return to the Blanco 39. Triesh picked up rushing yards on carries of 3 and 35 yards. Cox then hit Van Dyke for an 11 yard touchdown pass. The PAT was no good. After the Blanco kick off the Panther defense made strong tackles by Wyatt Perkins, Merritt, Wearden, Diamond, and Spriggs. The Eagles punted, but intercepted a Blanco pass 2 plays later. Lexington took the win 24-14.

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#1 Logan Dodd will take this great catch into the endzone for the game’s first touchdown.

After a convincing win over Jarrell the week before, the Panthers wasted little time in setting the tone early against the visiting Lexington Eagles as Blanco jumped out to an early 21 to 0 lead and never looked backed in rolling to a 43 to 21 win. With the victory, Blanco improves to 4 and 4 on the year and more importantly 2 and 2 in district play with two games to go. In addition, the win also ends a two-game losing streak to Lexington while putting the Panthers in place to clinch a play-off spot this week at Johnson City.

The first quarter started with a bang for the Panthers, as Logan Dodd scored the game’s first TD on a 54-yard pass play from McKay Adamson. Aikman Elrod added the PAT and gave Blanco an early 7 to 0 lead. On Blanco’s next possession, Dodd struck again, scoring on a 23-yard run around the left end. Although the extra point was no good, the Panthers’ lead was extended to 13-0 at the end of the opening quarter of play.

The second quarter saw the Panthers continue to add to the scoreboard, as Colton Elrod found the end zone on a 14-yard run. Adamson added the two-point conversion run to increase the score to 21-0. Finally, with time running out in the first half, the Eagles put together their first scoring drive of the night ending in a 1-yard TD run. Following a successful PAT, the halftime score was 21-7 in favor of Blanco.

Lexington returned to the second half with momentum from their first touchdown and scored on their first offensive play as the Eagle QB sprinted 69 yards. Although they missed the extra point, the game was now within reach for the Eagles at 21-13. However, Blanco put to end any hopes of a Lexington comeback, scoring on their next two drives with Adamson scoring on a 1-yard run and Adrian Dominguez adding a 70-yard touchdown sprint. Aikman Elrod added a PAT and Adamson passed to Colton Elrod to convert both a PAT and two-point conversion following the TDs to increase Blanco’s lead to 36-13 going into the fourth quarter.

The final quarter of play saw both teams trade scores, with the Eagles scoring on an 11-yard pass play and two-point conversion while Dominguez added a 40-yard TD run, followed by an Aikman Elrod PAT to close out the game at 43-21.

Offensively, Blanco rolled up a season high 463 yards in offense with over 300 yards coming on the ground. Adrian Dominguez led all rushers with 190 yards and 2 TDs on 21 carries. McKay Adamson added another 150 yards through the air to the Panther total, while Logan Dodd picked up 100 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs on three touches.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Panthers gave up 16 first downs and just over 300 yards to the Eagles while forcing 4 punts and 2 turnovers, both interceptions by Dru Ramirez and John Hodge.

Blanco will now begin preparations for this week’s game at Johnson City when the Panthers travel north to take on their county rivals. Although the Eagles started the year 4 and 0, JC has dropped 5 straight in district play. With a win, the Panthers can clinch a play-off spot. Kick-off at JC is set for 7:30 pm.

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#7 Eddie Calzoncit picks up yardage for the Panthers.

The 7th grade Blanco Panther football team snagged a 22-14 win over the Lexington Eagles on Thursday, October 24.

After Jesus Arteaga kicked off for Blanco, Lexington started their offense on the Lexington 46 yard line. The Eagles moved the ball to the Blanco 32 yard line, but were stopped there by the Panther defense on 4th down. Tackles were made by Justin Wardlow, Tristan Fortner, Cade Felps, Corbin Diamond, Chance Horton, Cooper Riley, and Arteaga.

Following two off sides penalties against the Eagles, the Panther offense marched downfield on a 6 yard carry and a 24 yard carry by Felps. Wardlow picked up yards and then Felps dashed 22 yards to the endzone. Eddie Calzoncit tossed a pass to Wardlow for the 2 point conversion. The Panthers led 8-0.

Arteaga kicked off for Blanco and Lexington again set up their offense on their own 46. After an offsides call against Lexington, an Eagle runner sprinted 59 yards for a touchdown. The PAT was no good with Wardlow tackling the ball carrier. Blanco led 8-6 with 1 minute remaining in the 1st quarter.

Chris Osteguin returned the Eagle kickoff 25 yards from the Blanco 35 to the Lexington 40 yardline. Then on the next play, Wardlow burst through the defense to score a touchdown on a 40 yard run. Calzoncit again found Wardlow in the endzone for the 2 point conversion. Blanco increased their lead to 16-6 with 33 seconds left in the 1st quarter.

After the Blanco kickoff, Lexington started their offense on their own 38. The Panther defense was strong with stops by Wardlow, Diamond, Felps, and Matthew Alcala. The Eagles were stopped on 4th down and Calzoncit recovered a fumble. Blanco took over on the Eagles 48 yard line and methodically moved the ball downfield on carries by Wardlow, Calzoncit, and Felps. The offensive series included a 23 yard gain by Fortner on a reverse and a 22 yard gain on a pass from Wardlow to Fortner. Felps capped the drive on a 1 yard touchdown carry. The PAT was no good. With 30 seconds remaining in the half, Blanco led 22-6.

Blanco kicked off and stopped the return at the Lexington 14 yard line on a tackle by Fortner. Arteaga tackled the carrier on the next play on a one yard gain. Then as time expired in the half, an Eagle ball carrier broke free and scored an 85 yard TD. The PAT was good. The Panthers led 22-14 at the half.

Lexington kicked off to begin the 2nd half with Wardlow making a 32 yard return from the Lexington 38 yard line to the Blanco 30. The Panthers picked up a 1st down on an 8 yard reverse by Fortner and a Lexington penalty. Two plays later, the Eagles intercepted a pass at their own 32 yard line. Horton, Diamond, Fortner, and Wardlow made stops forcing the ball over to Blanco on downs at the Lexington 40 yard line. The Lexington defense held Blanco taking over on downs at the Eagle 37 yard line. Calzoncit, Fortner, Horton, Diamond, Riley, Osteguin, and Wardlow made stops for the Panther defense. The ball went over on downs to Blanco. After a scoreless second half, the Panthers won 22-14.

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Austin, TX – Rainwater harvesting is part of the new water culture in Texas, especially in the Texas Hill Country where water is scarce and precious.

On Saturday, November 2, the Rainwater Revival returns to the Boerne Civic Center where rain harvesting experts and practitioners will speak throughout the day in tandem with a variety of exhibitor and vendor tents, a live auction of artful rain barrels, the Raindrop Stop for kids, food trailers, music, and fun for the whole family.

The free, daylong event is produced by the Hill Country Alliance for the “edu-tainment” of the rainwater harvesting curious, novices, skeptics, and seasoned practitioners. Homeowners, businesses, urban and rural dwellers, homebuilders, developers, teachers, and students are invited to come learn about the ease and many benefits of rainwater collection and how to reduce our impact on the environment, save money on water bills, and experience the joys and deliciousness of captured rainwater.

For a complete schedule of speakers, photos of the one-of-a-kind art barrels, a list of vendors and exhibitors, and more information on rainwater harvesting, visit www.rainwaterrevival.com.

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Katy Knoll Jordan grew up in Blanco, and returns often to visit family. After graduating from Blanco High School in 1996, she went on to attend Texas Tech University, earning a B.S. in 2000, and the University of North Texas, earning an M.S. in Library and Information Science in 2006.

She worked in the field of education for eleven years, primarily as a school librarian and research librarian. Her interest in real estate developed during the process of searching for her own home.

She and her husband Garrett, a captain with the San Marcos Fire Department, reside in Buda, TX. Katy will primarily be serving clients in the Buda, Kyle and San Marcos areas.

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If you are buying or selling a home, you can protect yourself and your assets by understanding and using contingencies. Contingencies are clauses written into your contract that give you time to manage one or more aspects of the transaction before proceeding to closing. Contract addenda include third-party financing, selling an existing home and "back-up" contingencies-to name a few. If you are in a situation that may require t ime to secure financing or to evaluate some aspect of the property, consider adding a contingency, because once an offer is signed, it becomes a legally binding contract.

Third-party financing

Let's say you've put your home on the market, and a potential buyer makes an offer. You may want to add a loan contingency that states how long the buyer has after the offer is accepted to get approved for a mortgage. Smart contingency clauses always have defined time frames within which buyers must complete an action or waive the contract. The time allotted is negotiable, but a third-party financing contingency may benefit both parties.

For example, a buyer gives you the earnest money as a deposit and then decides several days or weeks later that they just don't want the house. Maybe something better came on the market. That buyer might come back to you and claim that they were unable to secure a loan commitment through a lender, hoping that you will just forgo the original agreement and move on. A third-party financing contingency is a contract that states that the buyer "shall make every reasonable effort to obtain approval for financing." In other words, if you have this clause in the contract, a buyer who has made an offer and signed the addendum must prove that he or she was unable to get a loan.

On the other hand, a third-party financing condition addendum also protects potential buyers. What if you put a bid on a house only to learn that, for one reason or another, you did not qualify for the loan? Even worse, the seller could legally keep your deposit. Your signature on the third-party financing contingency would relinquish you from penalties, including forfeiture of earnest money and obligation to purchase. However, it's important to note that buyers who have submitted an offer and signed a third-party financing addendum but fail to qualify for a mortgage must notify the seller within the agreed upon terms of the contingency. In other words, if you don't get the loan you wanted, don't assume the seller will automatically drop the contract. Legally, you must do so by providing the seller with the appropriate paperwork. Talk to your Texas realtor to learn how to protect yourself with a third-party financing contingency.

Selling an existing home

If you are currently a homeowner and need to sell your existing home before buying another one, there is a contingency clause for you. There is an addendum promulgated by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) that permits buyers to terminate a contract if they are not able to sell their present house before closing on the home they are purchasing. Again, the time frame is negotiable. If the buyer is unable to meet the terms of the contingency, the contract will terminate and the earnest money is refunded to the buyer, or the buyer can choose to waive the contingency.

If offers are coming in hand-over-foot, many sellers will think twice before accepting an offer that's subject to the buyers selling their present house. However, some sellers will agree to this clause. TREC's addendum also protects sellers who agree to this contingency. It states that if the seller receives a second offer and accepts the second offer as a back-up contract, then the seller may notify the first buyer of this second contract. At that point, the initial buyer can elect to either terminate the first contract or waive the contingency.

Back-ups

Sometimes a buyer is interested in a particular house, but learns that the seller has already agreed to sell the property to another buyer. There is a chance that the first deal may fall through. The second buyer can make an offer contingent on the first contract failing to close. In other words, "I'll buy your home if the first buyer doesn't close." This is attractive to sellers because they can easily move to another deal if the first one falls through. If the first deal closes, then the second buyer simply moves on, having invested little or no time and money in the back-up contract.

If you have done it once, I'm sure you'll agree that buying or selling property is a complex transaction involving multiple contracts and addenda. If you do not understand some aspect of the offer or sale, ask a Texas realtor to explain it to you. Keep asking questions until you're sure you understand what you are signing.

For more information on the contingencies, I invite you to visit TexasRealEstate.com.

For more information on buying or selling property in Texas, please call Waymond Lightfoot at (210) 386-5201.

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The Project Graduation Lasagna Dinner will be held from 5-7 pm at the Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Friday, November 8th. All proceeds from the dinner benefit this year's Project Graduation.

Advance tickets can be purchased from any BHS senior OR patrons may pay at the door. Each dinner is only $10 and includes a generous helping of homemade lasagna, salad, tea, and dessert.

The Annual Senior vs Junior Powderpuff Game hosted by Project Graduation will be played on Wednesday, November 13th (unless postponed due to Volleyball playoffs). Tickets are $5 for students and adults, $1 for children under 12. This event features our senior and junior girls as the flag football players, our Varsity Panthers as coaches, skilled announcers, and concessions. Come join the fun and support our kids and Project Graduation.

Also, individuals and businesses interested in donating to Project Graduation are graciously encouraged to contact one of the 2013-2014 officers: Tim Nance, Jennifer Seales, Virginia Palos, Amanda Wier, Laurie Parker, Kim Watt, and Allison Dowdy.

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KAPS administrative assistant, Kelly Marler, installs linoleum in the front office. All the carpet in the school had to be stripped after the flood.

Katherine Anne Porter – a not-for-profit charter school in Wimberley – had plans to replace their roof. A Music Fest scheduled for November 10 with some legendary Austin musicians was intented to raise funds for just that, but then the rains came. Fourteen inches of rain overloaded the aging roof. Water poured in from above as well as from under the doors, flooding seven classrooms along with the gymnasium, cafeteria, art studio, and all of the staff offices.

Like most Central Texas homes and businesses, the school, which goes by the acronym KAPS, does not have flood insurance. While some of the damage may be covered by their regular policy, a good deal of it will not. So now, they need to raise even more funds to cover the added costs of replacing ruined carpet, furniture, school books, and more. The school is closed for a couple of days while parents, students, staff and community members pitch in for a speedy cleanup.

That community spirit evokes a similar incident in the history of one of Austin’s most successful businesses: Whole Foods Market. Already the major sponsor of the KAPS Music Fest, Whole Foods now has even more reason to help. They remember the power of the flood that destroyed their first store back in 1980 – and the power of the community that came together to help them reopen and move forward.

KAPS is kind of like the “Whole Foods” of schools. Students don't always “fit the mold,” and that's one of the reasons they excel at KAPS, where individuality and uniqueness are truly valued, among both students and staff. At KAPS, they embrace differences, and students who may not have been successful elsewhere have a true chance to succeed and grow.

A common misconception is that charter schools receive the same public funding as traditional schools. In reality, charter schools actually receive substantially less in a number of areas, including funds for maintaining their buildings. For example, a traditional public school gets $675 a year per student for facilities funding while a charter school gets none.

So, what’s a charter school to do? Well, KAPS has put together an amazing lineup of musicians and is inviting the public to come out to hear some great music, shop their silent auction & raffles, enjoy some good food and have fun with your kids — under 12 get in free.

You can help KAPS rise above the flood damage by coming to their Music Fest on Sunday, November 10, at Drippings Springs Ranch Park. Gates open at 3:30 and the musical line up is:

4pm: Legendary Flatlanders Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock

5pm: KAPS Band

6pm: Father and Son Kevin Welch & Dustin Welch

7pm: Sahara Smith

8pm: Eliza Gilkyson

Go to the KAPS website for directions, more information, to buy tickets online or simply make an online donation, kapschool.org.

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Have you ever seen a galaxy directly with your own eyes? How about a nebula? How can the sky have holes in it and why are they black? Will Ison, the mysterious green comet, survive its brush with the Sun and emerge in the night sky in December as the “Comet of the Century” with a spectacular tail stretching halfway across the heavens? Will you know how best to see this once-in-a-lifetime event?

These and many other intriguing questions will be answered in an educational and fun-filled evening as Blanco State Park hosts its semi-annual Stars-in-the-Park event on Saturday, November 9th.

Participants young and old will meet at the Park Pavilion at 6:00 pm to learn about astronomy and have the opportunity to view stars, planets, galaxies, and nebula through a variety of telescopes. Volunteer astronomers will be on hand to help with the telescopes and explain the wonders of Blanco’s nighttime sky.

If it is cloudy, the event will still go on and will feature the Stellarium computer program showing close-up views of the heavens with many pics from the Hubble Space Telescope.

If you need red cellophane for your flashlights (to preserve night vision), Friends of Blanco State Park volunteers will be there to help you. You can also join (for Free!) the Hill Country Alliance’s Night Sky Co-op to fight light pollution and help preserve the Hill Country’s starry nighttime skies.

“We are very excited about this event,” said Blanco State Park Interpretative Ranger Brooke Bonorden, “and are looking forward to having a good turnout. I guarantee that everyone who comes out will learn a lot and have a wonderful time to boot.”

The event is free with a day entry permit into Blanco State Park - $4.00 for those 13 and older, free for those 12 and younger and for Texas State Park Pass holders. For more information, contact Blanco State Park at 830-833-4333, ext 241;Brooke.Bonorden@tpwd.texas.gov.

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Left Bret Leigh Nance, Right Meaghen Seales

At the Regional Cross Country Meet on Saturday, November, 2, Meaghen Seales and Bret Leigh Nance both secured spots in the State Meet. Meaghen Seales placed 3rd with a time of 12:10.1 and Bret Leigh Nance placed 4th with a time of 12:10.8. The State meet will be Saturday, November 9 at 9:50am at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.

Good Luck, girls!

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