Regional Track Meet Qualifiers (Sports)
Results are from the Area Meet at Floresville on Wednesday, April 16. Girls 3rd Place Team - 72 Points 1st Bret Leigh Nance - 800m Run 2:22.20 2nd Meaghen Seales - 800m Run 2:22.34 3rd Shayna...
View ArticlePanther Baseball Stops Bobcats (Sports)
By Diana SchwindThe Blanco baseball team traveled to Comfort to tangle with the Bobcats on Thursday, April 17. The Panthers were looking to avenge their 4-5 loss to the Bobcats earlier in district...
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BHS Students of the Fourth Six Weeks (School)
L-R: Jacob Robinson, Trent Pruitt, Hunter Gustafson, and Logan Dodd.Read Article.1 photo attached to this article.More from School.
View ArticleWhat Homebuyers Need to Know About Title Insurance (The Real Estate Corner)
From Waymond Lightfoot, By Texas Assoc. of RealtorsAt some point during your homebuying process, the topic of title insurance is likely to come up. Like most types of insurance, title insurance is...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Caregivers Home (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateParagon Builders articles are back. We had a great year thanks to you all. Drawing plans, remodels, and new homes kept us busy and we...
View ArticleKnow Your Blanco City Council Candidates (Community News)
By Merannda ButtonEarly Voting for three City Council seats is now open at Blanco City Hall during their regular business hours. Election Day is May 10, and will be held in the Byars Building on the...
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Boys Golf State Bound for Second Year in a Row (Sports)
State qualifying golf team: Coach Scott Balmos, Jacob Mangold, Mason LeBlanc, Kyle Gray, Dylan Tesch, Aaron Uballe.Photo by Marilyn Gray.From BISDBlanco High School’s golf team is going to State! For...
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Twin Sisters Hall Looks to Foster in New Era (Community News)
By Steve DeanTwin Sisters Dance Hall is perhaps the oldest still existing and functioning dance hall in Texas. Despite the well-known and long standing claim to that title made by Gruene Hall in New...
View ArticleProperty Owners Sent Appraisal Letters for the 2014 Tax Year (Community News)
State Law requires county appraisal districts to notify property owners about changes in their property’s value. On May 2, 2014, the Blanco County Appraisal District mailed 10,944 property owners...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Officials Jump Into River...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — When a temperamental river with mud banks and sand bars defines the border between two states or two countries, there’s a natural potential for conflict between humans on both...
View ArticleInnocence Pays (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J. McClellanI was proud of the fact that I lived closer to the school than any other kid in the neighborhood. Between my house and Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School were a vacant lot, a...
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Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? (Community News)
By Niki LockwoodDid you see all of the canoes on the Blanco River this past Saturday? Things were really skimming along! There were Boy Scouts everywhere. Blanco Boy Scouts Troop 497 is reviving the...
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Meet Kristi Walker, Blanco’s City Secretary (Community News)
By Merannda ButtonKristi Walker was sworn in as Blanco’s new City Secretary on April 8, 2014. She follows in the footsteps of 20 plus year veteran, Bobbie Mowery, and she understands those are some big...
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Blanco Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Don Reilly, Investment Adviser (Community...
As a registered agent with New England Financial; a MetLife company, Don specializes in helping folks with all of their retirement, financial and insurance (including Home, Auto, Life and Long Term...
View ArticleThe Word of God's Grace, Part 1 (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comI encourage you to read Acts 20:24-32 carefully. Verse 32 says, “And now, brethren, I commend (commit, entrust) you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is...
View ArticleCovenant (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeCovenant; the sealed contract where God pledges His resources towards our prosperity. Genesis 12:1-3 “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy...
View ArticleThe Invisible Fence (Focus on Faith)
By John Kinslow, minister, Blanco church of ChristA friend of mine acquired a beautiful German Shepherd, he wanted to make sure that his dog wouldn't stray from his large yard, so he installed an...
View ArticleSuccess in Failure (Fit Tips)
By Sally WindhamAn interesting oxymoronic truth in training is this: in order to succeed, you must fail. (In some exercises, such as the inverted row, in order to increase the intensity, you actually...
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An Interview with Eric Harrison, Blanco Landscape Artist: The Importance of...
By Jim PoundsI'm speaking with Eric Harrison, artist, who lives outside Blanco, Texas. He currently has a show hung in The Redbud Cafe, on the square in Blanco. Jim Pounds: Eric, welcome. I want to...
View ArticleStars in the Park and more! (Happenings at Blanco State Park)
If you are curious about the night sky, you will want to be in Blanco State Park on Friday evening, May 2, where amateur astronomers will be available to guide you using their large telescopes. Each...
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