Chamber to Hold Volunteer Appreciation Party (Community News)
From Libbey Aly, Executive Director and Curtis Knutson, President, Board of Directors The 10th Annual Lavender Festival is complete and the Blanco Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau and the...
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Hunger Games Lock-In Held at Trinity Lutheran Church (Community News)
A Hunger Games inspired lock-in for 5th to 8th Graders was held on Friday, June 13th. Karla Riley, Trinity’s 5th – 8th grade Sunday School teacher, came up with the idea for this lock-in to teach her...
View ArticleBYFL Joins NFL Youth Development Program USA Football, Files 501c3 (Community...
By Gerald ElrodThe Blanco Youth Football League (BYFL) has joined the NFL Youth Development Program USA Football. This is going to be an outstanding change for the kids in this community and the...
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Review Board Held for Kendall Hartmann (Community News)
An Eagle Review Board was held Thursday May 19, 2014 at Blanco United Methodist Church for Kendall Hartmann. Sitting on the Review Board were Keith McClellan, Amanda Raczkowski, Rev. Bill Mosley, and...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
Dear Editor, I would like to warn my community about something that just happened to me and my Verizon land line: I got “slammed!” Slamming means a criminal company somehow gets access to your account...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
Ok Paul, I think you got the messages from your constituents that we do not want you to spend $800,000 on a bridge to nowhere, like Sarah Palin did in Alaska, so to speak. Remember even if you get...
View ArticlePrepare Yourself and Your Insurance for Storm Season (Features)
By Carol TroyStatistics from the National Weather Service report total property damage from weather events in 2013 at $8.8 billion, down from $32.8 billion in 2012 and $20 billion in 2011. July brought...
View ArticleAnti-Inflammatories, a Natural Approach (Features)
By Dr. Scott Jurica, MS, DC, PAK, ACWhile I can’t tell anyone to take or not to take medications, I can discuss the research and natural approaches. Here’s some data for you…from the Journal of...
View ArticleOvercome (Fit Tips)
By Sally WindhamI had the choice opportunity to meet and get to know some of our volunteer and employed local heroes this past week. One lieutenant told me that the firefighters’ motto is: Adapt and...
View ArticleOur Lips Can be the Snare of Our Soul (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeProverbs 18:6-8 “6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 8 The...
View ArticleRemember Mercy (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comRead John 8:3-11. In Verse 11 Jesus says, “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.” We all want mercy, compassion , kindness, & forgiveness; but so often...
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Panther Basketball Camp Held June 16-19 (Sports)
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View ArticleWhy Use a Local Builder? (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateAs I drive around either showing property or looking at job sites with my husband, there are so many outside builders coming into our...
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Young Blanconian Gives Back (Community News)
Trent Phipps brings his donation to Good Samaritan.Photo by Kary Phipps.For the longest time, six-year-old Trent Phipps of Blanco wanted his own lemonade stand. So his dad Troy Phipps recently built...
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Welcome Home: An American Tribute to Vietnam Veterans (Community News)
Tay Ninh Province-A moment to relax in the jungle.Taken in 1970 by Jim Holcome, 1st Cav., 2nd. Bn., 5th Cav.By Keith J. McClellanHis father graduated from West Point in 1930; his brother in 1955. Ross...
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Tejas Art Club Display on Through July (Community News)
June 14 was Flag Day and the Tejas Art Club is having a display at the Blanco Library to commemorate this occasion and 4th of July. Visit the display at the Library and see the flags painted by members...
View Article12th Annual Spangle Dangle Celebration is Finally Here (Community News)
By Josh GisselIt’s time for the 12th annual Spangle Dangle event in Johnson City. According to Spangle Dangle organizer, Dale Hardy, this year is going to be the most exciting two day event yet. Mostly...
View Article“I Pledge Allegiance” (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J McClellanIt is common practice in our schools for the students to stand at attention facing the flag of the United States, place their hands over their hearts and to recite the Pledge of...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Detention Facilities Swell...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Streams of unaccompanied Central American children continued to make their way north, crossing the United States border into Texas where federal custody awaits. Gov. Rick Perry,...
View ArticlePEC Encourages Members to Help Co-op “Beat the Peak” (Community News)
From PECPedernales Electric Cooperative’s power costs accounted for 67.5 percent of the Co-op’s total operating expenses in 2013. PEC members can help reduce those wholesale power costs by...
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