LCRA Accepting Applications for Regional Councils: Volunteers provide...
By LCRALCRA is accepting applications through August for membership on its four Regional Councils, groups of volunteers who provide an important link between LCRA and the communities it serves....
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Summer Reading Contest Ends This Saturday (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckKids! Be sure to pick up your Summer Reading Prizes by 4pm this Saturday! You all did a wonderful job of reading and having fun at our programs. Our final party went out with a BANG!...
View ArticleA Little Help From Our Friends (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J McClellanBack in the 1980’s the high school where I worked touted the finest fine arts facility in west Texas. As the Director of Fine Arts, I felt an obligation to make sure the facility...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Texas Deals with Border as...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Congress left Washington, D.C., Aug. 1 for a month-long recess, without having passed an immigration bill addressing the porous U.S.-Mexico border and humanitarian crisis....
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Alice Lee Dimler (Hight) (Obituaries)
Alice Lee Dimler (Hight) passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2014. She was born to Robert and Gladys Hight. Alice was raised in San Antonio, graduating from Jefferson High School. She married...
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Two Days of Live Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing This Weekend in Fredericksburg...
Two days of live pari-mutuel horse racing returns to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds in Fredericksburg on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, as part of the 2014 summer season. Sponsored by the Gillespie...
View Article5th Annual Tour of Gardens Planned for October 11: Native Plant Sale and Tree...
Hill Country residents who love gardening – and who want to find out more about plants native to the Highland Lakes area – will want to circle Saturday, Oct. 11, on their calendars. That’s the day that...
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New Ramp Built for Gem of the Hills (Community News)
Phil Parker, Richard Ciolfi, Lynn Poindexter, Mitch Parker, Sandra Tobin, and Bob Hounsell are showing off the new ramp.From Cyndy HounsellA new ramp has been built to the entrance to the Gym at the...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
Dear Editor, Here are some “Things we can do for Love” - Cat Tips. Cats suffer in the heat as we do, and sometimes get dehydrated. When this happens they can develop urinary tract infections, and may...
View ArticlePray and Don’t Ever Give Up! (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeIt’s so important for us to have a continual communication with our Lord God, because He is our ‘All In All.” He wants to be our best friend, and is always willing to give us His...
View ArticleDiscerning The Inward Voice (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.com“Many do not resist Satan for fear that it may be the reproof of the Holy Spirit. They cannot distinguish between satanic accusation and the reproach of the Holy...
View ArticleA Spiritual Seminar Weekend! (Focus on Faith)
Hundreds of spiritually oriented people from the far reaches of Texas and beyond will converge at the Boerne Civic Center during the weekend of August 8–10 to explore their personal opportunities for...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Judy DorsettJuly flew by so quickly. It seems the regular garden chores haven’t been completed. This is the strangest summer, weather-wise, I can remember, but being a gardener we must prepare for...
View ArticleBelieving in Yourself (Fit Tips)
By Sally Windham“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” (Buddha) One doesn’t lift a hand or finger without first the thought to do so, even at the unconscious level. The feelings we...
View ArticleGet the Right Kitchen Tools for a Healthy Life (Features)
By Dr. Scott Jurica, MS, DC, PAK, ACNI love to cook. I love food. Like most of us, we are very busy and pressed for time. Here is a list of gadgets that I think are necessary for a healthy life. Many...
View ArticleClean Your Job Site (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateWhether we are doing a new home or a remodel, I always look at how clean the area is. Not to mention, the comments we get from the...
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Eagle Court of Honor Held for Kendall Hartmann (Community News)
Eagle Scout Kendall Hartmann pictured with his family at Eagle Court of Honor: Tim, Tricia, Kendall, Larry, and Taylor. Not pictured is oldest brother Todd.By Tricia HartmannAn Eagle Court of Honor was...
View ArticleCommissioners Reinstate Burn Ban (Community News)
By Tricia HartmannThe Blanco County Commissioners held a Regular meeting on August 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Blanco County Courthouse in Johnson City, Blanco County,...
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BES Thanks You for Support (School)
Blanco Elementary would like to thank Lowe’s and the community for their support. All of these supplies were received through the collection of cash register receipts from Lowe’s. Supplies include...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Class of 2013 Achieves...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — The class of 2013 Texas high school on-time graduation rate was 88 percent, the highest on record and 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous record set by the class of...
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