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Annual Financial Report Shows BISD Total Net Assets Over $11m (School)
Elementary principal Linda Romano (center) with art teacher Meg Davis (left) and music teacher Malissa Mollberg (right).Photo by Priscilla Seals.By Priscilla SealsAuditor Keith Neffendorf gave a...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Lawmaker asks to use rainy...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Texas should spend some of its “rainy day fund” on water issues, state Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, suggested in a letter to Gov. Rick Perry last week. Deuell pointed to U.S....
View ArticleVote My Way or the Highway! (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J. McClellanWhen we moved to Horizon City, Texas, the town was little more than an isolated retirement community located in the desert east of El Paso. It was a quiet residential area wrapped...
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Wedding: Rollins-Bell (Announcements)
Mable Rollins and Mike Bell invite you to join them at 3pm Las Vegas time (5pm our time) on Saturday, December 15, 2012 as they recite their marriage vows in Las Vegas. Please attend the wedding...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
By Roxanna AvantsDecember 9, 2012, the day after the "Christmas in Blanco Night Parade.” Wow! I was speechless when the parade entered downtown last night, what a sight! I don't know where to begin...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
By Janet MetcalfDear editor, I want to say thank you to the Blanco EMS, although I haven't had to use them since Mark and Susie were on it, who I thought were the best. I have been sick since October....
View ArticleRusty Baker (Obituaries)
Rusty Baker, born May 27, 1963 in Freeport, Texas, passed away at his home on December 4, 2012 in Spring Branch, Texas. Rusty is best described by his brother Mike Sheffield, “Rusty was one of the most...
View ArticleLouise Sarah (Meier) Rowe: (February 8, 1936 – December 9, 2012) (Obituaries)
Mrs. Louise Sarah (Meier) Rowe, wife of Roy Jemmie Rowe, Jr. of the Post Oak Community, Blanco County, Texas passed away in Johnson City, Texas on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the age of 76 years, after...
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Lance Allen Haley (Obituaries)
Lance Allen Haley, 45, passed away December 5, 2012 in Johnson City. Lance was born November 20, 1967 in San Antonio, TX to Patsy Ann (Riba) Haley and James Cleveland Haley. He graduated from Johnson...
View ArticleBarbara Costigan Thorp (Obituaries)
Barbara Costigan Thorp, 66, of Rust Ranch Estates, Blanco, passed peacefully on Saturday, December 8th in her home after losing her long battle with cancer. She was a brave, determined fighter to the...
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2012 Christmas Parade (Community News)
Photo by Charles WillgrenPhotos are from the Lighted Parade held on Saturday, December 8. The Christmas Parade had a huge turn-out this year! There were nearly 40 entries into the Parade. Children and...
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Hunting: Dullnig (Announcements)
Dawson Dullnig, son of David Dullnig, gives it the muscle as he lifts on this 8 point buck that field dressed 101 pounds. It was taken by 13 year old Dawson last week on Janet Fisher’s Rain Bird Canyon...
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Hunting: Daniels (Announcements)
Aaron Daniels and his first buck that he harvested with his dad, Pat Daniels, on the Youth Hunting weekend at the Daniels’ Ranch in Blanco County. Read Article.1 photo attached to this article.More...
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Hunting: West & Bowie (Announcements)
First turkey for hunters West & Bowie, hunting on the Crofts Ranch in Johnson City with Bowie’s parents JJ and Justin Venable. Read Article.2 photos attached to this article.More from Announcements.
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Highland Lakes Master Naturalists Celebrate Holidays in Blanco (Community News)
The Highland Lakes Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists (which includes members from Blanco, Burnet and Llano Counties) held their annual Holiday/Awards Banquet in Blanco this past week. The gala affair...
View ArticleNews from the Blanco Library (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckSnuggle up in this cold weather and watch one of the many holiday movies we recently added or grab some cocoa and read a good holiday book. Just for the kids we are showing a...
View ArticleShadows of the Incarnation: Part 2 (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comLast week we read in Hebrews 8:5 there were many things in the Old Testament that were to be types and shadows, or figures and representations, of things in the New...
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Living Christ Like (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeWell, we say we want to live according to God’s Word, and Christ’s teachings, but do we really do it? Jesus said we would be hated by the world for simply believing in Him....
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Seeds from the Sower (Focus on Faith)
Several years ago a magazine reported that an organization offered $5000 to anyone who could capture a wolf alive and bring it to them. Reading about this opportunity, Sam and Jed decided to go on a...
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Historical Building Renovations Progressing (School)
Photo courtesy Blanco ISD.From Blanco ISDRenovation work at the historical building is progressing as scheduled. Front windows were installed this week, and their installation marked a new stage in the...
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