Donald Bartlett Champion (Obituaries)
Our husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, April 27th, 2013 at the age of 86. He was in the company of family as he...
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Billy Joe (Bill) Gibson (Obituaries)
Billy Joe (Bill) Gibson, age 82 passed away suddenly at his home in Marble Falls on April 26, 2013. He was born January 15, 1931, at his family’s home on the Coca Cola Ranch, known to everyone today as...
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Dorothy A. Heiligmann (Obituaries)
Dorothy Adeline Dullnig Heiligmann, age 88, of Blanco, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Dorothy was born in San Antonio, TX to Olin and Selma Dullnig on March 6, 1925. She married Charles H....
View ArticleJody Vantine (Obituaries)
Jody Vantine 36, passed away on Sunday surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 AM Wednesday May 1, 2013 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 29797 U. S. Hwy 281 North, Bulverde, Texas, with visitation at...
View ArticleThank you from the Family of Marvin Haas (Announcements)
The Family of Marvin Haas would like to thank everyone for expressing your friendship and Love for Marvin. He will be missed by many and the family will feel the void for a long time. We hope everyone...
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Blanco Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Member (Community News)
Back row, L-R: Libbey Aly, Darlene Douglas, Roberto Cepeda, Tatum Bearden, Bethany Valencia, Lori Carter, Leslie Ferguson and John Kublank. Front Row, L-R: Tanya Shelton, Amy Gilbertson, Deb Houser,...
View ArticleChris Wall to Perform at Zocalo Eclectic Cafe (Community News)
It’s been a decade since Chris Wall has given fans a new dose of his smart, insightful and highly listenable country music, but that drought is ending with the release of El Western Motel. A collection...
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Program Developed to Assess Outdoor Lighting in State Parks (Community News)
by Wayne GosnellOn Monday, April 22, 2013, nine Hill Country residents and night sky advocates gathered in the Blanco Emergency Medical Service conference facility to help refine a training program...
View ArticlePotpourri (Potpourri)
by Deb YorgensenDear Readers: First of all, this piece of news should have been in last week's column, but due to computer issues beyond our control, I didn't get it in here until now. Cheyanne Cox...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? (Community News)
by Judy DorsettI hope you are enjoying the spring blooming flowers, trees and shrubs. My landscape has been very slow but it is finally coming around. I’ve been moving plants and doing a lot of...
View ArticleBlanco Woman’s Club Enjoys Music by Lantana (Community News)
by Crystal SpybuckApril’s meeting of Blanco Woman’s Club met at the First Baptist Church of Blanco. We had an afternoon of music and some ladies described the program as “informative and soothing.” The...
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Blanco County News in Japan (Community News)
Ann Lacey (right) and Gene Dwiggins (2nd from right) of Blanco, TX catch up on the Blanco County news, sharing it with Toyokaizu and Keiko Deguchi, owners of M&D Cafe in Kaizu City, Gifu, Japan!...
View ArticleSuffering With The Saints (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comHebrews 13:3 says, “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body”. Recall to mind our...
View ArticleNews from the Blanco Library (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckThis Friday is our Annual Friends of the Blanco Library’s Dinner and a Movie! Sibby of Onion Creek Kitchens is crafting a wonderful “New American Cuisine” to go with our movie The...
View ArticleRevelations Part 16, Chapter 11 (Focus on Faith)
by Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeRevelation 11:1-19 “1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship...
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PEC Announces, Honors 14 Scholarship Winners During Reception (School)
Fourteen area high school seniors receive scholarships totaling $50,000 from Pedernales Electric Cooperative. Scholarship recipients were announced April 17 during a reception held in their honor at...
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BHS FCCLA Members Attend the State Meeting in Dallas (School)
Advancing to State: Maria Avila, Selena Cortes-Guerrero and Callie Nanceby Amy Petri, FCCLA AdvisorThe Blanco chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America attended the State Leadership...
View Article2013 Armstrong Scholarship Winner gets $10,000 for Higher Education (School)
An ambitious student from Smithson Valley High School is the winner of the 2013 Ola Armstrong Scholarship, presented by The GVTC Foundation. Lauren Broderick was chosen from 64 qualified students, who...
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Blanco Baseball Levels Lago (Sports)
Colton Childress rounds 3rd base on his way to home.By Diana SchwindThe Panther baseball team defeated the Lago Vista Vikings 10-4 on Thursday, April 26. Josh McCaslin went the distance on the mound...
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Girls Track Places 2nd at Region IV Meet (Sports)
Abby Beard displays her graceful high jump form at the Region IV Track Meet.Photo by Chris WoernerBy Diana SchwindThe Blanco girls varsity track team raced to a 2nd place team finish at the Region IV...
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