Casa de Yoga Announces New Teacher (Community News)
By Natalie HainCasa de Yoga hosted a one-day seminar focusing on creating a safe home sequence. Some came and stayed for the whole day, while others just came to a portion. The workshop was successful...
View ArticleBlanco Performing Arts Hosts Interactive Festival for Kids (Community News)
From Blanco Performing ArtsQuestion: Where in Blanco County can a young person interact with true artists across the arts spectrum in a beautiful setting and for free? Answer: At the Blanco Performing...
View ArticleRemodel to Sell or Not? (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builder / Vallone Real EstateThinking about selling your home, but you think you need to remodel it first? Stop…don’t spend money to remodel before you sell....
View ArticleDo you know what you’re paying for every month? (The Real Estate Corner)
From Waymond Lightfoot, By Texas Assoc. of RealtorsWhen you decide to buy a new home, a good first step is to determine how much mortgage you can afford. After talking to a mortgage broker or using a...
View ArticlePhoto ID Now Required When Voting (Community News)
AUSTIN, TX – Texas Secretary of State John Steen announced that photo identification will now be required when voting in Texas elections. His announcement follows a decision Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleHistoric Drought Likely to Continue All Summer: LCRA takes unprecedented...
From LCRAAs the region heads into what is forecast to be a hot, dry summer, the Lower Colorado River Authority is reminding residents that Central Texas is still in the grasp of a severe drought and...
View ArticleGBRA Urges Safe Boating This Independence Day (Community News)
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) officials are urging all recreationalists using the Guadalupe, Blanco, Comal or San Marcos rivers, Canyon Reservoir, Coleto Creek Reservoir (Victoria...
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Varsity Cheer Brings Home Honors from UCA Camp at UT (School)
The 2013-14 BHS Varsity Cheerleaders attended UCA Cheer Camp at the University of Texas. The girls won several honors including Superior Home Routine, Superior Fight Song, Superior Xtreme Routine,...
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Tejanito’s Art Class Paints American and Texas Flags in Honor of the Fourth...
Back Row L-R: Francis, Head Librarian Crystal Spybuck, and Olga Ibarra. Third Row L-R: Nezzie and McKenna. Second Row L-R: Landon, Andrea, Townes, Celeste, and Natalie. Front Row L-R: Kylie, Calla and...
View ArticleFlag Tradition and Etiquette (Mustard Seeds)
by Keith J McClellanIn 1942 Congress passed a joint resolution summarizing the rules for display of the flag. The Federal Flag Code does not proscribe any behavior: it is merely a codification of...
View ArticleLawmakers Stay for Another Special Session (Regional News)
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry on June 26 summoned lawmakers back to Austin for a second special session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 1. Perry ordered lawmakers to write and pass...
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Are Historic Places in Blanco Disappearing? (Community News)
German inscription found on the floor joists above the Old Blanco Courthouse Office 102. “Geht Nach Der Galrasieu Lumber Co, Austin, Das Beste Bauholz Fur Das Wenigste Geld” translates in English to...
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Congratulations to Keirsten Sauceda (Announcements)
Congratulations to Keirsten Sauceda for being crowned Little Miss Texas State Queen at the Texas Choice Pageants - State Pageant. The Pageant was held on June 15 & 16, 2013 in San Marcos, TX....
View ArticleReady, Set, Go to the July Fourth Racing Festival (Community News)
Celebrate the Independence Day weekend in Fredericksburg on Saturday and Sunday, July 6-7, with live pari-mutuel horse racing and an evening concert and dance at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds....
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Blanco Resident Arrested on Drug Charges (Community News)
William Edward Jones, 43, was arrested Friday evening around 11pm by Blanco County Sheriff’s Department Deputies Thomas Broy Les and John Livingston. Jones was arrested on charges of possession with...
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Kids Inspired at BPA’s 2nd Annual Art Festival (Community News)
Art workshop led by Ellen Murray.Blanco Performing Arts held their 2nd Annual Kids’ Art Festival at the Uptown Blanco courtyard on Saturday, June 29. The festival was geared towards teaching children...
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Trainer Decedents Join The Daughters of the Republic of Texas (Community News)
Pictured from left to right are: Phyllis Hill Edmondson, Diane Hill Reid, Myrna Hill Montgomery and Julie Hill Swofford.On June 22, 2013 at the annual Trainer Reunion held at the Masonic Lodge in...
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Library Receives Upgrades from the Tocker Foundation (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckThe library has been upgrading thanks to the Tocker Foundation. You may have seen the new furniture in the Teen section and the new computer desks in the Children’s section. The...
View ArticleHow Does your Garden Grow? (Community News)
By Judy DorsettJuly hit with a fiery 100 degrees plus. We will need to scramble to keep the gardens producing. This is not the best time to plant shade, fruit or ornamental trees, but it is the best...
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First BBQ Cook-Off Well Done (Community News)
By Heather WagnerThe First Annual Blanco Youth Football League BBQ Cook-Off, held June 20-22, was a weekend full of fun, good food and great music. The fundraiser was put on to help offset the cost of...
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