A little rain is not stopping the volunteer organizers of this event! They are working tirelessly to get things decorated in red white and blue, and all the details ready for this first Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration in the Old West Town.
Many activities planned include an Apple Pie contest and Jell-o eating contest.
Zachary Neil Jones born July 4, 1972 passed away in the flood waters of the Blanco River in Blanco, Texas on May 23, 2015. Zac is proceeded in death by both parents, Morris "Sunny" Neil and Barbara Elaine Jones of Victoria and grandparents James E. "Papaw" Rankin from Navajo Dam, New Mexico and Ruth "Nana"
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus on May 21 jointly announced a $3.8 billion tax relief package for Texas businesses and homeowners.
According to the announcement, the agreement reached by Patrick and Straus on a tax proposal, along with additional legislation, includes:
1. A 25 percent permanent reduction in the business margins tax;
2.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative's Board of Directors approved an updated strategic plan at its May 19 meeting. The document, outlining PEC's direction for the next three years, was crafted over the past three months with input from Board members, the Cooperative's management and its consultant partner.
Some of the highlights of the newly-adopted plan include:
Maintaining low member rates through improved efficiency, cost reductions and a low cost energy portfolio.
This weekend was quite different from the norm. We were excited about Memorial Day weekend and our heavy schedule of events, and we count ourselves blessed that we made it home safely. We were out in the heavy rains, driving from Johnson City to Wimberley on Saturday, oblivious to the tornado warnings.
Our cell phone had not picked up a tornado warning; we just wanted to get home out of the rain, and the low water crossing one mile from our home prevented us from getting there!
A warrior came in from battle, he was bruised and battered, and his horse crippled. The king said to him, "Where have you been?" The warrior said, "Out fighting your enemies in the west. I've pillaged, and I've burned, and I've killed among your enemies in the west." The king replied, "But I don't have any enemies in the west."
Psalm 120:6-7 says, "My soul hath long dwelt with him that hates peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war." King David recognized that peace was not wholly up to him. Though we all may desire peace; and as Christians, we should desire peace; that decision is not always ours to make.
Last week we were trapped in town. This week...you guessed it: trapped in paradise! With all of the flooding and devastation in and around our little community, I am thankful for the hand of Providence that sheltered us through the storm (11.1" of rain in one day here on the farm on Saturday, the 23rd).
Born in Boston, Phyllis Gallant lived in Flint and Sylvan Lake, Michigan, and in Whittier and Goleta, California, before moving to Blanco.
She married Francis Wharram in 1934, their daughter, Joanne, born in 1939. She lost Fran in 1964. Remarried, she lost second husband, Art Gallant, in 2002.
The oldest of four children, Phyllis lost her brother, John Shayman, and sisters, Rene and Betty.
Gifted musically, Phyllis sang in church choirs and choral groups and after provided piano accompaniment.
The Blanco Panther band performed to a superior level in all facets of competition this school year.
A celebration of these accomplishments was held at the 1st Annual Band Banquet on Monday, May 11. After a barbecue dinner, presentations were made by Head Band Director, Brian Hecimovich. Each student received their State Sweepstakes patch for the band winning Sweepstakes with Division I ratings in Marching, Concert, and Sightreading.
Blanco County Residents saw their first rays of sunshine on Tuesday after flooding inundated the area.
However, now authorities are finding victims who perished in the rushing waters. According to the Blanco County Sheriff's Office, on May 28, Blanco County rescuers located a deceased individual in the Little Blanco River in the vicinity of Little Blanco River Road.
The Pedernales Electric Cooperative election is now officially under way. Three seats are up for members' voter approval — Districts 1, 2 and 7.
While each district serves a geographical region, members can vote in all elections regardless.
"Every member of PEC is free to vote in the election and it doesn't matter where they are from as long as they are part of the cooperative,"
A host of famous musicians are stepping up to host a "Blanco County Disaster Relief Concert" this Sunday June 7 at Old 300 Barbecue.
The concert starts at noon and will continue until midnight. Downtown Blanco, Tx
The musical line up includes Jimmie Vaughan, Guy Forsyth, Bobby Mack [McClung], Zydeco Blanco, Cameran Nelson, Jim Raby, Alan Haynes, Greg Izor, Stephen Doster, Jesse Stratton, Jimmy Lee Saurage and more.
There will also be a silent auction.
Blanco High School musicians have shown their mettle in competition.
"As can imagine it was a stressful weekend for everybody in the area," said Brian Hecimovich, Blanco ISD's Head Band Director. "However, we were able to still compete in the Texas State UIL Solo and Ensemble Competition. Even with all the stress, we had the best results in Blanco High School History."
The results in the competition are as follows:
Woodwind Trio – 1st Division Gold Medal Winners were Bryce Burson, Helen Kasbe ...
The Friends of Blanco State Park share in the sorrow of our community at the devastation wrought by the flooding that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend. Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors in our area and throughout Texas who lost so much in the floods.
Sadly, the damage to Blanco State Park was extensive.
Blanco County experienced a record rainfall the evening of Saturday, May 23 and into Sunday, May 24 when nearly eight inches of rain fell, causing the Blanco River to escape its banks with a wall of water that left a path of devastation in its wake.
"I've never seen anything like it,"
Albert N. Turner, Jr. passed away May 13, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a long time resident of Blanco, TX, a proud U.S. Marine veteran, vocational nurse, 'That Other Guy,' jack of all trades and a friend to all. He rarely met a stranger, always there to lend a helping hand for those in need.
Glenn Edward Page, 81, of Marble Falls, TX passed away in Blanco, TX Saturday, May 30, 2015. Glenn was born in Granger, TX to David Waymon Page and Lily Opal Farr Page. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Army, retired from Tx DOT after many years of faithful employment, and was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and dear friend who will be missed by many.
Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Lois Jean Krueger Page, infant brother, Marion Eugene Page, brother, Me ...
AUSTIN — Four days before the June 1 end of the 84th regular session of the Texas Legislature, both houses finally agreed after months of deliberation on a state budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
A 10-member conference committee worked out differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget.
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Baker Guns would like to help the citizens of Blanco affected by the recent floods. We're sure the damages were extensive but we are here to help regarding guns. If any guns were damaged, flooded, or submerged in the dirt, it is crucial to clean them before rust sets in.
To the Editor:
My home, along with those of other elderly and disabled citizens, is at the Blanco Senior Apartments on Blanco Avenue. When the big rains came on Memorial Day weekend, water and dirt from a drainage ditch poured into at least five of the apartments. When residents requested cleanup assistance from apartment management, we were told we were on our own – it was our responsibility to clean up the mess, and by inference to replace our soaked carpets and live with wet baseboards ...
Fruity, crisp, clean, uplifting, fresh and enlightening are all adjectives that capture some of the qualities of lavender; however, this amazing flower defies description. Perhaps that is why folks from every corner descend on Blanco each and every year for the Lavender Festival.
The event returns this weekend, June 12-14 on the Blanco Square and Yett Memorial Park.
It is the biggest annual event in town and it isn't any wonder why, says Blanco Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Libbey Aly. ...
Blanco's Flood Assistance Center has moved from the Byers Building on the town square to Trinity Lutheran Church where it will maintain operations, in all likelihood, through the summer, according to Wayne Gosnell, a volunteer assistant to Mayor Bruce Peele.
The assistance center cranked up as fast as flood waters inundated the Blanco River on Memorial Day weekend.
Matt Herden has served the school children of the Blanco Independent School District for many years, but at the opening of the regular school board meeting on Monday, June 8, he said he was stepping down as the board president and would not seek reelection.
"I never intended to stay on the board this long,"
They are called the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), and most of them are firefighters from all over the Lone Star Sate; however, after seeing the work they have done to clean up Blanco State Park, one might be forgiven if they were mistaken for superheroes.
Mark Stinson, with the Texas Forest Service, said between the work of TIFMAS and two volunteers from the C.L.
It is no secret that Blanco Settlement, the premier RV spot in the region, was among the hardest hit by the Memorial Day weekend flooding event.
They watched as the river rose so quickly that there was no reasonable amount of time for reasonable thinking. Still, no lives were lost, although the damage to the park was extensive.
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott has until June 21 to give bills recently passed by the Texas Legislature his final consideration before signing them, letting them take effect without his signature or vetoing them.
By June 1, the last day of the Legislature's 84th regular session, some 819 House bills and 504 Senate bills earned final passage, plus two House Joint Resolutions and five Senate Joint Resolutions.
As a seventh grader, I played the cornet in my junior high school band in Salt Lake City. The band director, Mr. Beckstead, arranged for the band to attend a young people's concert presented by the Utah Symphony Orchestra which, at that time, was housed in the old historic Mormon Tabernacle downtown.
Our school bus arrived just before the concert was to begin and the only seats remaining were those usually occupied by the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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It has been a very rewarding experience in working with the relief center for me.
Hearing and seeing the devastation is overwhelming and heart breaking. It amazes me how some people will not take advantage of the services available because they want someone else to get it before they do.
I am talking about folks that lost everything.
