October 21, 2015 Issue

The County Commissioners met on October 13, 2015 for their regularly scheduled meeting with all commissioners present. The Commissioners approved the estimated October 2015 payroll, the official reports, and payment of outstanding bills. The burn ban was extended. Shelton Coleman was nominated to the Blanco County Appraisal District's Board of Directors as the Blanco County representative. Commissioners voted to move monies received from FEMA related to Pct.

On Friday, October 16, 216th State District Judge Keith Williams, sentenced Blanco graduate Shelby Moore to nine years in prison for tampering with evidence in connection with the 2009 death of his cousin, Trey Noah. Moore, who originally was charged with the murder of Noah, struck a plea deal in August for tampering with evidence – moving Noah's body – in the case. Moore and fellow Blanco graduate Brandon Harber were both arrested in 2010 in connection to Noah's death.

On Friday, October 16, 216th State District Judge Keith Williams, sentenced Blanco graduate Shelby Moore to nine years in prison for tampering with evidence in connection with the 2009 death of his cousin, Trey Noah. Moore, who originally was charged with the murder of Noah, struck a plea deal in August for tampering with evidence – moving Noah's body – in the case. Moore and fellow Blanco graduate Brandon Harber were both arrested in 2010 in connection to Noah's death.

Since the Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876, Texas voters have approved 483 amendments to the Constitution, making it one of the longest state constitutions in the country. The current Texas Legislature has proposed seven more amendments to the Constitution for voters to consider this election cycle ranging from tax exemptions to sports team charitable raffles to whether hunting and fishing merit constitutional protection. Proposition 1 would increase the amount of the residence homestead ...

Folks from all over Blanco County and well beyond gathered at the Fair Grounds Saturday evening, October 3rd, to celebrate the 16th annual Wild Game Dinner. As always, the wild game cuisine was excellent, and attendees enjoyed participating in raffles, the "Dear Blind", silent auction, live auction and Cactus Country band that closed the event. It was evident that the economy and other events conflicting with the date affected the turnout and donations.

Fredericksburg, Texas, Oct. 8 2015 — Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding have caused excessive damage in Blanco and Kendall Counties. Farms and ranches suffering damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) County office if the damage: -Will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use -Is unusual and ...

The Blanco Panthers improved to 7 and 0 on the season and 2 and 0 in district play with a dominant 39-0 win over the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs. The Panthers scored in every quarter, doing the most damage in the second with three touchdowns before the half. After a slow start, the Panther offense got rolling with 4 minutes left in the first quarter as QB Jordon Wagner fired a perfect strike to Justin Williams for a 47 yard TD.

The Blanco Lady Panther varsity volleyball team added two more district wins with 3-0 sweeps over the Comfort Deer on Tuesday, October 13 and the Ingram Lady Warriors on Friday, October 16. Set scores against Comfort were 25-18, 25-18, and 25-23. Malyn Valliant paced the team with 16 kills. Skylar Burns and Gracie Edmondson each knocked down 4 blocks.

On a beautiful Thursday evening in Blanco, The junior varsity Panther football team hosted the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs, defeating them 40-6 and improving their record to 7-0 and 2-0 in district play. Blanco won the coin toss and deferred to start the game, kicking off on the leg of Chris Osteguin. The Mustangs were met with a very tough Panther defense, led by Jake Mangold, Brandon Phipps, Chance Horton, and Peyton Van Dyke, as they went three plays followed by a punt.

While serving as a missionary in Scotland in 1898, young David O. McKay and his companion walked by a building that caught their attention. It had a stone arch over the front door and an inscription chiseled in the arch. Elder McKay recalled: "I said to my companion: 'That's unusual! I am going to see what the inscription is.' When I approached near enough, this message came to me, not only in stone, but as if it came from One in whose service we were engaged: "'What E're Thou Art, Act Well Thy ...

Several soon to be fathers were in a waiting room as their wives were delivering babies. One of the fathers received news that he had twins. What a coincidence, I play for the Minnesota Twins! Another father soon received news that he had triplets, that's amazing he said, "I work for the 3M company".

Our text is Ephesians 6:10-18. Vs. 11 says, "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles (tricks) of the devil." In our previous three lessons, we have learned about the person of Satan; who he is; how he operates; and some steps we can take to resist Him, like taking our thoughts captive (2Cor 10:3-5) and submitting ourselves to God (Jam 4:7).

Folks from all over Blanco County and well beyond gathered at the Fair Grounds Saturday evening, October 3rd, to celebrate the 16th annual Wild Game Dinner. As always, the wild game cuisine was excellent, and attendees enjoyed participating in raffles, the "Dear Blind", silent auction, live auction and Cactus Country band that closed the event. It was evident that the economy and other events conflicting with the date affected the turnout and donations.

Fredericksburg, Texas, Oct. 8 2015 — Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding have caused excessive damage in Blanco and Kendall Counties. Farms and ranches suffering damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) County office if the damage: -Will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use -Is unusual and ...

During the past five years, many outstanding performers have shared their talents and brought beautiful music to Blanco as part of the Blanco Performing Arts chamber music series. This year's series, A Few of My Favorite Things, brings a fresh look at some audience favorites and is dedicated to the memory of a beloved founding member, Margaret "Peggy"