April 27, 2016 Issue

Blanco’s own Lawrence Coffee (the Cowboy Kettle Popcorn Man) was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame earlier this month. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy and Cowgirl. Located in the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards, it was founded in 1975 to honor individuals and associations that champion the western lifestyle and support the sport of Rodeo.

Blanco’s Wild Woman Weekend has concluded another very successful weekend event April 8th through 10th and wanted to share the results with our community. Over $45,000 was able to be distributed to five of Blanco’s non-profit organizations that do so much for our community: Blanco Library Inc., Gem of the Hills Seniors Community Center, Friends of Blanco State Park, Old Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society, and Blanco Volunteer Ambulance Corps as a result of this year’s activitie ...

Early Voting has opened and Election day is May 7 for Blanco citizens. On the ballot there are five people running for three at large city council seats and two running for one school board position. The City Council Candidates are Martha Gosnell, Matt Lewis, Amit Patel, Martin Sauceda, and Tony Vela. School Board Candidates are Liza Struck and Juan Vargas.

Tejas Art Club has named Claudia Smith their April Artist of the Month. Smith, a longtime resident of Blanco, first saw the painting group while she was volunteering at the library. She enjoyed looking at the artwork and was soon encouraged to join. “Olga (Ibarra) encouraged me and I decided to go and she lent me supplies,” Smith said. Smith had always been crafty, starting out as a doll collector who also made dolls for her daughters.

Paul Glasse, former U.S. Mandolin National Champion, will complete the Spring Series of concerts in Bindseil Park sponsored by the City of Blanco and the Arts in the Park committee. Paul is a nationally known Mandolinist who has performed with musicians such as Willy Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krause and many others.

The Blanco Lady Panthers finished strong in district play with a 4-2 win over the Jarrell Lady Cougars on Friday, April 22 and a 12-1 victory against the Lago Vista Lady Vikings on Saturday, April 23. Blanco finished 2nd in District 25-3A with a 9-3 record. Florence won district with a 12-0 record, then Blanco, followed by Jarrell in 3rd with an 8-4 record, and Lago Vista in 4th place with a 7-5 district record.

AREA TRACK MEET Varsity Girls Results Area Champions First Place Team Liliana Avila—5th 4x100 M Relay Caroline Edmondson—5th 4x100 M Relay, 5th Long Jump, 4th Triple Jump Chloe Flores—2nd 800 M Run, 3rd 1600 M Run Tea Goodall (Wheelchair Division)—1st Shot Put, 1st 100 M Dash, 1st 400 M Dash Kaleigh Griffin—5th 100 M Hurdles Asher Haack—2nd 4x200 M Relay, 2nd 4x400 M Relay, 6th 400 M Dash Carly Haack—2nd 4x200 M Relay, 5th 100 M Dash, 4th 200 M Dash Taylor Kotfas—2nd 4x400 M Rel ...

The Panther baseball team played two district games on Saturday, April 23 at the Liberty Hill High School baseball field. Blanco fell to the Jarrell Cougars 5-7. Eddie Calzoncit picked up the loss in relief of Tyler LaRue, both giving up 7 runs on 6 hits and 6 walks. Ty Preiss, CJ Lovalvo, Luis Elizondo, and Jordon Wagner all had 2 hits.

The Panther baseball team played two district games on Saturday, April 23 at the Liberty Hill High School baseball field. Blanco fell to the Jarrell Cougars 5-7. Eddie Calzoncit picked up the loss in relief of Tyler LaRue, both giving up 7 runs on 6 hits and 6 walks. Ty Preiss, CJ Lovalvo, Luis Elizondo, and Jordon Wagner all had 2 hits.

District 25-AAA Track Meet Middle School Girls Results 8th Grade Abby Blankenburg—5th 4x400 M Relay Charity Brewster—5th 4x400 M Relay Kara Brock—5th High Jump Kirby Callaway—5th 4x100 M Relay, 5th 300 M Hurdles Naomi Lopez—5th 4x400 M Relay Nuri Lopez—5th 4x100 M Relay Landry Rogers—5th 4x100 M Relay, 5th Discus Steely Steiner—5th 4x100 M Relay, 1st 800 M Dash, 1st 1600 M Run Carlie Waxler—5th 4x400 M Relay, 3rd 800 M Dash 7th Grade Olivia Atchley—6th 4x100 M Relay, 6th 4x2 ...

On April 23rd the Uptown Blanco concert hall was filled to near capacity with a very appreciative audience which reflected back the inexhaustible exuberance of the artist. As a world class performer, Jonathan Tsay demonstrated his versatility as he laid before us a musical program that paid homage to such notables as Bach, Wagner, Liszt, and Gershwin. Our pianist, Jonathan Tsay, was raised in Arlington, Texas, received his bachelor’s in music at SMU, and then his masters and doctorate at the ...