July 11, 2018 Issue

When talking to Señor Cicero Alexander Rust III (better known as C.A.) about his career teaching, he will take you on a wonderful journey of many adventures, verbally painting pictures so that one can easily imagine every intricate detail, as though you were there with him. Rust began his teaching career in Floresville, where he taught English from 1979-88.

Blanco police arrested Martin Joey Eng, a fugitive who threatened a Blanco church service last week, late Monday, July 9, 2018. Eng surrendered to Blanco Police and was transported to the Blanco County Jail. It was reported to the Blanco Police Department that on July 7, 2018, Eng walked into the evening mass at St.

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 333 calls for service from 7/2/2018 through 7/08/2018. The Blanco County Communications Center received the following call types during the seven-day period: 13 = Arrests 137 = Traffic Stops 22 = Reckless Drivers 26 = Medical Aid Calls/Medical Alarm 28 = 911 Hang up Calls, Mis-dials, Open line or Abuse calls 9 = Fire Calls/Fire Alarms 5 = Motor Vehicle Accidents 5 = Disturbance Calls 9 = Animal Complaints/Loose Live Stock Calls ...

Blanco County Commissioners held a Budget Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, June 26th immediately following the Special Meeting. The meeting was to hear budget requests/appeals from any elected officials, department heads, judicial departments and any other organizations and/or agencies that receive funds from Blanco County. This article includes only line items that required discussion, and there were many that did not. Community Services Blanco County Judge Brett Bray called the meeting to o ...

Paxton sends letters to cities that passed bag ban ordinances  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista, Fort Stockton, Eagle Pass, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Kermit, Freer and South Padre Island “to ensure awareness of the recent ruling and waste management re ...

Fitch Ratings, a nationally recognized credit ratings agency, has affirmed Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s AA- rating, noting the rating outlook is stable. “We’re very pleased with Fitch’s decision, and we believe our AA- rating reflects PEC’s commitment to financial stewardship and responsible planning on behalf of our membership,” said PEC Chief Executive Officer Julie Parsley. In explaining the rating score, Fitch concluded PEC’s financial performance is consistently st ...

Hill Country Memorial Hospice will offer a free five-week bereavement support group for anyone who has experienced any kind of death or loss. The Living with Loss-Fredericksburg support group will meet weekly on Mondays from July 23-Aug. 20 from 4-5 p.m. at the HCM Women’s Pavilion classroom (1011 S. Milam St.).

If I hadn’t before, I’ve recently come to appreciate these words: “I’m tired of the way that things have been…you break me down, you build me up…Pain, you make me a believer.” (“Believer”, Imagine Dragons, 2017) It speaks of rising above pain and realizing (as I often say), it’s the struggle that makes us stronger. Pain: It makes us believers in many ways.

Les Goates said that he would never forget the autumn of 1918, “that terribly climactic year of World War I during which more than 14 million people died of that awful scourge ‘the black plague,’ or Spanish influenza. “Winter came early that year and froze much of the sugar beet crop in the ground.

A while back I was giving a talk to a group of people about the condition of our Hill Country habitat when a woman, obviously peeved about my suggesting the overabundant population of deer was damaging the habitat and needed to be reduced, blurted out, “Well, you just like plants more than animals.” My initial thought was that it was just a reflex response to my suggestion that some of her beloved deer should be shot. On further reflection, I think that at least part of her response was ...

With ticks posing an ongoing threat to Texas’ cattle industry and mosquitoes causing challenging human health diseases such as Zika virus, a consortium of public health experts met at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco to hear the latest research and offer potential solutions. Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are leading a collaboration to solve threats from the pests as members of the Western Gulf Center of E ...

Every few months it seems we hear about another major hack of consumer information. In the wake of these massive data breaches like Equifax in 2017, which exposed the personal information of millions of Americans, a new federal law will soon allow you to get credit protection, without paying a fee. In May, Congress passed a bill known as the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.

There is a new health epidemic affecting our local teenagers. Ask any Blanco ISD teacher or school administrator and you will quickly learn about the high usage rates of electronic cigarettes or ‘vapes’ by our Blanco teens. Unfortunately, many teenagers seem to think that ‘vaping’ is safe compared to smoking traditional cigarettes.

Gabrielle Olivia Rose Salazar, daughter of Arnold and Christine Salazar, of Spring Branch recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, NY. Salazar earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the U. S. armed forces.  She also earned a Merchant Marine officer license, qualifying her to serve as an officer on any ship in the U.S.

There are children in Blanco ISD, who for different reasons, start school without their needed supplies. This is your chance to help your community grow with pride. The Blanco Lions Club will sponsor a community drive effort to help the kids who will be starting school soon. On Saturday, August 11, the Blanco school Bus will be parked on the north side of the Old Blanco County Courthouse square from 9 a.m.

On the evening of July 9, 2018, during troop’s regular meeting, the Scouts of Blanco Troop 497 elected their leaders for the next six-month period. During the last two weeks, the troop has been building up momentum for this election by preparing and delivering presentations by the older Scouts to the younger member on subjects such as Leadership and Merit Badges (Nick), the Patrol Method (Simon R), and the E.D.G.E.

The Benefit for Leland Stewart came to be thanks to a number of people. I would like to thank these special people. Thanks to Jo Nell and Patty Haas and LynEll Ritcher for helping us get the use of Twin Sisters Dance Hall.    Thanks to Steve Carmichael and Michelle Weirtheim for cooking and providing the serving tables.     The wonderful people who donated to our silent auction: Blanco Gardens, Blanco Hometown Sears, Kim Garza, Blanco Floral and Gift shop, Peggy's Playhouse Childcar ...

On July 16, Hill Country Memorial will institute a new emergency alert notification procedure for the safety of patients, staff and visitors. The new “plain language emergency alerts” are the result of an initiative led by the Texas Hospital Association (THA) to improve the accuracy and usability of emergency communications throughout all Texas hospitals. The alerts are organized topically into four types: medical, security, weather and facility.

There is a new health epidemic affecting our local teenagers. Ask any Blanco ISD teacher or school administrator and you will quickly learn about the high usage rates of electronic cigarettes or ‘vapes’ by our Blanco teens. Unfortunately, many teenagers seem to think that ‘vaping’ is safe compared to smoking traditional cigarettes.

Gabrielle Olivia Rose Salazar, daughter of Arnold and Christine Salazar, of Spring Branch recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, NY. Salazar earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the U. S. armed forces.  She also earned a Merchant Marine officer license, qualifying her to serve as an officer on any ship in the U.S.

There are children in Blanco ISD, who for different reasons, start school without their needed supplies. This is your chance to help your community grow with pride. The Blanco Lions Club will sponsor a community drive effort to help the kids who will be starting school soon. On Saturday, August 11, the Blanco school Bus will be parked on the north side of the Old Blanco County Courthouse square from 9 a.m.

Every few months it seems we hear about another major hack of consumer information. In the wake of these massive data breaches like Equifax in 2017, which exposed the personal information of millions of Americans, a new federal law will soon allow you to get credit protection, without paying a fee. In May, Congress passed a bill known as the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.

Carmen B. Rittimann, age 98, passed away July 9, 2018 at Creekside Personal Care in Spring Branch, Texas. She was born March 18, 1920 on the Beierle Ranch in Spring Branch to Charles and Alma Beierle where her parents and grandparents taught her the values of kindness and importance of conservation. She married Elvin Rittimann, December 28, 1939 and moved 9 miles to his ranch and lived there the rest of her life.

What do you do in the morning when you wake up? Do you swing into full gear, preparing yourself for the day? Rushing around, trying to listen to the news, your kids, and your brain at the same time, catching a little bit of everything, and fly out the door?

Scholars are constantly changing their view concerning the Earth’s age. Evidence of Noah’s Flood (to distinguish it from other local floods) that covered the earth is no longer considered a myth by many geologists and scholars. In fact, the Big Flood is scientifically proven to have happened. One of the big questions is, “Doesn’t it take millions of years to form rock and rock layers.” Bodie Hodge and Ken Ham wrote, “A Flood of Evidence.” That book has debunked the humanist’s ...