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Pink Tractor Farms, just north of Blanco on U.S. Hwy. 281, is not easily missed by its trademark pink tractor near the entrance to its produce stand. Ashley Schnelle, with the Schnelle family, bought the business three years ago. Together they have brought treasures of locally grown and Texas-based foods and natural products to Blanco County.
The pink tractor has a unique story.
Tucked away, just off the road behind a cedar log fence, sits what appears to be a country residence shaded by a huge sycamore tree. This is the home for Black Board Bar B Q. Jo Irizarry and Jake Gandolfo, chef owners, have created a unique menu that has something for everyone.
Mental Health Experts Inform School Violence & Security Panel
A special interim committee of state lawmakers met July 24 at the Texas Capitol to further explore what can be done to prevent mass shootings like the one that resulted in 10 deaths and 10 injuries in May at Santa Fe High School.
Testimony before a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security centered on “red flag” laws, in which a law enforcement entity or family member could petition a j ...
Blanco County Commissioners held a special meeting Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
Commissioners approved the minutes of prior Commissioners’ Court meetings following a motion from Commissioner Tommy Weir and a second from Commissioner Paul Granberg. Commissioner Chris Liesmann gave a motion to approve line item transfers as presented and Granberg seconded; the motion carried.
The 41st annual Wilhelm and Elisa De Cloudt Schaeferkoeter Family Reunion, hosted by the Monroe Schaeferkoeter family, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 11 a.m. The covered dish meal will begin around 12:30 p.m.
Each family is asked to bring a meat, vegetable, and / or dessert to share.
Lupe Valdez, Democratic nominee for Texas Governor, will be at the Old County Courthouse in Blanco for a Town Hall and fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 2.
Valdez has served as a U.S. Army Captain, a federal agent and as the Sheriff of Dallas County.
When asked why she’s running for governor, she said, “Like so many Texans, I have lived a life where my day starts before the sun rises.
For those diagnosed with diabetes, the “Self-Care Management of Diabetes” seminar will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14 from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will learn about self-care behaviors including exercise, daily glucose monitoring, and how to modify care during illness.
For individuals and family members interested in learning about risk factors and prevention strategies for pre-diabetes and diabetes, a free “What Is Pre-Diabetes?” class will be taught on Thursday, Aug.
A few years ago, I was traveling down a country road on a winter day near the central Texas coast in a cool, driving rain. Lots of hawks migrate to that area in the winter, and there was a hawk on about every third telephone pole, or at least it seemed that way.
By Mike Viesca, PEC Executive Vice President, Public Affairs
During its July 16 board meeting, Pedernales Electric Cooperative announced the cooperative was ranked No. 10 in the nation for overall customer satisfaction and No. 7 among U.S. electric cooperatives according to the J.D. Power 2018 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.
“We’re honored our members have responded positively as we continue our efforts of providing low-cost, reliable electricity,” said PEC Chief Executive Officer Julie Parsley.
The 41st annual Wilhelm and Elisa De Cloudt Schaeferkoeter Family Reunion, hosted by the Monroe Schaeferkoeter family, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 11 a.m. The covered dish meal will begin around 12:30 p.m.
Each family is asked to bring a meat, vegetable, and / or dessert to share.
When Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, a reporter asked them, “To what do you attribute your fifty years of successful married life?”
“The formula,” said Mr. Ford, “is the same formula I have always used in making cars—just stick to one model.” When it comes to a perfect model for our life, Christ stands alone, but there are many types in the Old Testament of the Christ, and while they fall short of the one they picture, nevertheless there ar ...
When I was in college I found a verse in the Bible that I really liked, Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” I think I liked it because I thought it meant that God was going to use me to sharpen other people. In time I discovered that it more accurately described God’s usage of family, friends and neighbors to sharpen me and shape my character.
It was time to plan for graduation. I was in my first year as principal at Socorro High School in El Paso and I felt the need to recognize certain outstanding students; students who might not be in the top ten academically but who stood out as being special in other ways.
