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The Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City was packed Saturday night for the 20th annual Wild Game Dinner. Attendees enjoyed a wide variety of things to eat, from axis, wild game chili, sausage, quail, roasted hog and more. There were 55 raffle items, in addition to door prizes, a live auction and a silent auction.
October is here bringing the chill of fall in the air, pumpkin spice coffee, the scent of a wood fire, and Halloween. Okay, the first three haven’t happened yet, but Halloween is on the way. That means that it is time for ghost stories.
Several residents suggested Hill Country Real Estate as a likely place to do a search for ghosts.
What makes a good chili?
It depends on who you ask, but Laura Coad of San Angelo just might know. She finished second at the Ladies State Chili Championship of Texas last year. She was the state winner in 1998.
“Just a good combination of good spices that people mix together,” she said.
“It’s meat and gravy.
David Smith called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. in the Byars Building on Oct. 7. Commissioners Smith, Trey Priour, R.K. Seals, Loris Perkins, Mike Green, Christine Anderson and Susan Moore were present.
The public hearing was opened at 6:33 p.m. and public comments were heard during this time. Carl Struck, Good Samaritan board member, addressed the commissioners first and explained the rezone request of the property at 620 Pecan Street.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 8:58 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. All four commissioners were present: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg.
Public comments were heard after the pledge. Donna Klaeger, senior vice president for community services, provided an update on the Community Resource Center (CRC) construction which is expected to open early December with a grand opening event scheduled for Dec.
If the thought of raking a yard full of leaves in the fall bothers you, mow them instead. Finely shredded leaf mulch will protect you grass all winter and be useful for spring growth.
Do you know the difference in a light frost and a hard frost? A light frost is when the temperature lowers around 32 degrees for a few hours.
The 2019 Blanco Veterans Parade is getting closer and closer. The parade will be on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.
This year I have a theme, it is SALUTE OUR VETERANS AND SALUTE THE USA!!
The parade will line up at the Blanco High School, proceed down to the square and wind through beautiful downtown Blanco and circle the Old Blanco County Courthouse.
Pictured are 2019 homecoming queen candidates for Blanco High School. The queen will be crowned at halftime of Friday’s 7:30 p.m. football game versus Sonora. Pictured front row, from left, are: Nuri Lopez, Danny’l Garza, Carlie Waxler, Hannah Griffin, Maiya Keutz, Kirbee Callaway and Kate Rogers. Pictured back row, from left, are: Jada Hector, Angela Gonzalez, Malinda Campbell, Elizabeth Wheeler, Kyla Davis, Ashlee LaRue and Kiara Carrasco.
The Blanco varsity girls cross country team finished eighth at the Lampasas meet held Friday, Oct. 4.
Ella West led the team with a time of 14:11. Lauren Anderson finished at 14:36, while Carlie Waxler had a time of 14:57.
For the varsity boys, Cole Meyer led the way with a time of 19:10.
In the JV girls race, Riley Edmondson paced Blanco with a time of 16:40.
The cross country teams are off this week.
The Lady Panthers put another mark in the win column Friday, Oct. 4 against the Lago Vista Lady Vikings, after falling to the Johnson City Lady Eagles Tuesday, Oct. 1. Blanco defeated the Vikings 3-1 with set scores 25-15, 15-25, 25-14, 25-14. The Eagles outscored the Panthers 3-0 with set scores 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
The Panthers bounced back against the Vikings with good passes that increased the kill count for the team.
