December 16, 2020 Issue

Police are searching for a pair of suspects in a theft and burglary that took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 9. The Blanco Police Department is asking for help to identify two suspects, who are sought after a Blanco resident’s Ford F250 was stolen and the ATM at Texas Regional Bank, at 416 4th St., was burglarized.

The Blanco Good Samaritan Center has been on a coronavirus rollercoaster, with its thrift store closing twice this year and its food pantry switching to curbside service, but there are still plenty of ways for folks to help the community nonprofit. Good Sam, like other area nonprofits, has provided an increasing amount of assistance as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded. “Financial assistance to families has increased by 35-40 percent this year over last,” said Debra Morgan, member of ...

The annual Wreaths Across America event will be held Saturday. The local event kicks off at noon at Blanco Historic Cemetery, and continues at other local cemeteries. Though the event will be held, event organizer Candy Cargill said modifications have been made to make sure it can be held safely. “To insure the continuance of this year’s program at the Blanco Historic Cemetery, some modifications have been made, and this will allow us to show the families of our nation’s heroes ju ...

On behalf of the Hill Country Alliance, Wayne Gosnell, left, of the Blanco County Friends of the Night Sky presents certificates of appreciation to Martin Sauceda, mayor pro-tem of the City of Blanco, and Connie Barron of Blanco’s Gem of the Hills Community Center. The certificates, presented at the Dec.

The holiday season is rapidly approaching making it the perfect time to get green. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the amount of trash produced in the United States increases by an estimated 25 percent — that’s about one million extra tons of garbage each week. Annually, Americans discard an estimated: 38,000 miles of ribbon, or enough to wrap around the planet (with some left for a bow); $11 billion worth of packing material; and 15 million used Christmas trees,” states th ...

The Blanco City Council meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. on Dec. 10 with all council members present. Those in attendance included mayor pro-tem Martin Sauceda, and council members Keith McClellan, Mike Smith, Matt Lewis and Deda Divine. The current COVID-19 city mask policy, which was implemented on July 14, 2020, was renewed until Jan.

Active COVID-19 cases in Blanco County are holding steady. There is just one more active case in the county in the last week, moving from 61 to 62 in numbers reported Dec. 9 by the Blanco County Office of Emergency Management. There were 61 active cases on Dec. 4. The number of active cases in the county have increased by 24 since Nov.

The Blanco Lady Panthers picked up a pair of wins last week to improve to 6-2 on the season. Blanco outscored the Canyon Lake Hawks by 39 points Tuesday, Dec. 8, for a 56-17 win. On Friday, Dec. 11, the Lady Panthers took the bite out of the Brady Lady Bulldogs in a 66-45 victory. In the Canyon Lake game Blanco led 13- 0 at the end of the first quarter and led 23-4 at halftime.

The Blanco Panther basketball team beat the Navarro Panthers 73-51 Tuesday, Dec. 8. Blanco led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter. Both teams poured in the points in the second quarter, with Blanco scoring 24 and Navarro sinking 18 points. Blanco led 37-25 at the half. Blanco scored another 36 points in the second half, and held Navarro to 26 second half points.

Joy Lee Wolf passed away Dec. 3, 2020 in Fredericksburg, at the age of 82 from complications of Parkinson disease. She was born Oct. 6, 1938 in Blanco, to Clifford and Emma Lee Johnson. Joy worked at the Blanco Elementary School for many years. In her younger years, she won the Miss Clute contest, which she was very proud of. Joy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, CB Wolf; two sons, Clifford and Charles; a daughter, Candy; a sister, June Fuchs; and a brother, Paul Johnson. ...