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The City of Blanco is continuing to provide water for people while it works through the process of restoring water service to its residents who have been without because of the now-infamous winter storm.
The process of filling the city’s water lines was set to begin on Tuesday morning.
“This will be a slow, low pressure process of filling all the lines in the city that will take approximately 6 to 8 hours,” according to the news release.
Two candidates will vie to be Blanco mayor and five are seeking to be on the Blanco city council in the May 1 municipal election.
The candidates for mayor are Rachel Lumpee and Phillip Wayne Thompson. The position has been vacant since Martha Herden resigned in April 2020. Martin Sauceda, Place 3 city councilman, has served in that role as mayor pro-tem since Herden’s resignation.
Five are running for two seats on the city council.
Foy Wagner sent this newspaper clipping from 1951. He writes, “My uncle ,Weldon Jonas, has this picture from the Blanco paper from 1951. They are standing on the river in the park just below the low water bridge.” Pictured, from left, are: Wallace “Tooter” Wagner, either RV Wagner or Jackie Smith (my uncle wasn’t sure), Weldon Jonas and Glen Page.
The Rotary Club of Blanco County is happy to announce that its annual major fund raising event, the golf tournament,has now been rescheduled to Monday, June 7, 2021.
The tournament has been renamed the “Joe Garcia Memorial Tournament” in honor of our club’s founder, Joe Garcia, and the many contributions he made to the Blanco community.
It’s time to get ready for the annual spring cleanup!
The Great American Cleanup (GAC) is the largest nationwide event sponsored by Keep America Beautiful designated to help end littering, improve recycling, and beautify America’s towns. The overall goal of the event is to inspire individuals to use their experience after the event at their own homes.
The GAC runs from March 1 to May 31 each year with over 15,000 communities taking part in this event.
If your historic site or museum has sustained any damage as a result of last week’s freezing weather and power outages, help may be available.
TX-CERA (Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance) is available to provide support from conservationists, collection specialists and heritage professionals. They can be reached at 669-237-2243 or [email protected].
It is also important to thoroughly document damage as funding may become available through the federal resources.
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Winter weather and its effects have caused Blanco ISD schools to be out more than a week.
The school district announced Tuesday afternoon that all of its campuses will be closed Wednesday. All campuses will have remote learning Thursday, while Blanco Elementary School will return to in-person learning Friday. Blanco Middle School and Blanco High School will start remote learning Thursday, and will continue remote learning until further notice.
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After waiting out the ice, snow and sub-freezing temperatures, the Blanco boys basketball team opened with a win in the bi-district round over Stockdale, 71-55.
The Panthers found a location for their opening round playoff game at the Hays ISD Johnson High School gym Saturday, Feb. 20. The game was fast-paced and rough, but the Panthers persevered for win.
Stockdale scored first, but the Panthers answered with eight points, including three-pointers by Tristan Schlinke and Baylor Smith.
The Blanco girls basketball team defeated ninth-ranked Columbus 55-46 in the area playoff game Monday, Feb. 22 at the Nixon-Smiley High School gym. Blanco improves to 18-6 on the season.
Columbus took an early 8-0 lead. Blanco pulled within three at the end of the first quarter, trailing 16-13. Presley Young was on fire, scoring 11 points on jumpers and a free throw.
On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, Ruby Pearl Barnard, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully went to be with the Lord at the age of 88.
One of eight children, Ruby was born in Lanesville, Illinois, to Delmar and Pearl (Castleman) Rogers.
She is survived by one brother, Delmar Rogers; her four children, Pamela Mandel and husband Richard, Michael Kitchen and wife Jennifer, Howard Kitchen and wife Debbie, and Diane Kitchen, her devoted caretaker for the past six years.
