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A bill under consideration by the Texas House of Representatives would allow the two municipalities in Blanco County--Blanco and Johnson City--to use funds from its hotel occupancy taxes to promote dark skies.
Rep. Erin Zwiener, who represents District 45 in Blanco and Hays counties, presented House Bill 2433 to the House Ways and Means Committee earlier this month.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court special meeting was to order at 9 a.m. Tuesday by Judge Brett Bray.
After roll call and the pledge of allegiance, public comments were heard. Kenneth Welch took the floor first and discussed item 13 on the agenda regarding the road width requirements in the county’s Development Rules and Regulations; he explained that the narrower roads proposed are not good for the future growth.
Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Blanco Beautiful a Silver Star Affiliate, a designation granted to only 17 of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Silver Star recognition is the second-highest status any community affiliate can achieve.
To remain in good standing with KTB, community affiliates must submit a report, pay dues, attend training and participate in a KTB-endorsed activity annually.
The April Blanco Coalition Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CoAPT) meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. on April 21 by Amber Corder, project coordinator.
The first order of business was to discuss the grant application, which is due May 26. There have been a few changes since the last grant application and these changes were discussed briefly.
The Blanco County Friends of the Night Sky (BCFNS) last week concluded its 2021 Night Sky Art Contest for students at the high schools and middle schools in both Blanco and Johnson City.
The contest, whose theme was “Discover the Night – Deep in the Dark of Texas™,” drew entries from 126 students.
The Blanco High School boys golf team punched its ticket to the state tournament.
The Panthers placed third in the Region IV 3-A Tournament held at the Schreiner Golf Course in Kerrville April 21-22 with a two-day total of 678.
Columbus shot 655 for first place and Llano finished second with 662.
Individually, Blanco’s Jacob Gallas shot 73 on the first day and 75 on the second day on the par 70 course.
Blanco junior Emilee LaRue won the discus at the Region IV 3-A track meet and will advance to the state meet.
LaRue had a throw of 117-10 at the regional meet held April 23-24 at Judson Stadium in Converse. She had thrown the discus 108 the week before at the area meet.
The Blanco softball team’s run through District 25-3A was perfect.
The Lady Panthers capped their 8-0 district mark with a 25-3 three inning run-rule win over Lago Vista on April 20. Blanco is 14-9 overall.
Sidney Shiller led the Lady Panthers at the plate hitting 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, a triple and six RBI.
Zack Wisdom tossed a no-hitter as Blanco beat Lago Vista 5-0 on April 20. The Panthers improve to 17-4 overall and 5-1 in District 25-3A standings with the win.
Wisdom improved to 6-0 on the year with his no-hit win against the Vikings. He tossed seven strong innings and struck out 13.
On April 17, 2021, after a short battle with cancer, Robert H. Flannery transitioned from this life to his Eternal Life. One of the courthouse babies, Robert was born on Feb. 14, 1944, to Dr. and Mrs. John J. Flannery, the youngest of four boys. In his 77 years of life on earth, he spent less than 10 years away from his beloved Blanco.
Robert grew up working on the family ranch outside of Blanco, learning a great deal about life, the land, and the animals we share this Earth with from Herma ...
On Saturday, April 24, Barbara Marilyn Hartigan, known affectionately as ”Barb” to her husband Joe, went to her heavenly home at the age of 82.
Barbara was born Dec. 4, 1938 in Blanco, to Frank and Audrey Weber. When Barbara was around age 4, Frank and Audrey moved their family to New Braunfels where she lived her entire life.
