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Blanco United Methodist Church held Vacation Bible School this week, Monday through Wednesday. The theme for the VBS was Anchored - Deepening Faith in God. Many local churches will host a VBS this year for the first time in two years, after not hosting one in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preparations have begun for a new festival that is set to enliven Blanco with color this fall.
The Blanco Chamber of Commerce’s first Texas Marigold Festival, to be held over the course of two weekends in October, will celebrate the flower with “movies, music and merriment.”
“We’re still planning, but now that the Lavender Festival is wrapped up we’ll be finalizing many details in the weeks to come,” said Libbey Aly, executive director of the Blanco Chamber of Commerce.
The Blanco County Commissioners discussed reinstating the county-wide burn ban, but ultimately decided not to do so at this time.
At their meeting Tuesday morning, they discussed growing incidents that would likely lead to a burn ban reinstatement soon. In the end, they kept the burn ban off, but warned the public to be careful.
“It won’t be much longer before it’s going to have to come back on,” said Precinct 3 Commissioner Chris Liesmann.
The commissioners also approved a proc ...
Blanco County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas, it was announced Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Blanco County’s unemployment rate for May was 3.4 percent, down from 3.6 percent in April. The region’s unemployment rate fell from 4.6 percent in April to 4.3 percent in May.
Community Resource Centers of Texas is introducing a new program to aid those with mobility needs.
The Transportation Voucher Program will be used to provide free rides to people with disabilities, veterans, older adults ages 55 and up, those who are ill, and those who are experiencing financial difficulties. These rides are available for medical trips, employment reasons, education, religious and social visits and more.
The Community Resource Center’s Transportation Voucher Program wil ...
Blanco 12-U all-stars. Pictured front row, from left, are: CJ Kuzins, Rylan Gautreau, Daniel Axtell, Aiden McCarthy, Noah Gallas and Wyatt Allison. Back row, from left, are: Henry Pfluger, Andrew Martinez, Jonathan Hernandez, Chris Martinez, Santiago Castillo, Langston Ponder and Hunter Gonzales. Coaches: Robert Allison, Joe Martinez and Mike Rios.
Mr. Greg Schumann of Albert passed away on Saturday, June 19, at the age of 62 years.
Marlin Gregory “Greg” Schumann was born on March 30, 1959 in Blanco, to Marlin Rudy and Johnnie Mae Kneupper Schumann.
He married Sharon Lynn Meier on May 23, 1981 in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Stonewall.
Greg Schumann is survived by his wife, Sharon Lynn Meier Schumann of Albert; daughter and spouse, Kindra and Greg Simms of Albert; son and spouse, Ryan and Ashley Schumann of Albert; four grandc ...
