Trinity Lutheran Church, Stonewall, Texas, will host its annual Rally Day and Barbecue on Sunday, September 13, 2015. The public is invited to join in any or all the events of the day.
Rally Day will begin with Sunday school (all ages) at 9:00 AM, followed by Worship at 10:10 AM.
Colorful balloons, with Bible messages attached, will be released following the worship service, to bless whoever finds them when they land.
A barbecue meal will be served in the Fellowship Hall, beginning at 11:30 AM.
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on June 20 completed the task of reviewing all bills that were passed by the Texas Legislature. He had until midnight on June 21 to get the job done.
Of the 6,276 bills filed by the House and Senate during the Legislature's 84th regular session that ended June 1, some 1,323 were passed by both bodies and therefore earned a trip to the governor's office for final scrutiny.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative welcomed an estimated 400 attendees at its annual meeting Saturday, June 20, in Cedar Park.
The meeting brought together PEC members to participate in the co-op's election, to learn more about their cooperative and to speak with the Board of Directors and co-op staff.
PEC members had a final opportunity to vote prior to the business meeting.
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus on May 21 jointly announced a $3.8 billion tax relief package for Texas businesses and homeowners.
According to the announcement, the agreement reached by Patrick and Straus on a tax proposal, along with additional legislation, includes:
1. A 25 percent permanent reduction in the business margins tax;
2.
Last week we were trapped in town. This week...you guessed it: trapped in paradise! With all of the flooding and devastation in and around our little community, I am thankful for the hand of Providence that sheltered us through the storm (11.1" of rain in one day here on the farm on Saturday, the 23rd).
Born in Boston, Phyllis Gallant lived in Flint and Sylvan Lake, Michigan, and in Whittier and Goleta, California, before moving to Blanco.
She married Francis Wharram in 1934, their daughter, Joanne, born in 1939. She lost Fran in 1964. Remarried, she lost second husband, Art Gallant, in 2002.
The oldest of four children, Phyllis lost her brother, John Shayman, and sisters, Rene and Betty.
Gifted musically, Phyllis sang in church choirs and choral groups and after provided piano accompaniment.
The Friends of Blanco State Park share in the sorrow of our community at the devastation wrought by the flooding that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend. Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors in our area and throughout Texas who lost so much in the floods.
Sadly, the damage to Blanco State Park was extensive.
A little rain is not stopping the volunteer organizers of this event! They are working tirelessly to get things decorated in red white and blue, and all the details ready for this first Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration in the Old West Town.
Many activities planned include an Apple Pie contest and Jell-o eating contest.
AUSTIN — Four days before the June 1 end of the 84th regular session of the Texas Legislature, both houses finally agreed after months of deliberation on a state budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
A 10-member conference committee worked out differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget.
Blanco's Flood Assistance Center has moved from the Byers Building on the town square to Trinity Lutheran Church where it will maintain operations, in all likelihood, through the summer, according to Wayne Gosnell, a volunteer assistant to Mayor Bruce Peele.
The assistance center cranked up as fast as flood waters inundated the Blanco River on Memorial Day weekend.
