March 30, 2017 Issue

Blanco County Commissioners moved forward with sending an official letter to City of Blanco requesting funds; drafting a lease for the Old Blanco County Jail; and several construction projects around the county in their March 28 Court Session. Letter to Blanco In the previous Commissioners Court the motion to write an official letter to the City of Blanco requesting the additional dispatch center funds owed, was approved.

At the March meeting of The Blanco County Pioneers Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the winners of its annual essay contest were recognized. First place honors went to Blanco Elementary School student Calla Nelson. Johnny Slawinski of Johnson City Elementary School placed second. Fourth grade students had been invited to submit essays about Texas legend Sam Houston. Calla Nelson’s submission went into some detail about Houston’s early life that included his moving from Vir ...

Summer is a time for long days of swimming and sunshine, 4th of July picnics, and family vacations. Summer is also a time for camps that keep kids’ minds engaged with their favorite topics and areas of interest. For students who like to tinker, design and create, and who like Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), the Hill Country Science Mill in Johnson City will offer its exciting brand of STEM Career Immersion (SCI) Camps, with three unique summer camp programs that expose stude ...

Thirteen beautiful ladies helped the awesome Jan Plum celebrate her March birthday. They enjoyed food & fellowship at El Charros on February March 21st! You missed an amazing rendition of the “Happy Birthday” song! ***** They have the volunteer to conduct bingo games at the Housing Authority — now they still need to find a Mexican train dominoes game leader for the nursing home.

“OH NO! NOT ONE OF THOSE GUYS!” You may have said something similar when stumbling across a loud-mouthed preacher standing on a box outside a sporting event, or in a park with a megaphone or just wandering the street shouting the traditional “Repent! For the kingdom of God is near!” Perhaps you’ve heard about the John 3:16 guy who wore a fright wig and held up that very Scripture verse on a placard at football games.

When I was very young I slept in a basement bedroom shared by my oldest brother, Boyd. He often worked after school and on Saturdays helping my father who made his living as a building contractor. I think I was just a little envious of Boyd because he always had some spending money. Across the road from where we lived was the “White Spot.” The White Spot was not unlike a Dairy Queen.

The Inaugural Track Meet at Eagle Stadium was an amazing event with eight schools from around the hill country competing on a windy Thursday afternoon. Varsity Boys The Varsity boys had a great meet scoring 53 points and finishing in 6th place. Cole Cowsert placed 2nd in the 3200. Logan Ledger placed 1st in the 800.

If you were planning to attend the 6th Annual Evening of Fine Arts at LBJHS this Thursday you will have to wait – due to a scheduling conflict the event has been postponed. Student artists, musicians and actors who also represent LBJHS in Athletics will be participating this week in the Llano Invitational Track Meet in their final warm-up prior to the District 25-3A Meet on April 12th & 13th.

Thirteen beautiful ladies helped the awesome Jan Plum celebrate her March birthday. They enjoyed food & fellowship at El Charros on February March 21st! You missed an amazing rendition of the “Happy Birthday” song! ***** They have the volunteer to conduct bingo games at the Housing Authority — now they still need to find a Mexican train dominoes game leader for the nursing home.

“OH NO! NOT ONE OF THOSE GUYS!” You may have said something similar when stumbling across a loud-mouthed preacher standing on a box outside a sporting event, or in a park with a megaphone or just wandering the street shouting the traditional “Repent! For the kingdom of God is near!” Perhaps you’ve heard about the John 3:16 guy who wore a fright wig and held up that very Scripture verse on a placard at football games.

When I was very young I slept in a basement bedroom shared by my oldest brother, Boyd. He often worked after school and on Saturdays helping my father who made his living as a building contractor. I think I was just a little envious of Boyd because he always had some spending money. Across the road from where we lived was the “White Spot.” The White Spot was not unlike a Dairy Queen.

If you haven’t cleared the un-needed clothing out of your closets yet, you’re running out of time. Within a few days, the truck will make its stops at five local churches and The Red Door to pick up wearable clothing for survivors of disasters that haven’t happened yet — for people who will look out at the damage from a flood or fire, a tornado or hurricane, and thank you for the clean clothes they have to put on while they sort out what’s left of their lives. “It’s an interfaith ...

At the March meeting of The Blanco County Pioneers Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the winners of its annual essay contest were recognized. First place honors went to Blanco Elementary School student Calla Nelson. Johnny Slawinski of Johnson City Elementary School placed second. Fourth grade students had been invited to submit essays about Texas legend Sam Houston. Calla Nelson’s submission went into some detail about Houston’s early life that included his moving from Vir ...

Summer is a time for long days of swimming and sunshine, 4th of July picnics, and family vacations. Summer is also a time for camps that keep kids’ minds engaged with their favorite topics and areas of interest. For students who like to tinker, design and create, and who like Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), the Hill Country Science Mill in Johnson City will offer its exciting brand of STEM Career Immersion (SCI) Camps, with three unique summer camp programs that expose stude ...