The annual barbecue and fundraiser by Albert Community Club will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2017, at the Williams Creek School Building in Albert, Texas.
Gates will open at 4:00 for drinks and socializing. Pork barbecue with all the trimmings will be served starting at 6:30. The recommended donation per plate is $10.00.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, August 6, in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
Club vice president, Bruce Barton, will present a program on telescope fundamentals - the types, how they work and important things to know about their operation.
Most HCA members live in Central Texas.
A local family expecting a newborn now faces a medical obstacle that can only be resolved via surgeries and treatments.
Jordan and Nadine, Blanco County residents with long roots, recently learned that their unborn baby, Tatum Cole, due on August 10 has a heart defect know as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).
Contribution By Cathy Hut, Blanco Country News Editor
The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 333 calls for service from 07/02/2018 through 07/08/2018 The Blanco County Communications Center received the following call types during the 7-day period.
13 – ARREST
137 – TRAFFIC STOPS
22 – RECKLESS DRIVERS
26 – MEDICAL AID CALLS/
MEDICAL ALARMS
28 – 911 HANG UP CALLS, MIS-DIALS, OPEN LINES, OR ABUSE CALLS
09 – FIRE CALLS/FIRE ALARMS
05 – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
05 – DISTURBANCE CALLS
09 – ANIMAL COMPLAINTS ...
July 25-29 • Shark Week • Sunday: 1pm, 3pm
& Wednesday-Saturday at 11am, 2pm.
Encounter the predator we all love to fear this Shark Week, July 25-29! Join the Science Mill for special showings of Great White Shark 3D. Discover the truth behind this powerful underwater creature and why great white sharks are misunderstood.
Hill Country Memorial will offer diabetes education options in July at the HCM Wellness Center conference room (1006 S. State Hwy. 16) in Fredericksburg.
“Diabetes is a serious condition, but it can be managed and even prevented by taking action,” said Kim Thornton, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at HCM.
The family of Delman Barker would like to take this opportunity to thank family and friends from far and near for their expression of sympathy for the calls, cards, visits, food, flowers and memorials. To the pallbearers; Paul Goodrich, Lyn Maly, George Pearce, Charles Waxler, Norman Weaner, and Johnny Wood.
Hill Country Memorial Hospice announces the upcoming meeting schedule for its Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group for caregivers of those affected by these conditions.
The group will meet on Tues., July 3 from 2-3 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Brune Building at 808 Reuben St. in Fredericksburg.
Facilitated by HCM social worker Brook Bodenhamer, the group will continue to meet on the first Tuesday of each month, including Aug.
