The Whittington and Woods family would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, food, prayers, gift donations and kind words of support during our time of need.
Special thanks to Hill Country Memorial Hospice, Dr. A. Mehendale, the First Baptist Church, Rev, Earnest Topper, Joni Topper, Rev. Paul Meyer, LBJ High School students and faculty, and the many friends who helped and visited Susan during her illness.
Susan loved this community.
Since 2010, the Blanco Performing Arts Chamber Music Series has been bringing classical music to Blanco. This past Saturday, they continued the tradition with the premiere performance of their ninth season: Connections.
An allusion to the deep, omnipresent language of music which all can enjoy, appreciate, and bond over, Connections aims to connect its audience with a wide range of incredible performers from across the world.
For this performance, the Blanco Performing Arts (BPA) invited ...
All three school campuses will have a security resource on patrol this fall. The new School Resource Officer (SRO), Officer Steve Harris, began work at the Blanco Independent School District the first week of October. Off. Harris serves jointly as an officer of the Blanco Police department and BISD. The position is being funded by the BISD CoAPT grant, with additional funding being applied for in 2019.
Makey Makey: Kids ages 5-10 years old. Join the Blanco Library to learn the basics of circuitry on Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Design your own game controller using everyday objects and a Makey Makey circuit board. “Ever play Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas?” These are just a few things you can do.
Ozobots: Kids ages 8-14.
By Libbey Aly, Blanco Chamber of Commerce executive director
Hotel Occupancy Tax funds or H.O.T. funds are a “hot” topic in many cities, and Blanco has been no exception. Understanding the H.O.T. funds and what those funds can be used for is not very complicated, and the Chamber of Commerce would like to help interested individuals and organizations learn what they need to know in order to consider making application for these funds.
The Chamber, currently under contract with the City of Blanco, manages the H.O.T.
By Hattie Allen, CEO of Kendall County Women’s Shelter
Tickets are on sale now for the 3rd Annual Kendall County Women’s Shelter’ Sip & Savor, A Tasting Event with an Impact for the October 11th event at The Cana Ballroom. Doors open at 6:00pm. The event will showcase over 20 food and drink vendors, a silent auction, raffle and Hollin McKay will provide music entertainment.
Nestled in historic downtown Boerne, The Cana Ballroom will be filled with over 20 vendors including caterers, restaurants, wineries, breweries and a distillery showcasi ...
The First Annual Texas Hill Country Cowboy Gathering is slated for November 9-10, 2018 at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, home of the Fredericksburg Theater Company. The first annual “Gathering” will showcase the talents of Amy Hale Auker, Mike Blakely, Cowboy Celtic, Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, Andy Hedges, Waddie Mitchell, Joel Nelson, Randy Rieman and Trinity Seely, in a two-day celebration of song, story, poetry and art.
The Gathering kicks off on Thursday night at 7 pm at the Freder ...
Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced today that Texans in rural counties earned $20.6 million in supplemental income while welcoming 169,000 guests through Airbnb over the past 12 months, representing a remarkable 93 percent rate of year-over-year growth.
For this report, Airbnb compiled data for the 177 Texas counties officially designated as “rural” by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The 93 percent growth rate of Airbnb guests to state-d ...
