The Blanco Woman’s Club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in the Blanco Library conference room. Ginger Faught, coordinator of the new volunteer program in the elementary school, Partners Assisting Literary Success (PALS), and elementary teacher Alex Mann, the program liaison between teachers and volunteers, spoke to members about the Blanco ISD PALS program.
Do thoughts about someone else’s behavior, due to drinking or substance abuse, tend to dominate your thoughts? Even if you are no longer living with an active drinker or abuser, the effects of having lived with one are long-term. You are not alone.
There is an organization meeting in Blanco that welcomes friends and families of alcoholics and other substance abusers.
Wills, a topic most of us avoid as it brings to our memory that we will die. Unfortunately; unless Jesus comes back we all will experience death as has all mankind. I could mentioned a few names in the Bible that did not die but this article is not for discussing theology.
First make sure you complete your Will before serious health issues start.
Elliott McFadden, a candidate for U.S. Congressional District 21, which includes Blanco County, was in Johnson City on Feb. 11, 2018, and spoke to a packed house at the 290 Vinery.
McFadden is a leader of nonprofits that tackle issues such as healthcare, affordable housing and transportation. He managed the effort to create the Travis County Healthcare District, which brought the Dell Medical School to Austin.
Emil Ray Uecker has announced that he will seek election for County Commissioner Precinct 2, Blanco County.
Uecker is a fourth generation Blanco County native married to Linda Hartmann Uecker, also a Blanco County native.
“I am a fiscal Christian conservative and an independent decision maker. Decisions made will be in the best interest of the constituents of Precinct 2 and Blanco County.
Spring Break at the LBJ Ranch 2018 will offer park visitors the opportunity to further explore and discover the park’s historic resources and delve deeper into the story of the 36th president and the LBJ Ranch.
Visitors can join park rangers and volunteers to learn about the important role aviation and the US Secret Service played at the ranch, become more familiar with Johnson’s environmental and education legacy, explore some of the natural features of the park, talk with the park’s ...
The family of Evelyn Heckel would like to express our appreciation to our friends and family for all the love, prayers, flowers, food, cards and condolences after her passing.
Thank you to all the staff at Live Oak Medical Center and LBJ Medical Center for taking great care of our mom for the last year and a half.
Special thank you to Pastor Carlos of the Blanco United Methodist Church for a wonderful service and “Celebration of her Life” and for a very nice reception.
Thank you fro ...
Anyone who knows anything about the history of Texas music knows the name Neal Ford, formerly as founding member of the Houston group, Neal Ford and The Fanatics. The band dominated the charts from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
He has most recently played at the Oak Creek Cafe, Blanco River Pizza and other Hill Country venues.
Ford’s latest venture is an Americana-style CD that was a year in the making.
His new CD “Nothin’ Quite Like” was a year in the making.
Do you now the answer to this question and what is its significance?
Does it just mean Mardi Gras is around the corner? The next day begins Mardi Gras? Does it have a Cultural meaning or a Biblical meaning? Could it possibly Pancake Supper?
Tuesday February 12th is the Lions Club Annual Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper.
