On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at the private Danz Family Cemetery near Stonewall, in Gillespie County, Casper Danz (1919-1887) was honored with a Texas Ranger Memorial Cross Dedication.
August 21, 1845, Casper Danz emigrated from Germany to Fredericksburg at the age of 26. Motivated by a desire for land, Casper, a wheelwright and farmer, signed up with The Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas to receive its benefits.
Twin Sisters Dance Hall, a recent PEC Community Grants recipient, has been awarded a $2,500 grant from CoBank, a national cooperative bank that provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services.
The grant is part of CoBank’s Sharing Success program, an annual $3 million fund designed to match the contributions of CoBank customers to the charitable groups they support.
By Rudy Nino, Blanco Historic Preservation Officer
A Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) confirms that proposed changes to a property within the downtown historic district that are appropriate to the historic period, architecture and style of the property, and are consistent with the city’s design guidelines, UDC, and other regulations for historic properties so that the historical authenticity of the property is preserved.
The purpose of a COA is to help maintain and return the lost or diminished architectural significance of Blanco’s ...
Flights of Fancy, the eighth season of Blanco Performing Arts, held its debut performance, hosting Johannes Moller and Laura Fraticelli. Guitarists of worldwide repute, the sensational Swedish/Argentine duo captivated their Blanco audience, as they have done all over the world.
“Johannes Moller and Laura Fraticelli masterfully treated the BPA with a trip around the world, visiting Hungary, Argentina, China, India and America,” praised local guitar instructor Trevor McGuire.
The divers ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Rick Neffendorf in Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco County urges producers to file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits.
The acreage reporting dates below and note the change in the reporting date for perennial forage and forage seeding for 2018.
“In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all p ...
“Fall is for Planting.” This term became a slogan for the Texas Nursery Association, beginning 20-25 years ago. It took a few years for it to become an everyday term for the nurserymen and landscapes vocabulary. In our area of Texas, fall is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and roses.
The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the western edge of the district Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. The call came in at 2:41 p.m. that a house at 157 Sun Down Lane was under construction. The house was located in the Sanctuary subdivision 12 miles west of Blanco near Stonewall was fully engulfed.
Johnson City, Stonewall and Bulverde Spring Branch fire departments also responded with a total of 10 trucks and 20 people at the scene.
Volunteers with the Blanco Good Samaritan Center gathered Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, for their annual meeting, held at the Blanco United Methodist Church. The center, which includes a thrift store and food pantry located at 620 Pecan St., provides food and other assistance for people in need across Blanco County.
The Blanco Woman’s Club held its first meeting of the 2017-18 year in the home of club president, Carolyn Geiler, on Oct. 11, 2017. The legislative cepartment arranged the program and invited Blanco Mayor Martha Herden to speak. Mayor Herden discussed the growth she anticipates for Blanco and emphasized the need to manage that growth.
The Blanco High School Class of 1967 met for its 50th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the home of Diane and James Blackburn. There were 29 graduates in the class and 17 attended the reunion.
