Through this continuing series of Updates, I hope to keep the citizens of Blanco informed about what is going on to develop a better City. I hope these Updates will be both informative and challenging, spurring increased citizen involvement the affairs of the City and in the planning for its future.
A focal point of interest in Blanco’s Redbud Café is the Rainfall Record, displayed on large cream-colored plywood panels on the west side wall, with data faithfully collected by the Blanco Lions’ club and more famously, by local weather observer Roy Byars, who was the manager of Charles E. Crist Hardware, the original owners of the building.
The GVTC Foundation recently awarded a grant to the Hill Country Pregnancy Care Center in support of the HCPCC expansion of services to the Bulverde/Spring Branch area. Working with the Acacia Medical Mission and the Gabriel Project of St. Joseph's of Honey Creek Catholic Church, the HCPCC will be providing the same free services in Bulverde that are available in Boerne.
Thanks to an anonymous donor, a laptop sonogram machine has been purchased and staff have been trained on it.
Having now served as Mayor of Blanco for approximately four months, it is time to update the City's citizens on the current state of the City. The City Council and I have been working hard to correct some long standing issues for the betterment of our community, now and in the future.
Neighbors agree to work on trade, energy projects AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Mexico last week to meet with President Enrique Peña Nieto and other officials in Mexico City. On Sept. 8, the governor’s office announced an agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Communications and Transportation of the United Mexican States “to promote and increase bilateral collaboration on future border infrastructure projects.” Also announced was the creat ...
In the Public Comments portion of the September 8 meeting of the governing body of Blanco, night-sky advocate Wayne Gosnell reported that he had "good news and bad news" for council members. The bad news was that the newly-remodeled Dairy Queen had installed lighting not in compliance with Blanco's lighting ordinance.
The Blanco Library is honored to announce that at this month's Blanco County South Library District board meeting, it was approved to accept a contract for a $ 33,100 cooperative grant project between the library and the Community English Classes (CEC) Program. This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.
Philippians 3:8c-9 says "that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith." Where are you found? If you don't live to see tomorrow, will you be found in Christ and in His righteousness; or would you be found in your own righteousness?
While looking at a painting of Jesus, done by a young girl named Akiane, entitled "Prince of Peace: The Resurrection," I considered standing before Him and a myriad of thoughts ran through my mind.
His eyes in this painting are piercing, and while His facial expression is very stern, I can see deep understanding with total confidentiality, immense comfort, wisdom, mercy, true friendship with long suffering, strength, beauty, perception, knowledge, youth and age all at the same time, and humblen ...
Ted "Teddy" Morris Keeling, age 79, of La Marque, Texas, passed away on June 26th, 2015 peacefully in his sleep from cancer.
The Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00PM August 8, 2015 at Mercer Street Dancehall in Dripping Springs, TX
Ted was born to Aubrey Alvin and Webby Calk Keeling in Austin, TX on July 24, 1935.
Ted spent his younger years serving in the Army in Panama during the Korean Conflict and then later in Germany.
