Gem of the Hills Event Center is set up for a blood drive that was held Feb. 24. “This blood drive showed, yet again, what caring and generous people live in our community. Not only did residents look after their friends and neighbors during and following the winter storm, but they came out in full measure just days later to help save the lives of people they will never know.” stated Connie Barron, president of the Gem of the Hills board of directors.
The City of Blanco is continuing to provide water for people while it works through the process of restoring water service to its residents who have been without because of the now-infamous winter storm.
The process of filling the city’s water lines was set to begin on Tuesday morning.
“This will be a slow, low pressure process of filling all the lines in the city that will take approximately 6 to 8 hours,” according to the news release.
Two candidates will vie to be Blanco mayor and five are seeking to be on the Blanco city council in the May 1 municipal election.
The candidates for mayor are Rachel Lumpee and Phillip Wayne Thompson. The position has been vacant since Martha Herden resigned in April 2020. Martin Sauceda, Place 3 city councilman, has served in that role as mayor pro-tem since Herden’s resignation.
Five are running for two seats on the city council.
Foy Wagner sent this newspaper clipping from 1951. He writes, “My uncle ,Weldon Jonas, has this picture from the Blanco paper from 1951. They are standing on the river in the park just below the low water bridge.” Pictured, from left, are: Wallace “Tooter” Wagner, either RV Wagner or Jackie Smith (my uncle wasn’t sure), Weldon Jonas and Glen Page.
The Rotary Club of Blanco County is happy to announce that its annual major fund raising event, the golf tournament,has now been rescheduled to Monday, June 7, 2021.
The tournament has been renamed the “Joe Garcia Memorial Tournament” in honor of our club’s founder, Joe Garcia, and the many contributions he made to the Blanco community.
It’s time to get ready for the annual spring cleanup!
The Great American Cleanup (GAC) is the largest nationwide event sponsored by Keep America Beautiful designated to help end littering, improve recycling, and beautify America’s towns. The overall goal of the event is to inspire individuals to use their experience after the event at their own homes.
The GAC runs from March 1 to May 31 each year with over 15,000 communities taking part in this event.
If your historic site or museum has sustained any damage as a result of last week’s freezing weather and power outages, help may be available.
TX-CERA (Texas Collections Emergency Resource Alliance) is available to provide support from conservationists, collection specialists and heritage professionals. They can be reached at 669-237-2243 or [email protected].
It is also important to thoroughly document damage as funding may become available through the federal resources.
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Winter weather and its effects have caused Blanco ISD schools to be out more than a week.
The school district announced Tuesday afternoon that all of its campuses will be closed Wednesday. All campuses will have remote learning Thursday, while Blanco Elementary School will return to in-person learning Friday. Blanco Middle School and Blanco High School will start remote learning Thursday, and will continue remote learning until further notice.
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The sun shines on snow as extreme winter weather hit Blanco County and much of Texas. The freezing temperatures and ice caused hazardous conditions on the roadways and a loss of power for many residents.
