The weather may still be cool and wet, but the Blanco Chamber of Commerce is already looking ahead to the warmer temperatures of June when plants are green and in bloom. In Blanco, the Lavender Capital of Texas, that also means the Blanco Lavender Festival.
Every year, a call is put out for submissions for the official artwork for the Blanco Lavender Festival.
The 2020 Blanco County Youth Show turned out to be a great success and meaningful experience for the youth of Blanco County due to the help of countless volunteers and the Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Council board. Exhibitors, parents and other volunteers showed up for a workday Dec.
David Smith, chair, called the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) meeting to order on Monday, Feb. 3 at 6:31 p.m. with commissioners: Chris Anderson, Mike Green, Susan Moore, Loris Perkins, Trey Priour and R. K. Seals present.
First, announcements were made by the commissioners. Because Smith will be leaving for a year, Moore suggested to begin looking for his replacement.
One has only to step inside the “new” Blanco Good Samaritan Store to feel the warm and cooperative spirit and see the smiling faces of the volunteers who serve there.
“We have seen many new customers at our new store, and this is wonderful,” said Debbie Morgan, store coordinator. “Our staff get along so well and work extremely well together...it’s a lot of fun to work here.”
The enthusiasm is contagious.
Run for your life or stand and fight? Two Blanco law enforcement leaders offered their advice for civilians who are ever confronted with the unimaginable--a mass shooting--even as their departments enhance their training in responding to such situations.
“It’s absolutely vital to work together, because we never know when or where something like this might happen and who will be the closest responding officer,” said Blanco County Sheriff Don Jackson.
On Feb. 2, the Blanco Cowboy Church celebrated its 20th anniversary, and it all started with a vision. Arnella Calhoun is the unassuming driving force behind the church.
She cheerfully leads an engaging tour of the church, kitchens, bathrooms, and the arena. Her face tells its own story of faith, love, and devotion to service.
While visiting a Cowboy Church in Sealy, Calhoun relates, “I answered an altar call asking God to use me as his vessel to reach those lost cowboys and cowgirls th ...
The two Democratic candidates for Congressional District 21 returned to Blanco County Jan. 28, this time to participate in an issue forum hosted by the Blanco County Democrats at the Science Mill.
The more than 50 attendees gave Wendy Davis and Jenny Lou Leeder a standing ovation when they finished answering questions about their positions and who can win the primary election March 3.
Both candidates shared concerns about healthcare, education, climate, immigration reform and the criminal ...
Mayor Martha Herden called the Jan. 27 special meeting of the Blanco City Council to order at 8:02 p.m. with all council members present. There were no announcements or public comments at that time.
The council adjourned into executive session at 8:03 p.m. and returned to the special meeting at 9:38 p.m.
By Rachel Lumpee
Retta Martin, acting chair, requested Rachel Lumpee, secretary, run the meeting since it was also her birthday celebration. Lumpee opened the meeting at 11:13 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Uptown Blanco Restaurant. A quorum was established with board members: Martin, Judy Dorsett, Lumpee, Pete Powell and Debbie Andry and members: Gloria Flores, Angie Rudd, Joey Garcia and Glenn Johnson present.
The minutes from the Oct.
So far, the day hadn’t been a good one. Feeling down, Collin Gaskamp pushed away from her desk at noon and drove the short jaunt home to let her dogs outside for a break. In her back yard on Pecan Street, she watched them as she prayed.
“I was struggling and talking to Jesus, asking for guidance,” she recalled.
