The historic Old Blanco County Courthouse is going to look more like New Orleans at the height of its Mardi Gras festivities in a few weeks for the annual Blanco Chamber of Commerce Ball and Banquet.
For the fourth year in a row, the theme is Mardi Gras and folks are encouraged to dress up.
“The chamber has always held an annual banquet, but it seemed that attendance was dropping off,” said Libbey Aly, Blanco Chamber of Commerce executive director.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 with Judge Brett Bray and Commissioners Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann and Paul Granberg present.
The minutes of the prior meeting were approved. Next, the court reviewed the line items. Judge Bray requested a $5,000 line item transfer to cover the overdraft due to the auditor employment ad in newspapers.
They originally met at the house of a friend. The young man entered the kitchen as the young woman was making a cup of hot chocolate, and it was love at first sight. It sounds so old fashioned and cozy. It makes it hard to believe that was the meeting of Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow, better know as Bonnie and Clyde.
She had just lost her job because the restaurant she waitressed at was closed due to the depression.
The Blanco City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Martha Herden at 6:01 p.m. on Jan. 21. All council members: Martha Gosnell, Keith McClellan, Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda, Tony Vela, and Matt Lewis were present with Sauceda arriving at 6:24 p.m.
Public comments were heard next. Gail McClellan took the floor to discuss the request for the city to abandon the portion of 15th Street and where it was located.
The Blanco County Child Protection and Family Advocacy Board is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that advocates for children in Blanco County.
There are no fees to become a member, but there must be a vacancy to join. If someone is interested in joining, contact an officer and fill out an application (if there is a vacancy).
Members of the Blanco ISD board of trustees were honored during the January board meeting for School Board Recognition Month. The Blanco High School AAVTC collected pictures from each board member’s past and interviewed some of their friends. They made a video with all the information they gathered and presented at the meeting.
A group from a neighboring county has joined a lawsuit in an effort to stop the Permian Highway Pipeline from going through the Hill Country.
Citing environmental concerns, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced last week that it would join a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
The Blanco Library, already a quiet place, will become even more tranquil next month as folks gather to learn meditation and mindfulness.
A series of six classes on meditation will be held each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. beginning on Feb. 12. Marcy Westcott, a certified meditation and mindfulness instructor, will be teaching meditation using the SEED method.
The Blanco County Commissioners approved an agreement to preserve and store old records at their January meeting.
The commissioners and Kofile Technologies, Inc. agreed to let the company preserve meeting minutes from 1880 to 1959. Cathy Drolet, with Kofile Technologies, told the commissioners that commissioners court meeting minutes are considered a permanent retention and records to 1950 can never be eliminated.
Volunteers and members of the Blanco Coalition Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CoAPT) put out over 5,000 stickers during its fall sticker shock campaign.
The campaign was held to raise awareness for underage drinking. The stickers were placed on containers of alcohol at stores in Blanco, where businesses allowed the group to place them.
