After an absence of more than a year, the Rain Bird Gallery is reopening.
Mike Walker is looking forward to opening the doors on Oct. 1. The gallery has been open by appointment for several weeks. They plan to have a grand reopening later in October.
“We have a lot of unique things that you won’t see anywhere else, and people love to come by and see those Mexican benches with the old Mexican doors.
Mixed use zoning issues were discussed at the September meeting of the Blanco Planning and Zoning Commission.
Commissioners discussed that the term mixed-use needs to be cleaned up and defined clearly. It also needed to be decided if mixed-use will be used in the future. David Smith, commission chair, suggested establishing a task force to establish the meanings.
Even as summer comes to an end, consider Firewise’s selection of plants for your fall plantings. There are no plants that are completely “fireproof,” but some plants are better suited to help us prevent the possibility of fire, or at least slow the progress. All of these plants tend to not ignite readily or burn as hot which helps contain fire.
Just a 45-minute drive away from Blanco, you can visit the largest commercial caverns in Texas: The Natural Bridge Caverns.
In 1960, four St. Mary’s University students, Orion Knox Jr., Preston Knodell, Al Brandt and Joe Cantu were convinced that large caverns existed below the property’s natural 60-foot bridge. They were eventually given permission to explore the area and on March 27, 1960, the four students discovered the entrance to the Natural Bridge Caverns.
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Blanco Performing Arts celebrated their 10th anniversary with style and elegance in the form of Julia Pautz and Tina Chong. Blanco was indeed fortunate to have received a concert from musicians of their renown and ability.
Julia Pautz, violinist, is a native of Blanco who earned a Master of Music degree with honors from the University of Southern California as well as many other accreditations.
One of the more prolific writers in the history of the Blanco County News wasn’t an editor or reporter, but a person who moved between selling ads, writing history pieces and opining editorial pieces. Bernice West, who worked at the paper from February 1983 to 1993, wore many hats during her tenure at the paper.
While she served as the circulation, advertising and office manager for the paper, and wrote a periodic section called “Bernice’s Corner” filled with articles and photos of ...
Blanco ISD in conjunction with Health Hero will be hosting a free flu shot clinic on Monday, Sep 30.
Students and staff who fill out a consent form and return it by Wednesday, Sept. 25 will receive flu shots on their campuses for no cost.
8:45 until 9:30 a.m. for the elementary school, 9:45 until 10:30 a.m.
The number of patches of scorched earth on the side of the highway are increasing as the summer progresses where fire has licked up trees leaving once green vegetation brown and brittle and an unmistakable charred mark in the grass.
Although most highway fires are almost always unintentional, a large amount of these incidents are completely preventable.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, human activity accounts for 90 percent of all the state’s wildfires.
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You may have seen her columns about increasing physical activity especially as you age or you may have seen the classes she teaches offered at Gem of the Hills.
Now Connie Barron can add another certification under her belt.
Barron is the Active Aging Columnist and she practices what she teaches.
Along with being a registered nurse and a personal trainer she also holds instructor certifications in Zumba, Pilates, Thai Chi and now she can active aging movement coach (AAMC) to the list.
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Local resident Doris Cox recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. She has been in Blanco for the past 30 of those years, and the people of Blanco are better off because of her presence here. Doris has contributed a great deal to the betterment of our town.
Born and raised in Michigan, Doris raised her own children near Dallas.
