Most days in the downstairs area of Cranberry’s Antiques on the square, perhaps sitting at a mid 1900s Coca-Cola table, among rusty farm tools, lanterns, antique toys and old books, you will find 12-year- old Stephen Bowie Arnold. Stephen is the youngest vendor in Cranberry’s. Although he has only been running his booth in Cranberry’s for four months, his passion for antiques has been around for much longer.
Stephen has always had an interest in antiques, but the passion was really sp ...
Genetic disorders are far more common in isolated remote communities than in places where there is frequent genetic exchange with outsiders. The vast, sparsely populated Beni region of north and northeast Bolivia, stretching between the Andean mountains and the Amazon basin, is an extreme example of where small towns are separated by days or weeks of arduous travel on foot or on rivers through dense subtropical forest.
The Blanco Police Department is launching a Blanco Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), according to Chief Mike Ritchey.
“BRIC is a collaborative effort of multiple Public Safety Agencies in the surrounding counties,” Chief Ritchey said. “BRIC partner agencies will work together to provide resources, expertise and/or information to the center and will focus on regional public safety data analysis.”
The mission of BRIC is to better protect the public by providing a centralized, com ...
Have you ever gotten a glimpse of a cat with a “tipped” or clipped ear? Then you’ve seen firsthand the work of the Blanco County Cat Coalition (BCCC).
A small, dedicated team of volunteers is committed to controlling the population of homeless or feral cats in the county. The core group of volunteers, led by June Newhouse, includes Stacy Kamas, Chris DeBremaecker, Sally Wall and Karen Dye (currently sidelined by an injury), all of whom have volunteered with the coalition for more than ...
The week of April 14-20, 2019, is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Appreciation week, also known as Dispatcher Appreciation Week.
9-1-1 is the number that has been drilled into our minds from a young age, the number you call in case of an emergency. As we get older, we consider ourselves fortunate if we have never had to dial it.
For those of us who have had to call 9-1-1, we’ve heard the voice on the other end of the line, the calm in the chaos; the voice that sends help when w ...
April 15, 2019 marked the twentieth year in business for Liz On the Square. Owner Liz Waller celebrated with a gathering of friends and family on the evening of April 12 at the store listening to music and enjoying the fresh spring air.
“I am so happy to live here in Blanco,” Waller said.
The Blanco Police Department would like to recognize and thank the Blanco Quilting Guild for providing quilts that are distributed to Blanco County Child Protection and Advocacy Board, Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center and Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center. The quilts are given to kids that have experienced an emotional event or have been abused.
In 1977, Judy Dorsett was bored. Looking around for something that would pique her interest, she noticed a help wanted sign at her neighborhood garden center. Judy got the job, and it ignited her lifelong passion for plants and landscaping. Judy worked many years at The Garden Center, plus she started her own landscape business.
NFPA REPORT – U.S. FIRE DEPARTMENT PROFILE Key findings
NFPA estimates there were approximately 1,160,450 local firefighters in the U.S. in 2015. Of the total number of firefighters 345,600 (30%) were career firefighters and 814,850 (70%) were volunteer firefighters. 77% of firefighters in Texas are volunteer firefighters.
Blanco County ESD No. 2 Board of Commissioners Fire & EMS Auxiliary wish to thank our volunteers, who are here for us without pay:
Assistant Chief Cean Charles
Capt ...
J.T. Morgan, who lives along the Blanco River on Lost Acres Loop south of FM 165 bridge crossing, says he saw the beginnings of an algae bloom there two weeks ago that has blossomed into a cover of slime. He submitted the photo at top right to the Blanco County News Thursday, March 21.
He contends that the algae is a result of discharge from the city of Blanco’s wastewater treatment plant just upstream.
Morgan is president of Protect Our Blanco, a coalition opposed to the city of Blanco ...
