As part of National Safe Boating Week May 19-25, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department boater education and law enforcement are reminding Texans to follow the law and taking basic safety precautions.
In 2017, 45 boating fatalities occurred on Texas waters, an increase of more than 28 percent from 2016. On top of that, marine enforcement officers logged 172 boating accidents and 83 boating-related injuries.
This has been an unusual spring. It seems we didn’t have a spring, it was cold one day and hot the next.
The annuals we planted in the fall didn’t seem to last very long. It is now time to remove pansies, pink primroses and snapdragons and replace with zinnia, cosmos, periwinkles, dahlias, geranium plus more choices.
Group plants that have similar needs.
Back in the 1970s I had a friend who worked at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. He was some kind of computer guru.
He had top secret security clearance. He wouldn’t discuss his work other than to tell me that he could see a battle field from any angle including from the vantage point of the enemy.
First Baptist Church: 9 a.m. to noon, Monday, June 4, through Friday. VBS Family Day will be held on Sunday, June 10, at the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Open for ages four years by Sept. 1 through completed sixth grade. Register online at fbcblanco.org. Call (830) 833-4632 with questions. The theme is Game On!
It says something about the diversity of the flora in the Hill Country that this is the fourth column I have written on native shrubs and there are still others that won’t be included. Here are some more shrubs or small trees common to our area.
Rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum) is an understory tree or shrub with glossy green opposite leaves with tiny red hairs on the leaf stems and center vein.
Erika H. Fickle presents a $500 check to American Legion Post 352 Commander Joe Garcia on May 24, 2018, to fund the 2018 American Legion Robert E. Fickle Scholarship.
The scholarship honors Robert E. Fickle, a former member of American Legion Post 352 who served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Bob Fickle later served many years as a policeman before becoming a farmer and vineyard owner in Blanco County.
Temperatures are hot and will stay that way for the next several months. During the hot summer months, the immune system can weaken, your energy may wane, the digestive system could become sluggish and fiery emotions like anger, frustration and sarcasm may rear their ugly heads. There are simple ways to stop the accumulation of heat in the body, which is what can cause these unwanted conditions.
By Karen Dye, Secretary, Blanco Chapter #934, Order of the Eastern Star
On Thursday evening May 17th, at the Blanco High School, members of the Blanco Chapter #934, Order of the Eastern Star were privileged to award three (3) $500.00 Scholarships to 3 deserving Blanco Seniors. Those receiving the Martha Moore Bates Memorial Scholarships were Savannah French, Madison Knesse and Sarai Godinez (not pictured.) Martha Moore Bates was a longtime member of the Blanco Chapter #934, Order of the Eastern Star and we feel she would be proud of our carrying on her tradition ...
The 2018 Project Graduation event was held at Incredible Pizza in San Antonio.
Following the Graduation ceremony, members of the class of 2018 boarded busses for the overnight celebration where they enjoyed a pizza buffet, games, rides and prizes.
The Class of 2018 took silly photos in photobooths, catching tickets in the “Ticket Blaster” and won gift cards
The Highland Lakes Texas Exes Chapter hosted a reception Thursday, May 24th at Numinous Coffee Roasters for scholarship recipients. The Chapter is awarding $8000 in scholarships to the University of Texas at Austin this year. The Chapter’s Scholarship Committee, under the direction of Chair Teresa Becker, selected eight local high school graduates and one local UT at Austin sophomore.
The following are receiving scholarships: Katie Clausen, LHS; Macy Dyer, MFHS; Michelle Rubio, MFHS; Fran ...
