http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-texas-blog.html Find the lastest additions to the Blanco-Texas.com website. Where else you gonna find up-to-date info on Blanco, Texas? en-us blanco texas Tue, 13 May 2008 10:19:00 GMT Tue, 13 May 2008 10:19:00 GMT blanco-texas.com http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-news.html Up-to-the-minute Blanco News gathered from around the 'net. Make your announcements and comments here. Submit your Blanco videos. Tue, 13 May 2008 05:33:19 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-real-estate-related-services.html You will likely need these Blanco real estate related services when you come to Blanco to buy Texas land. Mortgages, appraisals, inspections, title companies. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:14:12 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/texas-land-for-sale.html Hill Country Texas land for sale! For smaller properties (under 500 acres), contact these local Texas Hill Country real estate developers. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:17:11 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/water-crossing.html Navigating your first Hill Country water crossing can bring back childhood memories of the old Log Ride at Six Flags. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:15:04 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-texas-restaurant.html A Blanco, Texas restaurant to suit your (practically) every need: fast food to four star dining. Sat, 10 May 2008 21:29:15 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/lavender-oil-heals-terrible-wound-with-no-scarring.html My lavender story is about the healing power of lavender: After 35 years in construction with no accidents, my husband cut his hand with a power saw. Thu, 08 May 2008 00:16:23 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-beautification-bindseil-park.html The Byars Tree was donated to the City of Blanco by the children of Roy Byars. This is recognized as the 2nd largest Liveoak tree in Blanco County. On May 13th at 5:30 PM there will be a small ceremony to dedicate the plaque with the history of the tree. Sun, 04 May 2008 17:35:43 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/mc200805.html#e30 If your plants are puny or infested with bugs, those are signs of a deeper problem you need to remedy, rather than just spraying the fungus or the bug. Sun, 04 May 2008 17:35:43 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-river-cleanup-2008.html The hard work of these volunteers is keeping our drinking water safe. Did you know that 50 of the drinking water in the United States comes from rivers? Sun, 04 May 2008 17:33:41 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow200805.html#e72 Wells should be tested annually. The Blanco County office of Texas AgriLife Extension is sponsoring a water well screening day for area residents on May 6th at the Blanco County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. There will not be a charge for the sample screening. Sun, 04 May 2008 15:54:32 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/mc-gardeners-zones.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-high-school-class-of-1998-10-year-reunion.html Blanco High School Class of 1998 10 Year Reunion will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Uptown Blanco Restaurant. Please contact Pamela Spaeth Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:33:54 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-lavender-festival.html The Blanco Lavender Festival is held the second weekend of June in Blanco, the Lavender Capital of Texas. Download a lavender farms map. Lavender Market, farm tours, live music, food. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:35:17 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-davis-rainwater-harvesting-on-the-pedernales-river.html The Davis' came to this area in part to be near children and grandchildren in Austin and in part because of the quiet and beauty of the area. When they came they brought an appreciation for the preciousness of water. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:34:04 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb9th-annual-cleanup-a-success.html Thanks to all of the other volunteers with the city and KBB for helping to Make Blanco Beautiful and Keep Blanco Beautiful. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:32:17 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/mc200804.html Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:30:43 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/bca-200804.html#e90 Let the fire department and friends fix dinner for you this Saturday! Our own Blanco Fire and Rescue gets a lot of its operating funds from their annual fish fry. Come on out, put some money in the pot, and enjoy. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:28:11 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-classic-car-show.html Join us at the 20th Annual Blanco Classic Car Show on May 17, 2008 at the Blanco, Texas State Park. Download an entry form here and enter YOUR car or truck! Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:38:30 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-trash-off-this-saturday.html The Trash-Off and River Clean Up are this Saturday, April 5th. Bring unwanted items to the city yard. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:39:08 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/bfs-movie-schedule.html The Film Society is taking a couple of months off from movies and is hosting Oprah's Book Club with Eckart Tolle and his book, New Earth. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:15:16 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-2008-trashoff-rivercleanup.html Remember it is that time of the year again for the Don't Mess With Texas - Keep Blanco Beautiful Trash Off and River Cleanup. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:45:42 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/uptown-blanco-restaurant.html My girlfriends took me to Uptown for my birthday in December. We sat in the front window area with a view of the town square in all of its Christmas Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:40:38 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/old-time-medicine-show-at-blanco-sesquicentennial.html The Minstrels at the old-fashioned medicine show entertained the crowd at the Blanco Sesquicentennial Celebration 'til after 3:00. Good old time Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:53:20 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-sesquicentennial-celebration.html Blanco and Blanco County turn 150 this year! Here is one of the entries in the parade on Saturday March 8th. Everyone's costumes were Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:43:01 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-great-american-cleanup-2008.html Be a part of the transformation and have a lot of fun too! Join us on Saturday, April 5th on the courthouse lawn at 8:30 AM. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:20:42 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/mc-drought-gardening.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:11:46 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-texas-weather.html Don't let the Blanco, Texas weather discourage you; just make sure you're prepared for it. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:26:49 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/drought.html Concerns about the effects of drought are likely to increase as more attention is given to the interactions of ground water with land and surface-water resources. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:54:01 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/water-conservation.html The only answer to our water problems is water conservation. Ranchers, farmers, and home owners need to study and understand the design of Nature and operate within those conservation laws. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:01:18 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/green-living.html Green living is the best way to preserve what we love about Blanco, Texas. Let's keep the Hill Country "green." Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:16:09 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-churches.html The wide variety of Blanco churches mean a local church home for practically everyone who desires one. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:18:32 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-elliot-rainwater-harvesting-system.html Long before breaking ground for their home, located overlooking Grape Creek, Tim and Patty Elliott knew they would be installing a rainwater harvesting system. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:25:31 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-wilson-gray-rainwater-harvesting-system.html The Wilson-Gray rainwater harvesting system features a total of 18,100 gallons of storage and a bit over 3,400 square feet of collection surface. That collection surface allows the tanks to be filled on about 7.5 inches of rain. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:31:57 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-sesquicentennial.html Keep Blanco Beautiful volunteers are busy making plans to Make and Keep Blanco Beautiful with The Great American Cleanup and Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off, cleanup, fix-up, paint-up, and green-up. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:26:06 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-calendar.html An informative and relaxing weekend at the BuBose Natural Farm and Ranch. Friday February 8 through Sunday, February 10. Come ready to camp out on the Little Blanco River. For schedule and map, click on the link below to go to the Blanco Calendar, then scroll down to 2/08/08. You should be able to print from there. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:38:46 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-texas-blog.html#Sesquicentennial-Group-Looking-for-Volunteers Come to the meeting at the Byars Building (east side of the Blanco Square) Monday night, February 4 at 6:30 PM and help plan the *birthday party* for Blanco County. Volunteers are needed in all capacities - choose whatever tickles you. Call Rebecca Howerton (South Blanco County Chair) at 830-833-4950, or Sherry Jenkins (North Blanco County Chair) at 830-868-2683. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:44:35 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/mc-forever-autumn.html Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:32:24 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-mollberg-rainwater-collection-system.html In addition to an extensive rainwater collection system, this 'sustainable living'compound boasts a rammed-earth home, compressed soil block (adobe) shop building, and a stack wood pump house with a sod roof. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:10:21 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-texas-information.html Blanco, Texas information and other area resources; helpful facts and data about Blanco County and the surrounding area. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:02:12 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/link.html Share the Blanco-Texas.com website with others. Link to us! Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:51:40 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/community-invited-to-opening-masquerade-party.html The entire community is invited to the Uptown Blanco Art Center for its grand opening Mardi Gras Masquerade Party. Many members of the artist Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:56:40 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-rainwater-harvesting-installation-services.html Rainwater harvesting installation services available for folks in Blanco County, Texas Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:41:56 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/non-profit-organizations.html What would we in Blanco do without all the non-profit organizations giving their time and energy? Answer? Not much. Or maybe a whole lot more. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:23:54 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/blanco-county-cat-coalition.html Help the Blanco County Cat Coalition to protect feral and stray cats in the Blanco County area. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:55:29 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/can-you-spare-a-square.html When volunteer gardeners from the Keep Blanco Beautiful organization were working in the areas around Blanco Town Square more than two years ago, they Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:21:52 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/kbb-downtown-revitalization.html Downtown Revitalization? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:39:38 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/bfs-movie-schedule.html Check the Blanco Film Society Movie Schedule for Saturday night entertainment. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:39:07 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/texas-hillcountry-calendar.html Hill Country Alliance has created a 2008 Texas Hill Country Calendar to raise funds for their non-profit conservation efforts. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:10:24 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-rainwater-harvesting.html Rainwater Harvesting is becoming the obvious choice for homeowners in the rural Texas Hill Country, where other sources of water are either not available or are too expensive. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:36:09 GMT http://www.blanco-texas.com/pow-juniper-hills-farm.html Juniper Hills Farm, home to Onion Creek Kitchens, a culinary school and B&B relies entirely on rainwater for the needs of the owners, the school and guests. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:34:08 GMT