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How does your garden grow? By Judy Dorsett August didn’t break records like last year, but it seemed hotter. September will have several weeks of hot weather. Take precautions and water plants regularly, wear sunscreen and a hat, and drink lots of water. There is much to do before fall planting. Clean the areas around fruit trees.

Bobby Bindseil asked us if we had any animals that could graze down the overgrowth on a piece of land next to his house. We put a few goats on the place and I go by with some regularity to check on them. One evening as I was finishing up with the goats, Bobby and his wife, Clara Jo, came out and engaged me in some pleasant conversation.

Men’s softball team gains 14th trophy September 4, 1980 The Blanco men’s softball team recently celebrated their fourteenth team trophy win after two years of play. Sponsored by the hillside Inn in the spring of 1979, the team began playing in games and tournaments around the Hill Country after two practices. The team played a number of single games during the first year and ended the season by entering four tournaments and s ...

AUSTIN — Bullets from a gun battle in Juarez, Mexico, struck a building on the campus of the University of Texas-El Paso over the weekend of Aug. 21-22. “For the second time in two months, bullets from a gun battle in the escalating drug war in Juarez have struck a building in El Paso, and I’d like to commend the swift action taken by local and state law enforcement in the area, Gov.

“One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, ‘My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil—it is anger, envy, jealously, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. “The other is Good—it is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.&r ...

I actually got to hug Ada Cooley at Cuts 'n Curls - her normal Saturday shop was booked solid, so I was lucky enough to grab her before she sat down in a chair to get her loveliness refreshed! In less exciting, but still interesting news - Tony Floerke, the great white hunter/fisherman, with his lovely wife, Candi, on board, caught a 25"

Band Booster to Meet Thursday August 28, 1970 The first meeting of the Blanco Band Boosters Club will be Thursday, September 3rd, at 7:30 p.m. in the Band Hall. Plans and goals for the coming year will be discussed. All parents of new students and those of former and students are urged to come, get to know each other, and make plans for promoting out Sweepstakes Band. PTA To Meet Thursday August 28, 1970

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 19 called for lawmakers to enact tougher penalties for the crime of human trafficking in Texas. Lawmakers will meet next when the 82nd Texas Legislature convenes at noon on Jan. 11, but more pressing is Election Day, Nov. 2, only two months away. Former Mayor Bill White of Houston, a Democrat and incumbent Gov.

At first I wasn’t sure why I should be the one to do it but the good brother said that since I was the one in charge of the church’s young men, I should be the one. He informed me that a boy had taken up residence under some shrubbery by the building and that I should “run him off.” “After all,” the man said, “he could be a drug addict or something and bring harm to our kids.” Well, very dutifully, I approached the bushes, leaned down an ...

Dear Loyal Readers: Frank Leblanc, out in his pretty new fishing boat with his lovely wife, Dana, caught a FISH! A real live fish - it was a catch-and-release sort of thing, although it (the fish, not the boat) was fourteen inches long. At least that’s what Frank said, but we ladies know men and their “fish stories.” I mean to ask Dana if it was really a bluegill :) School is fast approaching, so get into your “watch for kids” dri ...