http://bastropadvertiser.com Just another ACN Websites weblog Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:34:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recent rains may have brought green grass back to the county’s fields and farms, but it may be awhile before ranchers and farmers are able to escape the seas of red ink caused by last year’s drought. Last year, the county’s agricultural income declined by an estimated $37 million from the ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/county%e2%80%99s-2011-agricultural-income-declined-by-37-million/ Editor: Many residents may think the efforts by End Op, L.P., to pipe 71 million gallons of our water per day is not happening.  Quite the contrary, the plan to take Bastrop and Lee county groundwater is still viable and we - ordinary citizens - are still asking how this could ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/come-to-important-water-meetings/ The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an aggravated robbery that took place at a store on Texas 95 on Tuesday, Feb. 14. According to sheriff’s reports, two clerks were alone inside the Lakeline Grocery at the intersection of FM 1441 and Texas 95 at around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday when a ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/robbery-investigated/ By Joan Russell Beautiful gardens in small spaces are possible The bluettes are blooming!  These are teeny tiny blue flowers that are about 1/8th of an inch across and have four little petals and the plants are only about two inches tall.  The leaves are so insignificant they don’t even count.  These ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/bastrop-gardener/ Bastrop police are warning the public, once again, to be alert after several recent burglaries and thefts, including one scary report of a prowler still in a home when a resident called police. A resident in the 1100 block of Fayette Street called police in the early morning of Jan. 28 ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/bastrop-police-stay-alert/ Robert Wayne Justice, 62, of Bastrop, passed away Feb. 7, 2012 after a short illness. He was born July 1, 1949 in Waco and graduated from Reagan High School in 1968. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Shangri-La. He supported the troops in Vietnam. After discharge ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/robert-wayne-justice/ Albert “Pops” Heckman, 81, died on Feb. 6, 2012 of cancer. He was born Feb. 15, 1930 to Andrew and Mamie Dunbar Heckman in Jasper. Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Newt and sister, Betty. He leaves behind three brothers, Bill, Jim and Either; two sisters, Thelma and ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/albert-%e2%80%9cpops%e2%80%9d-heckman/ Robert Mays Dobbs III, “Babba Robb”, 52, of Pipe Creek, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 after a long battle with a brain tumor. He leaves behind sisters, Cyndi Wright, Laura May and Danielle Shamblin, as well as nephews Ben, Taylor, Travis, Robert and Nicholas and many, many friends. He was ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/robert-mays-dobbs-iii-%e2%80%9cbabba-robb%e2%80%9d/ A bond forged between congregations of a Bryan church and a New Hampshire church is helping a Bastrop congregation get back on its feet after the Bastrop County Complex Fire. Members of Bryan’s First United Methodist Church and St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Sandown, N.H., plan to rebuild the home ... http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/20/heavenly-helpers-for-church/ CLASS 4A, REGION II Bastrop (23-15) vs. Lancaster (16-9), 7 p.m. Tuesday at Madisonville High School, Madisonville Elgin (26-5) vs. West Mesquite (25-7) 7 p.m., Tuesday at Waco High School, Waco CLASS 3A, REGION III Smithville (19-10) vs. Stafford (16-14) 7 p.m, Tuesday at Bellville High School, Bellville http://bastropadvertiser.com/2012/02/19/basketball-tuesdays-playoff-schedule-w-directions/