March 5, 2015 Issue

The Johnson City City Council met on March 3, 2015 for their regularly scheduled meeting and all members were present. Police Chief Randy Holland reported that JCPD had handled 133 calls for service, 77 citations, 84 written warnings, 2 traffic accidents, 2 out of city calls, 15 arrests, 10 cases filed with the city attorney, and 5 cases filed with the county attorney. There were no property crimes for the month of February. JCPD also reported that Officer Chad Wiggins had spent time with the c ...

The School Board met on March 2, 2015 with all board members present. The first item on the agenda was a report from the Stadium Construction Committee. Kip Thompson gave a brief report and Mr. Fromberg gave a detailed report on the timeline for construction, costs, and facilities. The stadium costs include a concession stand, restrooms, press box and a new field house.

The time has arrived forthe fabulous Library fundraiser sponsored by the Johnson City Woman's Civic Club. Saturday, March 7th is the big day! This annual happening is something the community supports because it greatly benefits our Library! The evening will begin with dinner featuring the winning recipe for Spaghetti served with a delicious salad and breadsticks, and mouth watering desserts!

Changing the world was canceled because of rain. Paul Axtell's Change the World Day was supposed to happen Sunday afternoon, when the temperature was in the 30s and the mist was falling, and the main job the team was supposed to do was painting outdoors. Consensus was that was a bad day for painting so the work day was postponed.

Johnson City's annual interfaith disaster used clothing drive is on again. Every year during Lent, you get a good excuse to start spring cleaning by going through your closets and discarding the day-glo paisley bell-bottoms, play-clothes that haven't fit your kids in years, and everything which has shrunk while hanging in the dark. The ultimate beneficiaries are people who will suffer one of the usual disasters Texas has every year — floods, storms, wildfires, hurricanes — people who will s ...

Blanco County Farm Bureau is looking for a few good high school juniors and seniors to attend the 52nd Annual Texas Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Conference. This year's annual conference, held June 15-19 on the campus of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, gives an in-depth look at free enterprise, constitutional government, patriotism, goal setting and leadership. "Several students from our county have attended in the past,"

The Hill Country CattleWomen will hold their March 17, 2015 meeting in Mason, Texas at the Willow Creek Cafe which is on the Square in Mason. Social hour will begin at 10:00 with our meeting, guest speaker, James Worell, and lunch to follow. Cost of the facility and meal is $18.00. Reservations should be made to Janis Stiefel at 325-622-4327 or e-mail [email protected] on or before March 10,2015. We are in full swing planning our 2nd Annual Spring Round-up.

Spring will be here before we know it. Do you suffer from hay fever, nasal congestion, and ear infections in the spring? Do you ever get seasonal rashes or have trouble breathing? Do you feel like you're missing more days of work than normal? Allergies could be to blame. Most seasonal allergies are caused by pollen from trees, grasses, weeds or mold spores.

The Round Mountain EEA club met on Feb. 18 at the First United Methodist Church for their regular meeting. 20 members answered roll call along with one guest, who is now a member. The opening reading was all the uses of Bounce dryer sheets. It sounds like a miracle worker. Our County Agent, Gretchen Sanders, gave a report on programs that she will help give on how things were done in the past.

The School Board met on March 2, 2015 with all board members present. The first item on the agenda was a report from the Stadium Construction Committee. Kip Thompson gave a brief report and Mr. Fromberg gave a detailed report on the timeline for construction, costs, and facilities. The stadium costs include a concession stand, restrooms, press box and a new field house.

2nd Grade A Honor Roll: Nathaniel Cruz, Madison Hacker, Isabelle Haley, Natalie Hernandez, Heidi Love, Hannah Roy, Adan Uhler, Iris Weatherwax, Addison Allen, Ava Craig, Antonio Perez, Cheyanne Tastch, Jackie Early, Hanna Hudler, Cole Moeller, Emily Moore, Julessa Regino, Thaddeus Reishus, Johnny Slawinski, Alea Spells, Landin Wardlow and Reid Weirich 2nd Grade A/B Honor Roll: Briza Cuellar, Rodrigo Gayosso, Milan Malinak, Aleah Malone, Jeremiah Mungi ...

The Johnson City Eagles Baseball team opened the 2015 season Wednesday night in Johnson City against Regents High School from Austin. Coach Casey Buaas had to put off opening day because of the basketball playoffs, but his team came out red hot Wednesday night defeating Regents 16-1. Payton Scott started on the mound for the Eagles and pitched 4 innings and allowed no hits and 1 unearned run.

Mr. Lee K. Danielson, Sr. passed away Saturday, February 28th, at the age of 85. Mr. Danielson is survived by 2 daughters: Peggy Miller & husband Don of N. Little Rock, AR; Mary Lou Langley & husband Bobby of Luling; 4 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren & 3 sisters: Adoral Randall, Muriel Gross & Leslie Kniss. Lere was born August 10, 1929, in Torrington, WY, to LeRoy & Henrietta Kelley Danielson.

Lois Frances Cortez, 80, of Johnson City, TX passed away January 1, 2015 at Lakeway Hospital. Lois was born in McComb, MS to Dewitt Foster and Lillian Lozane Jones Foster. After graduating high school in McComb she joined the Navy in 1952. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Alcario M.

My wife and I were sitting at a table at the Bowling Alley Café when Kenneth Moore happened to come by and decided to set a spell. The conversation turned to an incident that took place while he and his wife Carolyn were visiting family in Alaska. I later discussed the trip with Carolyn and, between the two of them, gleaned this story: "During a visit to Blanco, Lisa and her husband implored us to pay them a visit in the North Country.

The Old Testament consists of thirty-nine enlightening books broken down into four sections. There are five books of law, twelve books of history, seventeen books of prophecy and five books of poetry (also known as Hebrew wisdom literature). The book of Ecclesiastes is one of the five books of poetry inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures reveal that there are two kinds of wisdom that can be manifested in our lives, earthly and heavenly.

Stonewall, Texas – Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park has announced that park staff will present additional new programming to visitors at the LBJ Ranch from Saturday, March 7 through Sunday, March 15. Spring Break at the LBJ Ranch 2015 will offer park visitors many opportunities to further explore and discover the park's historic resources and delve deeper into the story of the 36th president and the LBJ Ranch. Visitors can join park staff to learn about the important role aviation a ...