March 3, 2016 Issue

Tuesday, March 1 JC Writes, 9:30am Saturday, March 5 Spaghetti Bingo Dinner, 5:30 pm – Johnson City High School. Dinner and raffle tickets available at the library Tusesday, March 8 Fiber Arts, 7:00pm Wednesday, March 9 JC Reads, 9:30am – The book this month is The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende. From the internationally acclaimed writer comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multi-generational epic that sweeps from ...

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Seguin last Tuesday to face the highly ranked Flatonia Bulldogs and gave the dogs a fight they will remember. The Eagles came into the game with a 20-8 record and a third place finish in district play. Coach Lewis Jenkins had the Eagles prepared to face a tough Bulldog squad and matched the Dogs basket for basket early in the first quarter.

On Thursday, February 18th, we traveled to Fredericksburg to compete in an all-day tournament against the area’s finest tennis programs including Dripping Springs, Mason, Fredericksburg, Kerrville Tivy, and Llano, and other school in and out of our district. Our varsity players, Victor Elizondo and Hector Alvarez, were victorious in two out of three matches in “A” division boys doubles taking home championship medals in the consolation bracket. The remainder of the players, including Sadi ...

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Taylor Friday night to face the Ducks. Taylor is a regular in the 4A state playoffs and this years Duck team should keep that playoff streak going. The Eagles had just one practice with all of their varsity players because of the basketball playoffs. Gage Schnitz went from dishing out assists on Tuesday to pitching on Friday.

The Johnson City Lady Eagles had a busy week and faced 4 much larger schools and 2A power Flatonia. The Lady Eagles played very well in all the games and showed improvement in each game. The Lady Eagles lost a heart breaker to Canyon Lake to start the week, the Lady Eagles lost the game in the last inning.

The Regional Visual Art Scholastic Event was held in San Marcus, Texas on February 23rd. 22 LBJ Art Students went against 1A through 6A schools in all of Region 13 and Art schools and brought back 35, 1st place Medals and One 2nd place. Please congratulate these talented LBJ Art students who kept up the LBJ tradition of being the school to beat. LBJ High School first place medalist in Division one are MIXED MEDIA: Sierra Anderson, Gianeid Garcia, Hayden Jones.

Jack Justin Ebeling, 91, lifelong resident of Round Mountain, Tx, passed away peacefully Feb 29. Jack was a dedicated husband,father, respected rancher, member of the American Hereford Assoc., Hereford Assoc., First United Methodist Church of Marble Falls and a Veteran of WWII. Jack is survived by his wife of 71 yrs., Frances, daughter, Martha and husband, Steve Baker, son, Lynn Ebeling and wife, Mya, Granddaughter, Amber Ebeling Bartosh and Grandson, Slater Ebeling. He was preceded in death by ...

We hope everybody remembers the Spaghetti Supper and Bingo being sponsored by the Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club on March 5th, 2016 from 5:30 till 6:30 and BINGO following the dinner at the LBJ High School Commons. Prices for dinner $8.00 per person or 2 children and Bingo Cards are $2.50 each or 5 for $10.00.

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 376 calls for service from February 21, 2016 through February 28, 2016. The following call types were received by the Blanco County Dispatched during the 7 day period. 152-traffic stops, 32 -medical aid calls, 40-911 hang up calls, open line calls, or 911 abuse calls, 8-reckless driver calls, 14-fire calls, 4 -motor vehicle accident calls and 7 - disturbance calls.

Once upon a time a Master of Wisdom and his young apprentice were traveling through the countryside when they came upon a poor farmer’s cottage. The master instructed his apprentice to go to the door and ask for food. “But we have plenty,” protested the apprentice. “Just do as I say,” ordered the master. The apprentice dutifully did as he was instructed and knocked on the door.

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD” (Jer. 22:29). These words, spoken so long ago, reflect what God wants more than anything. His desire is for His creation to hear His spoken word which is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD” (Jer. 22:29). These words, spoken so long ago, reflect what God wants more than anything. His desire is for His creation to hear His spoken word which is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.

JOHNSON CITY—A fine opening day, February 18, for the softball Eagles, who took a huge lead and held it against Llano. They also came up with the defensive play-of-the-game and earned head coach Tamara Tupper her first win as a high school head coach. 8-4 was the final. “Did pretty well at bat, good base running, and bunts went down well at opportune times,” said Tupper, who has collected volumes of coaching experience in select ball. Ashley Butler began her three-hit presentation with a ...

Court dismisses indictment against former governor AUSTIN — Former Gov. Rick Perry is no longer facing criminal charges. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Feb. 24 ordered the dismissal of a 2014 felony indictment of Perry by a Travis County grand jury. The two-count indictment alleged “abuse of official capacity” and “coercion of a public servant” related to Perry’s veto of the budget of the state’s Public Integrity Unit that then operated under the auspices of the Travis Cou ...

Dear Editor, This March, the Johnson City Lions Club will be distributing several thousands of dollars to community non-profit organizations. The is an annual event for the JC Lions Club. If your organization has a special need and wishes to apply, you will need to submit a request indicating your need and a rationale for the need.

Happy 90th birthday to Irma Nell Simpson! She celebrated on Sunday with 25 members of her family. Clay Simpson cooked great bbq! They sang Happy Birthday & Irma got enough chocolate to last a year or two! ***** Happy 90th birthday to Nola Davis! She celebrated with her family this past weekend. ***** What are the odds that Irma Nell Simpson & Nola Davis both turned 90 years young on the same weekend! ***** Bill Casparis moved into the LBJ Medical Center this past week.

Each year the Woman’s Club gives it guests at the Spaghetti/Bingo fund raiser for the library an opportunity to bid on exciting packages, this year we have some exceptional items. Entertain your out of town guests who enjoy the Texas Hill Country with this custom Stay and Play package. Enjoy two nights of accommodations for 4 in Johnson City, Texas along with gift certificates to local eateries.

The LBJ Museum of San Marcos has announced the creation of the “Claudia Taylor Johnson Endowment” in honor of Lady Bird Johnson, the former First Lady of the United States. “This endowment will be a permanent fund, separate from the operating budget, that will help the museum preserve the history of the formative years of President Lyndon B.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz won his home state on the first night of March, but Donald Trump’s march to a Republican nomination was Super on Tuesday, as he triumphed in seven primaries—Cruz also gained decisions in Oklahoma and Alaska. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton continued to wear down Senator Bernie Sanders, as she easily captured Texas (65%), and six other states.

The Johnson City Council met on Tuesday March 1, 2016 for their regularly scheduled meeting with Council members Shelton Coleman and Rhonda Stell absent. The meeting began with the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing and even though there was a packed house only two residents had questions. The questions were answered by viewing the large map that was on display; the residents needed clarity because they had been viewing the smaller map on the City’s website.

The Blanco County elections started routinely and as the day progressed there were a few glitches. Precinct 2 did not order enough ballots to handle the large number of voters and the County Clerk, Laura Walla, had to print and deliver copies of ballots. Early voting ballots were easily read by the ESS (Election Systems and Software) reader but around 8p.m., just as the Precincts were delivering their ballots, the equipment failed and could not read ballots. Walla was working with ESS technical ...

The Johnson City Eagles opened the 2016 baseball season with a last inning come from behind victory over San Saba. Coach Stephan Wisdom was very pleased with the effort and never give up attitude of his Eagle team. Johnson City fell behind 6-1 after 3 innings. San Saba added 2 more runs in the 4th inning, but the Johnson City bats came alive and the Eagles scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning. The Armadillos came up empty the next three innings and had a 8-6 lead going into the bottom of t ...

JOHNSON CITY—A fine opening day, February 18, for the softball Eagles, who took a huge lead and held it against Llano. They also came up with the defensive play-of-the-game and earned head coach Tamara Tupper her first win as a high school head coach. 8-4 was the final. “Did pretty well at bat, good base running, and bunts went down well at opportune times,” said Tupper, who has collected volumes of coaching experience in select ball. Ashley Butler began her three-hit presentation with a ...

The Johnson City Eagles opened the 2016 baseball season with a last inning come from behind victory over San Saba. Coach Stephan Wisdom was very pleased with the effort and never give up attitude of his Eagle team. Johnson City fell behind 6-1 after 3 innings. San Saba added 2 more runs in the 4th inning, but the Johnson City bats came alive and the Eagles scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning. The Armadillos came up empty the next three innings and had a 8-6 lead going into the bottom of t ...

The Regional Visual Art Scholastic Event was held in San Marcus, Texas on February 23rd. 22 LBJ Art Students went against 1A through 6A schools in all of Region 13 and Art schools and brought back 35, 1st place Medals and One 2nd place. Please congratulate these talented LBJ Art students who kept up the LBJ tradition of being the school to beat. LBJ High School first place medalist in Division one are MIXED MEDIA: Sierra Anderson, Gianeid Garcia, Hayden Jones.

The Johnson City Lady Eagles had a busy week and faced 4 much larger schools and 2A power Flatonia. The Lady Eagles played very well in all the games and showed improvement in each game. The Lady Eagles lost a heart breaker to Canyon Lake to start the week, the Lady Eagles lost the game in the last inning.

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Taylor Friday night to face the Ducks. Taylor is a regular in the 4A state playoffs and this years Duck team should keep that playoff streak going. The Eagles had just one practice with all of their varsity players because of the basketball playoffs. Gage Schnitz went from dishing out assists on Tuesday to pitching on Friday.

On Thursday, February 18th, we traveled to Fredericksburg to compete in an all-day tournament against the area’s finest tennis programs including Dripping Springs, Mason, Fredericksburg, Kerrville Tivy, and Llano, and other school in and out of our district. Our varsity players, Victor Elizondo and Hector Alvarez, were victorious in two out of three matches in “A” division boys doubles taking home championship medals in the consolation bracket. The remainder of the players, including Sadi ...

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Seguin last Tuesday to face the highly ranked Flatonia Bulldogs and gave the dogs a fight they will remember. The Eagles came into the game with a 20-8 record and a third place finish in district play. Coach Lewis Jenkins had the Eagles prepared to face a tough Bulldog squad and matched the Dogs basket for basket early in the first quarter.

Jack Justin Ebeling, 91, lifelong resident of Round Mountain, Tx, passed away peacefully Feb 29. Jack was a dedicated husband,father, respected rancher, member of the American Hereford Assoc., Hereford Assoc., First United Methodist Church of Marble Falls and a Veteran of WWII. Jack is survived by his wife of 71 yrs., Frances, daughter, Martha and husband, Steve Baker, son, Lynn Ebeling and wife, Mya, Granddaughter, Amber Ebeling Bartosh and Grandson, Slater Ebeling. He was preceded in death by ...

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD” (Jer. 22:29). These words, spoken so long ago, reflect what God wants more than anything. His desire is for His creation to hear His spoken word which is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD” (Jer. 22:29). These words, spoken so long ago, reflect what God wants more than anything. His desire is for His creation to hear His spoken word which is “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.

Once upon a time a Master of Wisdom and his young apprentice were traveling through the countryside when they came upon a poor farmer’s cottage. The master instructed his apprentice to go to the door and ask for food. “But we have plenty,” protested the apprentice. “Just do as I say,” ordered the master. The apprentice dutifully did as he was instructed and knocked on the door.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz won his home state on the first night of March, but Donald Trump’s march to a Republican nomination was Super on Tuesday, as he triumphed in seven primaries—Cruz also gained decisions in Oklahoma and Alaska. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton continued to wear down Senator Bernie Sanders, as she easily captured Texas (65%), and six other states.

The LBJ Museum of San Marcos has announced the creation of the “Claudia Taylor Johnson Endowment” in honor of Lady Bird Johnson, the former First Lady of the United States. “This endowment will be a permanent fund, separate from the operating budget, that will help the museum preserve the history of the formative years of President Lyndon B.

Happy 90th birthday to Irma Nell Simpson! She celebrated on Sunday with 25 members of her family. Clay Simpson cooked great bbq! They sang Happy Birthday & Irma got enough chocolate to last a year or two! ***** Happy 90th birthday to Nola Davis! She celebrated with her family this past weekend. ***** What are the odds that Irma Nell Simpson & Nola Davis both turned 90 years young on the same weekend! ***** Bill Casparis moved into the LBJ Medical Center this past week.

Dear Editor, This March, the Johnson City Lions Club will be distributing several thousands of dollars to community non-profit organizations. The is an annual event for the JC Lions Club. If your organization has a special need and wishes to apply, you will need to submit a request indicating your need and a rationale for the need.

The Blanco County elections started routinely and as the day progressed there were a few glitches. Precinct 2 did not order enough ballots to handle the large number of voters and the County Clerk, Laura Walla, had to print and deliver copies of ballots. Early voting ballots were easily read by the ESS (Election Systems and Software) reader but around 8p.m., just as the Precincts were delivering their ballots, the equipment failed and could not read ballots. Walla was working with ESS technical ...

The Johnson City Council met on Tuesday March 1, 2016 for their regularly scheduled meeting with Council members Shelton Coleman and Rhonda Stell absent. The meeting began with the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing and even though there was a packed house only two residents had questions. The questions were answered by viewing the large map that was on display; the residents needed clarity because they had been viewing the smaller map on the City’s website.

Each year the Woman’s Club gives it guests at the Spaghetti/Bingo fund raiser for the library an opportunity to bid on exciting packages, this year we have some exceptional items. Entertain your out of town guests who enjoy the Texas Hill Country with this custom Stay and Play package. Enjoy two nights of accommodations for 4 in Johnson City, Texas along with gift certificates to local eateries.

Happy 90th birthday to Irma Nell Simpson! She celebrated on Sunday with 25 members of her family. Clay Simpson cooked great bbq! They sang Happy Birthday & Irma got enough chocolate to last a year or two! ***** Happy 90th birthday to Nola Davis! She celebrated with her family this past weekend. ***** What are the odds that Irma Nell Simpson & Nola Davis both turned 90 years young on the same weekend! ***** Bill Casparis moved into the LBJ Medical Center this past week.

Court dismisses indictment against former governor AUSTIN — Former Gov. Rick Perry is no longer facing criminal charges. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Feb. 24 ordered the dismissal of a 2014 felony indictment of Perry by a Travis County grand jury. The two-count indictment alleged “abuse of official capacity” and “coercion of a public servant” related to Perry’s veto of the budget of the state’s Public Integrity Unit that then operated under the auspices of the Travis Cou ...

Tuesday, March 1 JC Writes, 9:30am Saturday, March 5 Spaghetti Bingo Dinner, 5:30 pm – Johnson City High School. Dinner and raffle tickets available at the library Tusesday, March 8 Fiber Arts, 7:00pm Wednesday, March 9 JC Reads, 9:30am – The book this month is The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende. From the internationally acclaimed writer comes an exquisitely crafted love story and multi-generational epic that sweeps from ...

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 376 calls for service from February 21, 2016 through February 28, 2016. The following call types were received by the Blanco County Dispatched during the 7 day period. 152-traffic stops, 32 -medical aid calls, 40-911 hang up calls, open line calls, or 911 abuse calls, 8-reckless driver calls, 14-fire calls, 4 -motor vehicle accident calls and 7 - disturbance calls.

We hope everybody remembers the Spaghetti Supper and Bingo being sponsored by the Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club on March 5th, 2016 from 5:30 till 6:30 and BINGO following the dinner at the LBJ High School Commons. Prices for dinner $8.00 per person or 2 children and Bingo Cards are $2.50 each or 5 for $10.00.

The Regional Visual Art Scholastic Event was held in San Marcus, Texas on February 23rd. 22 LBJ Art Students went against 1A through 6A schools in all of Region 13 and Art schools and brought back 35, 1st place Medals and One 2nd place. Please congratulate these talented LBJ Art students who kept up the LBJ tradition of being the school to beat. LBJ High School first place medalist in Division one are MIXED MEDIA: Sierra Anderson, Gianeid Garcia, Hayden Jones.

The Johnson City Lady Eagles had a busy week and faced 4 much larger schools and 2A power Flatonia. The Lady Eagles played very well in all the games and showed improvement in each game. The Lady Eagles lost a heart breaker to Canyon Lake to start the week, the Lady Eagles lost the game in the last inning.

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Taylor Friday night to face the Ducks. Taylor is a regular in the 4A state playoffs and this years Duck team should keep that playoff streak going. The Eagles had just one practice with all of their varsity players because of the basketball playoffs. Gage Schnitz went from dishing out assists on Tuesday to pitching on Friday.

On Thursday, February 18th, we traveled to Fredericksburg to compete in an all-day tournament against the area’s finest tennis programs including Dripping Springs, Mason, Fredericksburg, Kerrville Tivy, and Llano, and other school in and out of our district. Our varsity players, Victor Elizondo and Hector Alvarez, were victorious in two out of three matches in “A” division boys doubles taking home championship medals in the consolation bracket. The remainder of the players, including Sadi ...

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Seguin last Tuesday to face the highly ranked Flatonia Bulldogs and gave the dogs a fight they will remember. The Eagles came into the game with a 20-8 record and a third place finish in district play. Coach Lewis Jenkins had the Eagles prepared to face a tough Bulldog squad and matched the Dogs basket for basket early in the first quarter.