March 17, 2016 Issue

David Adickes is an internationally known artist and sculptor who was born in Huntsville,Texas. He created the Sam Houston sculpture on Highway 45 between Houston and Dallas. His bronze of George H.W. Bush sits in the Houston Intercontinental Airport. In 1991 Adickes created the 67-foot-tall statue of Sam Houston at Huntsville made up of steel and concrete and situated in a copse of pines just south of town to celebrate the bicentennial of Houston’s birth.

The Blanco County Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are sponsoring a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training session on March 22, 2016, from 7 to 9 PM at the Blanco EMS Station, 607 Chandler St., Blanco. The training is free and open to anyone interested, and no registration is required. The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans.

Congratulations to the Blanco County 4-H Shooting Education shooters who participated in the Texas State BB Gun Championship that was held in New Caney, Texas on March 12. 15 shooters and coaches represented Blanco County including: Back Row Left to Right: Donnie Sprouse (Coach), Shannon Sultemeier (Coach), Chris Welch (Coach), Dakota Metcalf, Reid Sultemeier, Degan Roy, Cody Sprouse, Keen Linson, Adrianna Mayes and Heath Eckenrode.

The National Weather Service will present Skywarn Weather Spotter Training on March 22nd from 7 – 9 pm at Blanco EMS at 607 Chandler Street. The training is free to the public. ***** Michala Zbytovsky celebrated her 18th birthday with a surprise party at Pecan Street on Wednesday, March 9th. She was welcomed by family, friends, & classmates.

Full 5th Circuit to hear Texas voter ID case AUSTIN — The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will review Texas’ controversial voter identification law. A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit on March 9 voted in support of an “en banc” rehearing of oral arguments in Veasey v.

When I was a kid my some of my best summer evenings were spent chasing lightening bugs and when tired of bug chasing, lying in the grass looking for the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and simply counting stars. Now my grandkids stay inside playing MineCraft and watching “stars” on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.

An All-Church Community Easter Son-Rise Service will be held at 7:00A.M. at Whittington's Hill. Everyone is invited to hear the message of the Resurrection given by Pastor Steve Sanchez and to sing special traditional songs commemorating this spectacular day played by Beverly Voron, both from Community Church of the Hills.

Bill Martineau was a happy man. Jobs were scarce in Utah during the summer of 1963 and he was elated at having found work as a lumber jack in the High Uintah Mountains. He worked very hard during the week and commuted back to Provo on the weekends. That commute took him through the beautiful dairy farming community of Heber City nestled in a green valley in the shadow of snow capped Mount Timpanogas. One day while passing through the town in his dilapidated used car, he ran into a little jersey ...

Along with regular leadership reports, the Johnson City School board and administration reviewed the School District’s funding for the previous fiscal year and for the future at their regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016. Financial Summaries and Strategies Johnson City Independent School District received a superior rating from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.

Jack Odiorne of DeSoto fell asleep in Christ at home on March 13, 2016. Jack was born May 23, 1932 in Clayton, New Mexico, and later moved to his family's ranch in Johnson City, Texas where he enjoyed his childhood. He graduated from Johnson City High School in 1951 and went on to pursue a degree in Business Marketing from the University of Texas in Austin in 1958.

Congratulations to the Blanco County 4-H Shooting Education shooters who participated in the Texas State BB Gun Championship that was held in New Caney, Texas on March 12. 15 shooters and coaches represented Blanco County including: Back Row Left to Right: Donnie Sprouse (Coach), Shannon Sultemeier (Coach), Chris Welch (Coach), Dakota Metcalf, Reid Sultemeier, Degan Roy, Cody Sprouse, Keen Linson, Adrianna Mayes and Heath Eckenrode.

Jack Odiorne of DeSoto fell asleep in Christ at home on March 13, 2016. Jack was born May 23, 1932 in Clayton, New Mexico, and later moved to his family's ranch in Johnson City, Texas where he enjoyed his childhood. He graduated from Johnson City High School in 1951 and went on to pursue a degree in Business Marketing from the University of Texas in Austin in 1958.

An All-Church Community Easter Son-Rise Service will be held at 7:00A.M. at Whittington's Hill. Everyone is invited to hear the message of the Resurrection given by Pastor Steve Sanchez and to sing special traditional songs commemorating this spectacular day played by Beverly Voron, both from Community Church of the Hills.

David Adickes is an internationally known artist and sculptor who was born in Huntsville,Texas. He created the Sam Houston sculpture on Highway 45 between Houston and Dallas. His bronze of George H.W. Bush sits in the Houston Intercontinental Airport. In 1991 Adickes created the 67-foot-tall statue of Sam Houston at Huntsville made up of steel and concrete and situated in a copse of pines just south of town to celebrate the bicentennial of Houston’s birth.

The Blanco County Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are sponsoring a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training session on March 22, 2016, from 7 to 9 PM at the Blanco EMS Station, 607 Chandler St., Blanco. The training is free and open to anyone interested, and no registration is required. The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans.

Congratulations to the Blanco County 4-H Shooting Education shooters who participated in the Texas State BB Gun Championship that was held in New Caney, Texas on March 12. 15 shooters and coaches represented Blanco County including: Back Row Left to Right: Donnie Sprouse (Coach), Shannon Sultemeier (Coach), Chris Welch (Coach), Dakota Metcalf, Reid Sultemeier, Degan Roy, Cody Sprouse, Keen Linson, Adrianna Mayes and Heath Eckenrode.

Full 5th Circuit to hear Texas voter ID case AUSTIN — The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will review Texas’ controversial voter identification law. A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit on March 9 voted in support of an “en banc” rehearing of oral arguments in Veasey v.

When I was a kid my some of my best summer evenings were spent chasing lightening bugs and when tired of bug chasing, lying in the grass looking for the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and simply counting stars. Now my grandkids stay inside playing MineCraft and watching “stars” on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.

An All-Church Community Easter Son-Rise Service will be held at 7:00A.M. at Whittington's Hill. Everyone is invited to hear the message of the Resurrection given by Pastor Steve Sanchez and to sing special traditional songs commemorating this spectacular day played by Beverly Voron, both from Community Church of the Hills.

Bill Martineau was a happy man. Jobs were scarce in Utah during the summer of 1963 and he was elated at having found work as a lumber jack in the High Uintah Mountains. He worked very hard during the week and commuted back to Provo on the weekends. That commute took him through the beautiful dairy farming community of Heber City nestled in a green valley in the shadow of snow capped Mount Timpanogas. One day while passing through the town in his dilapidated used car, he ran into a little jersey ...

Along with regular leadership reports, the Johnson City School board and administration reviewed the School District’s funding for the previous fiscal year and for the future at their regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016. Financial Summaries and Strategies Johnson City Independent School District received a superior rating from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.