June 1, 2017 Issue

The Blanco County Appraisal District Board approved a budget to be sent to entities for approval which then will be presented at a public hearing at their regular meeting later this month. Chief Appraiser Candice Fry presented the proposed budget to the board. She took out the budget item for online mapping which reduced the 2017/2018 budget by $17,000.

It’s a summer of country music at the First United Methodist Church, where Free Family Movie Night features a different country and western music star on the first Monday of each month. The first film, June 5th, is “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Loretta Lynn’s account of her career’s ascent from playing around with a guitar to the Grand Old Opry, and the soap-opera family life that went along with it.

May 23, 2017 We have a lot of great news to report this month! All indications are that visitors to Johnson City are on the increase in a big way. Visitor counts, tallied at the Visitors Center, were up over April of last year by over 80% and we had 45 vendors at last month’s Market Days compared to 29 in April of 2016.

I MADE A COMMITMENT on January 1, 2004 to share my faith everyday either by having one-to-one conversations or by handing out Gospel tracts. While it may be a noble goal, I don’t always reach it. Still, I’ve tried to be faithful as Christ’s ambassador, as though God were making his appeal through me. Yet, on occasion, fellow believers tell me that they don’t like what I do or how I do it.

I once had the opportunity to substitute teach for a coach at Blanco High School. The last period of each school day was spent in the weight training room with a group of boys, some of whom were there because of off-season football and others were there because they needed physical education credit. I noticed that most of the P.E.

Students enrolled in Mr. Meier’s Food Technology course at LBJ High School recently earned their AMSA Culinary Meat Selection and Cookery Certification. The Culinary Meat Selection & Cookery Certification endorsed by the American Meat Science Association equips students with the skills necessary to thrive in the culinary industry. In addition, the certification addresses major topics such as culinary techniques and methods, food safety, meat selection and grading, and retail cut identific ...

Students enrolled in Mr. Meier’s Food Technology course at LBJ High School recently earned their AMSA Culinary Meat Selection and Cookery Certification. The Culinary Meat Selection & Cookery Certification endorsed by the American Meat Science Association equips students with the skills necessary to thrive in the culinary industry. In addition, the certification addresses major topics such as culinary techniques and methods, food safety, meat selection and grading, and retail cut identific ...

I MADE A COMMITMENT on January 1, 2004 to share my faith everyday either by having one-to-one conversations or by handing out Gospel tracts. While it may be a noble goal, I don’t always reach it. Still, I’ve tried to be faithful as Christ’s ambassador, as though God were making his appeal through me. Yet, on occasion, fellow believers tell me that they don’t like what I do or how I do it.

I once had the opportunity to substitute teach for a coach at Blanco High School. The last period of each school day was spent in the weight training room with a group of boys, some of whom were there because of off-season football and others were there because they needed physical education credit. I noticed that most of the P.E.

John Hewa, chief executive officer for Pedernales Electric Cooperative officially announced his resignation to the board of directors at an emergency meeting called on May 25. PEC and Hewa released a joint statement after the meeting which stated Hewa is returning to Virginia with his family to “pursue new career opportunities.” Hewa also stated, “I’m proud of PEC’s accomplishments in the four years that I served the cooperative.

Johnson City volunteers are providing free lunches to all children three days a week — Monday, Wednesday, and Friday — from June 5th through July 28th at the First United Methodist Church. It’s another year of the Kids’ Lunch Club program, bridging the summer gap for children who depend on the school lunch program, but who lose that source of nutrition when school is out.

It’s a summer of country music at the First United Methodist Church, where Free Family Movie Night features a different country and western music star on the first Monday of each month. The first film, June 5th, is “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Loretta Lynn’s account of her career’s ascent from playing around with a guitar to the Grand Old Opry, and the soap-opera family life that went along with it.