May 3, 2018 Issue

s arrested Monday, April 30, for multiple warrants for Possession of Child Pornography. Blanco County Sheriff’s office reported that they, in conjunction with Austin Police and Hays County SWAT, executed a search and arrest warrant north of Johnson City on Weddle Road. The subject of the warrant, Erik Spalteholz, was taken into custody for Possession of Child Pornography. There is currently no indication Spalteholz was involved in the recent social media investigation involving Johnson ...

The Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club met on Monday, April 22, 2018, in the Activities Center of the J.C. Methodist Church. The group enjoyed refreshments while they listened to guest speaker Dr. Janet Macheledt speak on the topic of “Cancer: what it is and why can’t we make it go away?” Dr.

Colby Turner, a Johnson City native will be traveling to Abilene, Texas, June 9-16 to compete in the Texas High School Rodeo Association State Finals. The state finals rodeo is an annual, week-long event where high school students across Texas and surrounding states come and compete. Numerous awards, scholarships and the opportunity to represent Texas at the National High School Finals Rodeo held each July are all up for grabs. Contestants compete in rodeos throughout the year in one of 1 ...

Johnson City was well represented at the District 25 AAA/District 26 AAA Area track meet on Wednesday, April 18 at Converse-Judson High School. Six individuals advanced to the Regional Championships, as well as two relay teams. The Region 4 AAA Track and Field Championships was held on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at Converse-Judson high school.

The Johnson City Lady Eagle softball team fell to the Karnes City Lady Badgers in a best of three game situation over the weekend. JC took the first game 3-0 on Friday but lost the next two games 0-2 and 0-5 on Saturday. The Lady Eagles finished the season as District runner-up, with a total record of nine wins, 21 losses, and one draw. The air held an electric feeling Friday night, something only high-school playoffs can bring.

28 Junior High Eagles flew out of their nests and soared into Llano Saturday to compete against Llano, Brady, Lampasas, Blanco, Junction and Burnet. There were 177 matches played from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and JC had matches going the entire time. 14 of our 28 Eagles medaled and most finished in the top five places.

LBJ High School Art Students have been creating and showing their art all year long with the direction of art teacher, Diane Hudson. Over the past month they traveled to competition where their work was chosen as some of the best in the state. LBJ High School Students win State VASE is a statewide curricular opportunity for all schools in Texas.

Robert Lee “Bobby” Uecker, 82, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Bobby was born to Joseph Cullen Uecker and Jewel Lee (Cravatt) Uecker on October 3, 1935 on the family ranch between Blanco and Johnson City. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Greta Lou (Whittington) Uecker; and their son, Mark Robert Uecker. He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Rhonda Klepac Uecker; brother, Emil Ray Uecker and wife Linda; ...

SOME POTTED PLANTS WENT MISSING and a local East Main Street restaurateur noticed that things were changing in our small town. He used to put them outside on the sidewalk for decorations, but after this recent theft, not anymore. Recently, an online predator targeted Johnson City middle and high-schoolers using SnapChat as bait. A little over a year ago, an Airstream dealer next to the Pedernales River was busted for theft by deception and was wanted in Arizona for the kidnaping and sexua ...

When I received an email from my brother, Dale, saying that he was considering retirement, he had attached a picture of a corner in his home with a note that said, “After almost 40 years of marriage I have finally arrived. I now have my very own man-corner. I had thoughts of having a man-cave, but those dreams were dashed long ago…” The photo shows a modest but nice wooden desk and a two-drawer file cabinet: that’s about all—not even a chair.

Israel is an important ally and the only democracy in the Middle East. It serves as a check on radical Islam in the region. The United States, as a longtime ally, friend of Israel, and member of the global community, has a duty to participate in a peace process that supports both our interests in the region and the interests of Israel and Palestine in establishing a two-state solution. The origins and current state of the conflict between Israel and Palestine are complex.

After World War II, President Harry Truman signed a document making the United States the first country to recognize the Jewish State of Israel. In the following years, the US gave only a moderate amount of aid for economic development to the newly formed country. But, during the height of The Cold War, American leadership slowly eased its desire to keep from showing favoritism towards Israel.

Did you know that County Historical Commissions are involved in more than the preservation of sites, structures, and recording the history of a county. In recent years, we have learned that our landscape is historical. The definition below explains: A cultural landscape is defined by the National Park Service as a geographic area (including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein), associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting o ...

For the fifth consecutive year Hill Country Memorial has been recognized by Women’s Choice Award as an America’s Best Hospital for Obstetrics. For the 2018 award period, HCM was one of 452 hospitals that have met the highest standards for obstetrics in the nation. “We are honored to have consistently received this recognition for obstetric care,” said HCM CEO Jayne Pope.

When President George H. W. and Barbara Bush came to Fredericksburg on March 3, 1993 we were told not to get too excited about it. We would see them in passing, for a few seconds at most, from the neck up, in the backseat of a limo. Getting up close and personal with the former President and First Lady was out of the question.