March 11, 2020 Issue

“Preparation, prevention, and prudence” are the key words in dealing with the threat of coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to James Partin, M.D., Internal Medicine, Chief Medical Officer for Hill Country Memorial (HCM). “Everyone who has been hearing about the coronavirus has been wondering what they can do to protect their family, and what the health care system is doing to help everyone stay safe,” Dr.

Johnson City Council held a regular meeting on March 3, 2020. Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and all members were present. Tom Walston of FUMC Johnson City gave the Invocation. Johnson City Chamber of Commerce Frances Ann Giron of the Chamber said the visitor count was up, with 492 visitors in February.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University has been awarded a $351,101 grant from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to implement Years 4-6 of the Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The Cypress Creek WPP is the result of a six-year collaboration between numerous stakeholders working together to keep Cypress Creek clean, clear and flowing.

Four women will be vying for two seats up for re-election on the Johnson City Independent School District Board of Trustees. Two places, six and seven, are the trustee positions up for election on May 2. Cristol Carbary Corpus, the incumbent at Place 7, Sarah Allen, Carlette R. Lewis and Amy Spellmann are the candidates running during the at-large election. The school board consists of seven members who serve staggered three-year terms, according to the JCISD website.

Spring Break at the Science Mill Robot Mania will be held this Spring Break. On March 16-20, visitors will be racing, building and coding robots at special pop-up stations all over the museum. Grab an iPad and head to the mBot obstacle course to race against other robot operators. Step behind the joystick to maneuver extreme K’Nex machines.

AUSTIN — Incumbent President Donald J. Trump, who received 94% of the vote in the Lone Star State’s Republican primary election, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who received 34.5 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, were their parties’ top vote-getters on March 3, Super Tuesday. Biden’s closest rival was Vermont Sen.

Four women will be vying for two seats up for re-election on the Johnson City Independent School District Board of Trustees. Two places, six and seven, are the trustee positions up for election on May 2. Cristol Carbary Corpus, the incumbent at Place 7, Sarah Allen, Carlette R. Lewis and Amy Spellmann are the candidates running during the at-large election. The school board consists of seven members who serve staggered three-year terms, according to the JCISD website.

By Julie Storer For the second week in a row the Lady Eagles 7th Grade Track Team finished at the top of the standings, this time winning the title in the Comfort Invitational. The Lady Eagles placed in ten of the seventeen events and won at the wire winning the 4x400 M Relay - the final event - to edge 2nd Place Bandera 111.25 to 109.5.

After racing out to a 5-0-1 record in the first week of the 2020 season the Varsity Eagles Baseball team scored four straight wins against 4A schools. In the first round of the Llano Invitational on Friday the host team got more than they bargained for as the Eagles held onto a 1-1 tie until the top of the sixth inning.

The Lady Eagles pulled off an upset of San Antonio Cornerstone to highlight a week of tough contests. Cornerstone suffered a loss to the eventual Blanco County Invitational Champion Blanco Lady Panthers – their only other loss in the tournament. Cornerstone jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning lead, but the Lady Eagles battled back with two runs in the top of the 2nd on back-to-back triples by Kori and Kamryn Fiero.

By Megan Ables Though most refer to him as Terry Fagerstrom, I prefer to call him The Collector. He owns an eclectic event venue called That Joint in Spicewood, built inside a historic post office from the 1910 era. The post office has since closed and now its walls display a diverse collection of items that Terry has accumulated over the past 47 years. Inside one of the rooms is an indoor stage made from a cypress cistern bottom.

Spring Break at the Science Mill Robot Mania will be held this Spring Break. On March 16-20, visitors will be racing, building and coding robots at special pop-up stations all over the museum. Grab an iPad and head to the mBot obstacle course to race against other robot operators. Step behind the joystick to maneuver extreme K’Nex machines.

Hill Country Memorial will host a free heart screening for teenagers aged 14-18 years old on Wednesday, March 18 from 4-7 p.m. at the hospital in Fredericksburg. The “SCORE” screening will examine teens’ hearts for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition that causes part of the heart muscle to stiffen, producing an abnormal cardiac rhythm.

In 1964 it was customary in rural South America to clap one’s hands at the gate of the residence one wished to visit. In Uruguay, door bells were a rarity. It was at the height of Fidel Castro’s efforts to export Communism throughout Latin America and the bearded revolutionary was experiencing some success in his efforts. My missionary companion clapped his hands and presently a man appeared at the door and shook his fist at us.

By Megan Ables Though most refer to him as Terry Fagerstrom, I prefer to call him The Collector. He owns an eclectic event venue called That Joint in Spicewood, built inside a historic post office from the 1910 era. The post office has since closed and now its walls display a diverse collection of items that Terry has accumulated over the past 47 years. Inside one of the rooms is an indoor stage made from a cypress cistern bottom.

Hill Country Memorial will host a free heart screening for teenagers aged 14-18 years old on Wednesday, March 18 from 4-7 p.m. at the hospital in Fredericksburg. The “SCORE” screening will examine teens’ hearts for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition that causes part of the heart muscle to stiffen, producing an abnormal cardiac rhythm.

AUSTIN — Incumbent President Donald J. Trump, who received 94% of the vote in the Lone Star State’s Republican primary election, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who received 34.5 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, were their parties’ top vote-getters on March 3, Super Tuesday. Biden’s closest rival was Vermont Sen.