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August 19, 2020 Issue

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Public Hearing to be held Aug. 25
By Rachel Lumpee The special meeting of the Blanco Commissioners Court on Aug. 17 was called to order at 9 a.m. by County Judge Brett Bray. All four commissioners were present. After the pledge of allegiance, Kenneth Welch took the floor for public comments. He began by reading the definition of corruption and said, ”I believe persons in power in Blanco County government may be corrupt.
Board President Shelly Wenmohs called the JCISD regular meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. on August 10, and a quorum was established with all trustees present. There were no public comments. Superintendent’s Report Jennifer Black of Sledge Engineering updated the board on the latest bond project updates, as well as the latest bond financial updates. JCISD Superintendent Richard Kolek highlighted the new Roadmap to Reopening School webpage on the District’s website.
Any Baby Can’s Early Childhood Intervention program strives to identify children with developmental delays early, before their third birthday, and to help parents address delays so the child becomes ready to start school. Deputy Director Cynthia Quinones continues to work, virtually, with the Community Resource Center (CRC), to raise awareness of its services and to serve families in Blanco county. “We help children unlock their full potential,” Quinones said.
Kinder Morgan presented Blanco County with a check in the amount of $200,000 for the Road and Bridge Department. Pictured left to right: Judge Brett Bray, Allen Fore (Kinder Morgan), Commissioner Paul Granberg and Commissioner Tommy Weir. Courtesy photo.
A Texan’s speeding ticket put her in the legal history books last week. To combat the backlog in criminal cases created by the pandemic, a Travis County justice of the peace conducted the nation’s first virtual criminal trial. The case was livestreamed on YouTube, and the jurors deliberated in a private Zoom room. Legal experts debated whether trial by Zoom properly balanced constitutional concerns such as the right to a speedy trial and the right to confront witnesses. The test cas ...
Fredericksburg— Hill Country Memorial today announced Jayne Pope, Chief Executive Office was inducted into the Huron | Studer Group 2020 Fire Starter Hall of Fame. The award was presented during the 18th annual What’s Right in Health Care® virtual conference, Aug. 11-12, 2020. “What an honor to be inducted into the Fire Starter Hall of Fame,” said Pope, “and to serve alongside the Hill Country Memorial team.
Maura Ibanez, a local LBJHS student, completed her first task/challenge yesterday in her fundraising efforts for Lyme Warriors, an organization raising money and awareness for lyme disease. Ibanez and some members of her family have been diagnosed with the condition. For raising $50, Ibanez painted her father, Orlando Ibanez’s fingernails lime green.
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) recently awarded funding to Johnson City Library under the TSLAC CARES Grant program. The Library was selected to receive a grant of $19,200 to advance digital equity in Johnson City and Blanco County. Provided by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the funding will be used by the library to expand digital inclusion efforts and provide technical support, which has become so important beca ...
To many, there is nothing more precious to the American democracy than the right of citizens to vote fairly. “Women have suffered agony of soul which you can never comprehend, that you and your daughters might inherit political freedom. That vote has been costly,” said Carrie Chapman Catt, a suffragist and peace activist who helped secure the right to vote in 1920. 72 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Declaration of Sentiments was written at a convention in S ...
More Texas households own a home than ever. According to the latest Texas Housing Insight report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, the state’s homeownership rate hit a record 67.5 percent in June. “Despite falling sales in April and May, Texas’ second quarter homeownership rate was the highest since record-keeping began in 1996.
A new school year is approaching and with it, changes in your usual routine. “Parents are juggling many decisions as students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and others may still be distance learning,” said Dr. Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S.
Board President Shelly Wenmohs called the JCISD regular meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. on August 10, and a quorum was established with all trustees present. There were no public comments. Superintendent’s Report Jennifer Black of Sledge Engineering updated the board on the latest bond project updates, as well as the latest bond financial updates. JCISD Superintendent Richard Kolek highlighted the new Roadmap to Reopening School webpage on the District’s website.
Head Coach David T Sine and his staff get their one and only chance to put the 2020 Eagles through their paces in a controlled scrimmage when the Stockdale Brahmas come to Eagle Field Thursday. The Brahmas (3-2 in District 15-3A; 5-7 overall in 2019) were Bi-District Champions with a victory against Odem before a loss to Comfort ended their season.
Topple state-ranked Poth on the Pirettes home court
The Johnson City Lady Eagles Varsity opened the 2020 Volleyball season in a big way with a road victory against the ninth-ranked 3A Poth Pirettes last Tuesday. The visiting JC team used a strong defensive effort and a versatile offensive attack to keep their hosts off balance and quickly build a two-set lead.
A new school year is approaching and with it, changes in your usual routine. “Parents are juggling many decisions as students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and others may still be distance learning,” said Dr. Mindy Brashears, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S.
Anthony Joe Reinart of Hye, TX passed away at his home Monday, August 10, 2020. Anthony was born September 14, 1960 in Hereford, TX, to Leander John Reinart, Sr. and Clara Stengel Reinart. Tony grew up in Hereford, TX, graduating in 1979. He tried the farming life but decided it wasn’t for him.
Before my father retired in Mexico City, he plotted on paper the placement of 14,000 apple trees and a sprinkler irrigation system on land he owned in the state of Chihuahua. However, as the time arrived for the actual planting of the trees he began to have second thoughts. “It will be five years before these trees come into production,” he told my mother.
The early settlement of the German Hill Country was no orderly process but was often confused, arbitrary and disorganized. The accomplishment was as much a product of spur-of-the-moment decisions and seat-of-the-pants improvisation as forethought, coordination and long-term strategic planning. That Fredericksburg is on Barons Creek, and not someplace on the San Saba River, is as much a twist of fate as anything else. After Texas became an independent country in 1836, there were millions of ...

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