June 2, 2021 Issue

The newest Deputy in the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office should have no trouble navigating the roads in and around Blanco and Johnson City while on the job - he has travelled these roads all of his life. Jorge Zagada, a 2015 graduate of LBJ High School, grew up in Johnson City and considers his decision to serve his hometown as a Peace Officer a way to give back to the community that helped raise him.

The American flag is a symbol of freedom, liberty and human rights. It is a symbol of our home and all that we as Americans believe. A symbol for men to rally behind, whether on our shores or foreign shores as they did seventy-five years ago on the shores of Normandy!

Summer Reading Kick-Off The Johnson City Public Library will host a day of fun for summer readers on Saturday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be live music from Ted Frumkin & Family, fun activities, and refreshments. Animal Documentary The library will begin a weekly screening of an animal documentary each Monday at 10 a.m.

It was but a small descent from the original settlers of the beautiful Heber Valley in Utah to Aunt Ruby’s front door. As a child I loved our Sunday afternoon forays from Salt Lake City to the frequent family gatherings in her living room. The men would talk deer hunting and dairy farming while the women would catch up on quilting, weddings and recipes.

I am sometimes asked, “How do you learn to identify plants?” I suspect that it is like learning anything else, there is certainly more than one way to do it. What worked for me might not work for you. But before we talk about how to learn the names of plants, we might ask why learning the names of plants is important.

The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday. The 140-day legislative session ended at midnight May 31. Senate Bill 1 is $13.5 billion less than the previous biennial budget, with the difference to be made up from COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government.

Editor’s note: In part two of this story, which will be in next week’s Johnson City Record Courier, hear from Kinder Morgan’s vice president about the ways in which the company responded to the drilling mishap and invested in the community. It’s been 14 months since a pipeline drilling mishap turned some Blanco County residents’ well water brown, poisoned with carcinogenic heavy metals.

The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department held a regular business meeting on May 26. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. In addition to Bible those present included: Vice President Kemp Elliott; Secretary and Captain Whitney Liesmann; Treasurer Orlando Ibanez; Justin Kohner; Justin Davis; Sam Richardson; Danny Alba; Tom Monaghan; Tammy Myers; and Charles Tremper.

Peach season has gotten off to a late start, but good things come to those who wait and the wait is now over. Despite the toll of the February ice storm that froze the Hill Country, the timing of the storm affected the orchards in a positive way. Trees are now yielding high fruit counts, and plentiful spring rains mean the peaches will be juicy. May peaches are usually tangy, being the first varieties to ripen with the least amount of sunshine.

Cross Country Most Valuable Players: Lydia White and Clare White Eagle Heart: Cody Sprouse and McKenna Cowsert Eagle Sportsmanship: Brett Sultemeier and Jae Etzler Outstanding Male Athletes: Brent Bible and Cade Boyer Outstanding Female Athlete: Paige Dalland Volleyball Most Valuable Players: Olivia Adair and Ivy Swafford Most Improved Player: Avery Tumlinson Offensive Players of the Year: Ivy Swafford and McKenna Cowsert Defensive Player of the Year: Olivia Adair Football ...

Junior Cade Boyer and Sophomore Ryan Shipley captured superlative honors from District 29-2A coaches for their performance in the 2021 Baseball season. Boyer punished opposing pitchers with a .654 batting average and .703 on-base percentage to be named Co-Offensive MVP with Jackson Davis of Harper. Boyer collected 8 singles, 4 doubles, 2 triples and 3 homeruns with 18 RBIs and no strikeouts.

Seniors Mason Roberts and Parker Hughes capped their high school athletic careers with accolades for their academic performance while competing at the Varsity level. Roberts, whose events included the Long Jump, High Jump, 4x100 Meter Relay and 4x400 Meter Relay, was selected for 1st Team Academic All-State Track honors. He represented JC at the Regional Track Meet running a leg of the 4x100 Meter Relay team.

Summer Reading Kick-Off The Johnson City Public Library will host a day of fun for summer readers on Saturday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be live music from Ted Frumkin & Family, fun activities, and refreshments. Animal Documentary The library will begin a weekly screening of an animal documentary each Monday at 10 a.m.

Dear Editor, In regard to Ms. Welch’s letters to the Editor in both JC and Blanco papers, I found it interesting they were not the same in a profound respect. In the letter to the Blanco paper, she said the vote canvassing at the county elections office in last November’s election, was not done in a timely manner and accused those good folks (some of them volunteers) of ‘careless leadership’ along with not complying with state election laws.

It was but a small descent from the original settlers of the beautiful Heber Valley in Utah to Aunt Ruby’s front door. As a child I loved our Sunday afternoon forays from Salt Lake City to the frequent family gatherings in her living room. The men would talk deer hunting and dairy farming while the women would catch up on quilting, weddings and recipes.

I am sometimes asked, “How do you learn to identify plants?” I suspect that it is like learning anything else, there is certainly more than one way to do it. What worked for me might not work for you. But before we talk about how to learn the names of plants, we might ask why learning the names of plants is important.

The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday. The 140-day legislative session ended at midnight May 31. Senate Bill 1 is $13.5 billion less than the previous biennial budget, with the difference to be made up from COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government.

Peach season has gotten off to a late start, but good things come to those who wait and the wait is now over. Despite the toll of the February ice storm that froze the Hill Country, the timing of the storm affected the orchards in a positive way. Trees are now yielding high fruit counts, and plentiful spring rains mean the peaches will be juicy. May peaches are usually tangy, being the first varieties to ripen with the least amount of sunshine.