Jerry Thompson of the Blanco County Friends of the Night Sky (BCFNS) presented a Hill Country Alliance (HCA) certificate in appreciation for the County’s participation in the Hill Country Night Sky Month to Judge Brett Bray and the Blanco County County Commissioners on January 26. Left to right are Judge Brett Bray, Paul Granberg, Jerry Thompson, Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, and Chris Liesmann.
JCVFD Regular Meeting
The next regular business meeting is scheduled for January 27, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Homeschool Day-
Engineering
Ready to tinker, test and tackle new challenges? Homeschool Day at the Science Mill this month is focused on careers in engineering, and will be held on Feb. 3 and Feb. 19 from 10 a.m.
Blanco County Youth Stock Show
The 82nd Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Wednesday, January 13 at 4:30 p.m. at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City.
January Homeschool Day at the Science Mill
The Science Mill will host two Homeschool Days this month: January 13 and 21, 2021. Fizz, foam, bubble, bang—mix things up with Careers in Chemistry at January’s Homeschool Days!
Micaela McDonald has officially begun her work as the Library Director of the Johnson City Library. She replaces Maggie Goodman who retired in December. McDonald was promoted from the position of library assistant that is now occupied by Miranda Vega.
McDonald has been employed at the library since 2019 as an assistant librarian.
The January 16 meeting of the Highland Lakes Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will be a Zoom meeting, with sign-in starting at 1:00pm. Registration is required; use the link below.
Chris Best and Katie Boyer of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will present “Monarch and Pollinator Conservation in Central Texas.” They will discuss plant propagation methods, ranging from the micro- to landscape restoration-scales, for native plant species. Topics will include seed collectio ...
The Johnson City Womans Civic Club members celebrated the Christmas season together December 14 on Zoom videoconferencing with a program of Reindeer Games and a creative version of the story “ The Night Before Christmas,” led by Diane Burke and Ingrid Moursand, respectively.
Karen Prather reported that the JCWCC collected member donations of $380 for the November Service Project.
Saturday January 16, 2021 is the date for the 12th Annual Blanco County Youth Show Salsa Contest. Winner will have year-long bragging rights as the best Salsa maker in Blanco County and will receive an engraved BOSS Mug by Creative Awards in Fredericksburg.
The winner of the 11th Annual BCYS Salsa contest was Justin DeBusk.
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Die Künstler von Fredericksburg (DK) will begin 2021 with a meeting on January 7. The doors will open at 6:00 PM with the meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. Located in the HEB Community Room of the Texas Tech Hill Country University Campus, the area will be set up according to strict social distancing guidelines.
Deck the Halls with
Science
The Science Mill will be open with expanded dates from December 17 to December 31 (closed Dec. 24 + 25 and Jan. 1). Explore 50+ interactive exhibits, inside and outdoors, including the new Remarkable Reflectors whip, newly updated Banana Piano and the return of MindBall—an exhibit powered by YOUR brainwaves!
Fredericksburg– U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director in Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco County, Rick Neffendorf, today announced that ranchers and livestock producers have until February 1, 2021, to sign up for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in calendar year 2020.
According to Neffendorf, “Gillespie, Kendall and Blanco Counties met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eligibility for the Live ...
