Chair Jimmy Klepac called the March 21, 2019 meeting to order after a quorum of members Lonny Counts and Bob Reed answered roll call.
No public comments were addressed to the district. The board approved the minutes from the Feb. 21, 2019 meeting and Feb. 21, 2019 closed executive session.
General Manager Ron Fieseler provided a financial report, noting corrected journal entries from the previous report.
He reported that in February, the monitored well levels were stable or improved.
Locally sourced venison and produce paired with outstanding Texas wines were the stars of the show at the Wine Pairing Dinner at the 290 Vinery.
The evening began with a reception featuring green tomato gazpacho topped with blue crab, a light, cold soup elegantly served in tall glasses. The appetizer course featured shrimp served with escobeche, a vinegar-based sauce that paired perfectly with the sweet, poached shrimp.
The Johnson City Library is pleased to announce having won a grant from Tangled Bank Studios, LLC. The grant is outreach for the IMAX movie Backyard Wilderness. At the core of the grant is a beautiful interactive popup exhibit designed for use in libraries. In an engaging and visual way, it allows children to go on a scavenger hunt right in the library, and to absorb the basics of scientific exploration and observation.
Texas women voted for the first time on July 27, 1918, one hundred years ago. This was before ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to our US Constitution on August 26, 1920 granting women the right to vote. July 27, 1918 was the date of the Democratic Primary in Texas and women voted.
The Texas Rangers Heritage Center in Fredericksburg honors the Texas Rangers daily with a 12-acre campus located on Hwy 290. On August 4, 2018, they will remember those who have served and honor those still commissioned with a two-part event. Texas Ranger Day & History Symposium will feature historians and educational programs, including Ranger camp set ups and cannon firing.
We’re ready to make some trouble! Echo Gallery in Johnson City, TX, invites the public to The Breast Show, an art exhibition in August of 2018. The female breast has been a battleground between motherhood and sexuality for too long. The perception of the world community that the United States does not enthusiastically support breastfeeding deserves a resounding rebuttal.
One outcome of this exhibition will be to normalize and depoliticize the female breast.
We’re ready to make some trouble! Echo Gallery in Johnson City, TX, invites the public to The Breast Show, an art exhibition in August of 2018. The female breast has been a battleground between motherhood and sexuality for too long. The perception of the world community that the United States does not enthusiastically support breastfeeding deserves a resounding rebuttal.
One outcome of this exhibition will be to normalize and depoliticize the female breast.
Rhonadale, known to family & friends as Rhoni was born in San Francisco and grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Her parents immigrated from the Philippines and taught their children to be very proud Americans. Rhoni has always been interested in art is some form or another and took several college classes with the idea of teaching art one day.
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, The Native Plant Society of Texas, Fredericksburg Chapter, features “Get the Dirt on Soil”, presented by David Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan offers a fascinating lecture on the living “skin” of the earth: soil. Soil is not “dirt”. Soil is home to a vibrant community of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, protozoa, and micro-arthropods.
A Community Genealogy Workshop will be held on Saturday, August 11, in the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 135 Methodist Encampment Road, Kerrville.
This community service event is being sponsored and hosted by the Major James Kerr Chapter NSDAR, Kerrville and is open to anyone in Kerrville and the surrounding area who is interested and desires learning more information on genealogy.
Genealogist, Cynthia M.
