Willow City is one of the few communities in Gillespie County settled by English speakers. One of the earliest settlers was a slave-holding preacher with a strong dislike for Germans. The preacher and his neighbors freighted in supplies 90 miles from Austin rather than do business with the Germans in Fredericksburg, just 15 miles away.
Willow City, or Willow Creek as the place was first called, was one of the few settlements between Fredericksburg and points west.
Johnson City’s annual Thanksgiving weekend celebration kicked off with lunch at the First United Methodist Church for about 200 diners.
It was the now-traditional Free Community Thanksgiving Potluck Feast, and as usual it packed the church’s Activity Building with hungry celebrants.
“We had our loyal turkey cooks preparing a dozen birds, and three brought in hams, but the real backbone of the event is the participants themselves,” explained Pastor Lee Romero.
“Everyone has a d ...
Gather the family and come out to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park to celebrate the holiday season at “Christmas Through the Years in LBJ Country” on Saturday, December 2, in Johnson City, Texas. This National Park Service celebration will run from 6 to 9 p.m. and will be free and open to the public.
Join the Science Mill and paper airplane expert John Brooks to discover the many ways paper can fly, from simple folded sheets to elaborate cut, folded, and glued flying models. It’s part art project, part science!
The same forces that let an eagle soar or a huge 777 Dreamliner lift off the ground also act on a paper airplane.
Kim Olson, candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, visited Johnson City on Monday, Nov. 20. She started with a tour of Bamberger Ranch, where she visited with David Bamberger about water and land management challenges facing Hill Country landowners and ranchers.
Later, Olson attended a meet and greet at the 290 Vinery.
The Albert Community Club will meet at 4:00 on Sunday, December 3, 2017 in the Williams Creek School Building at 5501 S. Ranch Road 1623, Albert, Texas for their annual Christmas social.
Guests are invited and new members are always welcome. There will be no business meeting.
Everyone is asked to bring a party food and a gift for the Chinese gift exchange.
The work day to set up pens, clean the show barn and make other additional preparations for the upcoming 2018 Blanco County Youth Show is scheduled for SATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 2017 AT 8AM until 1PM at the Blanco County Livestock Show Barn in Johnson City. ALL PARENTS OF EXHIBITORS, 4-H & FFA MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO COME AND HELP GET THE BARN READY FOR THE 2018 SHOW.
For more than 50 years, the Living Nativity Pageant at the First United Methodist Church of Johnson City has returned the holiday to its religious roots for thousands of residents and visitors.
The free sound-and-light show uses music and narration to pull together the familiar elements of the familiar story of the birth of the Christ from the various books of the Bible, with live costumed characters (including a real baby Jesus) living out the story as it unfolds.
The show is repeated ev ...
LITTLEFIELD—The Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation of Baylor University, has announced the winners of the annual “Texas Family Business of the Year Award” at an awards banquet held on the campus of Baylor University Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.
Lowe’s Market, based in Littlefield, was announced as the “2017 Texas Large Family Business of the Year.”
The award was presented to Lowe’s Company Vice President / C.E.O.
The middle and high school youth students from the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City spent the months of September, October and November, focusing their energy and learning on World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine program.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization that has spent the past six decades working with families and communities worldwide, tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
