October 31, 2008

Welcome Noah Matthew Earney! Noah was born October 13, 2008, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. and measuring 20 inches, to parents Michael and Dana Earney. Joining in welcoming Noah home are Grandparents Michael & Mary Earney and Mary Seckata, Cousin Stephen, Aunt Mary Grossheim, and Great Uncle Larry Earney.

We would like to thank the following, for making our Harvest Fest a success. Crofts Funeral Home for the tent, Johnson City Police Dept.. (Glen and Brian) for the hayride escort. Lyndi Achilles for the food, Lawrence and Patty Coffee for the roping calf, Mike Thomas and Homer for driving the hayride.

Grab your boots and don your cowboy hat on Saturday, Nov. 8 for the Second Annual Cowboy Up for Kids event, benefiting the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center and child victims in the Center’s seven county service area. Cowboy Up for Kids will be held from 6-10pm at Boulder Creek Farms, located seven miles east of Marble Falls on FM 1431.

The November meeting of the Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club was held in the beautiful clubhouse of The Preserve at Walnut Springs on Monday, October 27, 2008. Hostesses Betty McNallen, Margaret Bamberger, Ingrid Moursund and Patsy Simpson served a feast of delicious Chinese food : egg rolls, rice, stir-fry vegetables, slaw, and sweet and sour chicken.

Things are still happening here. Our deer and turkeys still do their daily visits with us. This is an unbelievable sight. Wow, woke up this morning and talk about cool weather, it is cool and a change for all of us. It is sort of nice to have a change of weather, however, we still need rain. Do not forget the Texas Department of State Health Services providing FLU vaccinations at the United Methodist Church Activity Center @ 105 N LBJ Drive, Johnson City, Texas on November 7th, 2008 fro ...

I used to get my eyes checked in Fredericksburg by one of the chain type optometrist there. I had been perfectly satisfied with the service I got there but one unusual visit made me think that just maybe they had too many bells and whistles in their office. What used to be a routine eye exam where you look through some gadget that the doctor pushed up to your eyes and you’d try to read the letters in varying degrees of fuzziness turned out to be about 30 minutes of the most unusual machine ...

Well, as usual, there is so much going on that we missed the Houston Quilt Show again. If you have the opportunity to go, you really should go and see what all the fuss is about. It is a wonderful exhibit of beautiful quilts from all over the world.

*****Bob and Maureen Johnson recently had a special trip with their son Bobby and grandson Connor. They spent awhile in Corpus Christi and visited the USS Lexington. You see, Bob served on the Lexington from 1961 through 1965 as a Radio Mechanic 3rd Class in the US Navy. When they signed in on the ship, Maureen told them about Bob’s service on the Lexington.

November 4, 2008 From 7:00 A.M. To 7:00 P.M. Pct. 102 Blanco Masonic Hall, 501 11th Street, Blanco, Texas 78606 Pct. 201 PEC Auditorium, 201 S. Ave F, Johnson City, Texas 78636 Pct. 202 Pleasant Hill Schoolhouse, 183 Rocky Road, Johnson City, Texas 78636 Pct. 302 Courthouse Annex, 2200 N. Ave G, Johnson City, Texas 78636 Pct.

Friday, November 7, is your chance to beat the flu this season! That’s when the Texas Department of State Health Services teams with the Blanco County Disaster Response Group to offer flu shots in the Activity Building of the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City. The clinic will be open from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, but no one in line will be turned away at closing time. The flu vaccine will cost $10 per dose, and Medicare patients can receive theirs free and file their claim on th ...

My eyes were still closed, but I could feel someone staring at me. It’s a rather creepy feeling, but I knew exactly who it was. My brother Matthew is four years younger than I, and he was always the first one to be wide awake on Christmas morning. I was a bit annoyed since this tradition was ongoing and he was already 20 years old. I would groggily roll over and try to ignore him – the gifts would still be there – so I didn’t see any point in vacating my warm bed before s ...

JOHNSON CITY, TX. — Cracked paint peels from the surface of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8915. The lonely building sits like a farmer’s field gone barren for the winter, cold and empty. The Johnson City post, located at 201 Ranchview Drive, was served their revocation notice on Friday, October 24th by the state level VFW organization – 61 years after being founded for area WWII veterans.

The Pleasant Hill - Rocky Community Club will host its annual benefit dinner Saturday, the opening day of deer season, for residents, community friends, and visiting hunters. Serving will begin at 5:00 p.m. and continue until 8:30 p.m. or food runs out. Meals are by donation. The clubhouse, the historic Pleasant Hill – Rocky schoolhouse on CR 205 (Rocky Road) at U.S.

The Blanco County Community Choir will present the Christmas Messiah by Handel on December 5th and 7th. The performance on Friday, December 5 will be at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Johnson City at 8:00 PM. The performance on Sunday, December 7 will be at the First Baptist Church in Blanco at 7:00 PM.

Twin sisters Sierra & Sheridan Hodge of Johnson City are members of the Vernon College women’s rodeo team that has dominated the fall schedule of the Southwest Region of College Rodeo. The Southwest region consists of 12 universities and junior colleges located west of I-35 and includes two New Mexico colleges just across the border.

Meat processors across the state are gearing up to welcome hunters from far and wide. With the general hunting season for white-tailed deer set to start November 1, 2008 in the majority of Texas counties, many meat processors will not only assist hunters with their custom processing needs, but will also provide an outlet to donate extra venison through the Texas Hunters for the Hungry program.

Those that support Relay for Life should mark TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH on their calendars. That’s when we will be having our annual Kickoff Party to start a new year. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event, where teams raise money and walk, while enjoying entertainment, food, fun and camaraderie.

To the people of Johnson City: We really appreciate the community for showing your support by coming out to our ribbon cutting and opening party at Kirchman Gallery 2 in Johnson City last Saturday. We are guessing that we had over 300 people in attendance over the course of the open house.

The Eagles football team traveled to Blanco last Friday night to play the number 6 rated team in the state. The Panthers were as good as their ratings as they defeated the Eagles 55 to 0. The Eagles made only 5 first downs, and had 3 fumbles losing 2.

The Lady Eagles played Brooks Academy in San Antonio on Tuesday night and won easily in 3 games. Fantastic serving by Seleste Mills and Alex Houston helped the Eagles get ahead early in each of the games. “The ladies played a very solid match with limited mistakes”, commented Coach Voron. The Lady Eagles were excited for their next match-up with Blanco on Friday night but fell to the Blanco Panthers in a four-game match.

The Lady Eagles played Brooks Academy in San Antonio on Tuesday night and won easily in 3 games. Fantastic serving by Seleste Mills and Alex Houston helped the Eagles get ahead early in each of the games. “The ladies played a very solid match with limited mistakes”, commented Coach Voron. The Lady Eagles were excited for their next match-up with Blanco on Friday night but fell to the Blanco Panthers in a four-game match.

The LBJ boys & girls cross country teams competed in their final tune up before the district meet on October 29 by running at the Bandera cross country meet this past Wednesday, October 22. The meet had runners participating from all classifications 1A thru 5A. LBJ competed in the varsity boys and girls division, the JV boys division and 7th grade girls division. In the varsity boys race, Jesus Sanchez completed the 3 mile course in a time of 18 minutes 40 seconds, which placed him 64th out o ...

This Friday, October 31, 2008, will be the annual football parents’ night. We would like to invite you to meet down in the south end zone at 6:25pm. At that time we will start lining up beginning with the cheerleaders, freshmen football players, and their escorts. The introductions will begin at 6:45pm and each mother will receive a small token from the coaches and our Booster Club to thank them for the privilege of coaching their son or daughter.