December 3, 2009

North Blanco County EMS has recently purchased a new vehicle. The vehicle is a Ford F150 crew cab 4X4 which will serve many purposes. This vehicle is an upgrade to what has been used in the past. NBCEMS has been utilizing a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria which was used by the Johnson City Police Department prior to that. It was time to either put some money into the Crown Vic or just get something else.

Tommy Levitt is in the hospital. As this is being written, he is in intensive care with a ventilator tube down his throat, although he should be out of ICU by the time you read it. Levitt, who lives in Johnson City, is an example of a trend the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was calling "worrisome"

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Missing Person-Murder/Llano County, Texas Llano County Sheriff’s Department and Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of the 2006 disappearance and murder of Holly Simmons in Buchanan Dam, Texas. Investigators are looking for information on the person who purchased a metal 4ft by 4ft dog house and an aluminum boat from a garage sale in the Golden Beach area of Buchanan Dam in October of 2006.

After reviewing rising water levels in District Monitor Wells, increased rainfall, the return of flow in local creeks and rivers, and future weather forecasts, the Blanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors has reduced drought conditions in Blanco County to less severe stages. The hydrograph of one Monitor Well shows how current water levels are recovering to more normal levels.

This weekend, during the opening of the Lights Spectacular, the First Christian Church hosted a 5K. 120 racers registered for the 3.1 mile course. According to Walter Hudson, co-coordinator for the race, "This is an incredible number of runners for a first year race." He and Dawn Capra, fellow co-coordinator, had only expected close to 70 racers. The course ran down Avenue F approximately 1 ½ miles and then turned back and finished where it began.

America’s Run will feature Half Marathon, 5K, Fitness Expo and Kids’ events in April 2010. Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will open its doors the weekend of April 9-11, 2010 to runners and fitness enthusiasts from North Texas and around the world. Known as America’s Run, this weekend of events will include activities for all ages and skill levels and is produced by ESP Capital in partnership with Cowboys Stadium.

Megan Sara Jabs of Jordan, daughter of Dr. Steve and Sarah Jabs of Jordan, and Dustin Jacob Reichert of Yucca Valley, CA, son of Jack and Sandy Reichert of Johnson City, TX, were united in marriage on September 19, 2009 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan. Rev. Robert Bushaw officiated. Matron of Honor was Sonja Dvorak.

The stars at night will be big and bright as friends and supporters of the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center celebrate the 3rd Annual Cowboy Up For Kids "Boots ‘N Bling" event on Dec. 5 from 6-11pm at the beautiful Lakeside Pavilion on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls. Don your best and brightest western attire — and don’t forget to add lots of bling — for this year’s version of HCCAC’s annual Cowboy Up for Kids fundraising event. Boots ‘ ...

It is November 30th, 2009 and it is cold, raining, and beautiful. We love the rain even if it is cold. November 30th, 2009 also brings us December. It is absolutely amazing how fast time moves. It seems like we just had Christmas, didn’t we? I heard that we had lots of people in town for the lighting of the courthouse on Friday.

Quilts and football games have gone together forever. They used what is called Stadium Blankets and they are very hard to find now, but guess what? I have found one and it is in my car, but it is not heavy enough to keep someone warm during a November or December football game.

It’s the time of year for Hero Perseus’ annual rescue of Princess Andromeda, the damsel in the sort of distress only the ancients could have dreamed up. It all started with Andromeda’s brash mother, Queen Cassiopeia, who lacked the good graces — and good sense — to keep her bragging under control.

As you know by now, most of my cooking acumen I received from my grandmother who may have been the first Betty Crocker, or as far as I was concerned she was. I hope you found her recipe for cornbread and cornbread dressing helpful if you’d never made it before but one thing Grandmother never taught me was how to slice a baked turkey.

*****Matt and LeAndy Pletcher went with Kip and Sandy Thompson to the Lyle Lovett concert Sunday night, November 22nd, in San Antonio at the Majestic Theatre. *****The David Moreland family was here visiting Alton & Janie Moreland on Friday, November 27th. David, along with his children, Jordan, Kyle, Kody, Lauren, Leigha & Dakota enjoyed the visit to Johnson City. *****Congratulations to Lights Spectacular, Hill Country Style in its 20th year of unparalleled excellen ...

Courthouse lights were turned on to an amazing fireworks show Friday night. People from all around came to see the famous ‘Lights Spectacular’, twirl around the trees at PEC, visit Santa in the park, and sample all the food.

On November 20, 2009 a bank robbery occurred at Cattleman’s National Bank in Round Mountain, Texas. Three suspects described as Hispanic males wearing ski masks, armed with handguns took a bank employee hostage as initial officers arrived on the scene. The hostage was released as the suspects fled on foot through a rural area west of the bank.

The Johnson City Police Department responded to 5 burglary of vehicle calls on 11-21-2009. There were several items stolen including 2 firearms. All the vehicles that were burglarized, doors were unlocked. The good news is that there are 2 local suspects and there will soon be warrants issued. The sad and bad news is the suspects are our neighbors and we now need to consider locking our vehicle doors on our own property.

Thousand Oaks Alpacas competes at Deep South Alpaca Show in Monroe, Louisiana and at the Royal Alpaca Show in Atlanta Georgia. Larry & Patsy Hauptrief competed in both shows showing 4 of their best alpacas returning with 2 Championships, 4 first place ribbons, 2 second place ribbons, and 1 third place award.

Inga Margarita Dixon, 84, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009 at her home near Johnson City surrounded by her family. She was born October 16, 1925 in Sweden to Gustav Dahlstrom and Virian Haglund Dahlstrom. Mrs. Dixon was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Dixon, brothers, Justa and Henry Dahlstrom and sister, Ellen Gothberg.

Joseph Lance Wisian (Joey) was born on January 7, 1981. On Monday, November 30, 2009, he suddenly left this earthly world to be with His Lord in Heaven. Born in San Marcos, Texas, he spent the majority of his life living in the San Marcos/Kyle area. He graduated from Jack C.

Lois Mae Nolan of Johnson City, TX slipped away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Nov. 27, 2009, after a long illness with pulmonary disease. Pee Wee, as Lois was fondly called, was surrounded by her family and a few beloved friends. Lois was born in Minot, North Dakota on Feb.

Johnson City Police Department Reports These reports were filed between Nov. 13 and Nov. 26. Nov. 13 • LBJ Middle School. 12:06 AM. Open Door • 302 E Main St. 5:22 AM. Suspicious Activity • 107 S Winters Furr St. 4:39 PM. Animal Complaint • 202 S US 281. 5:28 PM. Disturbance • N US 281. 8:35 PM.

The Blanco County Community Choir will present their annual choral performance this weekend in Johnson City and Blanco. The Johnson City performance will be held at Community Church of the Hills on Friday, December 4 at 8:00 p.m. They will be in Blanco on Sunday, December 6 at the First Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m. This volunteer choir has been giving Christmas performances since the 1970’s.

Johnson City’s traditional re-enactment of the birth of the Christ child begins performances Friday, December 4th, at the church. Brit and Katy Odiorne will be Joseph and Mary that weekend, with newborn Reese as Baby Jesus. The Living Nativity Christmas pageant is almost 50 years old. Young Reese will be a third-generation Odiorne performer; grand-daddy Jim was one of the early organizers.

Parents of Elementary students have been treated to some Christmas entertainment this week. LBJ Elementary hosts K-4th grade Christmas Programs, one every night this week. First graders Keagan, Bethany and Tobias jingle those bells.

Congratulations to Wells DeLeon and the 10U Central Texas Xtreme for winning the 2009 Nations Baseball Select Division State Championship! The Xtreme fought hard in Cedar Park the weekend of November 14 & 15 in Cedar Park, Texas, finishing with a 5-0 record. The 10U Xtreme are now ranked #4 nationally in the latest Nations Baseball Poll for their age division.

The Jr. High boys basketball teams took on the Comfort Bobcats Monday night. The C Team walked away with a win 19 to 6. Mason Harrell led the Eagles scoring with 6 points and Juan Guzman contributed 5. Trevor Ulrich and Javier Coronilla contributed by pressuring the ball and forcing several turnovers. The 7th Grade team played a good game against Comfort, but took a loss 28 to 34.

The Lady Eagles basketball played Comfort last night. The 8th grade B team played tough against Comfort but lost 16-23. Brianna Arteaga was the top scorer with 9 points followed by Lydia Yachimski with 7 points. The 7th grade girls had a tough game losing to Comfort but played good defense.

The LBJ varsity boys basketball team got their first victory of the season last Monday, November 23 as they traveled to Center Point and defeated the Pirates 55-36. The Eagles got off to a slow start falling behind 9-3 after the first period. The scoring picked up some in the second period but they found themselves behind 16-11 at halftime. The second half was an entirely different story for the Eagles.