January 21, 2010

Hill Country Memorial (HCM) and Jennifer Dulaney, MD, obstetrician/gynecologist, will co-sponsor the tenth annual "Girl Talk" seminar Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Fredericksburg Elementary School Cafeteria, 1608 N. Adams Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mothers and daughters are invited to attend the free, interactive seminar led by Dr. Dulaney. The seminar is designed for young women ages eight and older and their moms, or other female caregivers, as an educational session on basic female anat ...

We are preparing to kick off the 2010 Relay for Life Event at our kick off party on Janaury 26 (Tuesday), 6:00pm, at the PEC Headquarters Auditorium located in Johnson City, Texas. Please come and join us to help kick off the 2010 Blanco County Relay! We will also have information about teams available. Sylvia Romero 512-461-6337

Dr. Dobson said, ‘A young girl will seek her father’s love first at home. If she doesn’t find it, she will seek it elsewhere.’ The importance of fathers and daughters having strong, healthy relationships is so needed in today’s society. The Third Annual Blanco County Father-Daughter Dance gives you an opportunity to show your "little girl"

There’s a popular perception that the swine flu pandemic is over, but health experts say that’s not true, and un-vaccinated people may be even more vulnerable to it now than they were in the fall. "Our concern is based on what happened more than 50 years ago," said Dr Anne Schuchat, Director of the National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The H1N1 pandemic has tracked along with the next-to-la ...

Youth Community Assistance Program will be having a meeting on Friday, January 29th at 7:00 pm at ASB Karate Studio in Johnson City. We will be choosing Board Members and Youth Leaders, if you are interested in supporting youth and joining the program please attend. Chief of Police Randy Holland

The January meeting of the Community Garden Club of Johnson City was held in the beautiful home of Barbara Counts. Members were treated by Gus Sanchez, Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management - LBJ National Historical Park, to a presentation of "Remembering Lady Bird Johnson". Gus focused on the 60’s era, a pivitol point in U.S.

"Eating healthy doesn’t mean eating expensive or hard-to-cook dishes," explained Barbara Gourley of Blanco. "In fact, it often means just eating easy, simple, colorful...and less." Gourley’s regular job is doing home care and therapy for Texas HealthCare Solutions in Blanco and nearby counties, but she said food is an important part of staying healthy or returning to good health after illness.

Another Year Older….. Well, another birthday has come and gone. Birthdays. I will tell you my age, my weight, just about anything, all you have to do is ask. But when all else fails, you can always depend on your friends to remind you of how old you are. I turned 35 on January 16, 2010. Born and raised right here in Johnson City.

My favorite day of the week is when I write this article. I look so forward to writing this that the start of each new week is the start of my day. We had a fantastic Third Friday Luncheon with awesome food and so much food that we even had a drawing for a free cake.

Unjudged quilt shows tend to present the best of quilts. People enter their quilts more freely because they know that they will not be judged. Some people don’t want to know if their corners didn’t meet perfectly or if their seams were not even. Of course they know these things, but they don’t want to be told about it. Kingsland had such a quilt show this past weekend and they had such an array of beautiful quilts.

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. When I feel like a nut I go roast some nice fat pecans in a bit of butter and eat myself sick. You might think I have run plumb out of things to write about and have ‘nuttin’ to say, but I couldn’t resist this one.

*****Thursday, Adelia Felps had a birthday lunch at the Silver K. Camilla Pilgrim, Ava Didaway, Adelia’s sisters Marsha & Norma, Ann Debo, and Rebecca Crider wished her well. *****Ann and Sam Debo now have 2 litters of Shelties since this past weekend, *****Josh Debo, 11 year old son of David and Maurina Debo of Marble Falls, killed a buck the last day of hunting season.

Pedernales Electric receives two awards on Jan. 19 from the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for PEC’s commitment to employees who serve in the military. Pictured (l to r) are: ESGR Area 5 Ombudsman Rodney McNelley, ESGR volunteer Olivia Wehmeyer, PEC General Manager Juan Garza, PEC Board President Larry Landaker and ESGR Texas Executive Director Dwain James.

Volunteers from Blanco and nearby counties came together at the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City this week to assemble health kits for survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. June Dahmann of Johnson City, left, and Bruce Huguelet of Blanco, right, helped pack more than 400 kits Monday, quitting only when they ran out of supplies.

As a Navy Reservist, Randy Buchanan understood he could be called any time to defend his country. Little did he know that call would come so soon after taking a job with Pedernales Electric. The lieutenant, who learned last spring that he was bound for Afghanistan, had serious concerns, as most members of the military do.

On Monday, January 18, 2010 at around noon, a fatality accident occurred along Highway 290 West. Kristin Wagener, age 18, from San Antonio was traveling East on 290 towards Johnson City, when she crossed the road, hit a guard rail, then hit a pickup truck that was traveling West towards Fredericksburg.

When news of the earthquake in Haiti broke, some Blanco County residents began figuring out how we could help. They couldn’t go do urban search-and-rescue or emergency medicine, and shipping food or water from the Hill Country would be too expensive. So they looked ahead to the next need: diseases that follow disasters in places like Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Visitors to Blanco State Park will soon be able to take advantage of a new structure for wildlife viewing and enjoyment. Construction will begin in February and should be completed by the end of March. The facility is designed for viewing and photographing birds and other wildlife and will also be used as on outdoor classroom by park personnel. Mary Alice Partain, Blanco State Park Interpretive Ranger, states the following: "This new structure will be a sig ...

Laina DeLeon, daughter of Lisa and Jeffrey DeLeon, corrals her rabbits waiting for the judging to start.

It took countless volunteers to make the Youth Show a fun and meaningful experience for the young people in Blanco County. Students, parents and other volunteers showed up for two workdays prior to the show to begin barn preparations. Rule Books for exhibitors were prepared by Martha Danz. The Awards Chairman, Keitha Johnson, ordered duffel bags, jacket certificates, and buckles for the champion exhibitors, and buyer appreciation gifts for the buyers.

Avery Stueler was successful in killing her 1st deer on December 19, 2009. She killed her 6 point buck on the Weirich Ranch in Llano County with her dad. She made a perfect shot using a .257 Roberts.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of an "endangerment" finding of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide could negatively impact farmers and ranchers in the future. "It’s too early to make a decision on the proposed regulations," said Adrian Schulze of Blanco County Farm Bureau. "The public is concerned with whether the original global warming facts are valid.

The Master Gardener Association of Blanco County kicked off the new year with their January meeting at the Blanco Library. The guest speaker for this meeting was Beth Patterson, co-owner of Lavender and Old Lace at Sunrise Antique Mall in Kerrville, Texas. Beth’s presentation "Gifts from the Herb Garden" provided members and guests a plethora of ideas of items that can be made at home from your herb garden as well as mail order or internet sources. The Master Gardener Associati ...

William "Bill" Mauldin, 77, passed away January 13, 2010 in Fredericksburg, TX. He was born in Lometa, TX to Elwin Earl Mauldin and Ethel Ivy Mauldin. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Early Louise Givens and Judy Didway, and son, William David "Bubba" Mauldin. He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 54 years, Lavonne "Boots"

Dear Editor: This last weekend, I attended the funeral of my brother-in-law, Mr. Bill Mauldin, a life long member of this community. This funeral was a total surprise to all of our family. When it was time for the procession to go to Miller Creek Cemetery, there was not a police officer available from either county or city for an escort.

Johnson City Police Department Reports These reports were filed between Jan. 1 and Jan. 11. Jan. 1 • Miller Creek Loop. 1:50 AM. Traffic Stop • 8268 Hidden Valley Ranch Rd. 4:07 PM. Burglary • Creekview Dr. 6:06 PM. Agency Assist Jan. 2 • JC EXXON. 12:48 AM. Suspicious Vehicle • 321 Old River Xing. 3:41 AM. Medical Emerge ...

Johnson City’s all new Liberty Lighthouse Fellowship is located at 321 Old River Crossing. This non-denominational church concentrates on teaching the Bible, it’s principles of living a life as directed by God’s word, and helping to bring others into the realization of life everlasting in the Heavenly Kingdom. We welcome visitors who do not currently attend a church and wish to become members of a church congregation.

SUL ROSS ANNOUNCES FALL SEMESTER DEAN’S LIST Stefan R. Hambright and Kendall A. Smith, both of Johnson City and undergraduates at Sul Ross State University’s Alpine Campus, were named to the Dean’s List for the 2009 fall semester. Both Hambright and Smith had grade point averages of 4.0 for the semester. A total of 234 Sul Ross State University students, 198 on the Alpine Campus and 36 at Rio Grande College, were named to the fall ...

Football All District Offensive 1st Team- Cody Smith QB, 2nd Team- Cody Atwood RB, Honorable Mention- Laramie Blackwell WR. Defensive 1st Team- Chris McDonald DB, 2nd Team- Jordan Jones DB, Honorable Mention- Dylan Rivera LB and Trenton Rodriquez LB. Pictured left to right: Cody Smith, Laramie Blackwell, Trent Rodriquez, Cody Atwood, and Jordan Jones.

The LBJ Eagles defeated the Blanco Panthers in a district contest this past Friday, January 15. The victory improved their district record to 2-2. LBJ got off to a hot start, scoring the first 9 points of the game. The Eagles led 21-6 after the first period. LBJ continued the hot offense and intense defense in the second period scoring 20 points to take a 41-19 halftime lead. LBJ continued to attack on the offensive and defensive end in the second half, scoring 18 3rd period points t ...

The JV girls basketball team lost to Blanco last Friday with a score of 41-11. It was a disappointing loss after playing such a strong game against Harper the week before. "We struggled in practice all week due to factors that were beyond our control," said Coach Smith. "We have a completely different team than we did a week ago.

The Lady Eagles came out and defeated their cross county rivals in what Coach Jung said was their best game of the season. The Panthers started out with a 2 point lead and never led the game again. The Lady Eagles fast break was unstoppable giving them a 10 point lead at the half. However the second half the Lady Panthers stiffened up their defense cutting the Lady Eagles lead to just 2 points with under a minute left. Clutch free throws by Alex Houston, Kayla Jerniga ...