April 15, 2010

The Johnson City Community Education Foundation Family Picnic and Softball Challenge is scheduled Sunday, May 2 at the Johnson City Park starting at 1pm with the line for the barbecue feast opening at 11:30am. BBQ tickets are on sale now from JCCEF board members and at many local businesses around town.

This exhibition opens April 16th, 2010 at Kirchman Gallery, 213 North Nugent Street on the Courthouse Square in Johnson City, Texas. Open through May 15th, Eleven Tractors is a series of tractor and truck portraits by young artist Stephen Sumrall Orsak. Somehow a zebra ended up in the mix. An artist reception will be held on Friday, April 16th from 4-7 p.m. Born in the People’s Republic of China in 1998, Stephen lives in the heart of the Texas Hill Country where his art ...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 4th, 2010 AT 6:00 p.m. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 303 E. PECAN DRIVE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING CHANGING THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR BUILDINGS OF INSTITUTIONAL USE.

The First Christian Church of Johnson City is having its first annual Prom Dress Exchange. If you have a beautiful dress that is hanging in your closet never to be worn again, recycle it and let someone wear a "new to them" frock for their special occasion. And for those girls who do not attend prom because they do not have the means to buy a new dress and shoes; help us to change that.

The BLANCO COUNTY EXTENSION EDUCATION ASSOCIATION annual Spring Luncheon will be held next week, Thursday, April 22, 2010 at The Gem of the Hills Citizens Community Center, 2233 North US Highway 281, Blanco, Texas. Serving will begin at 11:00 am and continue until 1:00 pm. Cost will be $6.00 per person. Once again, the good cooks of the whole county extension clubs pool their talents and resources to provide a wonderful smorgasbord of main dishes, side dishes, salads, and desserts al ...

Walkers (and joggers) will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society 2010 Relay For Life of Blanco County. Teams will gather at the Johnson City High School football field on April 24, 2010 at 5:00 pm for an overnight relay against cancer. Relay For Life is a family-oriented team event where participants can walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track.

Former students of Texas A&M University will assemble on April 21 at the First United Methodist Church Activities Building in Johnson City, Texas for the annual Texas Aggie Muster to honor all Texas Aggies who have passed away within the last year. Various Muster activities including a meal and the traditional Muster Ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Blanco County Democrats will meet on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 6:30 PM at the Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department, 300 Live Oak Street, Johnson City, TX. Lainey Melnick, candidate for U. S. Congress will be our guest speaker; Lainey is running against incumbent Lamar Smith. For additional information, please contact Barbara Ann Hudson (820) 868-4219; bhudson1944@sbcglobal.net.

The Friends of the Library annual book sale began Monday the 12th and will continue until 2 p.m. Saturday April 17th at the Library. Be sure and stop by and buy some books, we have something for every interest, and lots of children’s books. Check out our silent auction items, and be sure and go by Friday and Saturday, all books will be half price.

A bighearted donation to the Blanco County Cat Coalition (BCCC) from one of our neighbors has made it possible to extend $25.00 spay/neuter vouchers into the month of May. This donation could not come at a better time, considering that a rabid fox has been sighted in the county. Responsible cat owners who use a BCCC voucher to defray some of the costs of spaying or neutering also protect their cats from rabies, since rabies shots are mandatory when a cat is treated at a veterinary clinic.

I really do not where to start except to say, hi to everyone. Isn’t the weather just the best? Texas Healthcare Solutions is sponsoring a luncheon on April 16th, 2010 @ our community room @ 304 S Ave F, Johnson City, Texas 78636.. Please RSVP as soon as you can and see you at noon on the 16th.

My kids are involved in a lot of different things and I am constantly trying to remember who is supposed to be where and when. I know that I do this to myself. We have tried to stay home and do nothing, but that always backfires in someway or another. One year, before Shay was old enough to play sports, the older two decided that they did not want to play baseball/softball.

It is once again "Relay for Life" time. It really should be all year long and with many of us, it is. Johnson City Quilt Guild has once again put together a quilt to raise money for this great cause. The theme this year of our quilt was hearts; done in pinks.

I have had ‘yellow fever’ for almost 10 days. My daughter Mary Garrett, proof reader for this newspaper, has had it even longer and much more seriously. To tell you the truth neither she nor I know exactly what to call the malady or ailment we’ve been suffering with for these many last days, even weeks now.

*****Becky Crider’s daughter, Nancy Taylor, and grandchildren, Caroline and Garrett Kelley, from Missoula, Montana were spring break visitors. *****Blanco County Soaring Eagles 4-H Club met at the Exhibit Hall at the Blanco County Fairgrounds on April 7. *****Easter happenings: Over 50 of Jewel Sultemeier’s family gathered at the home of her son Carol Sultemeier in Fredericksburg on Saturday, April 3 to celebrate Easter.

Pedernales Electric donates $500 to LBJ High School’s Project Graduation. Pictured (left to right) are: front row – PEC employee Jerry Wisian, Project Graduation Committee member Karen Jureczki and LBJ High School Principal Julie Storer; middle row: LBJ students Jessica Moran, Kelya Jureczki and Kayla Meier; back row: LBJ students Jordan Jones, Megan Marks, Tome Johnson, Bryant McDowell and Nick Mahrou.

It started with the young adults at First United Methodist Church in Johnson City. They lamented that their religious experience was limited to going to church services and the occasional Bible study. They wanted to do more — to put their faith to work helping other people — to take church outside the church and make it live in the community. "So we did, and now it’s beginning to snowball,"

Pedernales Electric Cooperative congratulates area seniors throughout the Hill Country who are eagerly anticipating graduation day. To help keep our youth safe, PEC is donating $19,000 to area high schools for Project Graduation. The program provides seniors an opportunity to celebrate in a drug-free and alcohol-free environment. This year, PEC is supporting 38 high schools in and around its service area with $500 donations. "Graduation is such an exciting right of passage fo ...

Private Water Wells should be tested annually. The Blanco County office of Texas AgriLife Extension is sponsoring a water well screening day for area residents on _April 19th at the following locations; Blanco County Extension Office in Johnson City and Blanco General Store in Blanco. This well screening day is designed to inform private water well owners and users on the condition of their well water of possible contamination from common contaminants.

With this year’s Soil Stewardship week theme, ‘Conservation Habits = Healthy Habitats,’ the Pedernales Soil and Water Conservation District is proud to join forces with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) to celebrate this historical observance which will be officially celebrated April 25-May 2, 2010. In 1955, the NACD began a national program to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship.

Returning with another production Second Act Troupe presents "Dealing with Life" featuring three comic one act plays as a benefit performance for the Johnson City Food Pantry. The production will be performed 7.30 pm, Friday April 16 at the United Methodist Church. For reservations with preferred seating call (512) 618-3355 anytime or pay at the door. In TECHNICAL TSUNAMI Stanley and Martha are technologically challenged when it comes to dealing with the latest communication ...

Ten Blanco County residents have completed the training class for victim assistance, and are on the roster to be called when needed to help people get past the trauma of disasters in their lives, work through the grieving process, and start back toward living normal lives again. The course is from the National Organization for Victim Assistance, NOVA.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites the public to return to the 1960s on Friday, April 16, when the "Reflections of the 60s" special event brings together people who experienced this turbulent decade first hand to share their stories and re-create the atmosphere of that electrifying time in U.S.

Members of the Blanco County Fair Association are gearing up to get ready for this year’s stock show & rodeo. Saturday morning all the picnic tables were repainted with the help of several area youth from Johnson City and Blanco as a community service project. Pictured from left to right are Callie and Bret Leigh Nance, daughters of fair association president, and members of the Soaring Eagles 4-H Club and Hill Country Spurs 4-H Club (Ellie Park, Kelly Danz, Cecile Pat ...

"Burning Up the Field" By: Ashley Bargsley, JCFFA Sentinel The Johnson City FFA Wildlife Team (Pictured left to right): Shania Dubose, Ashley Bargsley, Nathan Preece, Garrett Deike, and Slater Sultemeier dominate the competition once more. The team traveled to Meridian Texas, for the Central Texas Wildlife CDE (Career Development Event) where they received a shiny metal 1st Place plaque.

Americans who die this year and have more than $1 million in assets will not leave heirs with the burden of an estate tax. A word of warning, however—on Jan. 1, 2011, the estate tax could increase to as much as 55 percent, according to Adrian Schulze, Blanco County Farm Bureau S & T. "Lawmakers need to fix the estate tax before the end of the year,"

The livestock judging team consisting of Chandler Wagner, Tyler Troppy, Noel Porter, and Melinda Holdridge competed in the Area 7 livestock judging contest this past Saturday at Texas A&M University. The team placed 5th out of the 57 teams competing. The top nine teams qualified for the state contest. This is the first time that Johnson City has advanced to state in a number of years.

The Blanco County Extension Office will sponsor a Private Applicator License training and testing program on Tuesday, April 27th, in Johnson City. The program will be held at the Exhibit Hall, located at the Blanco County Fairgrounds-Johnson City, beginning at 8:00 am. The training will conclude at 12:00 noon and resume at 1:00 pm with the testing. All farm and ranch operators who need a Private Applicators License to purchase "restricted use"

Janette A. Lindig, 62, of Austin passed away suddenly at her home April 10, 2010. She was born June 1, 1947 in Fredericksburg to Felix and Addie (Sultemeier) Lindig and grew up in the Rocky Creek Community, Johnson City. She is survived by a brother Al Louis (Brenda) Lindig of Johnson City and two sisters; Joann Lindig (John Machalski) of Cottekill, NY and Merilyn (Allen) Hatcher of Derby, KS. Visitation was held at Crofts Funeral Home, Johnson City from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Monda ...

Marshall Edgar Bruce, 84, passed away April 7, 2010 at his home in Johnson City. He was born in Lansing, MI to John William Bruce and Myrle Tallmadge Bruce. Marshall enlisted with the U.S. Army and later retired from the U.S. Air Force, worked with the Boy Scouts of America and later retired from Brazoria County where he worked in road construction.

This Saturday Good Shepherd Catholic Church will be having a Kids Mini Carnival Fundraiser to raise money for their new building project – a New Religious Education Building. So come out and enjoy the games and have some fun. We will be serving hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, cotton candy and drinks.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Stonewall, Women of the Word will host their annual one-day Spring Retreat on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. All local area church women are invited to attend. This year’s theme is "Serving God Through Orphan Care". WOW Coordinator, Lorraine Zensen, reports Trinity, in conjunction with Buckner International and Soles4Souls, has embarked on an orphan care ministry with the collection of gently used shoes and new socks.

Eight LBJ High School Art students took 10 pieces of art work to compete at the State Visual Art Scholastic Event last Saturday the 10th of April. This event was held at the University of Houston, Clear Lake, Texas. Our Johnson City LBJ High School Art Students competed against 24,000 Texas art students at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event. Olivia Anderson, Megan Marks, Kayla Meier with two artworks, Tiffany Moreland and Jorge Regino made top scores and medaled in their levels and cat ...

Treyler Caulfield (local boy, plays 1st base for the Eagles High School Varsity baseball team ). On Saturday, April 10th, Treyler participated in the McAllister Park Challenger League. This is a part of the McAllister Park Little League in San Antonio. They have boys and girls (called a Challenge Buddy) come in and teach a "Challenged"

Chris Outlaw returns services at the 2010 District tennis meet

JC vs Comfort Tuesday, April 6th the Lady Eagles Varsity team defeated Comfort 2-0. Both teams played strong defense with the only two runs being scored in the 6th inning by Lacy Butler and Savanah Woodcock. Alex Houston pitched a tremendous game with 7 strike-outs and only giving up one hit.

The Johnson City Eagles competed at the UIL 27 AA District Tournament on April 7 and April 8th. The Eagles faced tough competition as the district had representatives from Comfort, Blanco, Randolph, and Cole. Competing in JV Boys, our athletes brought home the District Championship. Sr. Chris Eddy and Jordan Jones brought home the silver after coming up short in a close match that went to a tie-breaker (9-8, 7-4).