August 12, 2010

This Information is Provided by the Blanco County Tax Assessor/Collector Motor Vehicle Registration & Title Division PO Box 465, 200 N Ave G, Johnson City, TX 78636 (830)868-7178 In Accordance to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Texas residents who own a motor vehicle are legally required to annually renew their vehicle registration.

Retired educators: To those of you – all 46 of you - who joined the newly reorganized Blanco County Association of Retired Educators last year, thank you for your support. To those of you who are newly retired or who did not join during last year’s membership drive, now is the time to affiliate.

Hi folks. I hope everyone had a great weekend. I got to go on a mini vacation to the coast to see two of my daughters. I had a wonderful time, but it was very hot. It seems that our rain is not around, perhaps, we need a big rain dance to encourage some rain. I spent time listening to Obama giving his speech in Austin, TX on Monday.

To tell the truth, I’d just as soon have neither around my place; mice or snakes. It seems we have both. I can’t decide which to eradicate. The snakes keep down the mouse population, but the mice make a mess on my porch among the bench pillows. I am more afraid of the snakes and, it seems, they both live in the dense dark shade of my periwinkle ground cover. As you know, the mice have found their way into my car and eaten some mints and even a couple of Rolaids ...

Coming home from Llano we came in the back way and stopped at the shop in Kingsland. I bought fabric of course. You know that saying, "Whoever dies with the most fabric wins", well I am doing my best to be a winner. We visited there for a while and headed on into Marble Falls to the shop there.

Let’s hope for clear skies the next couple of weeks as Mother Nature has a double-header in store — an evening planetary show back-to-back with the Perseid meteor shower. (The only thing missing will be a Roadrunner cartoon — remember them?) For the first show, all five naked-eye planets will appear in our evening sky, four at the same time.

*****Cooper Hartmann came home Monday for a short visit till Wednesday. He is a fishing guide for Bay Flats Lodge in Seadrift, TX. He was amazed at all of the changes in Johnson City since his last visit months ago. He said he was so glad to be back home to the prettiest place in Texas.

I know you love your children very much. In fact there isn’t anything that you wouldn’t do for your son or daughter – but let’s face it. There’s just something about that first sight of the "Back to School" aisle at Wal-Mart that makes you grin like the Grinch at Christmas time.

On Sunday, August 8th, Johnson City Chief of Police, Randy Holland received a dispatch regarding a major traffic accident directly in front of Ronnie’s BBQ in Johnson City. "It took me less than a minute to arrive on scene…when I pulled up I found two vehicles involved in a horrible head on collision,"

In a small country town such as Johnson City, tradition is a big deal. One tradition that’s coming to town next weekend is the 80th Annual Blanco County Fair and Rodeo. Generations of families flock to the Blanco County Fair grounds every year to participate in this long-standing ritual. The fun begins when all queen contestants attend the mandatory registration on Sunday, August 15th at 1:00 pm at the PEC headquarters in Johnson City.

"Will work for food", even when they don’t get to keep any of it! Betty and Jerry Charniak run the Johnson City food pantry, but a family emergency called them out of town just before the August distribution to almost 100 families. Who could step in and see that hungry folks got their food on schedule?

The school board of JCISD met on Monday, August 9th, 2010. No one spoke in open forum so the board went directly to the consent agenda, which passed unanimously. The first item on the Action items list was a discussion regarding the District Fund Balance. School board members had previously requested that Dr.

Johnson City, Texas: The National Park Service is in the final stage of a process in the development of an amendment to the General Management Plan approved in 1999 for Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. The public is invited to comment on the amendment. Interested members of the community may pick up a copy of the report at the headquarters of the Lyndon B.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites the public to view the 1968 cult classic "Planet of the Apes" on Saturday August 14th at the historic LBJ Ranch. The park gates open at 7:00 p.m. The movie shows at dusk and is free of charge. Parking is available on the taxiway adjacent to the Hangar visitor center. Free refreshments will be provided to enhance viewing enjoyment.

Folks in the far north and far western portions of Texas will not identify much with our fire ant fights. These complex insects have left those parts of the state alone, while infesting the hill country and almost all counties around us. This problem is a baptism by fire ant for gardeners who have not faced the problem before.

Errol (Boysie) Maenius, 57, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2010 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and was always very brave and strong. He will always be remembered as a loving son, brother, father, grandfather and friend. Preceded in death by his father, Werner Maenius.

Ruby Lee Jones, 90, passed away Friday, August 6, 2010. Ruby was born February 18, 1920 to Joe & Rosa Preiss in New Braunfels, Texas. She married Casey Jones on May 27, 1941; they enjoyed 45 years together until his passing in 1986. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son Bennie Carroll Jones; brother Hilmer Preiss, Sr.; and sister Rose Marie Dean.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the proposed closing of the recycle center by the City Council. Many of us in the community rely on the center for our recycling needs. It is a wonderful service that Johnson City provides. In these times of great concern for the planet: oil spills, global warming, and carbon emissions; our community must continue any and all efforts to support our environment.

What do you get when you combine corduroy jackets, enthusiasm, pride, and a four hour trip down to the sandy beaches of Corpus Christi Texas? The answer to that would be the 82nd Annual Texas FFA Convention. Slater Sultemeier, Zachary Denton, Garrett Deike, Shania Dubose, Melinda Holdridge, Chandler Wagner, Kendra Smith, Sawyer Marks, Charlie Moore, Shane Smith, Jacy Johnson, Shelby Conlon, Kelly Wright, Erin O’Brien, Elizabeth Nunn, and Ashley Bargsley, were lucky enough to atten ...

Johnson City Independent School District today announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for students served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Each school and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The household size and income criteria identified below will be used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits.

The Johnson City Athletic Booster have raised $4,550 towards the purchase of the new run through tunnel. This is enough to start construction of the tunnel and the boosters are just awaiting the final balance. Money is still being collected that has already been ear marked for this project. What a great community we have to pull together for our student athletes and help show off that Eagle Pride, School Spirit and Community Support. The tunnel has a tenative date of arrival ...

The LBJ Middle School Cheerleaders and mascots attended camp on August 2-4 at The Elite Cheer Company in Dripping Springs. The girls perfected and learned chants, dances, cheers, skits, stunting and tumbling. It was an awesome time and the team came away with not only new skills but also new friendships.

Meredith Neely goes up for the block during last week’s multiple scrimages host by JCISD. See the Lady Eagles in action: Friday, August 13th in JC against Marble Falls F/JV at 4/5; Tuesday, August 17 dual match against Lampasas and Canyon Lake JV/V 4/5:30/7.

Coach Brent Harris was overheard saying, "I don’t know about ya’ll, but I’m ready to play someone different." He is ready for the season to start and the boys to see some action. The Eagles travel to Lakey this Saturday for a 12:30 scrimage and will host Florence on Thursday, August 19 at 6 p.m.