Community News

FOOD BANK....Extra volunteers turned out for an unscheduled mid-month distribution at the Johnson City Christian Food Pantry last week. Galen and JoAnn Routh were among those who not only handled the usual interim delivery, but also filled boxes for more than 100 families who depend on the monthly gift to make ends meet.

Three very interesting art galleries on Nugent Ave in Johnson City will be hosting receptions for their new exhibitions on Saturday January 28th from 4-8 pm. Taste Wine + Art at 213 N Nugent, the largest of the venues, has mounted a spectacular show entitled EXTREME COLOR. The show features six Texas painters, showing almost 50 works.

The San Antonio Livestock Exposition (S.A.L.E.) Ambassador Committee participates in community goodwill tours promoting the Stock Show and Rodeo each January. They made a little stop in Johnson City where they were greeted by the Extension Agency along with members of the Johnson City FFA, Chamber of Commerce and many other community members.

Larry Williams stands beside the wood forms into which he hopes to pour the slab for his new house, replacing the one that burned in the Labor Day wildfires at Spicewood. He’s not sure whether his tools will be sufficient to the job of spreading and smoothing the concrete, and whether there will be anyone to help him.

“The Subway burglary in Johnson City has been solved,” reported JCPD Chief of Police Randy Holland. “A confidential agreement has been made between the restaurant owner, Robin Gilliland, and the person or persons responsible for the theft of $1,024,” he said. Chief Holland investigated the burglary and reported his findings to Gilliland.

The spring session for the Johnson City Library’s Discovery Academy is about to start. Discovery Academy is an afterschool enrichment program in science and math. Students learn through hands-on experiments and building prototypes. Every Tuesday and Thursday, as soon as school is out, class starts with a healthy snack. We meet in the middle school portables for the afternoon fun and students are ready to be picked up at 5:15.

They looked like a bunch of Eskimos, bundled up against the freezing temperature and brisk wind, but a group of Blanco County’s wheelchair ramp volunteers went to Marble Falls Thursday to help the crew there build a 44-foot ramp. These builders included Jack Ragsdale of Marble Falls, left, Harry Conger of Blanco and Pastor Lee Romero of the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City.

The Blanco County 4-H & FFA Youth Council would like to announce that Odiorne Feed & Ranch Supply in Johnson City, has made a generous donation of a bale of shavings per exhibitor and shavings for the Youth Show starting January 26th. Exhibitors may go by Odiorne Feed & Ranch Supply in Johnson City to pick their bale of shavings.

Nationally, there are nearly 1,600 Head Start and Early Head Start programs providing early learning services to nearly 1 million low-income children. However there is only one Head Start program in Blanco County. That program is known as Stonewall Head Start , but it is located in the small community of Hye, Texas and is run by Director Kimberly Porter.

According to Johnson City Police Chief Randy Holland, the Subway restaurant was burglarized on Monday morning, January 9, at about 2:30am. The suspect, or suspects, reportedly got away with approximately $1,000 in cash. Chief Holland is seeking information about the crime. Video footage from the security cameras will be reviewed and all other leads are being looked over.