Announcements

SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE.....Kip, Sandi, Quaid and Gavin proudly announce the birth of their daughter and sister, Brisa Marie Thompson. Brisa was born at St. David’s Women’s Center in Austin on January 6th at 8:14 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 1/4 inches long. Grandparents include Sam and Marie Watson of Goldthwaite and Nancy Thompson of Johnson City.

SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOG TAILS.....Max Joseph Sanders was born in San Antonio on December 21, 2011, at 1:20pm. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 20 3/4 inches long. He is welcomed by his parents, Kelly and Gretchen Sanders of Blanco; big brother Jake; and grandparents Jim and Marla Sanders of Blanco, and Jerry and Frances Leist of Angleton.

The Women’s Auxiliary to the Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association, Hill Country Chapter are once again offering scholarship opportunities to area high school seniors and current university juniors, seniors and graduate students. Deadline to apply is April 1 and no late applications will be accepted. Applications can be obtained at the local high school counselor’s office or by e-mail to charlotte.kneupper@comfort.txed.net or kneupper@hctc.net.

Jared Emmitt Spears a 2011 Honors Graduate of LBJ High School will be honored on January 24, 2012 at the Art Institute of Austin campus for his academic achievement. By achieving a 4.0 grade point average for the Fall Quarter he has been named to the President’s List. Jared is enrolled in the Audio Technology Bachelors Degree Program and will graduate in 2015.

“I want to thank the citizens of Johnson City, for their vigilance in the year of 2011. In the year of 2011, our citizens were responsible for solving many of our crimes. We want to thank you, for looking out for our community, by reporting suspicious circumstances, vehicles and persons.

On December 19, 2011, the first round of candidate filing closed for the April 3, 2012, primary election.A second round of primary election filing will begin after a new date is decided by federal court order due to the battle over redistricting; the second round deadline will be February 1, 2012.The following candidates have filed for places on the ballot in the upcoming Republican (R) and Democrat (D) primaries.Sheriff – Bill Elsbury (R, incumbent)County Attorney – David Hall ( ...

Angelo Satte University conferred degrees upon 438 students during the 2011 fall commencement exercises December 10 in San Angelo, Texas. Areas of undergraduate academic study at ASU lead to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science Nursing, bachelor of Social Work, Associate in Applied Science, and Associat ...

Garrett DeSpain shot this spike over the Thanksgiving holiday while hunting with his father, Nelson DeSpain, at their family’s lease in Terlingua. Garrett made the shot with a 22-250 at about 140-150 yards. This is Garrett’s first buck.

PetPALS will hold low-cost spay and neuter clinics on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, and Saturday, January 21, 2012. In addition, PetPALS will hold a rabies clinic on Saturday, January 21, 2012. All clinics will be held at its facility located at 2003 RR 1431 West in Marble Falls. Appointments required.

Kelly Wright shot this deer on her families homeplace while hunting with her dad.