Clubs & Organizations

The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department has elected their new administration and line officers they are as follows: back row, left to right: Whitney Liesmann (Asst. Chief), Roy Burdett (Chief), Crickett Goff (Lieutenant), Paul Penick (Vice-President), Jed Felps (Lieutenant), James Dildine (President). Front row, left to right: Donna Ralph (Secretary), Vicki Ralph (Treasurer).

The first men’s soccer tournament held in Blanco County was hosted at Pedro Mancha’s ranch in Blanco, Texas. Teams from Burnet, Blanco, Johnson City and Georgetown competed against each other. The team from Georgetown came away with the Championship rights for this tournament. The Georgetown team has a few Johnson City members on it: Hector Lopez, Cristobal Trejo, and Carlos Molina. Taking second place was the team from Johnson City and third place was Blanco. ...

Red River, New Mexico – Members of the Pod On The Pedernales followed the call of the chili trail and the desire for cooler temperatures to northern New Mexico on Saturday. The town of Red River was host to Hot Chili Days and Cool Mountain Nights. A Larry Joe Taylor music festival was held in conjunction with CASI’s Four Corners Regional Open Championship. Daily temperatures ranging from the mid-forties up to eighty degrees and performances by top singer-songwriters were ...

George Culp was presented with a Hometown Hero award by the Johnson City Community Education Foundation board for his many years of service. George was a JCCEF founding member. Since 2006, he has donated numerous hours of volunteer time and talents towards raising money for higher education scholarships and teacher grants.

On Tuesday, August 31st, the Fredericksburg chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will host Brian and Shirley Loflin, photographers, authors and teachers. Brian is a biologist and a photographer whose work has been published in various national and international magazines, book and other publications. Brian’s photography has been displayed by several galleries and has won many awards.

Highland Lakes Porcelain Art Guild meets at 10:00 at the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce, 916 2nd St. in Marble Falls. We are one of 52 federated porcelain art clubs in Texas and we are an "area" club for all interested persons. The following are our meeting dates. September 13 October 4 November 1 January 3 February 7 March 7 April 4 We always have an artist demonstrate, either local or from out of tow ...

The Round Mountain Extension Education Association Club gathered at the pavilion of Walnut Methodist Church on Friday, Aug. 13, for their Ice Cream Social Night. Twenty members, family and friends enjoyed the many flavors of ice cream and the goodies that go so well with it. Visiting and catching up on what we did this summer was also enjoyed.

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.

Johnson City Athletic Boosters are hosting a softball tournament on August 28th to help raise funds for the purchase of a tunnel run-through. The tournament will follow ASA rules and has a team entry fee of $125. Please contact Misty Martinez at 868-7111 for more information on the tournament. It is the responsibility of the community members and alumni to support our students and to keep our traditions alive.

The Johnson City Quilters Guild meet on July 22, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church located on County Road 213. Sue Carter from Honeybees Quilt Shop in Austin gave a demonstration titled "How to draft a Pattern – How to Miniaturize a Pattern". We were furnished with graph paper, colored pencils and an information sheet.