A little cool front for Friday morning, that is always nice even if it lowers the heat by only 2 degrees. It feels so good. Who knew that a few degrees could make such a difference? We have had a few people under the weather a little. Judy, Rachel, Rose, and Wilma, we wish you nothing, but the best.

Johnson City Texas Little League says the All-Star season is upon us!! They have a Boys Intermediate team, A Minor Boys team headed to the District tourney in Fredericksburg later this month. And their Coach pitch softball and machine pitch baseball teams are gearing up for tourneys this weekend. Go get 'em kids!!!!!! At the Blanco County Historical Society meeting last week Mr.

Kids will be out of school soon. The library has an excellent line-up of summer programs planned. Discovery Camp starts June 4 and the registration deadline is Friday May 31. We're going overnight to south Padre Island to look for the "Green Jay" and baby sea turtles. Call the library at 868-4469 or come in to fill out an application. The Glory Girls met on Tuesday, May 28, at First Christian Church.

Groundhog Day is on this Saturday. Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

*****Bro. Carl Taylor was also at the Emmaus Gathering Monday night at the First United Methodist Church! He was Pastor of the Methodist Church when Susan Hill was just a kid! It was wonderful to see him again! *****First day to file for City & School Board positions was January 30th with the last day being Friday, March 1st.

Following the recent publication in the Blanco County News and Johnson City Record Courier of a Mustard Seeds article entitled, “And Some in Disgust Walked Away,” I received an email from Denise Christopher who expanded on the aftermath of General Houston’s victory in the Battle of San Jacinto. With her permission I will quote from her correspondence, some of which is taken from the files of Texas A&M University.

Folks, do not forget the Annual Blanco County Livestock Youth Council Stock Show at Blanco County Fairgrounds in Johnson City at the Blanco County Show Barn (for more information go to blanco.agrilife.org). This annual show is this week on Thursday – Saturday on the January 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2013.

*****For all you Johnson City Moms and dads, Little League registration will be at the Little League fields on January 19th from 1-3 pm. Then again on January 27th from 2-5 pm & then on February 2nd from 1-3 pm. Late registration is the 9 & 16th, but that’ll cost you an extra $20.

Over the years I have been surprised many times by people who have had special experiences or who seemed to possess certain unusual skills or gifts. One such person was E. LeRoy Hatch, M.D. “Doc” Hatch was a country doctor who practiced his medical trade in and around the little Mormon settlement of Colonia Juarez in northern Mexico.

I came in this morning to the office and I have to say, it looks spiffy and shiny. Good job Kemp and Rosendo for making our community room look so good. It is appreciated even though we very seldom take time to tell you thank you. Thank you very much.

*****The Johnson City Library Annual Meeting will be January 28, 6:00 PM in the library meeting room. The public is cordially invited for a presentation of the library’s highlights for 2012 and their plans and goals for 2013. Refreshments will be served. Public suggestions are welcome. *****One of our local former “Red Hat” groups met at the Pecan Street Brewery on Wednesday for lunch.

J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) was a teller of tall tales, a spinner of yarns. In 1949 he wrote a story about a certain Brother Coyote who, while hunting for food one day, happened to tread on the living quarters of a little cricket. When the cricket objected to having his “palace” desecrated and accused Coyote of insulting him, Brother Coyote arrogantly replied, “Insult you!

This vitamin continues to be in the news. I get news articles from Life Extension, a company that sells vitamins and nutrients but has science behind them like a pharmaceutical company has for its products, lef.com. This website also has searchable articles that show “double placebo based human trials” for many human conditions.

My late Daddy B was raised in the (Old) Deep South and his respect for tradition was legendary. As related to holiday cuisine, he had two hard and fast rules which I honor to this day. One, we were never allowed to enjoy watermelon prior to “Juneteenth” (June 19th) aka Emancipation Day, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Well here we are on January 7th, 2013 and it is hard to believe that another year has started. I did not see any snow, but I heard that parts of Round Mountain, TX saw some. Not much to their account, but at least they saw some snow. We felt the cold weather and staying warm was our main objective around here.