“THE DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY” was yesterday, December 7, which was the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in where over 2,300 people died and 1,100 injured. It was a Sunday morning when the sneak attack by Japanese bombers was perpetrated on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii.
The mighty British Army under the command of General Charles Cornwallis had pursued George Washington’s little rag-tag American forces clear across the State of New Jersey and, as far as he was concerned, had the pesky little war of independence all but wrapped up. In fear of the advancing enemy, Philadelphia, the American seat of government at the time, had been abandoned by its leaders and most of its citizens who were sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies.
On December 1, 1776, ...
The 2017 Johnson City Senior Class is hosting a dodgeball tournament on December 17, 2016 at the Hyatt Gym. Each team includes 6 members and the charge will be $10 per person/$60 per team. Registration forms can be picked up from the office at the elementary, middle, or high school offices.
Over about a three-year period that ended in October, a man who at first owned two cats ended up with 95, many of them feral.
That incident is just one recent account of what the BCCC routinely deals with as its scant few volunteer members try to educate the public about the importance of spaying or neutering cats.
SHORTLY AFTER THE ELECTION A FACEBOOK FRIEND REBUKED THEN UNFRIENDED ME.
Admittedly, during the height of election fever I got carried away, posting clever memes that made fun of the candidate I wanted to lose. After the election I got particularly bugged by those misguided college babies protesting the election results and posted quite a bit of hilarity.
John D. “Dan” Lengefeld, LTC Ret. age 74, resident of Johnson City, TX died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Knopp Assisted Living in Fredericksburg, TX after a protracted battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia.
He was born December 27, 1941 in Smithville, TX to John R. and Ima (Wolf) Lengefeld and grew up in San Antonio, TX.
Russell Anthony LeBlanc, 66, passed away Friday, November 25th, 2016. He was born on July 25, 1950 in Cut Off, LaFourche, Louisiana to Louis Anthony LeBlanc and Annie Marie Punch LeBlanc.
Russell very much loved his family and friends. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, horseshoe crafts, playing cards, gardening, cooking, music (rock and roll and country) and dancing.
The Lady Eagle Seventh and Eighth grade girls took on Comfort for their first home basketball game of the season Monday evening. The Seventh were defeated 18-36 while the Eighth graders were victorious 25-18.
The Lady Eagle Seventh graders battled hard against Comfort. The game was close after the first quarter, with Comfort leading 10-6.
For forty-one years the volunteer members of Blanco County Community Choir have been bringing outstanding Christmas music to the communities in Blanco County. This year the concerts will be held in Johnson City at Community Church of the Hills on Friday, December 2 at 8:00 and in Blanco at the Baptist Church on Sunday, December 4 at 7:00.
The choir members range in age from Middle School to senior citizens.
In May 2016 I found myself the participant in an unexpected chain of events that led to me being the editor of the Johnson City Record Courier. I quietly took my place behind the desk on Main Street and laid out my first issue that came out on May 26.
