April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
The latest report on child maltreatment fatalities and near fatalities, compiled by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, indicates 251 children in Texas died in fiscal year 2020 due to abuse and neglect. That figure includes 28 children who died after being left unattended in hot vehicles.
During Child Abuse Prevention Month, DFPS is encouraging communities to increase awareness of resources available to help prevent child abuse ...
The Johnson City Womens’ Civic Club met March 22 for our first in-person meeting in many months. Vice President Cristol Corpus hosted the meeting with social distancing at the Texas Collective Wine Event Center for a Girls-Night-In movie night edition.
The movie, When Last We Spoke, is based on a novel by local author and executive producer, Marci Henna.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Stonewall will host their annual Fish Fry on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. and will be sold by donation. A drive-through line for To-Go Meals will be available as well. Meal includes fried fish, hush puppies and all the trimmings with dessert.
Trinity’s Happy Quilters have been busy quilting a beautiful full-size quilt.
I frequently have conversations with people about plants. Plants they have on their property, or are considering growing, or the names or characteristics of plants. During the conversation I usually mention that this or that plant is a native or it is an exotic (introduced from far away). Very often my comment is greeted with a blank stare or a quizzical look as if to say, “What difference does that make?” Or, “Who cares?”
Well, actually, it makes a big difference.
Community Plant Swap
The Gem of the Hills will host a community plant swap on Sunday, April 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the pavilion. Representatives of the Highland Lakes Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will be available to offer landscaping and plant advice. Visit gemofthehills.org for more information.
JCISD Board Meeting
A regular board meeting is programmed for April 12 at 6 p.m.
Cricut Craft
The library will host a Cricut Craft tutorial on making a “Spring Time” bu ...
Board members of the Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department held a regular business meeting on last Wednesday, March 24. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., and a quorum was established. Members present were: Jeremiah Petersma, Sam Richardson, Justin Davis, Danny Alba, Justin Kohner, Reed Moore, Thomas Monaghan, Kemp Elliott, Jed Felps, with Whitney Liesman joining by phone.
A Blanco County health official expects to see the county’s COVID-19 vaccine waiting list to swell as providers across the state were ordered last week to open inoculations to people who are at least 16 years of age.
Prior to the new rules that went into effect on Monday, March 29, only adults at least 50 years of age and people with certain medical conditions were eligible to receive the vaccine.
A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is one of Gov. Gregg Abbott’s legislative priorities this session.
During testimony Friday, the committee received opposition testimony from AARP, the League of Women Voters, NAACP and other ...
In honor of the 100 Club’s mission to support families of first responders killed or critically injured in the line of duty, the South Central Texas McDonald’s Co-op will host its Annual Good Friday Fundraiser benefiting 100 Clubs of Central Texas and surrounding communities.
On Friday, April 2, from 11 a.m.
A while back I was giving a talk to a group of people about the condition of our Hill Country habitat when a woman, obviously peeved about my suggesting the overabundant population of deer was damaging the habitat and needed to be reduced, blurted out, “Well, you just like plants more than animals.” My initial thought was that it was just a reflex response to my suggestion that some of her beloved deer should be shot.
On further reflection, I think that at least part of her response was ...
