With less than 80 days until Christmas, Santa’s helpers are already busy in Johnson City preparing for the 30th year of the Hill Country Night Spectacular.
On Thursday, Sept. 19 approximately 35 volunteers from the Lights committee, PEC and even Johnson City Mayor Rhonda Stell spent the entire day replacing the lights that adorn the outside walls of the Blanco County Courthouse, the central focal point for the entire month-long festival.
“The lights and the adjoining cords need to be ...
JOHNSON CITY—The Blanco County Unit of the League of Women Voters - Hill Country Texas is sponsoring a Candidate Forum for the Blanco County North District Library Board. Scheduled for Saturday, October 19th from 11:00am to 12:30pm, the forum location is the Blanco County Annex - Hoppe Room at 101 East Cypress in Johnson City.
With just a few months left until the magic of Christmas lights up the Texas Hill Country, it was announced on September 26 that the Hill Country Christmas Lights Drive-Thru display will be returning to Johnson City, TX (known last season as “A Lone Star Christmas.”) This privately owned and funded drive-thru Christmas light display is the the largest and only free-of-charge drive-thru Christmas light display in the Hill Country.
Free Kidney Screenings
The Texas Kidney Foundation will provide free kidney screenings at Gem of the Hills Community Center, 2233 Highway 281 North, Blanco, on Friday Oct 4, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. See more info and events at gemofthehills.org
Happy Birthday, Warren
The 290 Vinery will be hosting a pot-luck on Friday, October 4 from 6:30 p.m.
Johnson City—Students from LBJ High School, Middle School and Elementary School will join thousands of other youth on athletic fields across the nation on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, to share their Christian faith with fellow students during the 16th annual national Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA, www.fca.org) Fields of Faith event.
Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club celebrated the beginning of the new club year on September 23 at The 290 Vinery. President Norma Honeycutt welcomed old and new members. Hostesses Ellen Mauldin, Ingrid Moursund, Theogenia Marks, Charlotte Matthews and Joycelyn Carter served an array of refreshments.
The program for the evening was presented by Sarah Ramos and Elaine Waddill from OLLI in Marble Falls.
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Free Movie Night
The Library will screen “The Biggest Little Farm” at 5:30 p.m. on September 26. The event is free to the public.
Homecoming
The 2019 Homecoming Football Game for Lyndon B. Johnson High School is Friday, September 27. The Johnson City Varsity Eagles Football team will play Florence. See more information about the week of events on page 9.
Williams Creek School Fish Fry
The Albert Community Club will host a fish fry on Saturday, September 28 at the Williams Cre ...
By Sophia Kalish, L/COTA
These days it seems there are support groups for everything and it can certainly wear one down to try to figure out how to deal with things in their life or find the right group. While this may be something you don’t think you need or have time for, support groups can be a lifeline to many people in a caregiver role.
