Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park has announced that President Johnson’s boyhood home in Johnson City will be closed for public tours for about two weeks, beginning on Wednesday, April 20, and ending approximately Friday, May 6, 2016. The park is closing the home in order to re-roof the historic home—an important preservation project for the park.
April 16 from 10am to 3pm
The Hill Country Science Mill, a regional science center in Johnson City, TX, will host a special “Call of the Wild” Nature Day on April 16. The Highland Lakes Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist will be at the Science Mill from 10am to 3pm with special hands-on science activities for all ages.
Visitors can get an up-close look at birds’ nests and make their own, learn how insects communicate, check out different types of animal camouflage, id ...
This Saturday April 16th the Pleasant Valley - Rocky Creek Community Club will be hosting the second annual Archer's Cup archery contest. Archers will begin shooting at 7AM and can arrive anytime before 1PM.
Prize money includes $500 for the course champion and $500 for the distance bullseye. Entry fee is $20 and shooters can enter up to 3 times logging their best score.
The Board of Directors of Pedernales Soil and Water Conservation District are proud to continue their long-standing tradition of hosting the Annual Soil Stewardship Breakfast in honor of Soil Stewardship Week (April 24-May 1). This year’s theme, “We All Need Trees,” reminds us that trees and forests are critical to providing clean air and water, healthy soil, abundant wildlife habitat and valuable products we use every day.
Blanco County Master Gardeners will present their annual plant sale on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Park in Johnson City. The park is located at the corner of US 290 and Avenue G.
Plant Sale Chair Becky Copeland said, “This year’s sale is a great opportunity for gardeners to add plants and interest to their gardens and landscapes.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative is inviting members to a forum to learn more about this year’s PEC Board of Directors candidates. The forum will be held Thursday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m. at PEC headquarters, 201 S. Ave. F in Johnson City.
PEC plans to announce the official slate of candidates running for the Co-op’s Board on April 18.
The Johnson City ISD is asking parents with children preparing for Kindergarten to attend the Kindergarten Round-Up on Wednesday, April 20 from 4:30-6:00 pm at the LBJ Elementary School.
The school staff will conduct a brief, informal assessment regarding your child’s current skill level with the following items: letter and sound identification, counting, shapes and colors.
5 hiking trails, a bird blind, native plant gardens, picnic tables, some of the oldest exposed rock in the Llano Uplift and a designated Monarch Way Station; does that sound like fish hatchery to you?
Mark your calendar; April 24th from 11am to 3pm.
The Friends of Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery are hosting an Open House to showcase their favorite first class nature sanctuary.
Would you be able to tell if a person was being subjected to forced labor, either domestic or agricultural, or being held for sexual exploitation? Human trafficking is very common in Texas because of our close proximity to the border, but many others fall prey to this – abducted children and teens, runaways, and more.
Tickets are now on sale for the hilarious comedy "A Little Off the Top" written by Carl L. Williams and presented by the Hill Country Community Theatre. Reservations can be made by calling (830) 798-8944, online at www.theHCCT.org, or at the box office (12:00 noon to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday).
Steve and Jerry, two lonely balding bachelors, find a perfect toupee with which to attract women, but cannot afford it.
