🌱 Planting trees this fall? Read PEC’s safety and savings checklist first.

Hey there, Johnson City! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Planting trees this fall? Read PEC's safety and savings checklist first.

Also on today's calendar: Live Music Fridays and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pedernales Electric Cooperative shares fall planting tips (haysfreepress.com) — Pedernales Electric Cooperative, based in Johnson City, is sharing fall tree-planting tips to help local members save on electric bills while staying safe around power lines and equipment. From calling 811 before digging to shading your home and HVAC unit correctly, the guidance aims to cut energy use and reduce outages for Johnson City-area households this season.
   

📸 Around Johnson City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Johnson City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Homeschool Hour at Pedernales Falls! →
  Johnson City
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Live Music Fridays →
  Fat Boy Burgers, 104 N US Hwy 281, Johnson City
  6:00 pm
• Whiskey Happy Hour →
  Johnson City TX
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wine and Chocolate Pairing at Portree Cellars →
  Portree Cellars, 668 Ranch Road 1320, Johnson City
• Wine and Chocolate featuring Chocolate Mouth →
  Portree Cellars, 668 Ranch Roas 1320, Johnson City
  11:00 am
• Skins, Skulls, Scales and Scat →
  Johnson City TX
  2:00 pm
• Blanco County Wild Game Dinner →
  Johnson City TX
  4:00 pm
• Stories in the Stars
  Pedernales Falls State Park PedernalesFallsStatePark Map&Directions
  8:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• The Lost Sounds of a TX Honky Tonk →
  Johnson City TX
  5:00 pm
• Lost Sounds of a TX Honky Tonk →
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Mahjong & Martinis →
  Johnson City TX
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Football:7th and 8th vs. Nixon-Smiley (Home)
  BLANCO ISD Blanco, TX 78606
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our website is back online and functioning normally.
  Customers can now access online content and services as usual. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve the issue, and we apologize… (Nextdoor )
• We're currently experiencing issues with our website, and customers are unable to access online content and services.
  Our teams are actively working to restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we… (Nextdoor )

• TXB Stores posted a job opening for Store Team Member in Johnson City. Apply here.
• Apex Service Partners, Inc. posted a job opening for General HVAC / Plumbing / Electrical Application in Blanco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Johnson City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Blanco

• Bobcats open district play by hosting Poth on Friday (boernestar.com)

Horseshoe Bay

• Horseshoe Bay Resort: Summit Rock clubhouse recognized by Golf Inc. (firstcallgolf.com)
• BIZ Brief: Kynda Coffee relocating (dailytrib.com)
• Governor Abbott Names Maciejewski-West As Chair Of Risk Management Board (tspantx.com)

Dripping Springs

• Dripping Springs shuts out Akins 75-0 in district opener (haysfreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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