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Knives have been around for more than two million years.

Wimberley karate students Kaitlyn and Alexis Marinos have persevered through the pandemic and earned their Junior Black Belts from Grandmaster Kim Soo of Houston. Along with excellent dedication, they have shown exemplary leadership skills. Junior Black Belts and Grandmaster Kim Soo are the only ones who ever wear the red. It is considered a great honor.

El Jardin is on track to have its Grand Opening on July 4, 2021. So head over to show your support and enjoy some authentic, rustic, organic, and locally sourced food. Located at 3201 FM 3237. 512-648-1848. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Wimberley Good Neighbor is a new charity in town. They are sharing information about individuals in our community who need help and often those who don’t qualify for other local services. Their second client is a long-time local who needs a new roof. She is permanently disabled and still manages to do a lot of good work in the community. Please read her story at www.wimberleygoodneighbor.org. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Recycling is popular in today’s society, but the idea rarely conjures up visions of beauty. Mention the word and your first thought may be the aluminum can depository or even the blue tubs you place at the curbside for pick up. It seems wherever I go savvy gardeners are making treasures out of items that most of us would never think of including in a garden.

Motivated by fires in Central Texas in 2011 a small group of us here in Wimberley incorporated a new nonprofit, Wimberley Valley Radio, in April 2012 to try to get a license for a radio station for our community. A couple months after that, a mentor convinced me to attend a radio conference to learn more about getting a low power FM radio station on the air. (Money very well spent, I should add.)

I have seen some beautiful Crepe Myrtles around town. I was afraid mine had not made it through the February zero degree F storm, but they eventually leafed out and I have not noticed any dead ones. Different varieties bloom at slightly different times. Mine is always one of the last ones to bloom.

As a growing number of Texans resume traveling this summer, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is asking its members to add conservation to their vacation packing list. Before leaving home, the cooperative recommends following these tips to keep homes safe and energy efficient. Doing so, can help you come home to a lower electric bill and protect the Texas electric grid.

He started playing at twelve years old. Charles Cavanaugh is a classical guitarist, and he’d much rather express his feeling through the use of his guitar and the music that emanates from it. Music that makes you stop and think about what you are hearing, all without lyrics.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District welcomes Texas’ State Climatologist John Nielson-Gammon as its next Water Wise Lecture Series speaker.

The Wimberley United Methodist Church is hosting a community music event on Thursday, July 1, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The “Moved by Music” concert and sing-along is a chance to celebrate the summer and community now that people are feeling safe to come together after the pandemic.

I was walking the mowed trail in my backyard meadow when a dark area on a sunflower leaf caught my eye. When I moved closer to my small sunflower patch I found more than three dozen small black furry caterpillars on one giant leaf. My phone was in my pocket, so I quickly pulled it out and opened my iNaturalist app to take a photo. After sending the photo off via iNaturalist I learned I was watching the larvae of a brush-footed butterfly, family Nymphalidae.

One of the big events happening this coming Fourth of July weekend is Wimberley Market Day on Saturday the 3rd. WMD will be in full-swing again with hundreds of vendors selling their treasures. All concession stands will be open with cold drinks and tasty treats including the popular bar-B-que at Concession #1 by the Pavilion Stage. Also, the Wimberley Lions Club haulers will be available to help shoppers transport large purchases to their vehicles.