The Wimberley Community Civic Club will again offer financial aid to college-bound Wimberley Valley and KAPS students. Eligible students must attend school within the Wimberley ISD limits and includes home-schooled students. Applications will be considered for a traditional university or for a qualified non-traditional institution of higher learning, such as a trade school, culinary, or art institute.
Opportunities come in many shapes and forms. If somebody offered a commercial hot dog cooker and stand, what would you do with it? Maybe use it once or twice on the back porch and then forget about it.
Tuesday Night Arts is a live, family-friendly virtual event produced by the Wimberley Parks and Recreation and Wimberley Valley Arts and Cultural Alliance. The event was created to support artists during COVID and provide a venue for our community to become familiar with and inspired by the fabulous creative folk who live here. Each two-hour interview and demonstration program will highlight an artist from each of 4 areas: Visual, Literary, Culinary, and Performing Arts.
The rate of COVID-19 vaccine administration is slowly increasing in Texas as we enter the second full month of shots going into arms. The Texas Department of State Health Services last weekend reported that about 1.6 million Texans — overwhelmingly frontline health workers, people over 65 or those with chronic health conditions — have received the first dose. Just over 400,000 are fully vaccinated. The state has received 3.16 million doses so far; nearly half remain to be administered. Texas ranks near the bottom in per-capita doses administered when compared to other states, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
The deciduous trees in our area have not yet put on their leaves. There are two common plants that are visible up in many of the bare tree limbs this time of year: Ball Moss and Mistletoe. Both of these plants are also found in the evergreen trees, but they are not as easy to spot unless you know what they look like.
Following seven consecutive days of COVID-19 hospital capacity under 15%, tighter business restrictions have been eased in Hays County.
Houston’s loss is Wimberley’s gain.
The 75th Hays County Youth Livestock Show wrapped up on Saturday at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park where for several days 4H and FFA participants, ages 8 to 18, showed their chickens, turkeys, rabbits, lambs, goats, pigs, horses, and cattle at the event. The show also featured Ag Mechanics, Home Skills and Horticulture categories.
The Rotary Club’s Smooch has been a yearly Valentine’s night event of dancing, drinks, live music, hors d’oevres and mingling with friends. It’s Wimberley Rotary’s big fundraiser of the year. Sponsoring high school scholarships and helping young readers across the valley is what the club is about.
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra formed the Council for the Indigenous and Tejano Community (CITC) in response to a community desire to address a multitude of undertold and untold Indigenous and Tejano stories.
Throughout the pandemic, the Crisis Bread Basket has been meeting the needs of hungry community members in the Wimberley Valley. Although board members might change, their mission doesn’t.
The Wimberley Independent School District was recently selected by a Texas company to participate in a trial of its zinc-infused reusable face covers. The company, Ascend Performance Materials, has provided WISD with 3,500 Acteev Protect™ antimicrobial masks at no cost. The opportunity came about as a result of a connection between WISD school board member Will Conley and Ascend.
Texas House and Senate leaders appear to agree on their proposed budgets. Next, they just have to figure out how to cut $7.2 billion.
There are three positions up for election on the Wimberley City Council, and so far one person has applied for each position.
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Wimberley, TX 78676
Phone: 512-847-2202
Fax: 512-847-9054
