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Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) wants to make it easy for its members and communities to help save monarch butterflies, which is why it is offering complimentary packets of pollinator seed mix at any PEC office and partnering locations. The mix contains native wildflower seeds, including milkweed, an essential plant for butterfly survival. Seeds can be planted to help monarchs on their migration path through the Texas Hill Country.

Wimberley Dance Elite’s Elite Dance Company participated in the ASH (Artists Simply Human) Performance Showcase February 21-23. The EDC (Elite Dance Company) represented Wimberley in 42 dances covering 7 different dance genres. The dancers participated in master classes from renown dancers and choreographers, where they worked dance technique and performance skills in the genres of hip hop, contemporary, ballet, tap, jazz funk, fusion, improv, and musical theater. The Elite Dance Company brought home the following standout awards and scholarships:

St. Mary’s Fish Fry

One of the best indicators of the health of the local economy has proven to be strong the last few months.

It may not have been Valentine’s Day, but it sure felt romantic.

The recent rains may have helped a bit, but the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District is still expecting to go into drought stage “Alarm” in the near future.

Wimberley United Methodist Church will host Dylan Meek on Thursday, March 12 for a “Coming Home Concert” in the main sanctuary. Meek returns to play original jazz, blues, and soul with piano, guitar and vocals giving tribute to the town that raised him. The concert begins at 7:00 with doors opening at 6:30.

In the Spring of 2019, the Texas Education Agency reported that 32.1% of Wimberley High School students are at risk. That means nearly one-third of the students are either failing academically, economically disadvantaged, or in trouble at school or with the law. And that means onethird are not as prepared as they could be, when they graduate and go out in the world on their own.

“‘Do you know what is special about the month of February?” I asked the 16 year-old teenage felon I was mentoring in lockdown at the Hays County Juvenile Center. The young girl answered without hesitation, “It’s ‘Dating Violence and Prevention Awareness Month.’ The kids inside are wearing orange shorts [rather than issued gray] to show their support.”

A little bit of heaven, as the welcoming signs say, is a little unkempt and in need of tidying up. That’s why the folks at Keep Wimberley Beautiful, the Lions Club and the City of Wimberley are joining forces on Leap Year Day to pick up, clean up and tidy up Wimberley.

The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) announced today that it has filed suit in Travis County District Court challenging the decision by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to issue a permit to Needmore Water, LLC to withdraw about 289 million gallons of groundwater each year in Hays County near Wimberley, Texas.

For every tax dollar spent last year to operate the Wimberley Village Library, patrons saw a return on that investment of $8, according to data released by Library Director Carolyn Manning.

Requirements in House Bill 3, the sweeping school finance law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019, require the state to plan for long-term workforce development.