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PHOTO BY GARY ZUPANCIC/WIMBERLEY VIEW Keep Wimberley Beautiful, the Wimberley Lions and the City of Wimberley all sponsored the cleanup of the local roadways this past Saturday. Sign up and assignments started early but soon there was a line of people waiting for trash bags and orange vests. “We had over 100 people show up and an estimated one ton of trash picked up from the roadsides,” Sarah Attwood of KWB said. Each volunteer was handed a packet of wildflowers seeds to spread on the clean roadsides. Pictured are Brenda Walk and Matt Coletti getting assigned by Brent Coen.

PHOTO BY GARY ZUPANCIC/WIMBERLEY VIEW Classy Rods and cars were all over town with the Hot Rod Showdown at 7A Ranch but also the 1st Sunday Car show at the Brookshire’s parking lot. Classic and hot rods were all over town.

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“The Tin Woman,” which is currently on stage at the Wimberley Playhouse, opens with a woman in a hospital bed clutching a heart-shaped pillow to her chest. She has just received a donated heart.

Cue the lights, fast beating music, referees in zebra shirts, crowds of kids, a pinball type of atmosphere, complete with flippers, spinning balls, whole teams of kids dressed up and Hays County Deputies guarding the door. Wow, no wonder the parking lot was packed.

Hays County Local Health Department Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said the coronavirus shouldn’t be viewed as an immediate threat to the county.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University was awarded a $351,101 grant from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to implement Years 4-6 of the Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan (WPP).

Though their playoff spot had been already secured, there was plenty to play for as Wimberley battled Canyon Lake on Senior Night.

The emphasis on STEM, Math and sciences in schools has broadened the horizons of high school kids when it comes to dealing with the 21st Century and skills needed. Robotic competitions that are happening in high schools across the country are common and influenced heavily by popular culture; it keeps the students fascinated and builds enthusiasm for the project.

The Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary’s annual Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest gives high school-age artists the opportunity to earn scholarship money through their art.

The Salvation Army’s San Marcos Service Center needs volunteers who would like to participate as disaster relief personnel during emergencies. Regional representative, Anthony Torres, said, “The center is currently working on a strategic plan to purchase a Rapid Response Unit, or RRU. This vehicle is used to serve food during a disaster. We are trying to locate individuals that would be interested in serving on an emergency disaster team. The individuals would be trained to serve food off the RRU or canteen during a disaster. Training will be provided at no cost, plus all expenses paid during a disaster by the Salvation Army. Individuals must be willing to deploy as necessary.” Torres explained that the length of deployment could be as little as a few days or up to fourteen days, especially during hurricane season.

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: