Danforth Junior High English teacher Erin Baumann is the March recipient of the district’s “Texan of the Month” honor, a Wimberley ISD employee recognition program. Honorees are nominated by WISD co-workers for positively exemplifying the district’s vision of excellence, innovation, and service.
Julie Jenkins, the daughter of Rear Admiral Alan Shepard USN, the first American in space, commander of the Apollo 14 mission, and the only Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the moon, will present a program to the Blanco County Association of Retired Educators on April 25 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Johnson City United Methodist Church, 105 North LBJ Drive, in Johnson City. The talk begins at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.
If you’re an artist required to paint the landscapes of other planets, how do you go about doing that? It’s not like you can climb aboard a spacecraft to make a few preliminary sketches of your subject matter.
As predicted, the 2024 total eclipse plunged Wimberley into darkness for three minutes in the middle of the day while observers on the Square watched and cheered. Thick clouds overhead provided brief glimpses of the moon’s passage in front of the sun, dampening the drama of the two-hour and 41 minute event. Predictions of possible rain and cloudy skies kept huge numbers of
Hays County residents will soon be receiving appraisal notices from the Hays Central Appraisal District who scheduled the mailing of its 134,174 appraisal notices for April 5.
On April 8, from our little slice of heaven, Wimberley will have the opportunity to watch one of the rarer mechanics of our solar system take place. From roughly noon to 3 p.m., we’ll have a front row seat to witness the passing of the moon between the sun and our own planet during its orbit around us. The time the moon completely blocks our view of the sun is estimated to be at 1:35 p.m. For the two minutes and two seconds of darkness that we’ll experience, the air temperature will drop, winds might slow or a thunderstorm could kick up and we may be able to see the brighter stars and planets in our sky. Some of us might involuntarily shed tears.
On May 6, two extremely talented Texas songwriters and entertainers, James Mc-Murtry and BettySoo will bring the next installment of the popular concert series, Stars Over Wimberley, to the Wimberley Playhouse.
Riffs, Roams and Raves uncovers the creative, noteworthy and accomplished in the Wimberley Valley and beyond with tips on who to hear, where to go and what to see from managing editor Teresa Kendrick.
Coffee and Cars club shifts April meeting date
Since the expansion project began in 2022, the Wimberley Valley Library has worked and planned hard for the day it could occupy its new 8,800 square foot space adjacent to the current building at 400 FM 2325. The day has arrived. On April 1, the library sent out a newsletter to announce the move with the message that the renovation of the original building is now underway. The renovation phase is expected to take two or three months to complete.
The new must-do destination for your Wimberley Bucket List is the new mural at the Wimberley Valley Museum at the Wimberley Institute of Cultures, 14068 RR12. Stretching to cover all four walls of a shed directly behind the museum, the hand painted mural tells the story of Wimberley at different times in its history. One side depicts the area’s first water wheel that powered a saw- and grist mill owned by William Winters in the 1850s. On another side, the mural shows the area in the late 1800s. On the mural’s north facing façade, visitors can glimpse the village as it appeared in the 1900s.
Robert “Bob” Clark has filed to run for Wimberley City Council, Place 4. The election will be held May 4th.
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Wimberley, TX 78676
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