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Get ready for the laughs as the Starlight Symphony Orchestra has a special concert series on the stage. On June 3 and 4, the orchestra will kick off their “LOL” (Laugh Out Loud) concert series.

The Wimberley Players are excited to announce their third season of outdoor movies including Disney-Pixar’s animated adventure Up, rated PG, on June 4, the Baz Luhrmann musical, Moulin Rouge, rated PG-13, on June 17, and the classic favorite The Princess Bride, rated PG, on June 18.

A terrific way to beat the heat this Saturday is to attend Wimberley Market Day on June 4. Why swelter in the heat doing work around the house when you can come to the beautiful and tree-covered Market Day Lions Field and shop outdoors in the shade? All of the shopping, eating and drinking is outdoors, so you will enjoy the gentle summer breeze. And don’t forget that there are always ten concessions nearby where you can get your soft drinks, a cool beer, sangria and your favorite wine. It’s the Wimberley Way to beat the rising temperatures of summer.

Wimberley GumboFest ‘22 took place at Cypress Falls Swimming Hole in Woodcreek. The fourth annual event drew competition cookers from Texas and Louisiana, as well as over 600 hungry festival-goers from across the state. Thirteen teams submitted entries of the famous Cajun dish known for its difficulty to master. Chicken, sausage, seafood, duck and even rabbit gumbos were painstakingly prepared onsite early in the morning to be tasted by the seven highly experienced judges. In the end, Erin Morgan, of Drifts on the Bayou cook team, took home the first place trophy, with Mark Jones, of Cookin’ with Scrapps, and Kyle Durand, of Bayou Kyle’s Crawfish Crew, placing second and third respectively. Jones was the first place winner of the inaugural WCCA gumbo cookoff in 2019.

Summer Reading Program Kick Off

The Hays Central Appraisal District has landed themselves in hot water by violating its terms of service, according to the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR). Allegations from the Travis County real estate entity states that the Hays Central Appraisal District used ABoR’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) real estate data without authorization.

A close competition ended in an upset after Carrie Isaac won the runoff for the Texas House District 73 Republican nomination against former New Braunfels Mayor Barron Casteel.

After a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Susanna’s Kitchen is back in action for their monthly concert series beginning June 16 with plans to run at least one musical act once every month through December.

Boy Scouts of Wimberley Troop 127 took part in honoring those soldiers and sailors who gave the ultimate sacrifice. On Saturday morning, the troops gathered at the Wimberley Cemetery. With help from the Wimberley VFW, the troop placed flags on the graves of those veterans who are no longer with us. Memorial Day used to be known as Decoration Day, which originated following the Civil War. It officially became a federal holiday in 1971 establishing the last Monday in May to commemorate the men and women who died while in the military service, according to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Above: Tristan Davis hammers out a hole for a flag. Top right: Scout Billy Brown places another flag. Bottom Right: Jackson Cale holds the American flags that will be placed at each gravesite. Next to him is Troop Committee Chair Jon Hendrix. PHOTOS BY LEIGH TURNER CALE

The Wimberley Village Library expansion and renovation project was on full display last week at an open house attended by around 200 people.

On Tuesday, May 17, the Wimberley Lions Club held its annual Scholarship Awards Night at the Wimberley Community Center. That evening, eight Wimberley High School Seniors were awarded with scholarships. Each scholarship is good for four years as long as students make their grades. The Wimberley Lions made seven academic scholarships worth $2,000 a year for four years and one technical scholarship worth $2,000 a year for two years.

Wimberley High School graduated more than 200 members of the senior class on Friday at the first graduation held at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is WHS graduate Christian Cortes after walking across the stage. See page 8 for more graduation photos. PHOTO BY DALTON SWEAT/WIMBERLEY VIEW

Pedernales Electric Cooperative CEO Julie C. Parsley will serve on the newly created State Energy Plan Advisory Committee. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan appointed Parsley and three other committee members. The committee was created during the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021 and is tasked with preparing a state energy plan that will evaluate and make recommendations to improve the reliability, stability, and affordability of electric service in the state. The plan must be delivered to the Legislature by September 1.