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Wed
17
Sep

Bootiful Wimberley unveils to big crowd

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Over, Rover! by Rich Canter won the “Best Boot” contest. If it wasn’t already obvious, the boot was made for Wimberley Adpotion Group, also known as WAG.

Over, Rover! by Rich Canter won the “Best Boot” contest. If it wasn’t already obvious, the boot was made for Wimberley Adpotion Group, also known as WAG. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

Gary Zupancic
Staff Reporter

It seemed like at least half of Wimberley turned out for the Bootiful Wimberley Gala Saturday, September 13, from 6 until 9p.m. In the very near future, 30 pairs of cowboy boots will be stationed around Wimberley and the roads leading to it.  The six foot tall footwear aren’t from a Texas Paul Bunyan or a local basketball player who took them off after shopping the Square or the roads leading to Wimberley. They are fiberglass sculptures, hand painted by local artists and a part of “Bootiful Wimberley.” 

 

Wed
17
Sep

Busbys enjoy personal involvement

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Linda and Mark Busby bring years of personal involvement to Wimberley’s diverse community.

Linda and Mark Busby bring years of personal involvement to Wimberley’s diverse community. (Photo by Tom Wiley)

Tom Wiley
Features

There's a popular saying used when referring to an extremely friendly person. “He never met a stranger.” That can be said of Linda and Mark Busby. They brought colorful childhood backgrounds and active career involvements with them when they moved to Wimberley over two decades ago.
Linda's family moved to Clarksville, where her “daddy and his brother ran a haberdashery — an old time general store type place with fabric and buttons and clothes. That would have been in the late 1940s, early 1950s. It was called The Hub, and it was the main shopping place in this little town, which is the county seat of Red River County.” 

 

Wed
17
Sep

Cabaret Vocalist Chick Morgan coming to the Black Diamond Cabaret Theatre

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From Staff Reports

To formally kick off the fall season, concert and cabaret vocalist Chick Morgan will be bringing her show,  “From the Lights of Broadway to the Stars of Texas,” to the Black Diamond Cabaret Theatre the weekend of Sept. 26, 27 and 28. 
She will be accompanied by pianist Suzanne Daniel from Norfolk, Virginia.  Together, the two ladies will present a cabaret presentation of songs that incorporate Broadway, folk, Americana, jazz and country, including Willie Nelson and other Hill Country musical artists.

 

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Wed
17
Sep

Kevin Fowler to open wedding, event venue in Wimberley

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Kevin Fowler at the new Rustic Ranch wedding and event venue to open in along Loneman Creek.

Kevin Fowler at the new Rustic Ranch wedding and event venue to open in along Loneman Creek. (Submitted photo)

From Staff Reports

While everyone knows singer Kevin Fowler for his music and country lifestyle, we now have the opportunity to share in his love of things long past. Fowler has opened his private 130-acre ranch for weddings, social gatherings and corporate events. 
Just minutes from Wimberley, Rustic Ranch is home to a number of historic buildings that Fowler has collected and meticulously restored. At the top of the hill sits a 95-year-old farmhouse, which overlooks the newly landscaped lawn and leads down to a beautiful limestone barn that has been commissioned as a Texas-style dance hall- complete with neon signs and genuine saddle bar-stools. 

 

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Wed
17
Sep

Wimberley Players plan Groovy Sixties fundraiser

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From Staff Reports
 
They’ll be checking out a view of the Hill Country that can only be described as awesome and dining on a menu that promises to be equally impressive. The Wimberley Players will welcome patrons and supporters to Rancho Mirando on Sunday Oct. 12 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. for the Players’ annual fundraiser.

 

Wed
17
Sep

Keep Wimberley Beautiful: It’s xeriscaping, not ‘zeroscape’

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By Jackie Mattice

We will write about this one more time. What is xeriscaping? It is a form of landscaping that basically eliminates large swaths of grasses that take a lot of water to stay a healthy green and it has to be mowed frequently to keep a neighborly manicured look. What are the alternatives? One is to go as native and imperfectly manicured as possible, yet still maintain a neat, intended, hill country look.  Many people can not tolerate this look, especially in neighborhoods which might even prevent it.  Certainly invasive weeds need to be removed: bastard cabbage, sticker burs, other thorny, sticky, in your way plants. Wildflowers need to be left to go to seed. Look around. See how many of these types of yards you might find. Discover one that appeals to you and then try to imitate it.

 

Thu
11
Sep

Emotionally overwhelming 13 years later

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Dalton Sweat, Editor of the Wimberley View.

Dalton Sweat, Editor of the Wimberley View.

Dalton Sweat
Editor

It’s been 13 years.

Just think about that for a second, because that feeling I got in my chest when thinking about 9/11 this morning didn’t feel 13 years old.

Everyone talks about remembering where they were or what they were doing when it happened. I believe I was walking into History class with Coach Milner at Wimberley High School. I remember walking in and Milner simply told everyone to sit down. Once the class was full, he told everyone a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, and we didn’t know if it was intentional or accidental. I can’t remember if he turned on a TV at that point or played something over the computer, but I believe I remember listening as the second plane crash.

Wed
10
Sep

That’s no bull, at least not a real one

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“Texas Longhorn” by John Lopez caused a bit of a stir last week as the large piece of art settled in on the Wimberley Square in front of Pitzer’s Fine Art.

“Texas Longhorn” by John Lopez caused a bit of a stir last week as the large piece of art settled in on the Wimberley Square in front of Pitzer’s Fine Art. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

Gary Zupancic
Staff Reporter - 

Over the Labor Day weekend, Pitzer’s Fine Art was the grazing land for a unique sculpture of a longhorn, but not the living, snorting type.  
Entitled “Texas Longhorn,” the roaming, 18-foot hybrid metal art is made of old parts, scrap metal and bronze casting. Incorporated in the piece are “a mixture of things” such as a figure of the Alamo, Sam Houston, a dinner bell, a fiddle, guitar, cowboy on horseback and five Texas Rangers. To top it off, right in the middle is the state seal of Texas.

 

Wed
10
Sep

KAPS hosts community for spaghetti dinner

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Tamrind Halstrom demonstrates her gymnastics and dance ability.

Tamrind Halstrom demonstrates her gymnastics and dance ability. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

Gary Zupancic
Staff Reporter

The PTSO of the Katherine Anne Porter Charter School held a fund raising spaghetti dinner and open house last Thursday evening.  Different kinds of pasta sauces were available and voted on. Students served the tasty plates while parents and faculty cooked and supervised. It was chance to see the different programs that are offered by the school, such as the National Honor Society, dance and athletics and to tour the classrooms. It was also an opportunity for students to meet and greet the community, and to show off their Dragon Pride

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Wed
10
Sep

We will never forget

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The Wimberley View requested comments, statements or Op-Eds on 9/11 from the congressmen representing the Wimberley Vally. 
 
 
Congressman Lamar Smith

Throughout U.S. history, there are moments that forever marked every American’s life. These moments include some of our country’s greatest accomplishments, such as the first human steps on the moon 45 years ago. Others were moments of tragedy that shocked and grieved every man, woman and child.

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