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Wed
10
Sep

Former students named UIL All-State journalist

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Rider Farris and Natalie Shanklin, 2014 Wimberley High School graduates, were named to the UIL All-State Journalism staff.

Rider Farris and Natalie Shanklin, 2014 Wimberley High School graduates, were named to the UIL All-State Journalism staff. (Submitted photo)

From Staff Reports

The University Interscholastic League recently announced that 2014 WHS graduates Natalie Shanklin and Rider Farris were named to the 2013-14 All-State Journalism staff.
 “High school journalists who go above and beyond classroom assignments earn the elite title of All-State staff,” Jeanne Acton, UIL Director of Journalism, said.
To become a member of the All-State Journalism staff, students must accumulate points over the year based on their achievements at UIL journalism competitions and other writing and publication contests, both statewide and nationwide. Then, students apply to UIL to become a member of the staff.

 

Wed
10
Sep

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground

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The Habitat for Humanity crew pulled out the shovels for ground breaking on a new home for Jayme Redding in Woodcreek North.

The Habitat for Humanity crew pulled out the shovels for ground breaking on a new home for Jayme Redding in Woodcreek North. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

A home is a place that many people take for granted, knowing you have a safe place to lay your head at night.
Wimberley resident Jamye Redding will get that opportunity with the help of the community and the Wimberley Valley Habitat for Humanity, which broke ground on a new home last week.
Redding, who works at King Feed, and her three children will have a new place to call their own come the spring of 2015. The new home will certainly be something she appreciates.
“I’ve lived in an RV for three years, and for two years I lived in a two-bedroom home, and now I’m living in an RV again,” Redding said. “Even the two-bedroom was small. It’s going to be so nice.”

 

Wed
10
Sep

100 years old and counting

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Edith Crisp was joined by her family including two of her siblings. Her youngest brother Carl Whisenant, 72, on the left and another brother Norman Whisenant, 92, on the right.

Edith Crisp was joined by her family including two of her siblings. Her youngest brother Carl Whisenant, 72, on the left and another brother Norman Whisenant, 92, on the right. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

Edith Crisp turned 100 years old on Friday at Deer Creek. Back in the early 1900s, her family owned property in Driftwood along Onion Creek meaning she is one of if not the oldest person from this general area. Crisp celebrated her birthday with her two remaining siblings, of 11 total, Carl Whisenant, 79, and Norman Whisenant, 92. 

 

Wed
10
Sep

The Wimberley way

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Meals on Wheels volunteers Nancy Cusack, Cinda Donovan, Pat Krov-Diane Cox and Kathy McGregor cooking.

Meals on Wheels volunteers Nancy Cusack, Cinda Donovan, Pat Krov-Diane Cox and Kathy McGregor cooking. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

A new Wimberley View series about ‘The Wimberley Way’ highlighting 
the town’s many volunteer groups that make this community what it is.
 
By Gary Zupancic
Staff Reporter
 
Living in Wimberley, one often hears about “the Wimberley Way.”  Just what is the Wimberley Way? Based on early history, Wimberley was an isolated community, far from Austin and San Marcos on horseback or buggy. 
In order to solve any problems, such as a neighbor needing a barn raised or help gathering livestock after a storm, the residents had to rely on their neighbors and not on the state or county. It was just the way things were done. Neighbors helping neighbors, it is the Wimberley Way.

 

Wed
10
Sep

WAG Rescue Celebrates 500th Dog Adoption

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Onyx was WAG Rescue’s 500 pet adopted.

Onyx was WAG Rescue’s 500 pet adopted. (Submitted photo)

From Staff Reports

“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go...)”, these are magical words written by E.E. Cummings.  While we sit and ponder the achievement of serving our Wimberley community for five years and completing our five hundredth adoption through WAG Rescue, we cannot stop thinking of these words. 
It is the devotion and love for animals and community, in Wimberley that brings WAG Rescue the amazing mentors, sponsors, and dedicated volunteers that have allowed us to prosper.  It is only fitting to tell you about our 500th dog adoption, Onyx, and her passage from rescued to her now forever home.  

 

Wed
03
Sep

County-wide Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS

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Cynthia Carter, clerk for Andrew Cable, WISD School Board Member Gina Fulkerson and Jennifer Anderson, executive assistant for Hays County, represented Wimberley along with many others at the Hays County Ice Bucket Challenge on Tuesday.

Cynthia Carter, clerk for Andrew Cable, WISD School Board Member Gina Fulkerson and Jennifer Anderson, executive assistant for Hays County, represented Wimberley along with many others at the Hays County Ice Bucket Challenge on Tuesday. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

 

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Wed
03
Sep

Wimberley Players unleash new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein

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Frederick, played by R. Michael Clinkscales, has two women to deal with, his assistant Inga, portrayed by Caitlin Iliff and his aloof fiancee Elizabeth, played by Lariena Brown.

Frederick, played by R. Michael Clinkscales, has two women to deal with, his assistant Inga, portrayed by Caitlin Iliff and his aloof fiancee Elizabeth, played by Lariena Brown. (Submitted Photo)

From Staff Reports

When the Wimberley Players unleash The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Sept. 12 – Oct. 5, audiences can expect a hilarious, bawdy bolt of Brooks-brand brou-ha-ha.  The play brings us the beloved characters of the Mel Brooks movie (of the same name) who now have song and dance numbers designed to animate the numbest of funny bones. Plan early though, performances are selling out.

 

Wed
03
Sep

Annual Wimberley Studio Tour and Sale

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From Staff Reports

A small town nestled in the beauty of the Texas Hill Country, Wimberley provides home, community and inspiration to a remarkable variety of artists, from the internationally acclaimed to emerging talent. Many of these artists will open the doors to their creative inner sanctums as part of the Wimberley Valley Art League’s annual studio tour, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14.  

 

Wed
03
Sep

EmilyAnn presents two productions this month

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Leah Pullin plays Peaseblossom in” A Midsummer Night's Dream,” one of two productions offered at the EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens in September. (Photo by Bridget Farias)

From Staff Reports

The EmilyAnn is offering something for everyone this September.  “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” is playing in the indoor Burdine Johnson Studio Theatre and Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream” is playing on the outdoor Patti S. Harrison Main Stage.

Adapted by D. Heath Thompson, Goldilocks and the Three Bears continues the EmilyAnn's interactive Children's Theatre Series. Children of all ages will enjoy this humorous take on the familiar story. As with all of Thompson's adaptations, the audience will be very much involved as the story progresses and the hilarious bears teach Goldilocks about the importance of manners.  This 40-minute production is suitable for ages 2 and up.  

 

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Wed
03
Sep

Save Old Baldy fundraiser t-shirt

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The Board of the Save Old Baldy Foundation unveiled their newly arrived t-shirts Friday at Linda 's Fine Foods Restaurant. The shirts will help promote the ongoing campaign to raise $95,000 in six months, so that Old Baldy can become a City of Wimberley park. Board members on hand were (front) Susan Nenney, Linda Lang; (back) Linda Land, Jean McMeans, Andrew Weber and Lin Weber.

The Board of the Save Old Baldy Foundation unveiled their newly arrived t-shirts Friday at Linda 's Fine Foods Restaurant. The shirts will help promote the ongoing campaign to raise $95,000 in six months, so that Old Baldy can become a City of Wimberley park. Board members on hand were (front) Susan Nenney, Linda Lang; (back) Linda Land, Jean McMeans, Andrew Weber and Lin Weber. (Submitted photo)

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