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Wed
14
May

Wedding Announcement: Johnson-Sacks

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Local Wimberley girl Jessica Leigh Johnson to marry dashing city boy Scott Jordan Sacks on May 17, in a romantic ceremony in Gainesville, Florida. 
May your love be as sweet as the hometown that raised you.  May your hearts be as free as the Texas sky (and with God’s speed, may you bring him back home just as fast as you can). 
Love, 
Wimberley
 
Wed
14
May

Coming soon: Little worms hang by threads

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Caterpillar hanging on a thread. (Submitted photo)

By Jerry Hall
 
You may have recently encountered pesky little gray and green worms hanging on thin silk-like threads from area oak trees. They are not technically worms and the thread is definitely not silk, but the little crawlers are a regular spring thing around here. And while too many of them can be a nuisance, like most other things in nature, they do provide a positive contribution.

 

Wed
14
May

New business in Wimberley

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(Submitted photo)

From Staff Reports

Donna McKennon just opened her new shop, Chulita’s, in Wimberley.  Chulita’s specializes in beautiful handcrafted cotton clothing and one-of-a-kind purses from Guatemala.  The soft cotton clothing is garment dyed, with beautiful detailing and embroidery.  Purses are made from vintage Huipil blouses, the traditional blouses worn by the Mayan women for centuries and each one is a work of art.  Chulita’s is located at 13710 Ranch Road 12.  Donna can be reached at (512)940-6514.

Wed
14
May

Bobbex tells hidden dangers of having deer around

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From Staff Reports
 
It’s hard to live in around Hays County these days and be unaware of the difficulties deer can cause homeowners. They lunch on your landscape and brazenly cross busy roads at the worst possible times. But did you know that deer can carry parasites that transmit debilitating diseases to people? Or that nationally, deer versus car collisions claim about 200 lives per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

 

Thu
08
May

Swing away: Blue Hole is open for swimming

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Swimming is allowed on the weekends as of Saturday last week at Blue Hole. Wimberley High School Junior Tucker Behrhorst took advantage with the first swing of the year.
 
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(photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)
Thu
08
May

Post office buzzing with bees: Boxes of thousands surprise post office

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Last week, 48 boxes of bees showed up at the Wimberley Post Office, a few of which began to escape the secured wood and metal cages. Wimberley resident Mark Cleaver is pictured here picking up the bees. He said they would be brought to a house between Wimberley in Blanco where they had prepared many apiaries, or bee yards, for the thousands of bees. The plan for the honey? To make a little mead, an alcoholic drink fermented from the bee honey. (photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Thu
08
May

Barton Experiencing Artistic Growth

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Mary Barton's alcohol ink painting Intensity is currently on display at the Wimberley Community Center. (photo by Tom Wiley)

By Tom Wiley

It is doubtful that there are many natural-born artists. Artistic talent usually is developed through realizations and periods of growth that are shaped by family and friends and personal experiences. Mary Barton is a Wimberley artist who has enjoyed such a journey. 
Barton was raised in the Panhandle town of Pampa. She attended Texas Tech before moving to Central Texas. She lived in Austin for 15 years, and that is where she met her husband. They have two sons. Their family has lived in Wimberley for 12 years. With time, Barton began to appreciate the rich artistic environment that exists in the Hill Country and tapped into her family's close association with art.   
 
Thu
08
May

Civic Club to donate $50,000

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From Staff Reports
 
One of the Wimberley Community Civic Club’s main goals is to nurture community spirit through service and financial support and the organization has met this lofty goal for more than thirty-five years. This year the grand total of gifts is $50,000.
Through the thirty-five year history the Wimberley Community Civic Club has generously donated to many Wimberley Valley non-profit organizations and given numerous graduating high school seniors scholarships at the club’s annual May meeting.  This year was no exception.  In fact, due to increased revenue, both the number of scholarships and the amount for each high school senior recipient was generously increased. 
 
Thu
08
May

WHS junior headed for national conference

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Dripping Springs sophomore Maria Duster (left) and WHS junior Mary Floreani (right) show off the medals they won for being named a Distinguished Delegate at the State Youth in Government Conference. Ten out of 150 Model UN delegates were presented the award. (submitted photo)

By Mikyela Tedder - WHS Journalism
 
WHS junior Mary Floreani was one of 25 Texas students selected as a Youth and Government delegate to the Conference on National Affairs. She was chosen from 1,200 eligible applicants.
The conference will run June 28-July 4 at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, and about 400 delegates from 37 states are expected to attend.
 
Thu
08
May

No need to leave town for great birds.

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Painted Bunting
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By Jerry Hall
 
I saw many interesting birds on my mid-April visit to California, but you don't need to leave town to see lots of great birds. They are all over the place this time of year.
For example, I saw a yellow-headed blackbird on my trip, the first I had seen since a long-ago journey to Montana. But once back home, I received a call from Jeri Sterling of Wimberley. She had seen a yellow-headed blackbird on the parking lot of the local Brookshire Brothers grocery store. “It was walking around over by the little picnic table,” she said. “It was a beautiful bird.”
 

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