Features

Thu
08
May

Keep Wimberley Beautiful: May 8, 2014

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By Jackie Mattice
 
One of the things I love about gardening is that there are lots of surprises.  Each set of growing conditions favors some plants over others.  This month the winner of beauty in my yard is the bright yellow, 1-2 feet high native plant called Damianita (Chrysactinia mexicana).  It self-sows itself on dry soil and is especially fond of gravel.  I have a gravel driveway and it volunteered to plant itself with no water on the sloped hillside.  
 

 

Thu
08
May

Zero Water Part 3: A sustainable concept for water in the Texas Hill Country

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By David Venhuizen

Wed
30
Apr

Eventful weekend: Butterfly Festival, Wimberley 4 and Blood Sugar Bash kept Wimberley busy

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Aubrey tries our her new wings at the 16th Annual Butterfly Festival. She was one of thousands to descend upon Wimberley for the festival. (photo by Scot Brinkley)

From Staff Reports
 
Wimberley was a buzz with butterflies and racers over the weekend. 
The 16th Annual Butterfly Festival seemed to be a resounding success as thousands of people made their way to town. 
The festivities started at the Veteran’s Memorial at EmilyAnn around 10 a.m., but many people already had a full day finished.
The Wimberley 4, a four-mile race or a three kilometer walk through town, had about 200 participants. 
The event started at the highs school and finished at the stadium making it an easy trek to Emily Ann. 
Around noon, people began pouring into the back of Cypress Creek Cafe for the Blood Sugar Bash to raise money to benefit John Backus, a local man suffering from diabetes.

 

Wed
30
Apr

Iconic Wimberley theater in need: Fundraiser on May 2 and 3

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Filling these seats on May 2 and 3 will be key for the corral’s future. (Photo by Candice Brusuelas/San Marcos Daily Record)

CANDICE BRUSUELAS
Daily Record Features
 
If you grew up in Wimberley, chances are you’ve made memories at this little old-town-looking walk-in theater. The Corral has been a part of the community since 1948 and is in the hearts of many Wimberley residents and visitors, and according to Katie Hatfield, who manages most of the business these days, it’s a part of her childhood.
Hatfield’s great-aunt, Mary Anderson, is the 40-year owner of the corral.

 

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Wed
30
Apr

I’ve got your back: From tragic death, Polhemus gives life

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Pictured is the memorial built next to WISD Stadium in memory of Daniel Pohlemus who passed away in 2005. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Kaitlin Schmidt
Daily Record Features
 
According to Daniel Martin Polhemus’s mother, Carmen, her son’s favorite saying was, “I’ve got your back.”
Polhemus played for the Wimberley Texans football team and was a “loyal, generous friend,” before being critically injured in a single-car accident in 2005, just four weeks after his 19th birthday.

 

Wed
30
Apr

For many in Wimberley, it’s where the music starts

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From Staff Reports
 
The fourth annual Rolling Oaks Music festival on Saturday, May 10, noon – 11 p.m., will showcase the talents of local musicians and barbecue chefs to raise funds for the maintenance and operation of the Rolling Oaks Club. 
The event will be held at the clubhouse, 950 Lonesome Trail in the Rolling Oaks subdivision, seven miles east of Wimberley on FM 3237. 
Food will be served from noon – 8 p.m., and tickets are available at the door or in advance. 
Adult meals are $10. Kid’s plates are $5. Soft drinks and desserts will be available to buy.

 

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Wed
30
Apr

Bill Gates gives scholarship to WHS’s Garcia

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Alberto Garcia didn’t just receive a scholarship. He received one from Bill Gates, and it will pay for his entire college career. (submitted photo)

Mikyela Tedder
WHS Journalism
 
It has not been an easy road for Alberto Garcia, but he accomplished his goal. The WHS senior knows how he is going to pay for his entire college career. 
After four and a half months of gathering information, writing essays and fighting an urge to give up, Garcia was notified April 18 that he is one of 1,000 students selected from 52,000 applicants across the United States to earn a Gates Millennium Scholarship. 
The scholarship, which is based on leadership, community service and academic achievement, is a good-through-graduation award that Garcia can use at any college or university of his choice. It will cover his tuition, housing, books and supplies, transportation and miscellaneous costs.
Wed
30
Apr

Wimberley Players receive three nominations

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Wimberley Player's present "Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" by Ed Graczyk , a story combining pathos and humor, for the final weekend May 2-May 4. Actors, left to right Laura Tomerlin, Carla Daws, Kortnee McDowell, Tracy Arnold, Brandi Rose Atchley, Celeste Coburn, Lindsey Burnett, Jarrod Tomlinson, Leigh Shelton. (submitted photo)

From Staff Reports
 
A newly created online awards program, Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Awards, has listed the Wimberley Players as 2013 award nominees in three categories.
The Wimberley Players will be considered for Outstanding Theatre Outside of Austin City Limits, Jim Lindsay for Best Direction of a Musical (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and Carroll Dolezal for Best Scenic Design (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown).

 

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Wed
30
Apr

New painting studio in Wimberley

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Sarah Beth Banning, an accomplished painter and resident of Wimberley, recently opened her painting studio and gallery, Sarah Beth Banning Fine Art at 110 Old Kyle Rd.  Her colorful and stunning paintings are also displayed in high end galleries across the state.

 

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Wed
30
Apr

Part 2: Zero Water, sustainable for Hill Country

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By David Venhuizen
 
Debunking the myth.
Before proceeding to further detail the Zero Net Water development concept, we must dispose of a prevailing myth. An immediate, practically knee-jerk, objection to centering water supply strategy on distributed building-scale rainwater harvesting is that harvesting rainwater off rooftops would “rob” the watershed of streamflow and/or recharge, and would thus produce no net gain in the available, usable water supply. But a closer look shows this is not the case.

 

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