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This weekend, starting on Thursday, November 13 through Saturday November 15, St. Mary’s Church will be holding its annual garage sale. For as long as anyone can remember, this huge sale is a big part of the community and a place to find a perfect bargain right before the holidays. 

It starts with the Early Bird sale on Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is only $5. Everything from appliances to zoology books with everything else in between will be featured.

Pastor Hilario Guajardo states the each year is different but it’s “great to see the generosity of people where they work together and donate their time and effort. The funds are earmarked by the financial council for needed repairs around the church.” 

Chairperson Lisa Parkinson agrees. 

The Wimberley City Council is proposing changes the Central Wimberley Master Plan, even considering changing the name to the Central Wimberley Conceptual Guide.

“Conceptually, we have not made any changes,” Wimberley Mayor Steve Thurber said. “The concept of the plan is still as it was to put in a document and a vision of what we want to maintain for Wimberley. We have made some proposed, cosmetic changes… In terms of mobility improvements and enhancements and going across people’s property (we’ve made changes) to allay the fears and concerns of the property owners.”

The document illustrates many new proposed roads that would cut through what is currently private property. While everyone involved has stated these changes would not be made unless the property owners consented, this has not relieved much of the public outcry.

County officials are investigating a situation surrounding the hiring and firing of a Texas State student who volunteered as an unpaid intern in the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 for a short period in September. 

The Hays County District Attorney’s Office requested a ruling from the State Attorney General Thursday regarding a public information request sent by the Daily Record for documents related to the hiring and dismissal of Macleen William Trainor, 24, a public administration student at Texas State.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918, the armistice of WWI was declared.  Armistice Day is still celebrated in the western world, celebrated by New Zealand, France and Belgium among others, honoring veterans. In the U.S., in 1954, Armistice Day became Veterans Day by an act of Congress. Veterans Day honors all American veterans, whether living, dead in action, or deceased from other causes.

Longtime Wimberley resident Bill Johnson will be on hand to share some stories from his time in the Marine Corp including the Battle of Iwo Jima at ‘Finding Their Way Home: Expressions of Military Service and the Journey Back’ a free event and concert to be held on Nov. 9.

The event will explore the all too often forgotten time period when troops return from war and must readjust to civilian life. A time that for reservists and guard unit members can be a repeating cycle as the past decade has seen many of them called up to active duty as much as three to four times in a five year period.

McCraw Oil and Kwik Chek Food Stores recently presented CASA of Central Texas with a donation for the sixth consecutive year to help provide more abused and neglected children a voice in the court system.

The donation comes from an annual golf tournament hosted by McCraw Oil and Kwik Chek in which proceeds are divided among CASA programs that serve communities with a Kwik Chek store.  The Kwik Chek locations in Wimberley and Spring Branch fall within CASA of Central Texas’ region.

“In addition to the golf tournament, local stores raised funds to support CASA,” said Tom Richison, Kwik Chek District Manager.” I am proud to say that our Wimberley location was one of the top fundraising stores statewide.”

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Vicki McCuistion cruised to victory with 61.89 percent of the votes for Wimberley I.S.D. School Board Place 3. Mark Bursiel recieved 38.1 percent of the vote.

Overall, 4,012 people voted in the W.I.S.D election with McCuistion garnering 2,483 votes to Bursiel's 1,529. 

"It’s pretty exciting," McCuistion said of her future spot on the board. "I think this process of running for the seat as made me a better candidate and a better board member. It forces you to look at all different aspects of what is going on locally, in the state and on a national level. I’ve had a lot of conversations and I think it can’t help but make me a better board member."

McCuistion looked breifly to her future on the board.

Anytime is a good time to give back, but Wimberley made sure that Saturday was the day they were going to give the most.

In Wimberley fashion, there were several fundraisers this weekend with money going to causes like the St. Jude’s Foundation, the Hays County Food Bank, Wimberley Adoption Group and many more. It was an afternoon that certain showed the town’s giving spirit.

A second Wimberley Independent School District School Board member has resigned leaving the board with only five active members.

Richard Cox submitted his resignation causing the school board to call a special election on Jan. 27.

“I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve on the board for the past several years, and I offer my best wishes for its continued success,” Cox’s letter of resignation said.

Multiple phone calls to Cox were not returned. 

Across Central Texas, many counties are reporting record turnout at the polls. For Hays County, and specifically Wimberley’s Precinct 3, that does not seem to be the case.

It was expected that 2014 would not match up to the Presidential election in 2012 when it comes to voter turnout. Presidential elections are simply more popular, but the 2010 Gubernatorial is a different story.  Because the 2010 election didn’t have a particularly strong draw, many expected large numbers this year.

“It’s been kind of an average turnout,” Hays County Elections Administrator Joyce Cowan said. “We are having good voting, but to me it’s not a record.”

It is difficult to produce a clean comparison for early voting because Hays County has changed how it hosts early voting.