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Wed
06
Aug

Old Baldy sold: New owners say property will remain open to the public

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Old Baldy was purchased by the Save Old Baldy Foundation and they will keep the property open to the public. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

Old Baldy has officially sold, and the new owners say that it will stay open to the public and may one day become a public park.
Andrew Weber, a lawyer in Austin who lives in Wimberley, bought the property for more than $150,000. 
“It needs to be a place that our grandkids can go and your grandkids go,” Weber said. “It’s a feature and a piece of Wimberley that has always been there. It’s like Blue Hole and the Blanco River. It’s just part of Wimberley.”

 

Wed
06
Aug

Wimberley’s Collie reunites with some of NFL’s greatest

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When professionals play flag football, they still need lineman. Collie is pictured here blocking for Joe Montana. (Photo by Devin Collie)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

Many people have dreamed of teaming up with Joe Montana, Jerry Rice or Steve Young, three all-time San Francisco 49er football players who have each made the NFL’s Hall of Fame. Wimberley resident, and former NFL offensive linemen, Bruce Collie got to live that dream one more time last month as a ceremonial flag football game was held as the last game in Candlestick Park, the stadium of the 49ers for the last 42 years. 

 

Wed
06
Aug

Hays County Judge Cobb recommends 2015 budget

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From Staff Reports

Hays County Judge Bert Cobb, presented a recommended Fiscal Year 2015 budget of $155,550,812, while maintaining the current tax rate of .4690. The current FY 2014 County budget is approximately $154 million. 
The Commissioners Court also scheduled public workshops to discuss proposed expenditures with elected officials and department heads and make suggested changes to the recommended budget. The county’s fiscal year begins Oct. 1, 2014, and by law the Commissioners Court must approve a budget and set the tax rate for the County by Sept. 30.

 

Wed
06
Aug

CARD: The rising cost of water

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CARD Steering Committee

Here’s the credit card TV commercial we’d like to see:
Groceries for a day: $15
Wi-Fi service for a month: $40
Cable TV for a year: $800
Clean water whenever you need it: Priceless!
Water is one of those rare commodities worth any price – if you don’t have it. Millions of desperate people around the world can testify to that. 
After air, there’s probably no better value-for-price bargain than water, the value being our very lives. If we live where there is a public water supply, the treated water piped into our homes is so inexpensive that many of us can afford to use thousands of gallons to irrigate our lawns, wash our cars, fill swimming pools, clean our dishes and clothes – and our bodies – as often as we like. 
 
Wed
06
Aug

WHS graduates finishing college

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Chase Martin, a resident of Wimberley, Texas, was among nearly 5,000 students who graduated from the University of Houston (UH) in the spring 2014 semester. Martin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in hotel and restaurant management.
The graduates were honored at UH's Spring 2014 Commencement, held May 9 - 10 in Hofheinz Pavilion. Click here for more information about the Spring 2014 Commencement ceremonies.
The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships.
 
Thu
31
Jul

Owner of Kim-Soo Karate in Wimberley arrested for Sexual Assault

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Richard Griffin

Richard Griffin

From the Hays County Sheriff's Office:

On Thursday, July 31, 2014, at approximately 12:30 pm, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Dale Griffin, 60, of Wimberley, for two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, both second-degree felonies. These arrests stem from an investigation conducted in conjunction with the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office also received a report of the incident via a referral from Texas Child Protective Services received on July 24th, 2014. Richard Griffin is the owner of Kim-Soo Karate located in Wimberley. The victim in this case was a student of Griffin’s for approximately 2 years.

Wed
30
Jul

Old Baldy sold, will remain open to public

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

Old Baldy has officially sold, and the new owners say that it will stay open to the public and may one day become a public park.

Andrew Weber, a lawyer in Austin who lives in Wimberley, bought the property for more than $150,000.

“It needs to be place that our grandkids can go and your grandkids go,” Weber said. “It’s a feature and a piece of Wimberley that was always there. It’s like Blue Hole and the Blanco River. It’s just part of Wimberley.”

When Weber saw the news reports that Old Baldy had been closed to the public, for the brief time that it was closed, and that the property was up for sale, his first thought was purchasing the property.
“I said something to my wife like ‘if it isn’t a million dollars, we should just buy it and keep it open,’” Weber said. “We clicked on the link, and it was like $150,000.”

Wed
30
Jul

Wimberley High School has new principal

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New Wimberley High School Principal Jason Valentine. (Submitted photo)

By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
Wimberley High School now has a new man in charge.
Principal Greg Bonewald would have entered his ninth year running WHS, but he was offered a position in Victoria Independent School District as the assistant superintendent.
“Greg had the opportunity to take an assistant superintendent position at Victoria ISD,” Superintendent Dwain York said. “We really hated losing him, but he’s being able to move forward. His professional goal is to be a superintendent, and so this was a good opportunity for him to move forward. He was an excellent principal.”
Replacing Bonewald will be long time Wimberley ISD employee Jason Valentine, who will move from the Wimberley Junior High School Principal position.

 

Wed
30
Jul

Hays County Constable issuing tickets for all the right reasons: Do-gooders to receive ice cream and popcorn

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Deputy Constable Travis Brown is pictured here with Emalee and Avery Melton after giving them a “ticket” for free ice cream. (Submitted photo)

By Dalton Sweat
Editor

Wed
30
Jul

House fire in Driftwood

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The North Hays Fire Department was the first responding unit for a fire in Driftwood last week. Nobody was injured in the fire. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
The home, garage and recreational vehicle of Gay Berry’s home in Driftwood burned down on Thursday, July 24.
Nobody was injured during the incident.
A neighbor was working with the water company across the street when he saw the fire in the garage and called 9-1-1 at 12:06 p.m.
North Hays Fire Department arrived at the scene at 12:14 p.m. to fight the fire. 
“At this point, the only thing we have narrowed down is that the fire started in the garage,” Hays County Assistant Fire Marshal Clint Browning said. “So far, nothing is looking suspicious, but nothing has been ruled out. It is still under investigation, and hopefully, we will have the cause determined this week.”

 

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