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Mon
19
May

House burns down near Scudder Primary

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More photos will be posted in Thursday's Wimberley View. (Submitted photo)

The house of Robert and Kelly Mann burned down on Monday morning on Western Road near Scudder Primary. 
The home caught fire just before 9 a.m., and nobody was injured. It took the Wimberley Fire Department, who was assisted by the North Hays Fire Department, about four and a half hours to put out the flames completely.
 

For the full story, pick up a copy of this week's Wimberley View. 

As details of how you can help the family become available, the View will update accordingly. 

 

UPDATED: This article originally stated, mistakenly, that the house was on Scudder Lane. The house was near Scudder Primary School on Western Road.

Wed
14
May

New mayor and council elected

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(Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
This year’s election has changed the face of Wimberley politics as a new mayor and two new councilmembers were brought into the fray.
Accountant Steve Thurber will be Wimberley’s fifth mayor, and Cindy Anderson and Pam Showalter will join him on the dias. 

 

Wed
14
May

No new tax, bond fails

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By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
The bond election failed to pass by a wide margin with 74.8 percent of the vote against the bond.
If the $2.85 million bond had passed, the 4.3-cent debt service tax per $100 dollar valuation of property would have been the first municipal tax in the history of Wimberley. The city runs on sales tax allocations alone with a total budget in the $1 million range annually.
 
Wed
14
May

Questionable purchases made at Old Mill Store by University of Texas?

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By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
Randa Ryan, co-owner of the Old Mill Store and wife of former Wimberley Mayor Steve Klepfer, has recently been in the news after reports that she purchased $20,000 worth of decorations from her own store while serving in her position as Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student Services for the University of Texas.

 

Wed
14
May

Jacob’s Well Natural Area grand opening

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Dr. Mario Garza of the Indigenous Cultures Institute and his wife Maria Rocha perform a Native American Blessing on the springs to start of the grand opening.

By Dalton Sweat
Editor

A plan that has been in place for years finally came to fruition with the grand opening of the Jacob’s Well Natural Area.
“In the very first Hays County Parks Plan, Jacob’s Well was the first thing on it,” Hays County Commissioner Will Conley said at the grand opening.
It was a special moment for many. David Baker and the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association worked for years on their own to bring together the many properties that now make up the protected area. 
 

 

Wed
14
May

Flocke on eight years of serving as the Mayor

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By Bob Flocke
Mayor of Wimberley
 
As my time as your mayor draws to an end, I want to express my gratitude to the people of Wimberley for entrusting me with the awesome responsibilities associated with governing our city for the last eight years.  It has been at once, a deeply humbling and a thoroughly enjoyable experience.  I am very blessed to have had the opportunity to work with an extremely dedicated staff led by the best city manager in the state--Don Ferguson, city councils, and the many volunteers that make our city work.

 

Wed
14
May

Fancy Feathers Show a success: Those who made it possible get pie with the Mayor

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From Staff Reports

As recognition for the exemplary leadership exhibited this year by club President Miliano Mikol and Show Director Bobbi Williams, a “Pie Date” was arranged with Mayor Bob Flocke. The three enjoyed their pie and "leadership conversation” last week at the Wimberley Pie Company. Miliano (middle), 15, has served as club president for two years and brought in the most donations to support the 7th Annual Fancy Feathers Open Chicken Show this past March. Bobbi (left), 15, served as Show Director of our show this year, the first time a youth member has served in this role for Fancy Feathers, and sold the most amount of raffle tickets for the show raffle.

Wed
14
May

Fifth Annual Blanco River Spring Cleanup

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Members of Wimberley Professional and Business Association cleaning the Blanco River. (PHOTO BY MADONNA KIMBALL.)

From Staff Report
 
Wimberley Business and Professional Association will hold their Fifth Annual Blanco River Spring Cleanup in Wimberley on Saturday, May 17. Each Spring WBPA members and volunteers get together and clean up a portion of the river and surrounding areas. Beginning at 7A Ranch, debris will be collected as crews walk or kayak the river to the Blanco River bridge. Other crew members walk along River Road, collecting the trash littering the roadside. 
Wed
14
May

New members to the team

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Susan K. Sisson

From Staff Reports
 
We are pleased to introduce two new members to our team at the Wimberley View, the San Marcos Daily Record and the Dripping Springs Century-News. 
Susan K. Sisson, formally with Grande Communications, Southwestern Bell and MCI Inc., is thrilled to be the new advertising consultant for the Wimberley and Dripping Springs areas.
“I hope to bring the paper to the people and the people to the paper,” Sisson said. 
Carole Farmer, formally with Sac N Pac Stores, Inc., Capitol Aggregates, Inc. and New Braunfels Smoke House, is excited to be the new advertising consultant for the San Marcos area. 
“I would like to provide an avenue to our community to advertise, and to be a part of the growth of the Greater San Marcos area,”  Farmer said.
Wed
14
May

Civic Club donates $50,000 to local non-profit organizations

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Bottom Row: Becky Keil and Helen Snow of Meals on Wheels, Laura Tanner of EmilyAnn Theatre, Marsha Sanderson of PAWS, Linda Pollard of the Senior Citizen Craft Shop, Tammy Cooper of ARF, Durrell and Richard Jordan of Good Samaritan Community Services. Top Row: Brent Pulley of Habitat for Humanity, Laura Kistner of Friends of Blue Hole, Cathy Moreman of the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce, Dixie Camp of the Hill Country Band, Darlene Kukla of the Wimberley Plyers, Pete Anderson of Water Testing, Susan Martin of WAG, John Kuykendall of the Wimberley Community Chorus, Harriett Powell of the Crissi Break Basket, Skip Jorgensen of Starlight Symphony, Lee Colee of Lee Colee Studios, Vicki McQuistion of Barnabas Connection, Gina Casarez of the Wimberley Valley Art League, Monica Rasco of the Wimberley Village Library Summer Program and Tonda Frady of the Friends of the Library.

From Staff Reports
 
The Wimberley Civic Club announced the donations for 2014 to community organizations and high school seniors totally $50,000.
The 12 seniors from  both  the Wimberley High School and the Kathrine Ann Porter School received $1,500 each. Those awarded from WHS were James R. Craig, Rider H.Farris, Kolten Marbach, Danielle Pitcher, Erin Rewand, Margaret M. Rewand, Hannah C. Schake, Caitlyn Warne and Greg J. Weeks, Jr. The scholarship winners from KAPS were Victoria Chaplin, Patrick Hall and Sarah Roberts.

 

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