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Community Garage Sale
The City of Wimberley Parks and Recreation Department will host a community- wide garage sale this Saturday in the Community Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shoppers are advised to bring cash or checks for purchases. Children must accompany their parents.
Herb Society of the Hill Country hosted Wildflower Seminar and Herbal Shoppe
, The Hill Country Unit of the Herb Society of America hosted an educational seminar in Wimberley in April that featured speaker John Thomas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg. More than 70 people attended. Thomas shared some of his vast knowledge about wildflowers with the audience, focusing primarily on the Texas bluebonnet. Thomas told listeners how to achieve the best results for the Texas State Flower. “It is important to plant in the Fall. October 1 gives the best chance of exposing them to Fall rains. It is fine to cast the seed on the ground; it...
Texans fall in a Best of Three series to Gonzales
The Wimberley Texans softball team finished district play with a 5-5 to secure third place in their district, moving them into the playoffs against the Gonzales Apaches who finished 7-3 in district play and claimed the second best record in their district. The first of three games took place on Friday the 26th in Gonzales, where the Apaches won 11-8 in a very high scoring game. In the first inning, both teams came out swinging as the Texans took a short- lived 4-3 first inning lead until the Apaches scored three runs in the second to make it 6-4. The Texans...
Canyon Lake Fishing Report for April 24
Thanks to Texas Parks & Wildlife, you can find everything you need to know about fishing conditions in Canyon Lake. GOOD. Water normal stain; 70 degrees; 22.24 feet below pool. Fishing pattern is holding steady. Bass are excellent on moving baits around grass, or with a neko rig on deeper grass. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing.
Wimberley Pie Social: A piece of cake
, , , Seventy six pies, including over a dozen entered in the kid’s division, were submitted for judging during the Wimberley Valley Museum’s Pie Social last Saturday. The Grand prize Winner was Steve Youngblood for his Key Lime pie which earned him a $50 gift certificate to Kiss the Cook Kitchen Shop. The First place winner in the Fruit division was Wayne Vincent, in the Nut division was Jill Lewis, and in the Creme division was Steve Youngblood again. In the Specialty pie division, Paige Thurgood came in first. In the Kids division, Ree Brown took a First Place blue...
Riffs, Roams and Raves: A Weekly Column
, Riffs, Roams and Raves uncovers the creative, noteworthy and accomplished in the Wimberley Valley and beyond with tips on who to hear, where to go and what to see from managing editor Teresa Kendrick. There’s a superb place to listen to music on Buda’s Main street. Called the Meridian, it is part of the health food and natural medicine store, the Zoi Market. Opened in 2022, the Meridian offers live entertainment, high quality coffee drinks, cocktails, beer, wine and health drinks called “medical mocktails.” Founded by Noa and Travis Sutherland, the comfortable and aesthetically pleasing lounge has a scrubbed, bohemian and...
Woodcreek celebrates Arbor Day
Woodcreek held its third annual Arbor Day celebration last Saturday. Karl Flocke with the Texas A&M Forest Service gave a presentation on oak wilt and visitors enjoyed demonstrations from Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists, the Native Plant Society and Tree Folks. Two white oaks, chosen for their increased tolerance to oak wilt, were donated by Jacob McElroy and Simple Leaf Tree Care and given away in a drawing, with the lucky winners being John Hull and Dennis Riker. Monica Rasco entertained the children with a storytime and there were other special presentations and activities for kids. The Mario’s Kitchen food truck provided fare for celebrants. Celebrating Arbor Day is a favorite part of the Woodcreek calendar, and is a requirement to maintain the Tree City USA designation earned two years ago from the Arbor Day Foundation.
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