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The Writers League of Texas’ “One Page Salon’’ will be part of the Wimberley Area Writers 2024 launch on April 30 at the 220 Gallery in Wimberley. Called “one of the best nights of entertainment in Austin” by the Austin American-Statesman, five readers, one at a time, will share one page of a new work or a work in progress. In addition to reading their work, authors will enjoy friendly banter with emcee Becka Oliver, WLT Executive Director, and strive to answer three provocative literary-related questions.

The first annual Wimberley Film Festival, set to take place April 20 at Blue Hole, has been rescheduled to June 9 because of rain. Mark your calendars with the new date.

Hays County has a new fire marshal. Steve Seddig has 28 years of service with the city of Wylie Fire Rescue where he served as a Fire Marshal, Division Chief and Texas Peace Officer. He is a certified Texas Master Fire Investigator and an International Association of Arson Investigators Certified Fire Investigator.

Magic was in the air as patrons lined up for the April 1 reopening of the Wimberley Village Library, this time in its brand new wing. When the doors opened at 10 a.m., a line reached out the door to the parking lot, with everyone excited to see the new facility. Within minutes, joyful sounds from the kids and teens using their new spaces mixed with the “oohs and aahs” of the adults seeing the building for the first time. Library Director Carolyn Manning noted that in just the first four days of April, circulation numbers reached half of February’s total. “People are so happy to use this new, beautiful space,” she added.

The Texan Band of Wimberley High School represented the state of Texas in a parade marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war on the island of Oahu. Held March 29, the Texan band, along with veterans, military units and community groups, traced a route along King Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki to the foot of the Diamond Head Crater.

Scores of cars, trucks and trailers lined up last Saturday to offload unwanted items during Wimberley’s Community Cleanup. An endeavor of the City of Wimberley, with help from Texas Disposal Systems, the cleanup collected tons of bulky unwanted items like furniture, stoves, refrigerators, water tanks, office furniture and scrap materials. Mayor Gina Fulkerson, along with clean up volunteers, remarked that the event seemed to be “growing more and more every year.”

Wildfire Prevention Corporation, an organization that specializes in providing safeguards against wildfires, has come to the Texas Hill Country. They have partnered with Perimeter Solutions to treat properties with PHOSCHEK, a ground-based, long-term fire retardant. The retardant is approved by the U.S. Forest Service and has been used since the 1960s. It is safe for people, livestock, pets, and vegetation.

Calling all pie makers, pie mavens and pie eaters. The Wimberley Valley Museum will hold its Annual Pie Social on April 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on their grounds at 14068 RR12.

The Lost Austin Band, made up of members Ernie Gammage, Bill Browder, Dave Moerbe, Patterson Barrett and Craig D. Hillis, performs at Susanna’s Kitchen Coffeehouse on April 18 at 7:30 p.m.

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