Hays County Master Gardeners will hold their Spring Plant and Tree Sale March 18 through March 27. Online sales begin March 18 and end March 26. In-person sales and plant pick up times are on March 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Buda Downtown Greenspace and Gazebo, and on March 27, 3 to 6 p.m. at the Dripping Springs Farmers Market.
In Part Three of this series about the dispute between Aqua Texas and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, attorney Jeff Mundy of The Mundy Firm informed listeners of the legal issues that shape the dispute.
With various river towns across Hays County, protecting those natural resources is of top importance to residents. With that in mind, the Hays County Commissioners voted unanimously to form a new interlocal agreement with the city of Wimberley, the city of Woodcreek, The Watershed Association and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment in order to implement the Blanco Cypress Watershed Protection Plan.
Teresa Kendrick Managing Editor
In Part Two of this series about the dispute between Aqua Texas and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, attorney Jim Blackburn, who is President of the Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association and a Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law at Rice University, outlined the essential issues from the viewpoint of the Groundwater District and TESPA.
Workers with Austin Traffic Signal secured traffic signal foundations last week as work progressed to install turning lanes at the intersection of FM 3237 and RR12. Plans also call for a sidewalk at the north corner of the intersection to the right of The Wimberley View office.
On March 3, the City of Wimberley and Wimberley-Arts.org invites the public to celebrate the expansion of the city’s Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts with a party at 3:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Welcome Center, 107 Oak Drive, a block south of the Wimberley square.
The Wimberley Players launched its astonishing 45th season of live theatre in Wimberley with “Shakespeare in Love,” a play based on the popular 1998 film of the same name written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. While Friday’s inaugural performance opened to a sold out house and ended with a standing ovation, Saturday’s performance, also a full house, worked harder to win over a more subdued audience, who were perhaps less familiar with the popular film that won seven Oscars and became the go-to comedy about the playwright for an entire generation. By intermission, the cast prevailed and roared home to a strong finish that brought the audience to its feet.
The new year is marching on and so is the Wimberley Lions Club as Wimberley Market Day begins a new season on Saturday, March 2 at Lions Field. Hundreds of vendors will be back with a variety of unique “finds” and hand-crafted items. Lions and community volunteers will be serving up good eats, drinks, and a special item, solar glasses for the highly anticipated solar eclipse event next month.
Michael S. Murphy, CFP
The band, 5 O’Clock Somewhere, is performing a tribute show and dance to Steely Dan and Fleetwood Mac on March 9, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Wimberley Community Center. In conjunction with Wimberly Parks and Recreation, the five-member band will play two sets, one featuring songs by Steely Dan and, the other, featuring songs by Fleetwood Mac with vocals and harmonies by Mindy Carnutt of the Hill Country Honeys.
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.
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