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For the first time since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wimberley Valley Art League hosted a Juried Art Show with guests available to meet and greet in person.

For more than 50 years, Texas singer-songwriter Shake Russell, has been entertaining audiences throughout the region and all over the United States with his unique Americana style of folk rock. Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own.

**new** Thursday, July 21st, Independence Title- 10am-1pm 2022, Marketing Updated for Hays County along with an introduction to the new Wimberley ISD Superintendent, Dr. Greg Bonewald. Box lunches will be provided, please RSVP to Dona Mendieta at 512-825-1654.

Shake Russell at Susanna’s Kitchen

Mary Jean Peterson Earls has been selected as the 2022-2023 President of the Hays County League of Women Voters. Earls, who was born and grew up in San Marcos, says she is “humbled” and feels “honored” by the opportunity to lead one of the most respected organizations in the State of Texas.

Local students recently took part in the Indigenous Cultures Institute’s 12th Indigenous Arts Summer Encounter where they participated in daily activities focused on the history, culture, arts and traditions of the indigenous people of this area.

Of the 78 lodging operations within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Wimberley, four are a part of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association’s group listing partnership that offers promotion and industry specific assistance to rental facilities. Now, all of the lodging operators will be a part of the program after the city of Wimberley used around $10,000 of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to join.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service‘s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on August 4 for Blanco and Hays counties.

Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) is a native plant that is currently blooming. The red 1 inch tall blossom has petals curled around to resembles a Turkish turban with a staminal column protruding out the top. It is in the Mallow family which includes cotton, hibiscus and okra.

The Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District approved a phased permit for the proposed 201-site, 30 cabin Horseshoe Ridge RV Resort. Phase one of the permit will allow for 8.5 acre feet of water per year, phase two will allow for up to 12 acre feet of water per year and phase three will allow for the full 14 acre feet of water, which amounts to around 4.5 million gallons, per year.