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Planning for the annual Independence Day rodeo is a year-round job, and the 2022 VFW and VFW Auxiliary rodeo committee is putting the finishing touches on this year’s big event.

Firefighters are looking to the skies for much-needed rain this week as crews continue battling wildfires across the state. Fires reported Sunday by the Texas A&M Forest Service were being fought in Brown, Taylor, Wilbarger, Llano, Schleicher and San Saba counties.

Jake was found as a stray and was heartworm positive. Even though he’d been through some rough times, Jake is a big love. WAG cared for him during his heartworm treatment and he loved all the attention he got. Jake gets along with almost all dogs, big or small, but he does best with dogs that will respect his space. Jake hasn’t had a lot to call his own in the past, so he can get a bit possessive about his toys, but that should diminish when Jake feels secure in a home of his own. Jake also likes car rides and is house-trained. Jake, a black-mouth cur mix, weighs 66 pounds and is three years old. If you are interested in Jake or any other dog, fill out a WAG adoption application at www.wimberleywagrescue.org or call 512-847-3200.

I had a little trouble trying to come up with a topic for this week’s column so I walked out into the yard, sat down on a bench, and looked around. Voila! Four blooming plants caught my attention.

The Cover of Life by R.T. Robinson has been extended over Memorial Day weekend with performances on May 27, 28, and 29. The story takes place in 1943 when Tood, Weetsie and Sybil, all married to a Cliffert brother, are living with their mother-in-law while their husbands are serving in WWII. A local reporter’s story about the wives keeping the home fires burning in rural Louisiana, catches the attention of Life Magazine. War correspondent and photographer Kate Miller, who is assigned to head south and get their story for the cover, gets more than she bargained for. Filled with laughs and charm, The Cover of Life is a deeply affecting story about the struggle for self-worth.

The Wimberley Village Library expansion and renovation project was on full display last week at an open house attended by around 200 people.

Wimberley High School graduated more than 200 members of the senior class on Friday at the first graduation held at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is WHS graduate Christian Cortes after walking across the stage. See page 8 for more graduation photos. PHOTO BY DALTON SWEAT/WIMBERLEY VIEW

Pedernales Electric Cooperative CEO Julie C. Parsley will serve on the newly created State Energy Plan Advisory Committee. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan appointed Parsley and three other committee members. The committee was created during the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021 and is tasked with preparing a state energy plan that will evaluate and make recommendations to improve the reliability, stability, and affordability of electric service in the state. The plan must be delivered to the Legislature by September 1.

On Tuesday, May 17, the Wimberley Lions Club held its annual Scholarship Awards Night at the Wimberley Community Center. That evening, eight Wimberley High School Seniors were awarded with scholarships. Each scholarship is good for four years as long as students make their grades. The Wimberley Lions made seven academic scholarships worth $2,000 a year for four years and one technical scholarship worth $2,000 a year for two years.

Jaxon Donaldson was back on the medal stand at the State Championship golf tournament for the second time in his young high school career. Last year’s 4A UIL State Champion finished this year with a silver medal after shooting a 67 and a 75 at the championship tournament held at Legends Golf Course in Kingsland last week.