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Hays County will hold its second annual Easter Egg Hunt this month, hosted by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra.

Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities.

Recently I took a walk down the Cypress Creek Nature Preserve trail. This trail is located behind the Martha Knies Park in downtown Wimberley on Old Kyle Road near the radio station and Lumberyard parking lot. They call it the Lumberyard parking lot because a Lumberyard was located there back in the day.

The frustration was palpable at the Wimberley Community Center last week as around 200 members of the public attended a meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the proposed air quality permit that would be the first step in the process of creating a quarry on Needmore Ranch.

Starlight Symphony Orchestra performed a collection of works aimed to showcase the love of music on Sunday at Wimberley First Baptist Church. The orchestra’s “Sharing the Love of Music” performance featured works by Dvorak and Verdi. “Each piece was selected with the mindset of grandness, fondness, beauty, and the pure joy of sharing the love of music with friends,” the orchestra said. For more information, visit starlightsymphony.org. PHOTOS BY LANCE WINTER/WIMBERLEY VIEW

The Hays County Commissioners Court held a workshop during its weekly meeting to review the county’s employee compensation practices and approaches going forward.

It’s Lights Out for birds. Just ask the Wimberley City Council.

The Wimberley Pie Social is back! On Saturday, April 23, 11am-3 pm Wimberley Institute of Cultures (WIC) will be providing great fun selling pie by the slice and hot dogs as one of their best fund-raisers. The fun will take place at the Wimberley Valley Museum and the Community Center with live music by Erik Hakkanen and Will Webster. This year, rain or shine the Social will happen and just move indoors to the Community Center if it rains. To start the festivities, KWVH 94.3 Radio is doing a live broadcast from 11-1pm.

Katherine Anne Porter School will host a Chefs Dinner Fundraiser April 9 at the Wimberley VFW Post 6441 from 6 pm. to 8:30 p.m. featuring four of Wimberley’s top restaurant chefs, with kitchen support from the student chefs in KAPS’ after school cooking program. At $35 a plate, the evening of high-end dining is sure to sell out quickly, so plan to arrive early or - better yet - buy your tickets online in advance.

Around 50 Keep Wimberley Beautiful and community volunteers walked the roadways of Wimberley as part of the Great American Clean Up on March 19. Approximately 150 large trash bags were filled. Wimberley Lions Club volunteers also managed a large item free drop off dumpster at Lions Field that was brought in by the city of Wimberley. The next event will be held in the fall.