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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.

The hills will be alive with the sound of music as Wimberley Market Day occurs on Saturday, April 2. An outstanding lineup of popular music makers take the three stages at Lions Field to help usher in the spring season in Wimberley. On the Pavilion Stage is the always popular Little Beverly and the Shades whose renditions of popular rock and roll classics will get you up on your feet and dancing. Their renditions of 50s and 60s classics is a perfect match for a beautiful spring day at Wimberley Market Day. On the Shady Grove Stage is the rock star and home-grown dynamo Lance Lipinsky whose versions of rock and roll hits never fails to please his audience. Born and raised in Wimberley, Lipinsky exhibits an energetic musical persona inspired from the past, carrying on the timeless tradition of mid-century Rock & Roll music. Phoenix Jordan plays the Hill Top Stage in a way that makes you happy and helps you enjoy Market Day. All the music is free at Market Day and goes naturally with a cool drink and delicious Market Day food. The music begins on each stage around 11 a.m.

Doug is a young, high-spirited pup. He is always very excited to meet all the other residents at the refuge, and he loves to run and wrestle. Doug has been working on learning his doggy manners from some of the older dogs he’s been introduced to and he is an apt pupil and quick learner. He would love an active family. Doug a hound mix, is seven months old and weighs 36 pounds. If you are interested in Doug or any other dog, fill out a WAG adoption application at www.wimberleywagrescue.org or call 512-847-3200.