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Sharon Lee Allen of Wimberley, Texas died on Friday, February 4, 2022. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com.

Last week, the Wimberley Valley, Hays County, and the Texas Hill Country lost their passionate protector of the natural environment and champion for groundwater conservation: Joe Day. I was honored that Joe considered me a brother, and for me personally his passing cuts that deeply. We may have sensed for months that this time would come, but even he would not let us speak in the past tense. Until now.

The moment that George and Cheryl Lauterstein came over the big hill leading into Wimberley from the Highway 32 junction with Ranch Road 12, they simultaneously gasped, smiled, and knew they had found their new home. Balancing a sense of peace with building excitement, they quickly found a realtor who took them looking at sites. Standing in the back of the realtor’s pickup, they gazed at nature’s abundance and chose their hilltop site. The Lautersteins built a stately Santa Fe style home that could grace the cover of an architecture magazine, and was, in fact, featured in the 1989 Wimberley Civic Club’s annual Home Tour. In the process, builder Gary Brim became a lifelong friend of the couple.

More than 60 dancers came out for the Civic Club’s Sweetheart Dance Feb. 12 at the Wimberley Community Center. Al Dressen’s Super Swing Revue played three hours of Texas swing classics and ended the night on a high note playing Dale Evans’ Happy Trails to You and the Bonanza theme song as guests cheered them on.

Hill Country Unit of the Herb Society of America

Deep down in the Wimberley Valley remains a tradition that survived ice storms, the pandemic, and, yes, fake news cancellations.

Effective February 1, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors voted to move the Jacobs Well Groundwater Management Zone into 20% Curtailment drought status.

The Texas Ethics Commission fined Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra $500 after he failed to file two semiannual reports on time.

The Wimberley Civic Club is pleased to continue its tradition of offering financial aid to students who have a record of achievement and who need financial assistance to pursue educational goals beyond high school. Applications will be considered for a traditional university or for a qualifying non-traditional institution of higher learning such as a trade or culinary school.

The two Democratic candidates for Hays County Judge are entangled in lawsuits ahead of the primary election.