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On behalf of the Wimberley Community Civic Club, we would like to extend our thanks to the many groups who helped make our annual Breakfast with Santa a huge success!

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Foley artists create sounds for live shows and films. Creaking floorboards, dripping faucets, the zing of a sword pulled from a scabbard and footsteps make scenes sound real and pull us into the experience. There are three kinds of foley sound effects: feet, movement and specifics.

The Wimberley Players hit one out of the park with their Hill Country Home Companion radio program presented on New Years Eve Eve. Modeled after the long-running Prairie Home Companion of National Public Radio fame, the show concept came from Don Minnick and was written by him and the creative team of David Bisett, Mike Cox, Karin and Steve Cunningham, Rodger Marion and Monica Michell.

Candidates for the 2024 City of Wimberley General Election may file an application for a place on the ballot starting Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The deadline to file is Friday, February 16, 2024 at 5 p.m. Election Day is Saturday, May 4.

The National Weather Service website stated that as of January 4, 24% of the Hill Country is in what is considered extreme drought conditions, which is the second to the worst drought designation category. Additionally, 20% of the Hill Country is in severe drought, which is a level below extreme. Aquifer levels reached the lowest point since the 1950s. Issues around groundwater usage and the limitations thereof have gotten contentious.

Beloved sister and aunt, story-teller and star-gazer, protector of nature, and leader of young women, Mary Ola “Skeet” Anderson died on January 5, 2024, at her home in Wimberley, Tx with family at her side. Ms. Anderson was born June 17, 1926, in Lamesa, Texas, to Edwin Palmer Anderson and Margaret Alma Moore Anderson.

People ask Warren Hood a lot of questions at the end of his shows. “What was the name of that song you played – it sounded like Stephane Grappelli maybe, right after the Doug Sahm cover?” “How did you learn to play fiddle like that?” “Are you playing anywhere else this week?” “How old are you?”

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