Blood Pressure Screening and Community Notices Digest
Balcones Bank offers free blood pressure screening on Wednesday August 2 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eligibility rules for pre kindergartners require phone registration starting August 1. Multiple local events include Wed night study on The Celestine Prophecy, K-12 school registrations in Wimberley, a July 3 duplicate bridge luncheon, New Neighbors August Day Trip to the San Antonio IMAX, Danforth Open House for seventh graders, immunizations event August 12, and auditions for the Hill Country Children's Choir.
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Balcones Bank
Scudder
State Board of Education
Wildflowers
Patti Brooks Krumnow
Wimberley
WISD
Woodcreek
Betty Kudla
Gail Ware
Danforth
Wimberley Independent
San Marcos
Hays County Officials Delay GIS Co ordinator Decision
Hays County Commissioners postpone hiring Devon Humphrey of Virtual Landscape Technologies Inc citing need to confirm compliance with purchasing law for professional services. The $20,000 annual proposal faces bid requirements and legal questions, while officials weigh future benefits of GIS against county priorities and projects.
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Hays County
Eddy Etheredge
Allen Walthers
Humphrey
Craig Payne
Wimberley
Payne
Etheredge
Hays
Wimberley Park Dream Backed by Community Gifts
The Senior Citizen Activity Inc and Katie Keith heirs reach a plan to buy 5.05 acres between the Visitors Center and Senior Citizens Center for a park, community center and more. Purchase set at 315000 with 275000 financed, 180000 to be raised by November 15, plus 5000 for surveying, while 100000 is covered by a Lee Community fund.
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Wimberley
Senior Citizen Activity, Inc
Katie Fay Pyland Keith
Katie Fay Keith
Keith
Senior Citizens Center
Thrift Shop
Pyland
Lee
Fire district service responsibility debated near Hill Country subdivision
At a July 31 work session in the Hays County Commissioners Court residents of the White Rabbit Subdivision and volunteer crews from Wimberley and Heary discussed fire protection. Wimberley Fire Protection District has long answered calls though the area lies within Northwest Hays County Fire Protection District, raising questions of service responsibility and compensation for eight years of coverage.
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White Rabbit
Hill Country
Wimberley
Heary
Hays County Commissioners Court
NWFPD
WFPD
Wimberley Fpd
Wimberley Independent School District
WISD
Hays County HR chief resigns. Draper trial reset. EMS seeks new ambulance
George Aiken, first director of Hays County Human Resources, resigns after taking a San Antonio post while commuting from home. A pre trial hearing for Shirley Draper is postponed to August 14 to firm written memoranda on motions to dismiss. Hays County Emergency Services District 1 seeks a new ambulance with an estimated bid range of 65,000 to 75,000. EMS Director Kyle Gerdes notes a 1990 Ford diesel and an 1983 secondary vehicle.
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Hays County
George Aiken
San Antonio
Aiken
San Marcos
Jackie Jordan
North Hays County
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Hill Country Children’s Choir
Devon Humphrey
GIS
White Rabbit Subdivision
Ews Bricks
Country Boys