Hays County Open House and Local Summer Programs
Hays County Extension hosts a public open house June 29 from 2 to 5 pm at 1253 Civic Center Loop San Marcos. Free foster or adoptive parent training July 7 9 am to 4 pm at 1348 Highway 123 South San Marcos. Village Library runs June 1 to August 10 with Texas Reader's Club for grades 1-6 Wednesdays 1 to 3 pm. Vacation Bible School and art workshop offerings provided by local churches and the Wimberley Valley Art League with registration details and deadlines.
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Hays County
Hays County Extension
Civic Center Loop
San Marcos
Texas Department of Human Services
Hwy. 123
South
John Kimball
the Village Library
Texas Reader's Club
Library
Vacation Bible School
Chapel of the Hills
Chapel In
United Methodist Church
Wimberley
Wimberley United
Barton Springs Salamander Listing Sparks Interior Reform
Interior Department moves toward listing Barton Springs salamander as endangered drawing three main protest camps. Land owners claim rights violations while developers officials and citizens decry secrecy and the severity of rules. Local governments accuse federal overreach and loss of control. See Interior, page 5.
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Barton Springs
Water quality concern tops list at latest town meeting
Wimberley residents discuss water quality as a priority at the town meeting. Jean Williams urges a practical, non incorporation option to preserve Cypress Creek standards amid pollution from abandoned wells. Kimberley Krueger notes residents form Cypress Creek group to sample water and locate pollution. Traffic and pedestrian safety also on the agenda.
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DB Bearden
Wimberley
Jean Williams
Williams
Cypress Creek
Kimberley Krueger
Dancing Water Inn Bed and Breakfast
Jacobs Well
Wimberley man faces indecency with a child charges at Blanco River
A jobless Wimberley man was charged with indecency with a child after allegedly exposing himself near the Blanco River while a mother and her four children swam nearby. Witnesses described a man under the RR12 bridge and taking pictures as bystanders warned others.
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Wimberley
Blanco River
Skip Casteel
Criminal Investigations Division
Hays County Sheriffs Department
Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for Wimberley project
Habitat for Humanity has closed on a lot at County Road 1492 for the first Wimberley Valley house. Buck and Joan Cleboski and Habitat board member Carolyn Nichols arranged a fair land sale, as construction soon begins. Volunteers are urged to sign up at the Chamber of Commerce, with roles from skilled craftsmen to meal providers and general helpers.
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Habitat For Humanity
Wimberley Valley
Buck
Joan Cleboski
Habitat Board
Carolyn Nichols
Chamber of Commerce
PEC's 7 percent rate hike approved after settlement
Pedernales Electric Coop reaches a settlement with examiner Susan Morton to raise rates 7 percent statewide, equating to $9 million in new annual revenue. The adjustment, first in over a decade, preserves the declining block design amid objections from industrial users and the state.
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DB Bearden
Pedernales Electric Coop
Susan Morton
PEC
Coop
Texas Lehigh
Capital City Steel
Texas Attorney General's
Texas Department of Transportation
Bill Cunningham
Capital City
LeHigh
CFAN
Rhor
Cunningham
Toll-free calling ballots to arrive after Sept. 19
The Public Utility Commission received a qualified petition to expand toll-free local calling across Hays County. Ballots go to GTE customers by Sept. 19 with Yes or No choices for each exchange. Ballots due Oct. 3. tally on Oct. 18. service could begin after the New Year.
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DB Bearden
Hays County
Public Utility Commission
GTE
Hays County Economic Development Council
Wimberley Exchange
Jack Mynier
Mynier
New high school sketches viewed recreation program
Local CIS recreation program presented sketches to entertain and educate the community highlighting youth activities. Officials and attendees discussed proposed ONRW designation and its implications while PEC rate case settlement remains anticipated. Wimberley Fire Ants and their Mound noted in passing.
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CIS
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Wimberley Valley Art League
Woodcreek Pavilion
WVAL
P.O. Box
Ie , Or
Cypress Creek One
Interior Department
Harrell King
United States
Wimberley News ReView
Wimberley View
Wimberley Technology
Orlando
Florida
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