The 7th Annual Wimberley Memorial Day Open Rodeo

| May 23, 2013

It’s time for the Wimberley 4-H 7th Annual Wimberley Memorial Day Open Rodeo produced by Lester Meier Rodeo Company.  Plenty of action with bareback bronc riding, bull riding, tie down calf roping, girl’s breakaway roping, steer wrestling, team roping, ladies barrel racing, calf scramble, and a specialty act.  The event will take place 8PM, Saturday [...]

City Council approves sign ordinance variance

| May 22, 2013

The city council unanimously approved a request for a variance from the city’s sign ordinance for Blue Hole Chiropractic.  The business is located in the old First Baptist Church professional office building at 501 Old Kyle Road.  The business faces Blue Hole Lane, and the owners wanted to put a sign on the side of [...]

Council approves petition, moves sewer plan forward

| May 22, 2013

The Wimberley City Council at its May 16 meeting voted to move forward without holding a bond election to issue certificates of obligation (CO) for a $650,000 Texas Water Development Board loan for planning and design of a central Wimberley waste water system. The council voted three to one in favor of using a Texas [...]

Mayor delivers “State of the City” remarks to chamber members

| May 21, 2013

Mayor Bob Flocke was the speaker at the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon for May. Flocke talked about the “state of the city” to the more than 60 chamber members present. Below are the talking points the mayor used in his presentation. The city’s financial condition is strong. The City operates on a budget [...]

Old Oaks Ranch Tour

| May 20, 2013

Head out to the Ranch and enjoy a tour of our lovely grounds and fiber arts studio. You will head into the pasture and meet our alpaca (and perhaps Manny the llama and Marguerite our Donkey). Enjoy a visit through our lovely sculpture and then head into the fiber arts studio to learn a bit [...]

Free Jazz Concert!

| May 17, 2013

For a great time, enjoy the fabulous music of the Hill Country Jazz Band! Sunday, May 19 from 4-6pm at the Wimberley Community Center. Free Jazz concert includes an eclectic mix of fun, often nostalgic tunes plus vocal renditions by Kathy Burnette. Dancing encouraged!  Come support these accomplished volunteer musicians. Contact Bob Tull for additional [...]

VFW Hall Offers Concealed Handgun License Class

| May 10, 2013

Wimberley VFW Post 6441 is partnering with Driftwood CHL and Mike Cox, concealed handgun license instructor, to host a a concealed handgun class at the VFW on Saturday, May 19. The class will include the gun range and 50 rounds of shooting at a state required target from three, seven and 15 yards. Details can be found on [...]

New Food Trailer at Blue Hole… All Summer Long!

| April 25, 2013

The city has approved the application of Bid Drip Ice Cream Parlor to be the exclusive food vendor for Blue Hole this summer. The Dripping Springs vendor will locate a 14 x 18 foot food trailer in the swimming area parking lot to sell ice cream, shaved ice, snacks, water, sodas, Gatorade, pizza, corn dogs, [...]