cting like the Paul Revere of the Texas Panhandle, Pat Garrett rode from camp to camp on Feb. 22, 1877 warning fellow buffalo hunters, “The Comanches are coming!   The Comanches are coming!” That, of course, was not altogether true.   The Indians had been in the vicinity for weeks but posed no real ...

ailure is part of the life of being a gardener. But each time we uproot a fern that’s been fried in the sun, or an olive tree that’s looking sad in partial shade… we learn something. Below is a list of gardening mistakes based on many years of my experiences, and my observations of others around me....

id you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count over the holiday weekend?  If not, at any time you can start counting birds and submitting your observations to http://ebird.org A red-tailed hawk landed in our backyard while we were watching on two of the days.  You might hear him screaming out a...

Hays County Hunger Strike 2017 Hunger STRIKE is an annual bowling tournament benefiting Hays County Food Bank. It is a fun-filled evening meant to increase awareness about local food insecurity while raising money to support the 1 in 7 in Hays County who are food insecure. The event will take place ...

embers of Wimberley’s VFW Post 6441 have begun a monthly program of visits to veterans who are residents of Deer Creek Retirement Home in Wimberley.  Post members visit Deer Creek’s resident veterans on the second Monday of each month to keep them informed of goings on in the veterans arena, assist ...

short film shot in Dripping Springs will receive red carpet treatment next month. “Chasing Grace,” a film written, produced and directed by Austinite Julia Barnett, will make its world premiere March 10 at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin. For Barnett, the chance to show her film ...

Hunger STRIKE Hunger STRIKE is an annual bowling tournament benefiting Hays County Food Bank. The event will take place at Sunset Bowling Lanes in San Marcos, TX on Friday, Feb. 24 from 1-4 p.m. See haysfoodbank.org/hunger_strike.aspx for more information. Running workshop Grab your athletic shoes, ...

eathers make a bird.   Indeed, without feathers, a bird could not fly and would be exposed to the vagaries of weather, both hot and cold. Thankfully, bird hats fell out of fashion by the early 20th century. (photo courtesy of National Audobon Society) But feathers can also get a bird in trouble.   E...

irk Smith knows the local music scene – the musicians, the venues, the good times. He and wife Laurie can often be found enjoying the sounds at Hudson’s on Mercer and Mercer Street Dancehall. But the sounds of the music are fading for Kirk as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) continues to claim more and more ...

A light rain let up as the delicate arch of a rainbow formed among the clouds and excitement filled the nighttime air Monday evening. Dripping Springs’ school administrators, board members, coaches, players, dignitaries, a hundred or so community members and sports fans gathered between the new base...