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The Dripping Springs golf teams participated in the District 26-5A golf tournament held at the Vaaler's golf course near Blanco. In golf, it is a brutal battle to be able to advance to the regional tourney. Only two teams get to qualify for that honor. For the second year in a row, the DS Tigers found themselves just on the outside looking in as the third place finisher. In addition to the top two teams, the top two golfers not on those teams also advance to regional. Tanner Wardlaw was the No. 2 overall medalist and therefore is the lone Tiger to advance and certainly has a good chance to play well enough to make it to state. On a historical side note, Tanner's grandfather, Olen Wardlaw, played on the first Tiger golf team in 1966 along with Poe Shelton, Greg Phillips, Bill Crisp and Gary Garnett. Their effort netted the first district championship team in golf. The Lady Tigers struggled mightily at the district tourney.

In the final pre-district meet of the track season, the two DS JV squads participated in the Unicorn Relays. The girls placed second and boys fourth. Here are those results.

As the upcoming election season approaches, local officials are raising awareness regarding recent changes to the voteby-mail process.

“It was hot,” Christopher Robbins, Assistant Chief of Wimberley Fire and Rescue, said. “It is hard to describe to someone that doesn’t see these types of responses on a daily basis. Every time you would blink, the fire would double. Every time I went back to the truck to call for more resources, you would see through that smoke and see the rise of heat. It was so hot, it didn’t matter how far you stood back, you were getting burned up.”

The Texas Department of Transportation wants motorists to be aware of dangerous conditions in road construction zones after crashes in those zones killed 244 people last year.

Small children fear darkness, crying at the possibility of bad guys hiding under the bed or monsters in the closet. These imaginings are usually erased by hugs, reassurances and under-thebed inspections. When my boys were small, I used room spray to banish bad guys and monsters. In some cases, an invitation to spend the night in mom’s and dad’s room calms the frightened child…or perhaps a warm place in the parents’ bed was the goal all along.

The city of Dripping Springs officially acknowledged Earth Day this past week, passing a proclamation to recognize the annual event on April 22.

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While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have lessened significantly, vehicular traffic has not yet returned to normal. Experts in Central Texas have expressed concern about what will happen if and when it does.

The Dripping Springs Education Foundation had another successful night of fundraising, raising over $285,000 at its annual Denim and Diamonds Gala.

Professional pickleball nights have come to Dripping Springs as part of the new Pickleball Night in America series at the Dreamland Stadium Court.