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Dripping Springs hosted its annual wedding showcase this past weekend allowing wedding parties of all shapes and sizes to discover the Wedding Capital of Texas®.

The Dripping Springs High School CX Debate team captured the District 26-5A title for the second consecutive year.

Voters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

As a bit of background, I was a proud supporter of NASA and our space program. No, I didn’t have dreams of becoming an astronaut -- not when I couldn’t summon the courage to ride the roller coaster at the State Fair. Not when I couldn’t ride the Tilt-A-Whirl with my friends without punctuating each ride with a rush to the restroom so I could throw up in privacy.

Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Susan Kimball, IOM, President/CEO, of the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce, has graduated from the program and has received the recognition of IOM. Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the individual’s completion of 96 credit hours of course instruction in non-profit management. In addition, participants can earn credit hours towards the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE), certifications. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually.

February 2

The Dripping Springs Independent School District received its 2020–2021 Texas Academic Performance Report from the Texas Education Agency, providing information on school and district staff, programs and student demographics.

Howard Koontz, planning director for the city of Dripping Springs, gave a presentation on the “State of the City” to local business owners last week.

As Hays County’s Dripping Springs Southwes Connection Study continues, residents from the area have organized to fight the county’s transportation efforts, creating the group Fight. FM150.

The 76th Hays County Youth Livestock Show came and went last week, with children from eight to 18 showing their swine, cattle, goats, lambs, poultry, rabbits and horses at the event.

The two state-ranked Dripping Springs soccer teams continue to dominate their opposition and give indication they will have to be dealt with again this season. In the world of soccer, scores usually are hard to come by. If teams score more than twice it usually means that team is really good or they are playing much weaker teams. We choose very good. Hat tricks (scoring three or more goals in a game) by players are becoming common. Each of the two teams won their respective tourneys with ease, including their district openers with Hays Johnson. As per usual, soccer teams have to endure the inclement weather as much as their opponents.

Seldom do sports teams get judged by the beauty of their games played, only wins count. Unfortunately the Tiger basketball team played in an ugly contest with league-leading Boerne Champion but still could not win ugly. It was another key game that could have been a win but ended up being a 34-26 loss.