Wimberley Real Estate
Keller Williams Realty
Linda Germain, GRI, SRS, REALTOR®
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Hills of Texas Realty
14500 Ranch Road 12, Suite 2 Wimberley, Texas
Barbara Latimer Broker/Owner
512-557-5257
WimberleyLandandHomes@yahoo.om
inda Germain has been a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty for more than 9 years, since starting her career in Real Estate in 2004. Born and raised in San Francisco, she attended San Francisco State College and spent more than 25 years in retail management for major retailers. Outstanding customer service has always been a high priority in Linda’s retail career and remains her number one priority in working with Real Estate clients. She is a member of the National and Texas Association of Realtors, as well as the Austin and San Marcos Board of Realtors. Linda and her husband, Gene, moved to Wimberley just over 10 years ago and are both active, involved members of the Wimberley Hill Country Community. Linda currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce, President of the Wimberley Community Chorus and is a volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association.
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andy Spitzer is a Wimberley resident and has been a real estate broker in the Hill Country area for 25 years. She specializes in concierge properties, ranch properties, water properties, and green buildings. In 1999, she formed Spitzer & Associates to bring together a group of quality real estate professionals to provide brokerage services in Texas, as well as real estate services for governmental agencies. Candy holds a Doctorate Degree in Theology from the Peace Theological Seminary, a MA in Applied Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, California, and BFA in Drama from the University of Texas at Austin. A certified mediator in two-party and multi-party dispute resolution, she is a member of the Austin Board of Realtors and a nationally recognized expert in real estate right-of-way services. She loves wide open spaces, animals, bright starry nights, and good friends. Candy can be reached by phone at 512-633-7349.
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LOCATION “Wimberley” is an area made up of the incorporated Village of Wimberley, the incorporated City of Woodcreek, and unincorporated areas of central Hays County 15 miles northwest of San Marcos, 40 miles southwest of Austin, 60 miles northeast of San Antonio. GEOGRAPHY Wimberley is nestled in the Blanco River Valley where Cypress Creek flows into the Blanco River. Extensive deposits of limestone make up the white rocks and white river bottom common in the area. It is about 1,000 feet above sea level on the Edwards Plateau. FIRE & EMS SERVICE • Wimberley is served by a volunteer fire department (512-847-3536) and emergency medical service (512-8472526). Both respond to 911 calls. MEDICAL SERVICES • Several family physicians, chiropractors, dentists, and practitioners of alternative medicines have offices in Wimberley. • The nearest hospitals are Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos (512-353-8979, www.ctmc.org) and
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels (830-643-6100, www.mckenna.org) and Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle (512324-5000, www.seton.net). PHARMACIES • Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy, 14100 Ranch Road 12 (512-8477520). • Nature’s Pharmacy at Sebring Clinic. (512-847-6868). • The Wimberley Pharmacy, 120 Joe Wimberley Blvd. (512-8472288). ASSISTED LIVING, REHABILITATION & NURSING HOME SERVICES • Deer Creek Rehabilitation Center, 555 Ranch Road 3237 (512847-5540) • Merrill Gardens, 1720 RR 12, San Marcos (512-392-7200) • Twin Mountain Manor, 200 Twin Mountain Rd. (512-845-6775, 512847-5011) • Wimberley Place, 201 River Road (512-847-3311) • Wimberley Life Care, 845 E. Summit Drive (512-847-5676) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • 16933 Ranch Road 12. (512-8479342, wimberleygroup.org)
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LIBRARY • Wimberley Village Library. 400 FM 2325 (512-847-2188, wimberleylibrary.org) AIRPORTS • Austin-Bergstrom Intl. (512530-2242, www.ci.austin.tx.us): 40 miles • San Antonio Intl. (210-207-3514, www.sanantonio.gov): 60 miles • San Marcos Municipal, general aviation and charters only (512393-8160, www.ci.san-marcos. tx.us): 15 miles COMMUNICATIONS Weekly Newspapers • News-Dispatch (512-847-5243) • Wimberley View (512-847-2202) Monthly Newspapers • Hill Country Sun (512-484-9715) www.hillcountrysun.com). • Wimberley Valley News & Views (512-847-6397) www. wvnewsviews.com. INTERNET SERVICE • Anvil (512-847-1180, anvilcom. com) • Media Cottage (512-847-8956. mediacottage.com) • Texas Wireless Internet (512-5246363, www.txwinet.com)
HAYS-CALDWELL WOMENS CENTER • 512-396-3404, 800-700-4292, www. hcwc.org, P.O. Box 234, San Marcos, TX 78666 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE • 111 Joe Wimberley Boulevard (512847-2623) UTILITY SERVICES • Pedernales Electric Co-op (512-2622161, 888-554-4732, www.pec.coop) PROPANE • Wimberley Hydro Gas (512-8479825) TELEPHONE • Verizon Southwest (800-483-4400, www.verizon.com) TRASH • Riata Disposal Company (512-8587060, 512-858-010, www.riatadisposal. com) • IESI Cen-Tex (512-282-3508). • Hays County Transfer Station & Recycling Center, 1691 Carney Lane (512-847-3504, www.co.hays.tx.us) • Texas Disposal (800-375-8375) WATER • Aqua Tex (877-987-2782, 512-8471040) • Wimberley Water Supply, 110 La Pais Dr. (512-847-2323) • Private Wells/Rainwater collection