Upcoming Holiday Events

The holidays are upon us!  We hope you’ll join in celebrating these wonderful Wells Branch traditions with family, friends, and neighbors.  We look forward to seeing each of you this season!

The WBNA Team—Building Community Together

Light Up the Night at Luminary Fest
Friday & Saturday, December 10 & 11 • 6:00-9:00pm
Sponsored by WB MUD Parks & Rec. Dept.

Experience the glow of the holidays as our trails light up with luminaries around Katherine Fleischer Park on December 10 & 11.  Santa will be visiting the Homestead Cabin both nights from 6-9pm with FREE digital photos provided by WB Community Church available the next day on the WBNA Facebook page.

Join us outdoors for a caroling hayride or enjoy a peaceful stroll among the luminaries.  Download our traditional caroling songbook to follow on the hayride at wbna.us.

Warm up inside the Community Center with hot cocoa and cookies provided by the WB MUD Parks & Rec. Dept.  WBNA sponsored craft tables will be set up both nights and children will have the opportunity to create ornaments and keepsakes.  Volunteers will be on hand to assist with crafts and MUD staff will keep the refreshments flowing. Look for the Friends of the Library and their holiday tattoos!  The 2022 WBNA Community Calendar will be available for purchase inside the Community Center both nights as well.

Sadly, many businesses are still getting back on track after the COVID closures and the Holiday Express Train and Saturday Night Kids’ Karaoke will not be joining us this year, but there’ll be lots of crafts, music, cocoa and cookies both nights.

Help to light the luminary candles on Friday and Saturday at 3:30pm.  The MUD will have lighters on hand but feel free to bring your own long lighter and meet in the courtyard at the Community Center.  Wagons are encouraged Saturday to help carry the replacement candles along the trail.  We hope to see you there!

Polar Express Pajamarama
Saturday, December 11 • 6:00 & 7:00pm
Hosted by Wells Branch Community Library

All aboard, for Wells Branch Community Library’s yearly Polar Express Pajamarama!  Enjoy holiday crafts, hot cocoa and cookies, a bedtime reading of The Polar Express and a special visit from Santa Saturday, December 11 at 6:00pm & 7:00pm!

Register at wblibrary.eventbrite.com.

WB MUD Parks & Rec Bingo Nights
Wednesday, December 15 • Wednesday, January 19
 6:30pm-8:30pm • Recreation Center • 3000 Shoreline Dr.

Get your daubers ready — you’re in for a real treat! Wells Branch Recreation Department is hosting Bingo Nights this winter.  Grab your bingo buddy and lucky charm and join your neighbors at the Recreation Center Gym every third Wednesday of the month from November through February.  The lucky winners will have a selection of gift cards to choose from.  Light refreshments will be available at no cost.  Bingo will begin at 6:30pm and prizes will wrap up around 8:30pm.

Tis’ the Season of Joy!
Get Ready to Sparkle!

The WBNA is sponsoring a Wells Branch Holiday Lighting Contest.  Let’s see you shine!

We’ve added a Holiday Lights Trail Map this year and set up an online site for entering nominations.  Once entered, the entry will be “pinned” the map.  Please nominate as many addresses as you’d like at https://bit.ly/WBNAholidaylights, to be added to our map.  The map will be updated as nominations arrive, it can be viewed and shared here:
https://bit.ly/WBNAholidaylightsmap.

One grand prize will be awarded for each category. The winners will also get to display an award sign in their yard through the holidays.

Categories will be labeled on the map as well, they include: Best Use of Lights, Most Traditional, Most Visible from Outer Space, Most Elaborate, Most Energy Efficient, Most Patriotic, Most Original,  and new for 2021, Most Whimsical.

Important Dates:

DEC 15: Displays complete, entries submitted
DEC 16: Lights on 6:00 – 9:00 pm for early previews
DEC 17-18: Drive by Judging and “online voting” from the community – “Lights On”
DEC 19: Winners announced, signs installed, and prizes awarded

Good Luck & Have Fun!

2022 Wells Branch
Community Calendar Sale

The WBNA is excited to announce that the Wells Branch 2022 Community Calendar is now on SALE every Saturday from 9am-1pm at Malone Specialty Coffee & Roastery in Bratton Square through January 8, 2022.  The cost remains the same. It’s ONLY $10!There are several ways to purchase your calendar:

• Order the 2022 WBNA Calendar online, click https://tinyurl.com/2022WBNACalendarOrder (with home delivery available)
• Stop by Malone’s Coffee on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am until 1:00pm.
• The WBNA will host “Calendar Sale” tables at upcoming community events.

Contact the WBNA board at info@wbna.us

Reasons to consider purchasing the calendar:

• Wells Branch events, national dates and holidays all in one place
• All proceeds are returned to the community through WBNA events
• The calendar is FREE when you renew your WBNA annual membership

The 2022 WB Community Calendar is offered as a limited edition, so when they are gone, they are gone! Get yours today and grab an extra one as a special gift.

Thank you for your support!

The WBNA Team
Building Community Together

Wells Branch MUD Holiday Info

Wells Branch MUD Holiday Hours

December/January Holiday Closures:  The Recreation Center and District Office will be closed December 24-27 and December 31-January 3.  Willow Bend Pool will be closed December 24, 25, 31, and January 1.  Contact WB MUD Customer Service with questions at 512-251-9814 or info@wellsbranchmud.com

 Solid Waste and Recycling Pickup

December/January Holiday Schedule Changes:  There will be no changes to service.

Curbside Community Compost
and Christmas Tree Collection

December/January:  There will be no Curbside Community Compost pickup December 27– January 3.  Reminder: Natural Christmas trees may be placed curbside for pickup during the regular weekly collection.  Please REMOVE ALL LIGHTS and DECORATIONS.

Winter Wastewater Averaging

You can lower your water bill all year by conserving water between December 9, 2021 and March 8, 2022.  For more information and details on how to find your water meter visit: wellsbranchmud.com/wwa

Bulk Trash Collection

December 11 & January 8 • 8:00am-2:00pm
Parks & Facilities Yard • 13905 Thermal Drive

Open from 8am-2pm or until dumpsters are full. This FREE service is for residents of the Wells Branch MUD ONLY. There will be large dumpsters for bulk trash, a dumpster for metal recycling and a dumpster for other oversized recyclable materials. There will be no collection of any other items or donations at this event. Anyone unable to make it out on this bulk day may still place their bulk items curbside, alongside your trash or recycling cart, on your regularly scheduled collection day. For more details on accepted bulk items at this event, please visit wellsbranchmud.com.

Transportation Assistance for Bulk Trash
Scouts BSA Crew 1409 is offering transportation of Bulk Trash, Metal Recycling, Styrofoam Recycling, and Large Cardboard Recycling for the December Bulk Trash Day for a minimum donation of $20.  They are hoping to earn money to offset the cost of a Wilderness First Aid course.  Please tip accordingly.  Transportation is limited to WB MUD In-District residents only.  Please schedule your pickup with Daniel White by Friday, December 10.  Text him your name, address, and phone number at 512-413-0097.

Venturing is a youth development program of Scouts BSA for young men and women who are 14 – 20 years of age. Contact Jill Douglass (512-293-9022 / jdouglass@crew1409.com) for questions about the Crew. Visit http://www.crew1409.com/ to learn more!