WRITE OF CENTER Several weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend an incredible event held at First Baptist Church of Boerne called Starlight Ball. Starlight Ball began four years ago when Cathy Smith imagined creating a prom for Boerne area students and adults with special needs and developmental challenges. The program has grown from 65 … Read more
GUEST COMMENTARY Texas needs new energy generation. We also need to power the Permian Basin, which supplies the oil and gas production that America runs on. Yet despite our state’s explosive growth and rising demand, we are still woefully behind in building reliable generation, with only one natural gas plant, coming online this month, since … Read more
MAY 20 • NATURE WALK WITH Noah Lawrence, Cibolo Center for Conservation nature education director. The walk along the Cibolo Nature Center trails is 2:30-3 p.m.; meet on the Cibolo Nature Center back porch, 140 City Park Road. Details: 830-249-4616. MAY 21 • ESTATE PLANNING WORKSHOP: Join John Keeton of Captrust from 6-8 p.m. for … Read more
HELOTES — Boerne ISD had four entries at the 5A state tennis tournament last week – three from Boerne High and one from Champion – and two of those entries returned to Boerne with bronze medals. Both medals were earned by the Greyhounds after Aidan Cebe picked up bronze in boys singles, while Gavin Cebe … Read more
Golf teams from Geneva School of Boerne competed at the TAPPS state golf tournament on May 4-5 at Cottonwood Creek in Waco to end their 2026 season. The Geneva girls golf team consisting of junior Adelina Vela, sophomore Lexi Oglesby, sophomore Anistyn Dennis, sophomore Londyn Winchell and sophomore Addison Griffey combined to finish fourth at … Read more
SINTON – Champion almost run-ruled La Joya Palmview Thurday in Game 1 of their best-of-three series. The Chargers took the series opener, 10-1, and were up 8-0 before the Lobos scored their only run of the game in the fifth. Brody Bendele hit a two-run homer in the second and almost had another after a … Read more
Comfort’s Carter Pape earned silver at the 3A state track and field meet in the long jump with a leap of 23-11.25 for 2nd place. Comfort’s other athlete at state, Molly Gowan tied for 6th in the high jump after she cleared 5-2. Boerne ISD athletes will compete at state on Friday. For more on … Read more
BOERNE — Das Festival of Kendall is bringing German heritage, family traditions, live entertainment and Hill Country fun back to the heart of Boerne over Father’s Day weekend June 19–21 at Main Plaza. Now entering its third year, Das Festival of Kendall is a nonprofit festival dedicated to giving back to other nonprofits throughout Kendall … Read more
PEACE OF MIND Real estate can be owned in several different ways. The form of ownership, or how your property is titled, can determine how much control you have over it, how vulnerable your property is to creditor claims and lawsuits, and what will happen to it at your death. Individual ownership One of the … Read more
Moondance returns to Cibolo Center May 30 Moondance is a summer concert series that began in 2000, when friends gathered in the Oak Motte at the Cibolo Nature Center for music, storytelling, and dancing beneath the glow of the full moon. What started as a simple evening among friends has grown into a beloved summer … Read more