Proceeds help Boerne Fire Department Nearly 600 runners took to the streets of downtown Boerne on July 4, the largest field in the seven years of the Boerne Flag Run 5K. Toby Vicknair, race organizer, said the final count of 594 participants represents the largest turnout so far, up substantially from about 470 who braved … Read more
46 A national motorcycle-safety organization has joined the call for more protective measures along accident-prone Texas 46 West. In a June 30 letter to Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc Williams, a Motorcycle Safety Foundation officer urged the state highway department to step up enhancements along the deadly 11-mile stretch of roadway between Texas … Read more
CELEBRATING THE ARTS MixHaus Gallery announces its “Summer Mix” exhibition “in all its color and texture,” now through Aug. 23. It features new work by existing artists, new-to-MixHaus artists, and work brought back from Affordable Art Fair Austin. They hope that you will join them in Comfort this summer to sip a cool drink, explore … Read more
PEACE OF MIND Probate is often a mysterious legal term that one doesn’t know about unless they have had to deal with it. For example, when you are named on your unmarried aunt’s Will as the executor and then were thrust into the Courts to settle the estate. Let me answer some common questions about … Read more
JULY 4 • FLAG RUN 5K: Runners will begin at 8 a.m. at Boerne’s Main Plaza and show their patriotism running the 5K with a flag. There is also a onemile run. Proceeds go to the Boerne Fire Department and a scholarship for a high school senior. To register: runsignup.com. • COMFORT JULY 4 PARADE … Read more
Balanced coverage is journalist’s job Editor, Thank you so much for your recent coverage of Democratic events. I know the Star has received some pushback from local Republicans for that coverage. It’s a journalist’s job to provide fair and balanced coverage to all their readers. I understand there is more front-page coverage of Republican news … Read more
PROGRESSIVE VIEWS In his May 31Boerne Star column titled “Midterm Strategy,” Republican columnist Scott Kramer presented his approach for taking the offensive regarding the midterm elections. In order to win, he suggests that Republicans must remind voters of all the accomplishments under their leadership. I’ll challenge some of his points. Yes, Democrats will most likely … Read more
TEXAS — To mark the one-year anniversary of the Texas Hill Country floods, Extreme Weather Survivors held a press call to release new survey data collected from Texas survivors on the long road to recovery after disaster. Some of the data points: * 54% of Texas flood survivors felt they had been abandoned by the … Read more
BOERNE — Seniors at Geneva School of Boerne write and defend a thesis as the capstone to their classical education at Geneva. The senior thesis is a dissertation in which the student advances an original point of view, typically on a controversial topic. This year, the 39 seniors presented and defended their theses, and Brady … Read more
GUEST COMMENTARY Rising prices, job uncertainty, and concerns about the future can leave many people feeling anxious. While you can’t control the economy, you can control how you respond to it. Here are several practical strategies that can help you manage stress during uncertain economic times. 1. Focus on What You Can Control. Instead of … Read more