WATCH PARTIES: Boerne steps up to the plate with LLWs watch parties, ‘welcome home’ on Monday

While the Boerne Little League team has been taking care of business at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Kim Blohm and the crew at the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce have kept Boerne residents abreast of the activities being organized here, in support of the Boerne “Southwest” team.

Businesses across town are rallying behind the team, hosting watch parties for the upcoming games. The chamber has circulated a list of more than a dozen restaurants, bars, breweries and Hill Country Mile businesses that will welcome Little League fans on Saturday.

Among the listed “ Community Watch Parties” are: • 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen, 110 Market Ave.

• Cibolo Creek Brewing Co., 448 S. Main St.

• DeVino Cellars, 1109 S. Main St. Suite 101.

• Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club, 7900 Fair Oaks Parkway.

• Fair Oaks Roost, 9091 Fair Oaks Pkwy #201.

• Free Roam Brewing Co., 325 S. Main St.

• Infernos Wood Fired Oven & Spirits, 2540 River Road.

• Las Palapas Restaurants, 114 Herff Road.

• Longbranch Saloon, 817 N. Main St.

• Pure Country BBQ and Grill, 1481 S. Main St.

• Remedy Hall, 804 High St., Comfort.

• Salvador Dobbs, 512 River Road.

• Sauced Wing Bar, 215 W. Bandera Road.

• The Board Couple, 804 High St Suite B, Comfort.

• The Cocky Rooster, 1014 Front St., Comfort.

• Tusculum Brewing Co., 236 S. Main St.

• The Kendall (hosted by A Signature Production), 128 W. Blanco Road.

• The Chateau (Real Fashion Boutique, Iron Hummingbird and Platinum Brix), 248 N. Main St.

Chances are great that wherever you may be Saturday afternoon, if there is a television nearby, it’ll be tuned to the game on ABC.

A “Welcome Home Celebration” is already scheduled for 4: 30--6:30 p.m. Monday, once the team returns from Sunday’s World Championship or third-place contest in Williamsport.

Chamber President Kim Blohm said the team will be brought into town by a Boerne Police Department and Boerne Fire Department escort. The entourage will travel from the fire station down the Hill Country Mile to River Road, before turning back to the Main Plaza downtown.

The Main Plaza celebration is tentatively slated to begin at 5:15 p.m., with local leaders welcoming the players, coaches and parents back from their adventure.