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“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” (Sonnet XCVIII), William Shakespeare.

Mushrooms often don’t get the credit they deserve. They are curiosities that appear as if by magic after a rainstorm or show up on a downed log in the forest. The mushrooms you find at the grocery store, like buttons, shitakes, and portobellos, are only the tiniest fraction of the culinary delights of the fungi kingdom.

The Boerne Kendall County Economic Development Corporation recently conducted its annual members’ meeting at The Bevy Hotel where the organization announced its officers of the board of directors for the upcoming year. Pictured are, from left, Dakota Durden of Grit Co., secretary; Jonathan Collins, Valcor Commercial Real Estate, treasurer; Bill Hetherington, BEC, chair; BKCEDC President and CEO Amy Story; Kathy Estes, past chair; and Phil Hunke, Hill Country Square, vice chair. The BKCEDC is a 501(c)(6) public-private organization supported by the city of Boerne, Kendall County and more than 70 private businesses. Its mission is “to promote business opportunities that will strengthen and grow a vibrant and diverse economic future for Kendall County.” Submitted photo

Hill Country Family Services staff members traveled to Tennessee in late March to visit “The Store” in Nashville. The Store was created by Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams Paisley, to help individuals and families during times of economic crisis. Dunia Garcia, HCFS director of Client Services, and Rhonda McNeill, HCFS manager of Food and Nutrition Services, met with the Paisleys and brought back a number of best practices for providing nutritional assistance during economic crises. Both The Store and Hill Country Family Services’ Corner Cupboard are self-selection food pantries intended to assist families in financial crisis for short periods of time. Both organizations provide high-quality foods to meet their clients’ essential nutritional needs as they seek to overcome a short-term crisis. To learn more about Hill Country Family Services, contact Staci Almager by email at staci.almager@hcfstx. org or by phone at 210-218-1330. Pictured are, from left, Jasmine Ledsinger, director of programming, The Store; Dunia Garcia, director of Client Services, HCFS; Rhonda McNeill, program manager, Food and Nutrition Services, HCFS; and Courtney Vrablik, The Store, executive director. Submitted photo

Governor Greg Abbott recently reappointed Boerne’s Emma Faye Rudkin as well as Kori Allen, Evelyn Cano, Richard Martinez and Joseph Muñiz to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities for terms set to expire on February 1, 2024. Additionally, the governor appointed Benjamin Willis to the committee and named Martinez as chair.

The Texas Department of Transportation wants motorists to be aware of dangerous conditions in road construction zones after crashes in those zones killed 244 people last year.

Q: I regret to say that I walked out on my wife and kids several years ago. Since the divorce, I’ve recognized my mistakes and changed my life (including coming to faith). I’d really like to get back in touch with my children, but they want nothing to do with me. How can I reconnect with them?

Voss Middle School eighth-grader Wyatt Matthys, above, recently won first place in the Digital Logo Design category at the 2022 Texas State German Festival. Matthys qualified for the festival by winning first at the Sprachfest Regional Event in February. There were more than 600 students from nearly 50 schools who competed in the 40th anniversary of the contest. Submitted photo

Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.

When you’re driving these days, it’s pretty hard to get lost because your smartphone’s Global Positioning System (GPS) can get you just about anywhere. And as an investor, you can have a similar experience by employing another directional tool – a personalized financial strategy.