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Two questions often asked about Forest Therapy are “What and why should I be interested?”

COVID-19 cases ever on the rise, arctic temperatures and dark, cloudy skies with nary a glimpse of sunshine to brighten the winter months — what a very dismal winter upon us!

Our friends at COSAS Gallery are excited to share with us that Patricia Castillo and Paul Jolet have joined their family of artisans. They are expected to be at the gallery most Fridays and Saturdays and will be participating in classes and demonstrations.

When you hear your alarm go off in the morning, what is your first thought for the day? Are you ready to get up and grab the day with zest? How about the way you slam down the alarm to snooze for just another 20 or 30 winks? Which way applies more to your morning wake up moments?

The Alamo Kountry Kickers will be passing through Boerne on horseback on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, weather permitting.

Empty Bowls, a grassroots movement to help end hunger, began in 1990 and is personalized within each community by local artists.

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

Well, I should be good to go for another year. …

At a January 19 press conference from the White House, the president said, “Think about this: what are Republicans for? What are they for? Name me one thing they’re for …”

It’s that time of year when we gather our W-2s, 1099s and all the other forms and documents we need to file our taxes. However, it’s also busy season for tax scammers. How can you avoid being scammed?

Boerne’s Travis Shipman recently achieved the milestone of reading 1,000 books as part of the Patrick Heath Public Library’s Youth Department 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. The nationwide program encourages parents to make reading a consistent part of their young children’s lives in an effort to promote literacy and parent-child bonding through reading. Shipman joined several other Boerne youngsters who have their names on the wall of the youth department as having achieved the goal. Shipman chose to receive the book “Just Saving My Money” by Mercer Mayer as his 1,000th book reward. Information from the family stated the 3-year-old’s favorite things to read about are construction vehicles, dinosaurs and airplanes. Submitted photo

The Boerne Independent School District recently conducted its 2022 Spanish Spelling Bee for elementary and middle school students. Kendall Elementary fifth-grader Bailey Martin, pictured above left with her parents, Kasey and John Martin, took first place in the elementary division. Estrella Castro, a sixth-grader at Boerne Middle School North, pictured below left with her father, Jose Castro, earned top honors in the middle school division. Martin and Castro will represent Boerne ISD at the Region 20 Spanish Spelling Bee on February 2. Submitted photos