Community

The Boerne Independent School District recently announced the 2022 campus teacher and support staff of the year winners. The recipients were surprised with the news on their campuses by BISD Superintendent Tom Price.

Early voting for the March 1 primary ends Friday. Initial reports indicate turnout has been low, as is traditional in midterm primary elections, with less than a fourth of registered voters going to the polls most years.

Q: We’ve just discovered that our 16-year-old daughter and her boyfriend have been sexually active for a few months. That’s not how we raised her and we’re very concerned. How can we address this issue without alienating our girl?

Each year, the city of Boerne receives hotel occupancy tax (HOT) revenue from a tax that is levied on guest rooms at local hotels/motels, inns and short-term rental facilities. According to information in a press release from the city, organizations that offer programs to attract overnight tourists to the city’s hotels and motels may be eligible to receive a portion of these HOT funds to support their programs.

Incoming Boerne Chief of Police Steve Perez recently announced that Lt. Cody Lackey has been promoted to assistant chief.

The Patrick Heath Public Library is celebrating its service to the Boerne community and all its other patrons for the past 70 years. All year long, the library will be showcasing the ’50s to give patrons a taste of what the community and country were like back then.

For more than 34 years, the Cibolo Center for Conservation has welcomed guests into a beautiful natural Hill Country setting for nature education, enriching community experiences and environmental research in action. Every day, we greet old friends and meet new neighbors who embrace the immense beauty and historical charm of our area.

March is an interesting month for amateur astronomers. The bright winter constellations are still well up in the sky and easily visible, but the spring constellations, harboring thousands of galaxies, are rising up in the east.

In addition to bringing us the sweet joys of Valentine’s Day, February is also Black History Month. Throughout the month, our youth department celebrates Black Americans and the many contributions they have made throughout history and continue to make today.

Visit Texas Treasures Fine Art Gallery and the art objects of Gary Thompson, sculptor of copper and brass.

No matter how well you think you know your loved ones, it’s impossible to predict how they’ll behave when you die or if you become incapacitated.

If you’re a business owner, you’ve got so much to think about and you work so hard that it might be difficult to envision the day when you’re in a different place in life. However, that day will likely arrive, so you’ll want to be prepared for it, which means you’ll need an exit strategy. But how do you create one?