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Have you and your emerging reader made a New Year’s resolution to improve his or her reading skills? Our library can help! Share a book with a trained and certified therapy dog one Saturday a month in the Youth Department.

Dave Neighbor recently announced he is a Republican candidate for the Precinct 2 justice of the peace position.

TAYLOR — Granite Media Partners Inc., the parent company of The Boerne Star, has named veteran journalist Thomas Edwards as executive editor to round out its management team, CEO Daniel Philhower announced last week.

Cheyenne Feller tightly holds onto her goat as she participates in the Kendall County Junior Livestock Show last Thursday at the agriculture and equestrian center near Comfort. The show began on Sunday, Jan. 2, and continued through this past Saturday with the annual sale. Star photo by Tenley Jackson

Leon Brimhall recently announced his candidacy for Kendall County commissioner in Precinct 2.

Chris Taylor, a lifelong conservative Republican and Boerne High School graduate with a long family history in Kendall County, has announced his candidacy for Kendall County judge.

Local weapons expert Frank Graves will discuss and detail early Kendall County and Boerne weapons during a program scheduled at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, at the Patrick Heath Public Library.

The Boerne Family YMCA will play host to its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Walk from 9 to 10 a.m. on Monday, January 17. The event starts at Main Plaza in downtown Boerne, advances along Main Street to River Road, then returns to Main Plaza.

Carriage House Gallery of Artists invites you to celebrate a new year with new art of Katrina Gorman from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 8. Enjoy a glass of wine and chocolates while becoming acquainted with Gorman and her passion for fiber art.

I am beginning an amazing 17th year writing my “From the Heart, Lifeskills for Today” column. My hope for all readers rests in believing the articles written over the years have been helpful and rewarding for each one.

When we stop to think about the world we are living in today, it would seem that wisdom is in short supply. Our country appears to be in complete chaos, and the rest of the world is no better and seems to be in peril.

Life can be so funny, yet so fragile. It’s certainly something we should never take for granted.