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Essay winner
Essay winner
During its Saturday, March 19, meeting, the Boerne chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution honored Champion High School senior Emma Willshire,igh School seniorHi who won the organization’s statewide essay contest. Her winning essay was entitled “How the American Revolution Began in Europe.” Sponsored by the Boerne chapter, Willshire was awarded a combined total of $3,000 in scholarship funds from both the state and the local chapter. Pictured above is Willshire, second from right, as well as her parents, Kent and Brandy Willshire, and Pat Blackman, president of the Boerne chapter, right. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Wildfire risk remains high in much of state
Wildfire risk remains high in much of state
Much of the state remains at considerable risk for wildfires through this week, largely because of higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
The importance of public notices
The importance of public notices
Editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent once penned a masterful sketch of a newspaperman – a skinny, bug-eyed fellow in a baggy suit with a press card in the band of his porkpie hat. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
National Merit finalists
National Merit finalists
Champion High School Seniors Ethan Thornton and Halle Vandersloot have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship finalists by the College Board. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes students for their outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Thornton and Vandersloot are among 15,000 students in the United States who qualified as finalists, which places them in the top 1 percent of all students nationwide who completed the PSAT. Typically, more than 1.5 million students in about 21,000 high schools enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. Thornton will attend MIT after graduation and Vandersloot will head to Texas A&M. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
FOR Rotary 10th anniversary
FOR Rotary 10th anniversary
Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians and guests gathered earlier this month at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club for a meeting and luncheon to recognize the 10th anniversary of the club’s founding. It was 2012 when 39 service-minded community leaders came together to form an organization committed to the international humanitarian service group’s motto, Service Above Self. Several charter members were in attendance, many of whom are still active, and they were honored for their years of contributions. The club’s first president, Kathy Hubbard, and current President Greg Maxton welcomed guest speaker Rotary Past District Governor Lisa Herring. Herring had presided over the 2012 formal installation ceremony. Pictured are, from left, club charter members Fran Driskell, Will Winslett, Kathy Hubbard, Cheryl Landman, Bill Fusco, Debbie Williams Martin, Tom McKeown, Jackson Moss, Jim Wade, Darrell Sawyer (wife Penny), Linda Tom (husband Jim), John Wall, Charles Pearson and John Rogers. Submitted photo 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
Graves to discuss early weapons
Graves to discuss early weapons
Sponsored by the Kendall County Historical Commission, on March 30, Frank Graves, an early American percussion firearms expert, will present “Rifles and pistols used in early Boerne history including the rifle patent of Boerne gunsmith E.A.F. Toepperwein.” 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
New choir prepares for first performance
New choir prepares for first performance
A new children’s choir has started in Boerne – the Omnia Youth Chorale. Singers are between 9-18 years old and come from throughout the Boerne and San Antonio area. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
Defining unconditional love
Defining unconditional love
Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
Best of the Best … and a new favorite
Best of the Best … and a new favorite
Ah, yes – another edition of editor wanderings… 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
Pushing the crossover issues
Pushing the crossover issues
Democrats nationally have made great progress in President Biden’s first year in office. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
Women can get financial help
Women can get financial help
It’s unfortunate but true: If you’re a woman, you face more obstacles than men in achieving financial security. And that means you may well need to put in some extra effort. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
April starts great viewings in the night sky
April starts great viewings in the night sky
“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny Spring day.” W. Earl Hall as quoted in the Reader’s Digest, 1959 (and I might include a warm starry spring night). 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
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