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Advisors can help reduce anxiety
Advisors can help reduce anxiety
The long-running coronavirus pandemic has fueled a lot of anxieties – including financial ones. But some people have had far fewer worries than others. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
A reservoir or a conduit?
A reservoir or a conduit?
Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013. 04/01/2022 12:00 AM
CORRECTION
CORRECTION
03/29/2022 10:06 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
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
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
Follow the story of four World War II heroes
Follow the story of four World War II heroes
Bestselling author Alex Kershaw’s most recent title is “Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II.” 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Don’t be chicken: Attend workshop at Herff Farm
Don’t be chicken: Attend workshop at Herff Farm
You can learn the fundamentals of having chickens in your backyard in a workshop presented by Brent Evans at the Herff Farm chicken schoolyard at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Daughter is growing up quickly
Daughter is growing up quickly
Q: My 12-year-old daughter is growing up fast -- including her perspective on clothing. As a dad, I want her to get a good handle on modesty before she becomes a teen, but I feel awkward addressing this subject with her. What’s my role here? 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Kronkosky Place offers dances
Kronkosky Place offers dances
Kronkosky Place is continuing to host dances on the first and third Fridays of the month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the facility, 17 Old San Antonio Road in Boerne. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Funeral home recognition
Funeral home recognition
Boerne Mayor Tim Handren recently signed a proclamation recognizing Boerne’s two funeral homes as “an unsung but vital part of our community,” information from the city stated. “Our local funeral homes and their staff help many families during an incredibility difficult time. They are dedicated and compassionate while providing care and grace to families as they celebrated the lives of their loved ones.” Pictured, from left, are Dusty Fisher and Billy Parkhill of Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home, Handren, William Holt of Holt & Holt Funeral Home and Isaac Martinez of Ebensberger-Fisher. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM
Celebrating longevity of Main Street art galleries
Celebrating longevity of Main Street art galleries
Gallery 195 is celebrating its fifth anniversary on the Hill Country Mile with an open house from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM
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