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Kronkosky Place – now called The Center – will ring with Christmas cheer next month as vendors raise funds for the facility that offers services for older adults.

Editor’s note: This article is being shared in honor of National Fire Prevention Month. Deadly wildfires ravaged thousands upon thousands of acres of land across California in the summer of 2018. Officials at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said these combined fires comprised the largest wildlands fire in state history.

The Texas Constitution has always provided for a district attorney who represents the state in criminal prosecutions as part of the judicial branch of government. In 1866, the Texas Constitution was amended to add the county court and a county attorney with misdemeanor jurisdiction to the judicial branch.

The Executive Committee of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Boerne City Library Community Room. Ed Rogers, elected member of TSHL from Boerne/ Kendall County, representing the Alamo Area Agency on Aging, is the local host and has made all arrangements for the group. “We are excited to welcome executive committee members of TSHL representing 28 Area Agencies on Aging from across our great state of Texas, to Boerne.”

The Carolyn Herff Kennon Malakof Preserve sits atop one of the highest points in Kendall County with a majestic 360-degree view of Boerne.

Love History? Planning Events? Marketing? Research? Writing? Photography? Consider applying for appointment to the Kendall County Historical Commission and join other like-minded county residents in helping us tell the story of local county history.

Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries received a charitable grant of $25,000 from the Valero Benefit for Children this year, thanks to the Valero Texas Open golf tournament and associated events.

Greetings from wine central! Fall is upon us. Although we are still experiencing warm weather, the mercury has begun its yearly slow descent, and temperatures have been noticeably lower in recent weeks.

The Masskrug have been washed and put away, and the sun has set on the 5th Annual Boerne BierFest benefitting the Hill Country Council for the Arts.

As fall begins, October is generally our “spooky” season, and Texas is no stranger to a number of myths, legends, tall tales and stories that could send tingles up anyone’s spine.

Open Trail

Let me clarify my title — I don’t mean do you wear a badge, carry a gun and wear a white hat. When it comes to how you perceive your Christian life, your avocation is more important than your occupation. The dictionary defines avocation as something that a person does besides his regular business.