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Local agency honors first responders

Bunco group donates to women’s shelter

Three Boerne-Champion High School student films qualified for the finals in the 2023 UIL Young Filmmakers Festival.

FAIR OAKS RANCH– The city held its annual State of the City event at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf and Country Club. Speaking in front of nearly 150 attendees, members of the city council, as well as livestreaming to residents of Fair Oaks Ranch. Mayor Maxton declared the state of Fair Oaks Ranch is, “Very good!” 

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation-only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Those priorities include $4 billion for border security, property tax relief and more school choice for parents, which he called “education freedom.” He avoided use of the word “vouchers.’

In both veterinary and human medicine, artificial joint replacements have become more common as technology has advanced. Animals may receive an artificial joint for a variety of reasons, one of which is osteochondrosis.

Life is full of disappointments.

With the new year comes the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. While most resolutions are aimed at improving your life, pet owners should also consider making a resolution or two that will benefit the health of their pets.

Have you recently retired but are now thinking of going back to work? If so, you aren’t alone, as many people are choosing to “unretire.” But if you do reenter the workforce in some capacity, what opportunities might be available to you? And how will your renewed employment affect your financial outlook?

Thanks to the support of our community, voters in the Boerne ISD boundaries voted to pass BISD bond propositions 1 and 2 in May. We are very grateful to the voters for supporting this bond, as it was truly a grassroots effort, led by the Long Range Steering Committee. We are greatly appreciative to the total of over 80 parents, students, staff, and community members who served on the committee, and worked hard to help pass this bond.

So, When Are You Leaving?-- a comedy by Sheila Rinear. Boerne Community Theatre, 907 E Blanco. Weekends January 20 through February 5. Reservations online at www.boernetheatre.org or call 830-249-9166; tickets $18-24. Family matriarch, Maggie Dunleavy, uncharacteristically, has invited her dysfunctional family to celebrate both her birthday and the 4th of July at her New Jersey home.

After the effervescence of December, the long, dark days of January seem a fizzy drink gone flat. But January, lowly stepchild of December, should be justly celebrated for she brings to us a new year shining with hope and promise. Days stretch before us like an untraveled road, waiting for that first step in the journey to our goals and dearest dreams.