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This spring, five Boerne Independent School District students won first place in Incubator.edu@Boerne’s second annual entrepreneurial competition, receiving a check for $7,000 in recognition of their company’s comprehensive business plan.

Geneva School of Boerne Class of 2022 graduate Nicolas Siller received the Good Citizen Award from the George R. Kendall Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. He was selected for his qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism and received a $1,000 scholarship as well as a Good Citizen pin.

The benefits of summer reading programs have been well documented for decades.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy ended earlier this month with a graduation dinner. The academy introduces individuals to the KCSO and offers insight on how it conducts business and why. The purpose of the academy is to enhance, through education and hands-on participation, the positive relationship between the office and the community. It is designed to give participants a better understanding of the mission and operations of its agencies to gain an appreciation of the current challenges facing law enforcement. Topics covered included patrol procedures, criminal investigation, jail operations, polygraph examinations, Justice of the Peace duties, district attorney operations, animal control, narcotics and a K9 demonstration, civilian response to an active shooter and scenario-based training. Above, members of the 2022 class pose with Kendall County Sheriff Al Auxier, far left. Photo courtesy of KCSO

Geneva School of Boerne announced that Jeff Jones has stepped down as the Logic School headmaster to pursue other career opportunities.

The Boerne Independent School District announced that Curington Elementary and Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary schools again have been selected by The Flippen Group as Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools for the 2021-22 academic year. Curington and Fair Oaks are two of just 376 schools in the United States to receive the recognition.

The financial markets have gotten off to a rocky start this year. What’s caused this volatility? And does it present opportunities for patient investors?

The Kendall County Fair Association Inc. recently announced the winners of the Homestead Heritage Exhibit Hall Scholarship Program for 2022. The Homestead Heritage Exhibit Hall was established in 2008 when the association became an IRS designated 501(c)3 corporations and the exhibit hall became a program to comply with the mission and vision statements of the association.

Lleanna Griffin Brinsmade is Boerne Art League’s Artist of the Month for June.

Next week, we observe another special red, white and blue day, even though it’s not recognized as an official federal holiday.

This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.

The United States of America was founded in 1776 when our founding fathers came together to write the Declaration of Independence. Then, the writing of our Constitution and Bill of Rights in 1787 set the foundations for our country.