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The Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department conducted its annual Junior Police Academy last week as 40 youngsters went through the program and learned about various law enforcement policies and procedures as well as the basic functions of a working police department. Attendees also had the opportunity to practice what they learned through various exercises during the week. One of the students who graduated from the academy last week was Charlotte Stroup, the daughter of Fair Oaks Ranch City Councilmember Emily Stroup. Star photo by Keith E. Domke

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials presented 70 students from 4-H programs across Texas, including Anna Muck from Kendall County, with $1.4 million in educational funding on June 9 during the annual 4-H Roundup in College Station.

Go grab that egg, a spatula, a little salt and pepper and some Tabasco sauce if preferred.

Most of us have heard – and probably seen – the sirens of the trucks from the Boerne Fire Department as they leave their station on Main Street. BFD is a “hybrid” service, meaning its paid staff/operations are supplemented by the Boerne Volunteer Fire Department, with 15 volunteers currently (per its 2021 annual report).

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

Unbind yourself and morph into a ventriloquist as you try different voices, personas and angles in our upcoming ekphrastic writing workshop.

The Boerne Village Band will perform the second of its four spring and summer concerts by featuring the TubaMeisters.