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Kendall County Commissioner Christina Bergmann was honored on Oct. 5 for her completion of a voluntary advanced course on county government titled Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum.

The Kendall County Sheri ff ’s Office Blue Santa Program is excited to announce that we are accepting toys and identifying children in our community to be recipients for the Blue Santa Program Toy Drive.

After five years in Kendall County and more than four decades dousing fires and conducting inspections, Deputy Fire Marshal Harold DeHart is hanging up his clipboard to enjoy retirement.

The Kendall County Commissioners Court reinstated a burn ban Tuesday after several fires deemed preventable ignited around the county. County Judge Darrell Lux polled seven area fire chiefs Monday, and all of them asked that the no-flame order be issued. 

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.

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.

Roaming the Cibolo. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

BISD prepares for the worst

While Boerne Independent School District officials have approved a lower property-tax rate, it’s still expected to increase an average annual tax bill by $42. While the school district saw a 32 percent increase in appraised values, hitting just under $14.5 billion, and a 21 percent increase in taxable value at just above $11 billion, the local appraisal district – along with many across the state – is seeing more disputes.

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.”

BOERNE — The Kendall County Commissioners Court opted to halt progress on a new county court-at-law or appointing its first presiding office until the new county judge and commissioners take office next year.

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