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The Boerne incubator program – known as Das Greenhaus – was granted $500,000 in funding from the Kendall County Commissioner’s Court late last month in a split vote, and the money was handed down with some objection from commissioners.

Van Raub Elementary School played host to its Fiesta Fair last Friday after school as children and adults were invited to partake in the activities, which included games, carnival rides, auctions and food. One of the activities was a dunk tank in which children could throw a ball at a target in an attempt to dunk a teacher or other community member. One such dunkee was Van Raub first-grade teacher Krista Kimball, who survived a half-hour in the tank, as well as the throws of youngsters, including Mitchell McVickeo (top). Kimball put on a good act for the children and encouraged them to take good aim before they threw. She also said the tank water was very cold. Star photos by Keith E. Domke

Kendall County and Boerne continue to develop a new hazardous mitigation plan, and a presentation late last month identified the 12 natural hazards the county faces.

The severed leg of a man killed by a passing motorist on eastbound Interstate 10 in north Boerne on March 22 turned up about 43 miles away in Cibolo after it dropped off a tractor-trailer rig, officials confirmed.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

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This year, the Boerne Education Foundation is celebrating 25 years as a nonprofit organization supporting Boerne ISD students and teachers. 

A 26-year-old Boerne resident, Emilio Cruz, was sentenced to five years in state prison last Wednesday after stealing about $21,000 in jewelry and two firearms from a Boerne residence.

Last fall, an updated demographic study predicted the Boerne Independent School District would double its student population by the 2031-32 academic year.

Monty Newkirk climbs around in his father, Michael’s, 1993 Corvette during the 29th annual Texas Corvette Association’s Open Car Show in downtown Boerne. Star photo by Zachary-Taylor Wright

Kianna Elizabeth Adams, the mother driving the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe that flipped on Interstate 10 last week that resulted in the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Starr Adams, and serious injury to two younger children, has been charged with three felony counts, including a second-degree manslaughter charge for the death of her daughter.