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Kindergartners and first-graders lined up to race Gobi, of the New York Times Bestselling book “Finding Gobi,” last Friday at Cibolo Creek Elementary School. The author of the best-selling children’s book, Dion Leonard, left, met his four-legged pal while on a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. Leonard, along with his wife, read the book to the students in the cafeteria before making their way outside for the race. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

The Boerne Independent School District late last month announced its 2022 teacher and support staff member of the year winners. The district teacher of the year is Jenny Breuer from Champion High School, while the district support staffer of the year is Boerne Middle School South’s Zulema King.

The countywide transportation committee made less progress finalizing its list of project and policy recommendations Tuesday as the conversation turned back to eminent domain and where the committee stands on the controversial issue.

An accident Monday afternoon left a 4-yearold child dead and a mother and two more of her children hospitalized after her vehicle inexplicably flipped along eastbound Interstate 10 on the north side of Boerne.

A 36-year-old San Antonio resident, Larry Isaac, was sentenced to 35 years in state prison last week for possessing 32 grams of methamphetamine.

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

The long-running coronavirus pandemic has fueled a lot of anxieties – including financial ones. But some people have had far fewer worries than others.

I hate writing farewell columns. I never really know what to say in them, and whatever I write never is good enough to convey the strong, personal feelings I have for the community I’m leaving.

Earlier this month I took a business trip. I entered the airport, checked in, took a plane ride and picked up my rental car.

Art Waddle is Boerne’s premier community art show and sale. It is a festive outdoor event held in downtown Boerne on May 13-14.

Things are heating up in Boerne, and your Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to another busy month! The month of April is filled with events and activities, and the chamber is sure to offer something for everyone.

Ever wonder where April Fools’ Day got started? Well, according to the History Channel, some historians say it dates to 1582. That’s the year when “… France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called ‘April fools.’”