Articles

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.’”

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Austin Achieve played the Greyhounds close for a while and Boerne only held a 1-0 lead at halftime, but the Boerne pulled away in the second half and outscored the Polar Bears 6-2 for the 7-2 win.

The Boerne girls soccer team breezed past the Polar Bears of Austin Achieve Friday night in Marble Falls as part of a doubleheader with the boys team.

SAN MARCOS – For the second straight year, the Champion girls soccer team faced Georgetown in the opening round of the 5A playoffs and for the second consecutive season, the Lady Chargers shut out the Eagles.