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Hope for Heroes Texas CEO Brad Cornell recognized three first responders from Austin and San Antonio law enforcement with Boerne appreciation packages on Saturday morning at the Bevy hotel. Cornell has been honoring area first responders for months through his nonprofit organization as he welcomes them and their families to Boerne for special presentations that are attended by dozens of local residents, who also show their appreciation through hearty applause. On Saturday, Cornell, pictured wearing the cowboy hat, recognized Jacob with the San Antonio Police Department, left, Javier from the Austin PD, center, and Julius from Austin PD. Cornell said he does not give out the first responders’ last names because oftentimes they work undercover. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

Brad Cornell is all about helping others, and he gives an emphasized meaning to the common phrase “Service with a smile.”

With the omicron variant of COVID-19 still spreading rapidly throughout the county, state and nation, the Kendall County officials are working to set up a county testing facility and to put on more vaccination drives.

The Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission is looking to establish a subcommittee to develop criteria that will guide planners in approving or denying special-use permits for bed-and-breakfasts around town. The concept came up after handfuls of requests were brought before the planners during each meeting since the adoption of the new Unified Development Code last year.

Three students at Boerne and Champion high schools have been named to the 2022 All-State Band. Boerne’s Savanna Strause (saxophone) and Connor West (trombone) were selected to the Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) All-State squad while Champion’s Ethan Ratliff (right) earned a spot on the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Band. This is the second year in a row that Ratliff has been named All-State. Becoming an allstate band member is one of the highest achievements an individual band student can earn, and less than 0.5 percent of all participants can earn the honor.

LAKEWAY — Kodi Sawin recently submitted her Declaration of Intent to run as an independent for state representative in Texas House District 19.

Several dozen school districts across the state were forced to close last week because of the omicron variant of COVID-19, sending home students, staff and teachers. Most school districts planned to reopen on Tuesday following the MLK holiday.

Q: My father treated me horribly when I was a child, so my relationship with him was strained and distant until the day he died. I never worked things out with him in person, and now I’m struggling with feelings of bitterness, anger and even a little guilt. How can I get past this?

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There has been some progress on parkland acquisition for Kendall County.

For most of our library users, their first introduction to the books and resources we offer is our library catalog page. Whether you are in the library or at home, a search for items is just an easy click away once you reach the site (at www.boernelibrary.org; then click on browse catalog link).