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Chargers, Indians play to 0-0 tie

Champion hosted Harlandale in a boys non-district soccer match in Boerne Tuesday night and the former district foes played to a 0-0 draw.

01/14/2022 03:00 AM
Geneva girls soccer earns a pair of victories

The Geneva School of Boerne girls soccer team picked up a pair of wins earlier this week.

01/14/2022 02:00 AM
Lady Hounds remain unbeaten in soccer

Boerne High visited Pleasanton Tuesday night for a girls non-district soccer match and the Lady Hounds shut out the Lady Eagles, 5-0.

01/14/2022 01:00 AM
Are you trying to clean yourself up for God?

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

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Heirloom Boutique

The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Heirloom Boutique into the Boerne business community with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. Heirloom Boutique was founded with one mission in mind: to offer cute, everyday clothes that surpass the trends. Sometimes trendy, boutique clothing doesn’t always fit the day-to-day life, and that’s why Heirloom offers clothing that fits everyday life and needs. Find Heirloom Boutique set up at Boerne Market Days every month, by going to heirloomtx.com or keep up by following its Facebook page or on Instagram or Pinterest. Individuals also may call 210-373-2242.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Kendall County Junior Livestock Association

The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce played host to a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to help celebrate the 2022 Kendall County Junior Livestock Show and Sale. The ceremony took place before the sale at the Kendall County Youth Agriculture and Equestrian Center. The Kendall County Jr. Livestock Show Association provides an opportunity for 4-H and FFA members to exhibit their livestock projects before the public fostering excellence in livestock production skills and practices. The money the youth earn at the sale helps to fund their higher education goals in the future. Photo courtesy of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
The Skin Elite

The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of The Skin Elite with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. Individuals are unique, and so is their skin. The Skin Elite takes the art of enhancement seriously with an approach that is 100 percent customized to each person. Its goal is to achieve an aesthetic vision and to reveal the fresh beauty of natural features with advanced skin rejuvenation treatments like laser services, injectables, PMU and more. The Skin Elite can be reached at 210-800-9696 or visit theskinelite.com to book an appointment.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Don’t avoid the ‘taboo’ topics when speaking with older parents

If your parents are getting close to retirement age, or are already retired, it may be time to talk with them about financial and aging issues, some of which may involve difficult conversations. For the sake of everyone in your family, don’t avoid these “taboo” topics.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Drawing the lines

The Boerne City Council unanimously approved an updated district city map last week with some major districting changes to the downtown Boerne landscape.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
STAAR data shows how BISD students are progressing

Boerne ISD students continue to fare better than their Region 20 classmates as far as fall 2021 STAAR interim test results go, but in some areas are struggling to meet the current grade-level standards set by the district.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Giving back

Boerne teenager Maddie Barber earned $30,500 at the 2022 Kendall County Junior Livestock Show and Sale last week after she showed several pigs – two Yorks, a Duroc and a Cross – during the January 4 swine show. Barber, a junior at Champion High School, said she is donating all her earnings to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, where she was treated for brain cancer from 2017-18. Barber was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma and has been cancer-free since 2018. She committed to donating 100 percent of her sale donations to St. Jude to help future children get treatment and enable them to pursue activities they enjoy. Barber is an FFA officer and a National Honor Society member at Champion. Photos courtesy of BISD

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Guilty plea closes court process in deputy death case

The 24-year-old Alton, Texas, resident whose vehicle struck and killed a Kendall County deputy in the summer of 2019 pleaded guilty to a Class B misdemeanor earlier this week, ending the two-year-long court process and resolving the incident that shook the county and the local law enforcement community.

01/14/2022 12:00 AM
Boerne Star

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