More than 750 biking enthusiasts participated in the annual Tour de Boerne charity ride on Saturday. The cyclists took off from Don Strange Ranch north of Boerne promptly at 7 a.m. and headed north on Waring Welfare Road to travel one of three routes of various lengths through the Texas Hill Country. Depending on the course, riders traveled through Waring, Welfare, Luckenbach, Sisterdale and Comfort. Affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, Tour de Boerne is a nonprofit organization. Event beneficiaries this year are the Waring Volunteer Fire Department, Hill Country Boys & Girls Club, Blessings in a Backpack, Coats for Kids and Open Trail Ranch in Boerne. 

A structure at the Tapatio Springs resort caught fire Monday night, resulting in a total loss to the building at the recently purchased facility.

The TubaMeisters, a quartet based in San Antonio, helped entertain the crowd at Main Plaza on Tuesday night as part of the Boerne Village Band’s concert. The local band is celebrating its 160 years plus 2 season with four summer concerts. The next one is July 5. Star photo by Keith E. Domke

Some furry friends have been keeping some city employees company at Boerne City Hall recently as part of a partnership between Animal Care Services and the city’s Customer Care and Billing departments.

Jay Boy Adams and his band performed at the Patrick Heath Public Library Thursday night as part of its Live! At the Library series. 

Boerne Noon Rotary Club members spent early Tuesday morning putting up American flags along Main Street and other downtown areas in observance of Flag Day, which was June 14. The activity is one of the things the local Rotary Club does as a service organization. ABOVE: Outgoing Rotary President Leigh Owen, the vice president of development for the Cibolo Center for Conservation, unrolls a flag and gets it ready to fly as she hangs it in front of Texas Heritage Bank on South Main Street. LEFT: Owen and her husband, Daniel Owen, put a flag in place in front of The Dienger Restaurant near Main Plaza. Star photos by Keith E. Domke