Artist Rex Hausmann, above, points out the details of one of his most recent large-scale paintings to Ballet San Antonio dancer Sierra Ortega last Friday during the Master Artwork Show at The Bevy Hotel. The work is titled “In Search of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Notes on San Remo” and it is comprised of several memory fragments throughout Hausmann’s life. INSET: Brad Simmons gets a closer look at gourde art created by Blanche Cavarretta with his wife, Hollis, at last Friday’s art show. Photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

A man who works at a local restaurant dodged more than ducks as he heroically rushed across River Road to help a man who lost consciousness while driving along River Road Monday morning, causing him to lose control of his vehicle, drive through River Road Park and enter Cibolo Creek while behind the wheel of his vehicle.

A second local family is bringing its holiday magic to television through ABC-TV’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight” as the Beto Hinojosa home, 140 Shadow Knolls, will strut its holiday stuff during the ninth season of the popular reality show.

Hundreds of runners leave or prepare to leave the start/finish line at Main Plaza Saturday morning as they take part in the 10th annual Boerne YMCA Turkey Trot. More than 1,000 participants registered for the fundraiser this year, the most ever, organizers said. The event featured 5- and 10-kilometer runs as well as a trail walk. Star photo by Keith E. Domke

In preparation for Thanksgiving, The Star asked some first-graders at Van Raub Elementary School how they would cook a turkey. Here are their instructions – word for word as they wrote them:

The Meals on Wheels program operating under the umbrella of the Rainbow Senior Center at Kronkosky Place serves as a lifeline in more ways than one.