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If it hadn’t rained on the last day of the year, this past December would have been one of the driest months in Boerne during this century.
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Hogs were paraded around the arena on Monday as the Kendall County Junior Livestock Show continued at the agriculture and equestrian center. ABOVE: Waylon George’s and Rider Egbert’s Hampshire hogs buddied up in the ring for a minute during the show. George placed fifth in the Hampshire category while Egbert placed eighth. TOP: Savannah Womble leads her medium-weight Dark Other Pure Breed to be weighed after winning first in her class. LEFT: Maegan Riebel shows off her Duroc pig during the competition. She scored first-place in her class. Sheep and goats were judged Thursday followed by cattle on Friday. The annual auction is scheduled Saturday. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright
Read moreThe Boerne City Council chambers was packed to the brim on Monday with people in opposition to the development of an apartment complex on West San Antonio Avenue. The parking lot was nearly at capacity, and city officials were directing visitors who couldn’t fmd a seat to a training room in the building to watch a livestream of the meeting.
Read moreLast Sunday morning, the senior center in Boerne announced it would be distributing COVID-19 vaccines to seniors age 64 years old over. By 11:30 a.m. that same day, all 400 available appointments were booked, and the phones still were ringing off the hook at Kronkonsky Place and at the My Urgent Care Clinic in town.
Read moreIt’s a new year, but the news out of the capital continues to focus on COVID-19.
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Local bar owners and city and county officials say the reasoning behind shutdowns under GA-32 doesn’t add up.
Read moreKendall County’s food safety practices have been updated and now require businesses to report to the emergency management department in the city or county if employees test positive for COVID-19. Kendall County Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Fincke urged employees to consider the community and stay home if they are showing symptoms.
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The annual Kendall County Junior Livestock Show got underway on Sunday as turkeys and their young owners/handlers took center stage at the youth agricultural and equestrian center outside of Comfort. The hens were shown first, followed by the toms. TOP: The top placers in the hens anxiously eye the judge as he gets ready to announce the grand champion and reserve grand champion. Pictured are, from left, Blake Burkholder, Natalie Burkholder, Lane Matter, Mason Matter (in front), Ty Matter and Brooklyn Matter. Blake Burkholder ended up as grand champion while Natalie Burkholder was reserve grand champion. The other four placed third through sixth, respectively. ABOVE LEFT: Judge Kyle Morgenroth checks out Addison Wright’s hen as it is first brought into the arena. ABOVE RIGHT: Koen Huebner holds his turkey as the judging continues. The hog show took place on Monday. Sheep are scheduled Thursday and cattle will be judged Friday. The auction will take place on Saturday. Star photos by Keith E. Domke
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