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About 300 people filled The Bevy Hotel ballroom last Saturday to back the blue at the Hope for Heroes Blue Line Gala, where about $100,000 was raised in raffle tickets, an auction and ticket purchases.
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The Boerne Concert Band performed a holiday concert to celebrate Independence Day on Sunday night in the Boerne High School Auditorium. Director Larry Schmidt led the musicians in several patriotic selections, including tunes by Glenn Miller and George M. Cohan, as well as traditional American favorites like “76 Trombones” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The evening started with the National Anthem as members of the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, including Ed Heath dressed like George Washington, above center, presented the colors. Among the members of the band who performed were, clockwise from upper left, flautist Crystal Frost, clarinet player Gary Joiner, trumpet player Ken Grist and percussionist David Bowles, who had the honor of ringing the telephone in Miller’s song “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” Below, Schmidt leads the band in one of its numbers. Star photos by Keith E. Domke
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Canyon Lake Water Service Company, a subsidiary of the SJW Group based in San Jose, California, has moved to expand its access to the southern-most tip of the Lower Trinity Aquifer through a roughly $23 million acquisition of the Kendall West Utility and the Bandera East Utility companies.
Read moreThe Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be increasing the number of Texas Highway Patrol troopers on the road from Friday, July 2, through Monday, July 5, as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness Reduction and Effort) and Operation Holiday. Troopers will be on the roads looking for drivers who are speeding, driving while intoxicated or not their wearing safety belts.
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The city of Boerne announced plans for Sunday’s Independence Day fireworks show, sponsored by the Boerne Fire Department, which will begin shortly after dark at City Park, 106 City Park Road.
Read moreResidents in the city of Boerne may be looking at several utility rate increases later this year after this budget cycle ends in September, including a 3 percent increase in water and a 2 percent increase in the sewer rates. Furthermore, city staff and officials are looking at implementing a staggered reclaimed water use rate increase based on usage, as reclaimed water receivers have shown they consume the water at a much more rapid pace than those who don’t receive the service.
Read moreHouse Democrats filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of funding for the legislative branch.
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The fourth annual Boerne Pride Walk, a show of solidarity for the local LGBTQ+ community and its friends and families, took place Saturday morning in downtown Boerne as between 300 and 400 participants met at the Patrick Heath Public Library and marched along Main Street to River Road and back. Two of the participants, left, were Linda and Hannah Rukavina, who posed at the library before the march began. Star photos by Keith E. Domke
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