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Empty Bowls scheduled Feb. 19
Empty Bowls scheduled Feb. 19
Empty Bowls, a grassroots movement to help end hunger, began in 1990 and is personalized within each community by local artists. 02/04/2022 12:00 AM
Group to pass through Boerne on horseback
Group to pass through Boerne on horseback
The Alamo Kountry Kickers will be passing through Boerne on horseback on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, weather permitting. 02/04/2022 12:00 AM
Getting happy about how we spend our time
Getting happy about how we spend our time
When you hear your alarm go off in the morning, what is your first thought for the day? Are you ready to get up and grab the day with zest? How about the way you slam down the alarm to snooze for just another 20 or 30 winks? Which way applies more to your morning wake up moments? 02/04/2022 12:00 AM
Artist couple joins Boerne gallery family
Artist couple joins Boerne gallery family
Our friends at COSAS Gallery are excited to share with us that Patricia Castillo and Paul Jolet have joined their family of artisans. They are expected to be at the gallery most Fridays and Saturdays and will be participating in classes and demonstrations. 02/04/2022 12:00 AM
Growing old: Not for the faint of heart
Growing old: Not for the faint of heart
As we enter 2022, we have a new planning process for the city of Boerne. While our budget cycle is from October through September, we start planning for the next cycle in January of each year. 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
Two proposed amendments on May ballot
Two proposed amendments on May ballot
Voters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
Geneva entertains through production of ‘Cinderella’
Geneva entertains through production of ‘Cinderella’
The Geneva School of Boerne Fine Arts Department recently finished its production of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” This musical is the story of a young woman living with her stepmother and stepsisters who treat her like a servant girl, but her life changes at the prince’s royal ball. 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
Library to celebrate fabulous ’50s all year
Library to celebrate fabulous ’50s all year
We kicked off our yearlong celebration of the library’s 70th anniversary by hosting two 1950s trivia programs. 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
Nest Nature School to welcome guests
Nest Nature School to welcome guests
This past August, the Nest Nature School welcomed three classrooms full of excited 3- to 5-year-olds when the school opened its new campus at Herff Farm. As The Nest begins the enrollment season for the 2022-23 school year, the school will be opening its doors and hosting an open house on Saturday, February 5, to help interested families and community members get to know the school and its unique program a little better. 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
Bee-ing the best
Bee-ing the best
The Boerne Independent School District recently conducted its 2022 Spanish Spelling Bee for elementary and middle school students. Kendall Elementary fifth-grader Bailey Martin, pictured above left with her parents, Kasey and John Martin, took first place in the elementary division. Estrella Castro, a sixth-grader at Boerne Middle School North, pictured below left with her father, Jose Castro, earned top honors in the middle school division. Martin and Castro will represent Boerne ISD at the Region 20 Spanish Spelling Bee on February 2. Submitted photos 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
1,000 books
1,000 books
Boerne’s Travis Shipman recently achieved the milestone of reading 1,000 books as part of the Patrick Heath Public Library’s Youth Department 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. The nationwide program encourages parents to make reading a consistent part of their young children’s lives in an effort to promote literacy and parent-child bonding through reading. Shipman joined several other Boerne youngsters who have their names on the wall of the youth department as having achieved the goal. Shipman chose to receive the book “Just Saving My Money” by Mercer Mayer as his 1,000th book reward. Information from the family stated the 3-year-old’s favorite things to read about are construction vehicles, dinosaurs and airplanes. Submitted photo 02/01/2022 12:00 AM
2022 FEBRUARY EVENTS
2022 FEBRUARY EVENTS
INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WISHING TO PLACE AN ITEM ON THE CALENDAR NEED TO SEND INFORMATION TO [email protected]. 01/28/2022 12:00 AM
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