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Boerne ISD trustees, administrators, the 80 or so members of the district’s Long-Range Steering Committee and others involved in the education of BISD students undoubtedly have circled Saturday, May 7, on their calendars.

Patrick Heath Public Library Youth Department Librarian Constance Keremes, second photo, dressed the part as she put together a special January storytime at the Cibolo Nature Center last Saturday, January 22. Dressed as a snowman, Keremes read a book appropriate for the season and occasion to those in attendance and led them through some games and activities.

A 37-year-old Comfort resident, Joseph Allen Nezat Jr., was sentenced to 29 years in state prison Tuesday afternoon for distributing what the judge called the nation’s true pandemic: methamphetamine.

The countywide transportation committee has begun outlining the next six months of work as it nears its projected June completion date.

A 20-year-old Louisiana resident, Tyreion Arceneaux, was extradited to Lafayette, Louisiana, from the Kendall County Jail last week for several warrants out of the state, including an attempted murder charge.

As I sit here in my office at my computer, it’s sometimes difficult to fathom I’ve been pounding the keys of a typewriter or keyboard professionally for about 39 years.

No doubt you’ve seen the flocks of campaign signs around town – a sure sign that an election is imminent. Both the Democratic and Republican parties will hold primary elections on Tuesday, March 1. Early voting runs from February 14-25.

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Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013.

When you invest, you incur risk – there’s no avoiding it. But the concept of “risk” may be more expansive than you realized. And by understanding the different types of investment risk and how these risks can be addressed, you can improve your skills as an investor.

The cities of Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch have uncontested city council seat races so far but filing for a place on the ballot will run through Feb. 18.

Geneva School of Boerne has named its 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian. These graduating seniors will deliver addresses during the Geneva commencement exercises in May.