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Next year, a new individual will serve Kendall County as a commissioner in the fourth precinct – the precinct generally located in the north portions of the county.

On February 8, 2022, Jessie McNeil Powell went home. Jessie was a friend to many, a mother to three and a cherished wife to one.

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

The public is invited to a service of worship and installation at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 208 W. Bandera Road in Boerne, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20. The Rev. Ann Marie Quigley-Swanson will be installed as pastor/ head of staff at St. Mark.

My column that appeared in this space a couple of weeks was, at least in my opinion, kind of deep. In it, I talked about being in or close to the golden years – the late fall or early winter of life as I called it – and how quickly time passes.

As we approach the March 1 primary and mid-term elections, this column will discuss the broad principles of what the Republican Party stands for.

The Texas Association of Counties describes a justice of the peace as someone who presides over the justice court in cases involving misdemeanors, including hearing traffic and other Class C misdemeanor cases punishable by fine only, hearing civil cases with up to $20,000 in controversy, hearing landlord and tenant disputes, hearing truancy cases, performing magistrate duties and conducting inquests.

Members of the Boerne Champion and Boerne High swim/dive teams were at last week’s Region V-5A swim and dive meet in College Station and several of the Chargers earned spots at this coming weekend’s state swim and dive meet.