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Let’s dance

The Inishfree School of Irish Dance performed for an enthusiastic crowd at the Patrick Heath Public Library Amphitheater on Saturday morning. The competitive San Antonio school features various ages of boys and girls who learn and hone their Irish dance skills. TOP: Shelby Small and Kaycee Kenyon lean into a movement as they dance on the stage. ABOVE LEFT: Trent Das and Brielle Book join hands as they swing to the music. RIGHT: Nora Jayjack leaps up off the mat as she moves to a selection. Star photos by Keith E. Domke 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

FOR lays out plans

FOR lays out plans

Growth management, infrastructure and road improvements weighed heavy during the Fair Oaks Ranch State of the City address last Thursday. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Texans helping Texans

Texans helping Texans

As wildfires raged in North Texas earlier this month, a group of Boerne area men decided to do what they could to help the farmers and ranchers in the affected communities. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

3 wildfires char acres in county

3 wildfires char acres in county

With wildfires burning up the Hill Country, including three that burned hundreds of acres in Kendall County over the last week, the Kendall County Commissioners Court is considering an emergency declaration that would impact local workers. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Funeral home recognition

Funeral home recognition

Boerne Mayor Tim Handren recently signed a proclamation recognizing Boerne’s two funeral homes as “an unsung but vital part of our community,” information from the city stated. “Our local funeral homes and their staff help many families during an incredibility difficult time. They are dedicated and compassionate while providing care and grace to families as they celebrated the lives of their loved ones.” Pictured, from left, are Dusty Fisher and Billy Parkhill of Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home, Handren, William Holt of Holt & Holt Funeral Home and Isaac Martinez of Ebensberger-Fisher. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Kronkosky Place offers dances

Kronkosky Place offers dances

Kronkosky Place is continuing to host dances on the first and third Fridays of the month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the facility, 17 Old San Antonio Road in Boerne. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Daughter is growing up quickly

Daughter is growing up quickly

Q: My 12-year-old daughter is growing up fast -- including her perspective on clothing. As a dad, I want her to get a good handle on modesty before she becomes a teen, but I feel awkward addressing this subject with her. What’s my role here? 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Don’t be chicken: Attend workshop at Herff Farm

Don’t be chicken: Attend workshop at Herff Farm

You can learn the fundamentals of having chickens in your backyard in a workshop presented by Brent Evans at the Herff Farm chicken schoolyard at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Follow the story of four World War II heroes

Follow the story of four World War II heroes

Bestselling author Alex Kershaw’s most recent title is “Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II.” 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Essay winner

During its Saturday, March 19, meeting, the Boerne chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution honored Champion High School senior Emma Willshire,igh School seniorHi who won the organization’s statewide essay contest. Her winning essay was entitled “How the American Revolution Began in Europe.” Sponsored by the Boerne chapter, Willshire was awarded a combined total of $3,000 in scholarship funds from both the state and the local chapter. Pictured above is Willshire, second from right, as well as her parents, Kent and Brandy Willshire, and Pat Blackman, president of the Boerne chapter, right. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

Wildfire risk remains high in much of state

Wildfire risk remains high in much of state

Much of the state remains at considerable risk for wildfires through this week, largely because of higher-than-usual temperatures and drought conditions. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM

The importance of public notices

The importance of public notices

Editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent once penned a masterful sketch of a newspaperman – a skinny, bug-eyed fellow in a baggy suit with a press card in the band of his porkpie hat. 03/29/2022 12:00 AM