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LAW ENFORCEMENT The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. An arrest should not imply guilt or innocence, which will be decided in court at a later date. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call the Boerne Police at 830-249-8645, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office at 830-249-9721 or Kendall County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-348-LEAD (5323) or kc-crimestoppers.com. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

No end in sight to drought conditions

No end in sight to drought conditions

With drought conditions persisting throughout much of Texas as another spring brings its hopes of better things ahead, there appears to be little reason to expect relief from the dry pattern that has plagued much of the Hill Country since Thanksgiving. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Splash pad

A turtle leaves the warmth of the early spring sunshine in favor of a dip in a pond in this sequence of pictures as it leaves its dry-docked buddies and plunges into the water one afternoon earlier this week. The small pond is in Fair Oaks Ranch and frequently offers a glimpse of the turtles to those who pass by. Star photos by Keith E. Domke 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

City continues to lay out road map

City continues to lay out road map

The Boerne City Council conducted its third of four bond meetings Tuesday, laying out which road projects may appear on a November bond election. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Man dies on I-10 east after being hit by car

Man dies on I-10 east after being hit by car

An accident Tuesday morning in the 38500 block of eastbound Interstate 10 left 48-year-old Kerrville resident Jeremy McGee dead. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

National Merit finalists

National Merit finalists

Champion High School Seniors Ethan Thornton and Halle Vandersloot have been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship finalists by the College Board. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes students for their outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Thornton and Vandersloot are among 15,000 students in the United States who qualified as finalists, which places them in the top 1 percent of all students nationwide who completed the PSAT. Typically, more than 1.5 million students in about 21,000 high schools enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. Thornton will attend MIT after graduation and Vandersloot will head to Texas A&M. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

FOR Rotary 10th anniversary

FOR Rotary 10th anniversary

Fair Oaks Ranch Rotarians and guests gathered earlier this month at the Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club for a meeting and luncheon to recognize the 10th anniversary of the club’s founding. It was 2012 when 39 service-minded community leaders came together to form an organization committed to the international humanitarian service group’s motto, Service Above Self. Several charter members were in attendance, many of whom are still active, and they were honored for their years of contributions. The club’s first president, Kathy Hubbard, and current President Greg Maxton welcomed guest speaker Rotary Past District Governor Lisa Herring. Herring had presided over the 2012 formal installation ceremony. Pictured are, from left, club charter members Fran Driskell, Will Winslett, Kathy Hubbard, Cheryl Landman, Bill Fusco, Debbie Williams Martin, Tom McKeown, Jackson Moss, Jim Wade, Darrell Sawyer (wife Penny), Linda Tom (husband Jim), John Wall, Charles Pearson and John Rogers. Submitted photo 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Graves to discuss early weapons

Graves to discuss early weapons

Sponsored by the Kendall County Historical Commission, on March 30, Frank Graves, an early American percussion firearms expert, will present “Rifles and pistols used in early Boerne history including the rifle patent of Boerne gunsmith E.A.F. Toepperwein.” 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

New choir prepares for first performance

New choir prepares for first performance

A new children’s choir has started in Boerne – the Omnia Youth Chorale. Singers are between 9-18 years old and come from throughout the Boerne and San Antonio area. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Jack Myers

Jack Myers, 88, of Boerne, Texas, passed away on March 20, 2022. Services will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Boerne Cemetery on 700 North School St. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Defining unconditional love

Defining unconditional love

Editor’s note: This is a reprinted column from Jack Purcell’s “On the Journey” archives. It originally appeared in The Star in 2013. 03/25/2022 12:00 AM

Best of the Best … and a new favorite

Best of the Best … and a new favorite

Ah, yes – another edition of editor wanderings… 03/25/2022 12:00 AM