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PERRY GETS OUT OF HOT
WATER WITH WIFE
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XANCIRAt
MOTORHOMES
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Scientist quests to
find himself
See religion
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Hometown of Joan Wright
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HE BOERN
A.
Published Since 1906
Friday, March 2, 2001
Boerne, Kendall County, Texas
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BRIGHTS
CNC ‘Mostly
Native Plant'
sale April 14
lealth Careers Hiqh School visits with BMS students
The Cibolo Nature center pre-
sents their annual Mostly Native
Plant sale April 14 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the Kendall County
Fairgrounds, Texas 46.
Admission and parking are free.
The sale will feature native trees,
plants and seeds sold by area
nurseries, garden accessories,
native plant books, food booths, a
kids activity area, and a special
appearance from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. by Malcolm Beck. Beck’s
topic will be organic pest control.
All proceeds will benefit the
educational programs of the
Cibolo Nature Center.
AARP to provide
free income
tax service
The American Association of
Retired People will be doing fed-
eral income tax returns in Boerne
at two locations through April
15. Taxes will be prepared at the
Rainbow Senior Center, 745 W.
San Antonio Street, on Mondays
from 8 a.m. noon. In addition,
AARP Tax-Aide will be doing
taxes at the Boerne Public
Library, 210 N. Main Street, on
Thursday and Friday afternoons
from 12:30 to 4 p.m., except the
First Thursday of each month.
WANTED
This person sells drugs to anyone
and/or
Sells alcohol to our minor children.
For information which leads to
the indictment of drug sellers and/or
the arrest of person who sell alcohol
to our minor children, and help your
community to be safer, healthier,
happier.
You may also receive cash rewards
for information leading to the
arrest/conviction of persons for
criminal offenses such as: Recovery
of stolen property, the advertised
Crime of the Week, arson, robbery-
burglary theft, narcotics, auto theft,
hit and run, indecency with a child,
child abuse, shooting, vandalism,
animal cruelty.
Your identity will not be revealed.
No one (but you) knows the identity
of the person who reports the crime.
Kendall County Crime Stoppers
1-800-348-LEAD
HAPPY...
... BIRTHDAYS
March 1: Anita Laubach
March 2: Rose Ann Hicks, Melissa Gruen
March 3: Paula White
March 4: Adele Byrd,
Lavonia Bourgeois, Lauren Brisco
March 5: Darlene Smith, Maria Huerta
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Kendalia News
Viewpoints
Religion
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Sports
Mary Alice
Classifieds
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Volume 96 • Number 18
J BY JONI Simon_______________________
• Staff Writer
In recent weeks, ninth graders at Boerne
Middle School North and South have been
given an option of the pursuit of a medical
career.
Health Careers High School Principal John
Boyers has been making the trip to Boerne Boyers, who was on the BMS North campus
himself, along with a few of the school’s exist- Tuesday, said.
ing students, to present a program about one The principal says the high school has estab-
of the Northside Independent School District’s lished affiliation agreements with the hospitals
magnet schools. in the medical complex, located in the
“It’s a high school designed for any young Babcock and Wurzbach area.
adult interested in a health or medical career,” “We try to tailor clinical experience with the
ig top fun
Circus Chimera paid Boerne a
visit Monday and Tuesday at
the Kendall County
Fairgrounds. With the circus
came various attractions,
including a snake exhibit, a
big top full of dare devil acts,
above, and displays of talent,
right.
Star photos/Melissa Pritchett
Kracher chosen to
represent Water Board
From staff reports
Participation in the Hill Country Groundwater Alliance
is critical, the visiting general manager of Barton
Springs Edwards Aquifer told the Cow Creek
Groundwater District at their meeting Feb. 19.
“It’s going to be important to show the state legislature
that you’ve been active; really show the legislature that
you are committed,” Stovy Bowlin, Ph.D. said.
When he visited with the newly established water dis-
trict on their own turf in the historic courthouse, Bowlin
Please see WATER, page 5A
student’s needs and desires,” Boyers said.
The school incorporates hospital experience
with other studies. At first, however, the stu-
dents start out with an overview. They take
field trips and discuss the various options
Please see HEALTH, page 5A
Mapping project
a ‘go' in county
— By Joni Simon___________for the map project.
B Staff Writer “We’d like to do that this
Another Kendall County year as well,” Schlinke said.
entity has seen the advantage The money the county had
of using refund money for a coming to it totaled $7,333.07.
mapping project currently The mapping project was bud-
being done by the Kendall geted over a three year period,
County Appraisal District. the chief appraiser said, adding
The commissioners app- KAD initially began the pro-
roved a request from KAD ject on borrowed money.
Feb. 19, similar to those made KAD has been working
to other entities, including the with the Alamo Council of
Boerne Independent School Governments, exchanging
District, to use the refund data, Schlinke told the com-
money for a map project. missioners.
“KAD is currently working In other action, the commis-
with school districts on bus- sioners approved a plat revi-
ing issues,” Chief Appraiser sion in the Skyland Ranch
Leta Schlinke said.
“Any time we have money
left over in the budget year,
Estates Subdivision, located
off Pfeiffer Road, but denied
we refund it to the entities,” liminary plat of the Williams
she said. Estate Subdivision — at least
Last year, however, KAD until they receive information
asked that the refund be used in formal form, the comrnis-
sioners voting “no” stated.
In other business, the com-
missioners told the Kendall
County Advisory Board they
do not have to get the approval
of the commissioners when
assigning or re-assigning
committee members.
“We’ll keep you advised
about who is on the commit-
tees, but it’s cumbersome to
come back each time and get
approval,” Victor King said.
The commissioners told
Larry Boccaccio of the Texas
Association of Counties they’d
like to see him more often.
“I haven’t had the opportu-
nity to look at your plan, but
if it's the one that was in
approval by a 3-2 vote of a pre- place two years ago, it’s fine,"
Boccaccio said.
The safety incentive program
Please see KCC, page 5A
Volunteer recruitment
organization formed
— By Jim Forsyth________________________
" Special to the Star
SAN ANTONIO — Kendall Countians now
have an opportunity to “pay it forward.”
Six agencies active in the county have
joined to form San Antonio Volunteer
Organization Recruitment, which has set a
goal to recruit 1,021 new adult volunteers this
year in Kendall, Bexar, Comal and Bandera
Counties.
“We’re talking about groups that are familiar
to everybody, groups that need committed
volunteers,” said Kim Frost-Gonzalez, the
coordinator of SAVOR.
The organization, which was formed with a
$300,000 grant from the Kronkosky
Charitable Foundation, will bring together the
volunteer recruitment efforts of the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Big Brothers/Big Sisters,
the Boys and Girls Clubs, 4-H, and the
YMCA.
“We’re at a point that many children have to
get onto a waiting list before they can join
these groups,” she said. “To keep the children
off waiting lists and get them into the pro-
grams they’re interested in, we need volun-
teers as soon as possible.”
Kandy Guerra, of Boerne, is already volun-
teering with the Girl Scouts in Kendall
County.
“Everybody’s busy these days, but there is
time to make a big difference in a child’s life,”
Guerra said. “You can do this by volunteering
one hour a week. Everybody can spare one
hour a week.”
She says volunteering is worth it to “see the
smiling face of my daughter and the other
girls in her troop.”
Frost-Gonzalez pointed out that in Bexar
County alone, there are 20 times more young-
sters known to be gang members than the
1,000 new volunteers she hopes to enroll in
the four county area, and fully 47 percent of
area households are headed by single females
whose annual incomes are below the poverty
level.
“Times are tough for many local kids and
they need our help,” she said.
She says too many nonprofit organizations
spend all their time trolling for volunteers,
than don’t have time for work that really helps
the children.
Please see SAVOR, page 5A
CISD approves
school calendar
Wright Relaying For Lire
“A lot of people RELAY'
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From staff reports
• BY MELISSA Pritchett____________-
“ Managing Editor
Joan Wright will run for her life
today. However, she’s not running
from anything. She’s running — and
COMFORT — Spring break will come later in
Comfort next year. In an action-packed meeting that
lasted 3-1/2 hours, the Comfort Independent School
District Board of Trustees adopted a calendar for the
2002-2003 school year with spring break falling
during the week of April 22.
Please see CISD, page 5A
walking — to bring attention to peo-
ple who have one thing in common
with her: cancer.
Cancer survivors and friends will
be by her side for the fourth annual
Relay for Life.
The kickoff ceremony was
Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Boerne
Community and Convention Center.
out there are sur-
vivors or lost loved
ones (to cancer),”
Wright said.
Wright, an assis-
tant physical edu-
A EVENT TO
cation teacher at FISHT SANCEE
Fabra Elementary
School, had uterine and ovarian can-
cer in 1996. Fortunately, she won
her battle with her disease and has
been in remission ever since.
Please see RELAY, page 5A
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