Boerne Star & Hill Country Recorder (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 2004 Page: 3 of 36
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Friday, August 20, 2004
The BOERNE Star & Hill Country Recorder
Page 3A
Following my own
al end ar
kayaking advice
This past weekend I decided beautiful soaring limestone
to take my own advice and cliffs enshrouded in many
try the new
guided kayak
trips being of-
fered by Hill
Country Out-
fitters in War-
ing. Nurse
Melissa and I
arrived at War-
ing General •
BOERNE LIGHTS places with
£ ferns and
i The Doctor
NTERTAINMENT
WRITER
lichen.
Gushing
crystal
clear
springs and
bountiful
wildlife
were evi-
Store, which is HCO’s head- dent all along the waterway,
quarters and met guides Scott One thing that I felt was truly
and Allison. Along with sev- compelling about the trip was
eral other couples, we all the lack of other people being
loaded up for the short bus seen. Other than a couple of
ride to the launch area. ladies sitting on a gravel bar
Scott gave us a crash course doing some fishing, not an-
in river and kayak. This cov- other soul did we encounter,
ered how to maneuver and Truly pristine country, quiet
navigate swift water and how solitude and good cama-
to avoid obstacles. I learned raderie truly added up to one
that quick movements to one of the most pleasant after-
side or the other would result noons that I can recall.
in an immediate capsizing. If you should take my ad-
Oh, it wasn’t so much the in- vice and sign up for one of
struction that brought this these great adventures there
fact home as the look on are a couple of things that I
Nurse Melissa’s face when would advise. Be sure to take
she arose from the water and some sunscreen and to carry
gave me her look of death, a small pack containing water
Yup, I had managed to turn us and a few energy bars. The
over on launch! outfitters will also have some
The trip began with the sev- things to recommend so be
eral solo kayaks making their sure and ask them before
way down the first stretch of heading out. You may make
river in single file to the first your reservations for a truly
flat water. Now flat water is unique Hill Country adven-
where the water is deepest ture by calling 830-995-4377
and the current is less strong, and leaving a message. They
Once reaching this flat water are so busy that leaving a
Scott, our lead guide, gave us message is necessary to book
all a chance to try some back a trip.
paddling and turns, while he One further tip for you folks
observed and gave helpful who take my advice and get
tips to prepare the party for out on the river for some ex-
it’s descent down the ercise and relaxation is to
Guadalupe to Sisterdale also include a stop by the
where the bus would be Welfare Cafe on your way
awaiting to carry us back to back to town. This charming
the store and our cars. little cafe offers some of the
I managed to not get any best German food that you
further looks from Nurse could wish for. The desserts
Melissa during this second are to kill for and they offer
training session and really live entertainment on the
began to feel confident that patio. This great restaurant
ONGOING
■ COMMUNITY-WIDE
WORSHIP - A community-
wide worship and prayer ser-
vice is held every Wednesday
at noon in the sanctuary of
First Baptist Church Boerne.
Child care is provided. Robin
Lees provides the worship
music. Everyone is welcome.
■ COWBOY FELLOWSHIP
AT THE CROSS - Cowboy
Fellowship of Bexar County
led by Pastor Mike McDaniel
meets every Sunday at 10:45
a.m. at W IH 10 and Fair Oaks
in the Stahman Square shop-
ping center, suite 510 (next to
John Deere). For information
call (210) 521-4418 or visit
www.cowboyup4jesus.org.
■ HILL COUNTRY NEW-
COMERS - Second Monday
of each month, the general
meeting will be held at 10
a.m., Messiah Lutheran
Church, 9401 Dietz Elkhorn
in Boerne. HCN invites both
new and change-in-lifestyle
residents to get acquainted
through social activities. For
more information call Julia
Biggins, Membership, 981-
2442.
■ HILL COUNTRY ANI-
MAL LEAGUE/SPCA - Fix
your pets - we can help! Pet
adoptions, adorable puppies
and kittens, and dogs and cats.
Spay/neuter office and adop-
tions open Thursdays and Sat-
urdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Call (830) 249-3720 or (830)
249-2341 for information.
■KENDALL COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS -Kendall
County Commissioners meet
at 9 a.m. the second and
fourth Monday of every
month at Kendall County
Courthouse, 204 E. San Anto-
nio.
■ COW CREEK - Cow
Creek Groundwater Conserva-
tion District meets at 7 p.m.
first Tuesday of every month a
Kendall County Courthouse,
204 E. San Antonio.
■ BOERNE CITY COUN-
CIL - Boerne City Council
meets at 7 p.m. the second and
fourth Tuesday of every
MOUS SUNDAY NIGHT -
A.A. will meet at St. Helena’s
Episcopal Church 410 N.
Main Street Sunday at 8 p.m.
for open discussion.
■ ALCOHOLICS ANONY-
MOUS BOERNE NOON
GROUP - A.A. will meet at
the First Baptist Church
portable building at 631 S.
School Street Monday, Tues-
day and Thursday at noon for
open discussion.
■CANCER SUPPORT
GROUP - Meets the second
and fourth Mondays of the
month from 7-8:30 p.m. at St.
Mark Presbyterian Church in
Boerne. For more informa-
tion, call 249-3232.
scenes and songs scaling the
spectrum of male/female rela-
tionships. The difficulties and
joys of connecting with an-
other person, no matter what
age, are revealed during our
revival of this Broadway
smash hit. With only six
shows, tickets will go quick-
ly...so make your reservations
today! The show contains
adult language and content
and is not recommended for
young children. Performances
are Thursdays at 7:30pm, Sat-
urdays at 8:00pm, and Sun-
days at 2:30pm, at the Shel-
don Vexler Theatre (North-
west Military Hwy. and
Wurzbach Pkwy.) RESERVA-
■ DEAF MINISTRY - Cross TIONS ALWAYS RE-
Community Christian Church
is offering free deaf ministry
signing classes at 6 p.m, every
Wednesday at the church.
Also each Wednesday night,
the church holds a 7 p.m.
prayer and healing service.
The church is located at the 70
QUIRED, General - $17, Se-
niors/Military/JCC - $15, Stu-
dent - $10. For tickets, please
call (210) 302-6835.
AUG. 21
■ BOERNE HIGH SCHOOL
ft. cross on IH-10 at the Fair R A
Oaks exit. For more informa-
tion, call 830-981-5772.
■ BAHPS - The Boerne Area
Historical Preservation Soci-
ety executive board meets at
9:30 a.m. and programs begin
at 10:30 a.m. every third
Wednesday, January through
June and September through
November, at St. John Luther-
an Church, 315 Rosewood.
The Historic Kuhlmann-King
House is open for tours year
round, by appointment only.
Twenty-four hours advance
notice is required call (830)
249-2030 Or 830- 816 3346
■ VFW POST 688 - The
Bruno Phillip Post 688, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, meets on
the second Tuesday of every
month at 6:30 p.m., at the Vet-
erans Hall (Unity Church),
121 Boerne Stage Rd. Take
Exit 543, and then proceed
1.4 mi. West of I-10. All vet-
erans who served our country
on foreign soil are invited to
attend.
AUG. 19-29
■ I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE
CHEERLEADER
S
FUND-
E R
The Cheerleader's will be
having their annual Garage
Sale Saturday August 21 from
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the
parking lot of the Boerne
Midnight will present every-
thing from "From Cole to
Soul, From Sting to Swing"
from 8:30 p.m. to midnight
Sept. 11. Hit the dance floor
with a pleasing variety of
music.
Season Pass (eleven con-
certs) $50 members, $80 non-
members, $30 for folks 65
and older. Single-concert ad-
mission $5 members, $8 non-
members, $3 for friends 65
and older.
■ MISSION OF CARE 2nd
ANNUAL PARENT SYMPO-
SIUM - Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to
noon, on the campus of St.
Mary’s Hall located at 9401
Starcrest Dr. in San Antonio.
The symposium will offer
parents, teachers and care-
givers the opportunity to ex-
plore pertinent adolescent de-
velopment issues. Tickets are
$10 at the door and proceeds
will benefit future educational
programs for San Antonio
families. For more informa-
tion or to register, call (210)
483-9100.
Super
Wal-Mart.
There will be a little bit of
everything, as twenty families
have contributed items for the
sale. Please come out and
show your support. Rain date
Saturday September 18.
AUG. 28
■ CIBOLO SIBILINGS
AND FRIENDS - Cibolo Sib-
lings and Friends will present
an evening of musicians, story
telling, featuring friends and
families of the Cibolo at Ci-
bolo Nature Center from 7:30
SEPT. 18
■ SCIENCE IN NATURE -
This is a new family fair with
science adventure for families
with children of all ages 10
a.m. to noon Sept. 8. Come
choose the fun science activi-
ties you want to do. There will
be something for toddlers, el-
ementary children and big kids
too. We just ask that caretakers
stay with the smaller children
and play together. Fun for
everyone!! Cost: Members
$10/family of four and $3/ad-
ditional child, Non-members
$15/ family of four, $4/addi-
tional child. Child = 12 and
under. Contact the CNC by
we would be able to pull this
trip off without me turning
our tandem kayak over with
any sudden movements to
one side or the other. Our tan-
dem kayak is a little wider
than the singles that the other
folks had opted for and was
really quite comfortable and I
suggest that you try this op-
tion at least once, especially
if your partner hasn’t had any
experience on the river.
Many of the folks that
turned out for this Sunday af-
ternoon sojourn had never
been in a kayak before and
offers some of the best ser-
vice to be had anywhere.
Friendly smiles and courte-
ous service are some of the
things other than great food
that this quaint cafe has to
offer. Give it a try it is worth
the drive.
If you have a special event
to announce, a new project
for review or a band or venue
that you want me to write
about, drop me a line c/o The
Boerne
Star
at
news@boernestar.com to the
attention of The Doctor.
A special reminder, time is
the trip was made safely with running out to get your vote
everyone wanting it to last a in on The Doctor’s Best Band
little longer. The trip down Ballot. Send your vote to
river from Waring to Sis- news@boernestar.com with
terdale took about three hours Band Ballot as the subject,
and passed through some of Balloting ends September the
the most beautiful country first. Awards on Saturday
that you could imagine. Cy- night at the Kendall County
press tree lined banks with Fair and Rodeo.
Doc's Picks for the Weekend...
Drugstore Cowboys - Bandera Saloon - Bandera
The McKay Brothers - Scenic Loop Cafe - Leon Springs
Radney Foster - Greune Hall - Greune
Saturday
Thomas Michael Riley - Hondo’s - Fredericksburg
Getting By - Silver Fox - Leon Springs
Allie Danielle -Leon Springs Dance Hall - Leon Springs
month City Hall, 402 E. Blan- PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!
co Rd. just four actors portray over
■ P.O.P.s (PARENTS OF 60 roles in a collection of
to 9:30 p.m. Come and join phone at (830) 249-4616 or
the fun to listen or perform, sign-up on-line.
The CNC is a no-Karaoke
zone. Season Pass (eleven OCT. 6
concerts) $50 members, $80 BFORMER PRESIDENT OF
non-members, $30 for folks SPAIN will speak at Trinity
65 and older. Single-concert University to open the distin-
admission $5 members, $8 guished lecture series for the
non-members, $3 for friends 2004-2005. academic year.
65 and older. The free lecture will start at
7:30 p.m. at Laurie Auditorium
SEPT. 11 on the Trinity campus. For
■ CIBOLO SONGS AND more information call (210)
STORIES - One Minute to 999-8406.
PRODIGALS - PRAYING
TOGETHER) - P.O.P.s will
begin meeting on the first and
third Wednesday of each
month, from 6-7 p.m. in room
205 of the Education building
at First Baptist Church in
Boerne, 631 S. School Street.
This group is intended to pro-
vide a place for parents of
prodigal children to find com-
fort, strength and healing
through the support of other
parents and through the power
of prayer. For more informa-
tion call First Baptist Church
at 249-25 27 or 816-6141.
■THE BOERNE GROUP
OF ALCOHOLICS ANONY-
MOUS - AA meets at 8 p.m.
Monday through Saturday and
has moved to 40700 IH-10
West, on the access road adja-
cent to U-Stor-N-Lock, 110
West Place.
For more information call
(888) 816-8800.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY-
MOUS “DESAROLLO HIS-
PANO” GROUP - A Spanish
speaking group will meet 8
p.m. Wednesday at 40700 IH-
10 West, on the access road
adjacent to U-Stor-N-Lock,
110 West Place.
ALCOHOLICS ANONY-
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO SPAY & NEUTER YOUR PET!
Call the Boerne Animal Shelter for more information at 249-2456
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