The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 77, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 2009 Page: 2 of 38
thirty eight pages : ill. ; page 23 x 13 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 2A
The Boerne STAR
Friday, September 25, 2009
Brad Henson
Aug. 17,1949 - Sept. 18, 2009
Brad Henson passed away on Friday,
Sept. 18, 2009, in Boerne, at the age of
60, after a courageous battle with conges-
tive heart failure. He was born on Aug. 17,
1949, in Ft. Worth to Lee Winston and Ruth
Evelyn Martin Henson. He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Mr. Henson is survived by his dearest
friend and companion, Connie Caley. He
leaves behind many close friends, espe-
cially, Joseph Gates, Sara Pena and her
daughter Nana. Brad has one sister, Diana
Henson
Lee Christiano and her husband Chuck of
Austin.
Mr. Henson was an airline pilot and flew in the private sector, a
co-owner and president of Aircenter of America in Dallas, an air-
craft maintenance company. Later he was a boat and large vessel
captain, the president of Henson Marine Group, a yacht supplier
and management company. Captain Brad loved flying and being on
or in the water either at home in the pool or in Playa Del Carmen
and Puerto Vallarta, and even in death had a “sun tan.”
One of Brad’s greatest assets was his brilliant smile, a welcoming
assurance of a man you’re going to enjoy. His career choices gave
him the opportunity to travel, meeting a large variety of people,
some of which movies are made and local lore might become a
book.
Brad became an avid Ham radio operator and enjoyed the Internet
Echo Link, traveling the world “over the air” and his call numbers
will be retired as he has had a greater calling from God.
Brad was loved and admired by many friends in Dallas, Ft Worth,
Boerne and many other “ports of call” and was happiest when he
was surrounded by his friends.
The last years of his life were
spent with his soul mate, Connie,
in sunshine and love, surrounded
by their dogs and he will be
deeply missed.
A memorial service and cel-
ebration of life will be held for
Brad on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 4
p.m. at 9226 Sailfish Dr. Boerne.
To leave an online tribute, visit
www.ebensberger-fisher.com and
click the obituaries tab.
Arrangements by Ebensberger-
Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.
Thensherger-Fisher
Funeral Name
ESTABLISHED 1882
HIE Rosewood • Boerne, Texas 78006
830-219-2321 • Fax 830-249-1835
William I. Braden
July 30,1952 - Sept. 20, 2009
William I. Braden, age 57, passed away
on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Lansing,
Mich.
Born in Waukegan, Ill., on July 30, 1952,
he was the son of William Richard and Lor-
raine Lange Braden. A resident of Boerne
for almost 20 years, he had moved to Waco
in 2005, and had lived in Lansing for six
months.
Mr. Braden had a Bachelor’s degree in
civil engineering and bio chemical engi-
neering as well as a Master’s degree in
Braden
business administration. He had been a pro-
fessional engineer for 35 years. A visionary,
he had helped start up companies in various parts of the country to
become viable and successful.
William had been a leader in the Boy Scouts of America, captain
in the Civil Air Patrol as well as a private pilot. A leader in many
ways, he was also a devoted and humble family man who loved
God and country.
Preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Braden is survived by his
wife, Brenda; sons, William and Daniel; brothers and sister, James
Braden, Karen Wetmore, Thomas Braden, R. Douglas Braden and
Mark Braden.
The Funeral Service will be on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. in the
Historic Chapel of St. John Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mariola
Bergquist, officiating, with visitation one hour before the service.
Burial will follow in the Boerne Cemetery.
To leave a message or trib- _
ute for the family, please visit
www.vaughanfuneralhome,
com and select the obituar-
ies icon.
Funeral arrangements
entrusted to Vaughan’s
Funeral Home of Boerne.
Vaughan's Funeral Home
319 EAST SAM ANTONIO ST.
T Dr BOERNE, TX 78006-2501
% . Office(830) 249-9128
toll-free
MPo%, l*8(Xh$2<h(m9
City plans talk about sewer plant, recycling
The city of Boerne will host a
“Community Dialogue evening"
Sept. 29 concerning plans to build
a new wastewater treatment and
recycling center.
The meeting will be held from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
29, at the Boerne Community and
Convention Center.
The public is invited to visit
with the project consultants,
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Engineering, Kenny Whistler
Architecture and Facility Pro-
gramming and Consulting, and
city staff.
Citizens are encouraged to com-
plete a questionnaire available
online at the city Web site www,
ci.boerne.tx.us. Questionaires will
also be available at the meeting,
according to Pamela Bransford,
public relations coordinator for
the city.
Questions and comments will
be addressed individually as well
as compiled into a list of “Fre-
quently Asked Questions” which
will be shared with the commu-
nity on the city’s Web site, she
said, where some information is
already available.
“This feedback is valuable and vices to both existing and future
will be incorporated in the plan- residents of the city, Bransford
ning process,” she said, said.
The site for the new facil- She added the city wants the
ity is approximately 12.5 acres design of the facility to “preserve
of undeveloped land located 1.82 the aesthetic appeal of neighbor-
miles southeast of Interstate 10 ing communities.”
and Highway 46 at 41 Old San For more information, contact
Antonio Road. Stacey Guney, Facility Program-
The center will provide advanced ming and Consulting, by phone
treatment of wastewater and pro- at 210-228-9600, by e-mail at sta-
vide high quality recycled water ceyguney@facilityprogramming.
suitable for irrigation and other com, by fax at 210-228-9697 or by
uses. postal mail at Frost Bank Tower,
This project is required to ensure Suite 1100, 100 West Houston
the provision of wastewater ser- Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205.
on blend.
Warden questioned how such a
I T requirement could be enforced,
FROM PAGE 1A and Manning agreed it would be
-------------------------------problematic. Ultimately, Man-
Turk also noted that the city ning made a motion that left out
of Leander, a community outside any requirement for compost but
Austin, requires six inches of top- required six inches of top soil,
soil with a 25 percent compost The motion passed 3-2 with
Manning, DuBose and Council-
man Rob Ziegler supporting the
measure and Warden and Council-
man Jeff Haberstroh opposing.
That motion was preceded by
one from Warden to deny the staff
proposal and make no changes in
the existing ordinance.
“This is government-run lawn
care. There is no purpose for this,”
Warden said.
His motion did not draw a
second.
Haberstroh said he was sym-
pathetic to the changes Turk was
proposing but suggested the item
should be tabled and considered
at a later date.
CVB
FROM PAGE 1A
get the advisory board’s recom-
mendation first.
Bowman responded by point-
ing out the difficulty he faces
in presenting the council with
specific plans for changes in the
orchestra.” percent, according to our latest
Warden said the CVB needs to stats. We can’t change the econ-
develop a machine-like approach omy but together we can redirect
to creating events and “fun things our branding and advertising
to do” in Boerne that will attract efforts. I am positive and excited
visitors. about our future tourism.”
“Downtown will perish if we In a separate action Tuesday,
don’t bring in more events-well, the city budget for the fiscal year
maybe not perish, but it will cer- beginning Oct. 1, which was
tainly struggle,” Warden said. approved two weeks ago, was
Woods said it will be a chal- amended to include the $437,239
bureau’s operations when the lenge to create the CVB advisory
council has not yet appointed the board, in a statement released
new advisory board that all of the through the city’s public relations
councilmen have said should play coordinator.
a key role in reshaping and over- “(The advisory board) will be
seeing the CVB. a cross section of shop owners,
That dilemma did not deter hoteliers and business leaders and
council members from laying out will meet monthly to assist me
some expectations and demanding with our advertising objectives,”
immediate results.
Councilman Ron Warden said he
wants to review the CVB opera-
tion in the next 90 to 180 days.
“If things are not better by then
we need to come up with another
plan,” Warden said.
Previously he said he would pre-
fer the CVB be an independent,
non-profit agency rather than
a city department and he said
that’s what he meant when he said
“another plan.”
Warden also complimented the
Chamber’s board of directors and
members for helping the CVB get
off the ground and to grow and
develop into what it is today.
“I think we have a great CVB,”
Warden said. “It’s going to be a
challenge to make it better.”
On Wednesday Warden clarified
his comments, saying he wants
to see the bureau move beyond
marketing events and expand its
scope to take a more active role in
managing and developing special
events in addition to marketing
them, which he said has been well
done.
Specifically he said he would
like to see CVB Director Larry
Woods take a hands-on role in
managing the annual Dickens on
Main event, which has had prob-
lems in recent years.
“He needs to create a vision
and provide leadership,” Warden
said, “like someone directing an
Woods said.
He said the CVB will be creat-
ing a new way to communicate
with the local business owners on
Main Street keeping them aware
of VIP visits, when groups are
visiting Boerne and assisting with
co-op advertising.
“We will implement the new
Hill County Mile shopping district
concept,” Woods said. “Currently,
statewide tourism is down 21 per-
cent and Boerne is down about 14
Share
your event
with the
community
Submit your club or
non-profit organization s
upcoming events online.
www.boernestar.com
CVB operating budget.
The CVB budget is supported by
funds from the city’s hotel-motel
tax, which will now be directed to
City Hall instead of the chamber.
Mayor Dan Heckler was on vaca-
tion and Mayor Pro-Tem Jacques
DuBose presided at the meeting.
Post comments at www. boernestar.
com.
Sacred cHlart Catholic Church
ANNUAL MEXICAN SUPPER & FIESTA
Saturday, October 3,2009
Comfort Park Pavilion
Holy Mass at 6:00 pm in the Church
Supper Served From 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Large Plate $8.00
Small Plate $6.00
Take-Out Available
- Fish Pond -b Box
Paddle Whed - Ring Toss - Smon €
and Nach Nord!
Raffle Prizes Drawing after Supper
Chensberger-Jisher
Jfuneral Home
Oldest, continuous business in Boerne
Family owned and operated since 1882
We provide full
funeral service arrangements
as well as cremations
and memorial services.
Prearrangement funeral policies
Boerne Cemetery &
Monument Sales
Memorial videos for family
which can be viewed during services and on
our website
Online tributes
Voted Best Funeral Home 2009
Dusty and Jo Lynn Fisher
HCAL sponsors the Humane Soci- “We offer low-cost services - $5
ANIMALS ety’s KIND News publication for cat neuter $30 for cat spay and
- Pstudents in kindergarten through $50 for spaying or neutering a dog
FROM PAGE 1A sixth grade in Kendall County less than 75 pounds,” she noted,
.........schools. adding that if needed, the HCAL
Through the clinic, HCAL sup- Blackson says the best way to staff will help people who need
ports trap, neuter and release stop overpopulation of unwanted help with getting a pet or feral cat
programs for feral cats in addition cats and dogs is to have pets spayed to die clinic.
to providing low cost spay and neu- and neutered. To learn more about HCAL’s
ter services for area residents’ pets ‘We’ve been offering these ser- mission and services - and to have
and for adoptions of pets. vices for over 20 years and one of fun with the entire family, includ-
The group also works with more our challenges is that Boerne and ing pets - check out the Furry
than 30 animal rescue groups in Kendall County residents are not Friends Festival Saturday.
the San Antonio and Hill Country using our services to the extent For more information about the
area. that residents of other counties do,” Hill Country Animal League go to
Among its educational services, Blackson said. www.boernespay.com.
thairils
KENDALL COUNTY LIMITED HISTORICAL EDITION RIFLE
Only $399.99+sah
Also available on the Henry Golden Boy
(Model #H004) for $799.99
Artwork /
Engraved Here
xv Historic Ker-a-50) Pen
—Gyoterst" County Texet aTe
To Order Call 1-877-484-0179
Produced on the affordable, American-made Henry .22 LR
rifle (Model #H001, H004), or available as a set The Kendall
County TexasHistorical Edition Rifle combines meticulous
research, original artwork, and finely detailed engraving to
celebrate the history of Kendall County. The edition is limited
to 25 rifles. Personalization and layaway available. For more
information please e-mail us at info@historicalarmory.com
ill Be Mad
Order now for Christmas!
For more information enter the code at,
www.historicalarmory.com
kendall-tx-nj5o
111 Rosewood Ave • Boerne • (830) 249-23 21
www.Ebensberger-Fisher.com • dfish@gvtc.com
nday S
) /
to Attend Our
nnivers
er 27,2009
25 N. Mai Streei
8
3085
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E. The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 77, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 2009, newspaper, September 25, 2009; Boerne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1667442/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.