Boerne Star & Hill Country Recorder (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2005 Page: 1 of 32
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NOTICES
CORRECTIONS
In the Feb. 15 edition of the
Boerne Star it was reported that
the county parks system bond
was $1 million and the road and
bridge bond was $5 million
those figures were reversed.
Also, In the Friday, Feb. 11 edi-
tion it was reported that the li-
brary’s One Book program
would offer trust funds for
prizes in the logo contest. In
fact, savings bonds will be of-
fered. We regret these errors.
HAPPY...
...Birthday
Feb. 17
Brandon Hines
Feb. 18
Shelby Cole Moore
Adelhide Heyland
Linda (Glasser) D’Spain
Gertrude Johnson
Feb. 19
Douglas Vogt
Feb. 20
Kimberly Lawhon
Aileen Vogt
K.K. Klien
Feb. 21
Robert Fuentes
Walton Smith
Sara Young
Scott Boehm
DEATHS
Lucy Saxon
Col. John David
Reitz
Full obituaries,
Page 8A.
www.boernestar.com
INDEX
Boerne Lights
Business
Crossword
Gardening with Natives
Kendalia News
Letters from N. America
Mary Alice’s Potpourri
Religion
Sports
TV Listings
Viewpoints
3A
9A-10A
15A
12A
13A
3A
15A
7A
1B-2B
5B-6B
4A
Classifieds
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Section C
Section C
Volume 99 • Number 7
Officials question
county work on
Cibolo parking lot
— BY Theresa Lucio___________However, after the item was
■ Staff Writer approved, several community
An agenda item unanimously members raised the question of
approved by commissioners whether or not the improve-
during Monday’s regular court ments on the land, owned by the
meeting is now on hold because City of Boerne, will benefit the
several citizens, including for- Cibolo Nature Center or the
mer Kendall County Commis- city.
sioner John Kight, voiced con- In addition, concerns were
cem over ethics and legal issues, voiced over the time, equipment
Monday morning, county offi- and manpower the county
cials voted to aid the Cibolo Na- agreed to provide to the nature
ture Center bv providing time center and how this will affect
labor and equipment to8 com- an already-strained road and
plete the facility’s parking lot, bridge department.
Currently, the county s road
and bridge department is work-
ing on the city’s soccer field lo-
cated at Boerne City Park to ful-
fill an inter-local agreement ob-
ligation between the county and
city.
According to Carolyn Chip-
man-Evans, Cibolo Nature Cen-
ter’s executive director, the cen-
ter’s personnel approached the
county for help with the project
after running short on funds.
During Monday’s regular
Commissioners’ Court meeting,
Qualifying
for elections
slow in the
early stages
• By Steven G. Watson
" Managing Editor
Mayor Patrick Heath has ex- County Engineer Terry Ander-
pressed his intent to run for a son and Road and Bridge Super-
10th consecutive term, but has visor Ricky Pfeiffer offered the
yet to file his application to ap- nature center a workforce con-
pear on the May 7 electionbal-... sisting °f four department em-
lot. ployees and three pieces of
In fact, very few people have equipment. Pfeiffer estimated
qualified for the four local elec- the parking lot would be com-
tions to be held with mostly in- plete in about three weeks, de-
cumbents filing papers and only pending on weather conditions,
moderate interest in most of the "We can do this,’ Pfeiffer said
races. but added that because of an un-
Thequalifying deadline for the usually wet winter, some county
races will be Monday, March 7. projects have been placed on
Early voting will begin on April hold. We can t get started on
20 and end on May 3 with bal- this until prior county work is
lots being cast at the separate done.
polling places for each election. Precinct 2 Commissioner
Heath, who has been out of Gene Miertschin suggested fel-
town attending conferences in low commissioners approve the
Washington D.C. and Austin, re- plan, but further investigate the
ported he had picked up the ap- abilities of the county to com-
propriate forms, but has yet to plete the lot.
turn in his application. Because of several allegations
The election will also feature questioning the county s time
See ELECTIONS, page 8A
See CIBOLO, page 8A
Star photo: Jessica Sanders
Councilman R.L. Bien casts the first ballot in Kendall County's One Book election. Vot-
ers may choose their book online or at the Boerne or Comfort Public Libraries.
Residents begin voting on
favorite ‘One Book’ at library
By Jessica Sanders nity to read the same book, and then participate in
" WRITER : activities related to the book’s plot. Kendall Coun-
ty’s 13 perspective books were chosen by a com-
Councilman R.L. Bien filled out his ballot in mittee of book lovers for their broad appeal.
solemn silence Tuesday morning and dropped it in Lucius, who is heading up the program, said she
the ballot box. Turning to the anxious crowd, he is not keeping her vote a secret.
announced, “I voted for ‘Huck Finn.’” “I voted for ‘Huck Finn,’” she said. “As someone
In the Boerne Public Library’s One Book pro- with a master’s degree in English, I can say that
gram, voting takes on a lighter feel as residents go ‘Huckleberry Finn’ is the great American novel.”
to the polls for their books of choice. Others voters, like Carla Heath, needed a little
Ramona Lucius, adult services librarian, said she . more time to consider their book of choice.
was pleased with the small crowd that arrived for
the beginning of voting Tuesday.
“I think we have people who will help spread
the word,” she said.
The idea behind the international One Book,
One Community program is for an entire commu-
“What I’m looking for is the book that will bring
the most enjoyment to the biggest number of peo-
ple, and one that has a message,” she said. “I am
thinking of ‘Huck Finn,’ or maybe ‘The Time it
See BOOK, page 8A
Can you spell T-H-R-E-E P-E-A-T?
This weekend’s rally
the largest in the state
— BY ROGER Wiseman_____■■^■■■■■■H
" Special to the Star
Submitted Photo
Garrett Loggins recently won his third-straight spelling bee at Kendall Elementary.
The sixth grader will soon compete in San Antonio for the city championship. With
Garrett is second place winner, fifth grader, Claire Robertson.
The 28th annual St. Valentine’s
Day Massacre Rally will be held
at the Kendall County Fair-
grounds Feb. 18 through 20.
This annual motorcycle rally is
organized by the Alamo City
Gypsy Motorcycle Club. It is
billed as the largest nonprofit
bike rally in the state of Texas.
This year’s rally will feature a
“Run for the Money,” an event
like a scavenger hunt. Riders
will trace a 50-mile-predeter-
mined course through the Hill
Country stopping at specified
locations to look for clues and to
get a wristband punched. The
first place prize is $2,500 and
second place is $1,500.
As in other years, there will be
live music all weekend, adult
and children's field events and
an exotic/custom bike exhibit.
Over 60 food and merchandise
vendors will be on hand and a
church service is scheduled for
Sunday morning.
Free camping and hot showers
are available. Recreational
vechiles pay a gate fee and must
See RALLY, page 8A
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