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MAY 2020 PUBLISHER

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Who Runs the World? AS I WRITE THIS MONTH'S LETTER, WE ARE ALL CURRENTLY TRYING TO

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FLATTEN THE CURVE AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. I have had a

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chance to reflect back on how lucky I am to be a mom of two wonderful children

Jayme Emery

and how this time has helped slow us down and enjoy each other as a family once again. It also reminds me of how grateful I am of the sacrifices my mom made and how the other moms in this community are doing the same. Balancing life schedules that have been interrupted from the normal routines. So with that being said, I would like to salute the ladies of Boerne. Where would we be without you? It is during May

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that we, as a country, celebrate mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. But here at Boerne Lifestyle, we also want to recognize the other women who build our community and all of your roles as well. It takes a village to raise a child and our village has women who are our children's teachers, doctors, first responders, law enforcement officers, authors, entertainers, nurses, social workers, counselors and so much more.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE MAY 2020

FEATURES 18 Women Making A Difference Meet Some Amazing Women

24 The Dienger Trading Company Boutique Michelle Ernst Offers Design And Branding Services

28 Building Relationships and Promoting Businesses Boerne Networking Groups

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30 Help Small Businesses Thrive Our Small Businesses Provide Important Services

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Good Times

Healthy Lifestyle

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GOOD TIMES 1.

Late February and Early March Events in the Area Mayor Garry Manitzas presented the "State of the City" in early March. Dr. Thomas Price, Superintendent of Boerne Independent School District addressed a crowd of over 300 people in late February. The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce welcomed a multitude of new businesses at ribbon cuttings and mixers in early 2020.

1. Julio Colunga, Fair Oaks Ranch Employee of Year with Mayor Manitzas and City Manager Maples | 2. Dr. Thomas Price, Superintendent of BISD | 3. Covenant Chamber Mixer | 4. Ribbon Cutting for Karen Sievert/Texas Farm Bureau

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Tess Bates’ New Ser vice

FRESH FROZEN CROCK POT STARTER KITS – JUST ADD THE MEAT AND THE HEAT!

Tess Bates, Founder/Low And Slow To Go

TESS BATES DECIDED TO MAKE THINGS EASIER BEFORE HER SECOND CHILD, DAUGHTER HARPER, WAS BORN – SHE BEGAN FREEZER MEAL PREP TO FEED ARTICLE CONNIE MCFALL CLARK | PHOTOGRAPHY KATE COOLEY/COOLEY PORTRAITS

HER HUSBAND TANNER AND SON

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GUNNER. “I didn’t like so much of the stuff on the grocery shelves that included MSG, salt and sugar so I kept specializing my recipes as Harper got older. I thought ‘I can sell these!’ and over a year’s time I opened my business.” Tess began rigorous testing in November 2018. She got so excited and prepared a large number of recipes. She opened Low And Slow To Go in October 2019. Her menu changes every two months but the favorites remain on the list. The Mississippi Roast is a favorite and the Hatch Chili is a second favorite of shoppers. She added Paleo options in January. Tess is excited to be busy as a one-woman-shop and she hit the ground running. “It has been really fun!” State and city mandates that she have three licenses: a commercial kitchen manufacturing license; a frozen food warehousing license; and a local license with the city health department. The business is inspected regularly and it always passes inspections. She gets products from River City Produce as well as buying healthy ingredients in bulk. Everything is made from scratch, including the creamy bases, dressings, spices, and soups. There is no MSG or food dyes in the products she uses. Tess’s cream of chicken includes only four ingredients she makes from scratch as well, not from cans.

The vacuumed-sealed package label is divided into four catego-

the business. Order online at lowandslowtogo.com. Pick up orders

ries. It describes the meat you’ll need, any additional ingredients if

on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at 28720

desired, instructions for crock pot cooking, and serving suggestions.

IH-10 West, Suite 410, Boerne. Tess credits joining the Boerne

It also has an elevated section of possible ingredients you might

Chamber and HCWIB for her early networking success.

want to add to the basic kits. All ingredients in the package are listed

Tess is from Kerrville and is a Tivy graduate. She attended Texas

on the back. So it is easy to start a shopping list of the needed items.

Tech and met her husband after she graduated. He was raised in

Her latest creations when interviewed were Lemon Pesto Chicken,

Lubbock and they stayed there for ten years. “Work moved us back

Kung Pao Chicken and Creamy Ranch Chicken. The website has

to the Hill Country and we’re able to raise our kids here. We’ve been

photos of the finished crock pot dishes and blogs about Tess and

here a year and we love the area.”

Add the Meat and Heat

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TRAVEL DESTINATION ARTICLE CONNIE MCFALL CLARK

MARFA AND THE BIG BEND EXPERIENCE DESERT BEAUTY, SMALL TOWNS, MUSIC, MOUNTAINS AND CURIOSITIES ABOUND

Marfa's Main Street and Courthouse 12

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Violet Purple Flower Cholla Cactus

MARFA, TEXAS IS A CURIOUS LITTLE DESERT TOWN OF 1,800 PEOPLE IN WEST TEXAS. The city website claims, “Tough to Get Here. Tougher to Explain. But Once You Get Here, You Get It.” Since I love back road trips, I’m not sure it is true about “tough to get here”, but it is more than a day’s trip from Boerne. There are two routes to Marfa: a 5.5hour trip via Interstate 10 or a 7-hour trip traveling U.S. Highway 90. I suggest traveling one route to Marfa and the other back home.

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Marfa Bus Stop

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Sunset at Big Bend National Park

Teepees at El Cosmico

“It’s more than just a place. It’s a state of mind. Where you’ ll find tortillas Sun Rise at Big Bend Near Mexican Border

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and teepees, Warhol and beer gardens.”

Doorway in Marfa

Marfa is known as an arts destination. The Chinati Foundation, founded by artist Donald Judd in 1994, displays huge indoor and outdoor installations on former Fort DA Russell army base with 34 buildings on 340 acres. The venue displays an “interplay of art, architecture and land – the austere beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert”. The Ballroom Marfa arts center hosts exhibitions, concerts and the Marfa Myths cultural festival. Some say, “It’s more than just a place. It’s a state of mind. Where you’ll find tortillas and teepees, Warhol and beer gardens. Where wide-open spaces evoke medita-

“Don’t go on Monday; everything is closed, but the restaurants are awesome, and we stayed at the Thunderbird. So groovy! Rented bikes were fun!”

tion and mountains invite morning hikes. It’s live music, star gazing, film festivals, art galleries, mystery lights and small bites.” Life in Marfa is slow-paced, with most shops closed on Mondays. You can still enjoy the peaceful desert surrounded by mountains, sprawling ranches, and stunning sunsets. There are two stories of origin for the City’s name. One states it was named by a surveyor’s wife after a character in “Brothers Karamazov” and an 1882 Galveston newspaper says it was named after a character in Jules Verne’s novel “Michael Strogoff, Courier of the Czar”. Whichever is true (or not), Marfa attracts creative spirits. It was founded on a railroad water stop in the 1880s. The City is surrounded by working cattle ranches and is a typical rural town with a main street, court house, churches and well-kept homes. The hotels are filled

“I go there every year for the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music, a three-day event in late September held at El Cosmico. I have made friends there and love it!”

with movie star memories of the movie “Giant” and its actors: James Dean, Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor. There is eclectic lodging such as El Cosimco’s vintage trailers, scout tents, 22-foot Sioux teepees and campsites. There is the uber-modern Hotel St George and the Hotel Thunderbird. There are diverse eateries and on-going performances by musical groups. It is reported that in 1964 Apollo astronauts studied the volcanic geology of the area to identify similar structures and processes that may be found on the moon. As a haven for the arts, music and fantastic scenery, Marfa and

“When I think of

other towns in the Big Bend area host Viva Big Bend featuring fifty plus bands in Marfa, Alpine, Marathon, and Fort Davis in July; the

Marfa, I think of the

Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love in September; the Marfa

Marfa lights and Big

Marfa 100 Bike Race also in October; the Alpine Annual Artwalk

Bend. Most say that if you make it to Marfa,

Light Fest in September; the Chinati Weekend in October; the in November; the Marfa Invitational Art Fair in April; and the Marfa Myths Annual Festival featuring music, film, and visual arts in April. Other sites to visit in the area include Big Bend National Park in

you’ ll definitely want to

the Chisos Basin of 801,000 acres with canyons in the high desert.

drive or trek Big Bend

you can hear live music on the porch of the Trading Company. The

National Park.”

who were mercury miners for four decades. The graves are covered

Terlingua Ghost Town has the remnants of a mining town where cemetery holds 400 souls of mostly middle-aged Hispanic men with cone-shaped dirt and rock mounds called relicaritos. Santa Elena Canyon has a thirty-mile route of the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive plus a 1.5-mile trail in the Terlingua Creek canyon. Balmorhea State Park boasts of a 1.75-acre pool fed by San Solomon Springs. Prada Marfa is north of town in Valentine. CityLifestyle.com/Boerne

Our Hilltop Homestead is an eclectic collaboration of Southwest and traditional farmhouse style with astonishing Texas Hill Country views. The family home, designed to feel open yet inclusive, is anchored by this beautiful sprawling kitchen and 60 square foot island. The family spends most of their time here. From work to play, late night wine pours to school projects, there is room for all. The 10 square foot walnut cutting block introduces a warm, inviting texture, just where mom and dad love cook. The quartz top stands up to any damage the kids can dish out (pun intended)! Custom shaker cabinets embrace the island on three sides. And, a canâ€™t-miss-it prep sink graces the ensemble. Ceiling high cabinets, oversized drawers, and trash pull outs throughout the kitchen make this space as functional as it is gorgeous.

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When (if) the kids sleep, the adults may play! Our clients love to host, and this open floorplan maintains flow with up to 45 guests! It gets better; our design included an array of Marvin windows and doors working together to host guests inside without excluding views at every turn of the compass. Reclaimed wood from the 1940â€™s house levelled at this location is reminiscent of simpler times. Room for a round table keeps everyone chatting. If you could ever tire of gazing on the country-toile wall coverings (not likely), the dining room is accompanied on either side by a Trex deck swinging porch and a screened lounging and dining porch. This project was designed and built by Homesteads by Grit.

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WO ME N MEET SOME AMAZING WOMEN

KIM BLOHM CEO/GREATER BOERNE CHAMBER

Every day Kim Blohm, CEO/Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, joyfully serves the community and is excited for the Chamber to connect and provide opportunities. Under Kim’s focus and enthusiasm an average of eighteen companies become Chamber members each month. In February 2020, retention of members was at 79.5% versus 71.4% in 2019. Setting a strategic plan to incorporate the Leon Springs Business Association’s 80 members was a productive move. Kim proved herself as Marketing Director for Phyllis Browning Company. As Marketing Manager for Generations Federal Credit Unions, the company earned four national awards in two years. She learned the importance of collaboration to organize and develop processes for success and growth. Kim has a BA in Telecommunication Media Studies with a Minor in Sociology from Texas A&M University/College Station. From the age of 16 through 21 Kim worked at Bed Bath and Beyond and got experience in the customer service booth. She liked finding solutions for problems.

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PA U L A B R I G H A M H O R N E R PRESIDENT/HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, (HCCARTS)

Paula Brigham Horner, President/Hill Country Council for the Arts, (HCCArts), moved to the area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Horner brought with her a wealth of experience in museum art and history education from The Historic New Orleans Collection, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and The National World War II Museum. After assisting with a friend’s exhibition at the Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, she accepted a position as Curator and Registrar. Paula is involved with promoting HCCArts, writes a column in the Boerne Star featuring arts and artists - how they fit into the grander scheme of art history. With financial assistance and a shared vision with the Majestic Arts Foundation, HCCArts is flourishing in presenting concerts at the Amphitheatre and fine and decorative arts workshops. Through an ongoing partnership with the City, The Agricultural Heritage Museum and Hill Country Arts Partners, HCCArts promotes Boerne as an arts destination. Paula served on the Board of Kerrville Performing Arts Society. The key players were introduced to Boerne City leaders and Boerne Performing Arts was formed. Serving on the City’s Gateways committee, Horner assisted in drafting a Public Art Master Plan which became the Hill Country Mile’s Art Al Fresco.

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WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE (CONTINUED)

TERRI WRIGHT My Story by Terri Wright: I was living my dream job … financial lead for a high-profile money-laundering investigation. Until 2015 when doctors discovered a calcified brain aneurysm, possibly from an earlier traumatic auto accident. The doctor’s said I only had a 50/50 chance of living – with or without surgery. My girls were 5 and 6. I knew I would get through the surgery just fine; I was worried about keeping my job. I tried to work smarter after recovery, but I felt like I was never going to make a difference. Working extremely long hours, my daughters would ask if they could help me so I could go out and play with them. My health, confidence and self-esteem diminished. How could I go from being so successful to being useless, unable to control anything, and thinking nothing was ever good enough? I knew I had a goldmine inside me that needed to be enabled, and I needed to focus my energy on me. I assessed my lifestyle compared to my priorities. They didn’t match - time to get back on track. Wooohooo! I found myself. I set boundaries. I stopped multitasking. I rekindled relationships. I became present and began loving life again. Helping others had a huge impact. Clients are amazed at their results: living joyful and abundant lives. I guide them in self-awareness, leadership, goal attainment, and self-care. I work with professionals in high-pressure organizations, with companies going through reorganization and individuals searching for meaning.

LISA HARTHAN How Lisa Harthan became a Servant Leader: Lisa’s son, Chad, was eight months old when diagnosed with leukemia. This diagnosis began Lisa’s efforts as fundraising extraordinaire and ultimate volunteer. Lisa ran a marathon in 2006 raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). In 2016 the Harthan family raised over $290,000 in a ten-week fundraising challenge benefiting LLS. Chad, now at UT/Austin, attended TMI Episcopal where his sisters Chloe and Claire are currently students. Lisa organizes events centered around parent involvement. She chairs the Advancement Committee for Development guiding how money is raised and donated. She also assists with long-term campus strategies by serving on the Board of Governors. The photo of Lisa was taken in front of the Chapel at TMI. The Harthans recently participated in an exotic car road rally to raise money for the Squadra Foundation benefiting children with cancer. The couple has chaired The Ferrari Kid Children’s Ball. Veterans and families at the VA Fisher House are recipients of an annual drive for Christmas baskets and stockings that Lisa organizes too. The next fundraising project Lisa has in her sights is for the San Antonio Zoo train. Chad played with trains while undergoing chemotherapy so that holds a special place in her heart. Recently at the Zoo Ball fundraiser Lisa was thrilled to name a carriage on the train in honor of Chad.

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SCARLET T RAME Y Scarlett Ramey, MS, RDN, CD, a registered dietitian, brought her expertise with eating disorders to Boerne. Her clinic in Seattle operated with a more progressive approach for healing eating disorders. Her new business, Ramey Nutrition is a clinical online portal with a mission to remind individuals struggling with eating disorders that they are already empowered to take control of their recovery and their life. Through phone and Facetime conversations, text, webinars, and other online platforms, her team is dedicated to assist their clients. Scarlett is also co-owner and marketing specialist for The William, her familyâ€™s business. Lindsey Hayden, a friend from Seattle, is the manager of operations. Scarlettâ€™s other venture is Scarlett Ramey Official offering event planning and consulting. Scarlett moved to Boerne almost two years ago to join her family. She was impressed by happy, friendly people with a healthy world perspective, unlike her former home.

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a different degree, she has enjoyed design since she was young enough to remember. She was Director of Marketing and Business Development in a large architectural and interior design firm in Houston prior to moving to Boerne. Michelle met Raymond Lunsford after he purchased the Dienger Building in 2014. They became partners and she began the Dienger Project. The remodel was perfect for her love of style and design and she created the look and feel of The Dienger Trading Company as it is today. Her favorite part of the project was the event venue upstairs. She created the cozy areas in the Bistro and upgraded the clothing lines in the Boutique. Michelle is the sole buyer for the Boutique and creative director for the business among many other roles. CONTINUED >

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/COOLEY PORTRAITS

RIOR DESIGN. Although she followed her fatherâ€™s advice and got

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MICHELLE ERNST HAS ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR INTE-

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The addition of the beautiful styling of furniture in the Boutique has initiated many inquiries from customers late last year about her design services. Sheâ€™s been assisting clients in small projects such as decorating rooms and creating better flow within the rooms of their homes. She hasnâ€™t incorporated full-time clients into her busy schedule but she now offers the full spectrum of design from start to finish. Eventually ME Designs will be under The Dienger Trading Company umbrella. She is offering only residential services now; however, Michelle has received requests for commercial space design and branding that will become part of her offerings by Summer 2020. She does have a history of brand marketing and public relations. Michelle and her husband Paul have two children, Eleanor (4) and Ford (18 months). Michelle serves on the Boerne Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board, Art Al Fresco Committee and most recently Child Legacy International Advisory Board.

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BOERNE NETWORKING GROUPS

Hill Country Women In Business

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Hill Country Toastmasters

SINCE 1985, HILL COUNTRY WOMEN IN BUSINESS MEMBERS

LEADERSHIP BOERNE, WITH ROBB WELLER AND CALI REDD

HAVE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED WOMEN

LEADING THIS YEAR'S CLASS, IS A COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AREA. By

PROGRAM AIMED AT INCREASING THE LEADERSHIP POOL

networking with each other, providing relevant business and social

FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE BOERNE AREA.

programs, and partnering with the community, this group of moti-

The Leadership Boerne Program requires a two-year commit-

vated women offers something unique for everyone. If you’re looking

ment designed to provide information about the community and

to network and exchange business information, Hill Country Women

build leadership skills, allowing participants to make significant

in Business (HCWIB) is the group for you! Friendships and business

contributions to the community. During the first year, participants

relationships are at the heart of the membership. Outgoing President

are exposed to critical issues facing Boerne, surrounding commu-

Laurie Broesche and Incoming President Goldie Roberts invite you

nities and the state. During the second year, they are the facilitators

“to be our guest to one of our monthly meetings or events.” You’ll

of the sessions for the next year's class of students. The program

meet incredibly fun, outgoing, and dynamic women that share the

consists of one-day sessions September through May and culmi-

common thread of success which is networking and doing business

nates with graduation. Applications deadline is May 31, 2020. Visit

with one another. Learn more about us: www.hcwib.org.

www.boerne.org to apply.

HILL COUNTRY TOASTMASTERS CELEBRATED ITS ELEV-

THE HILL COUNTRY WOMEN’S GROUP IS THE ULTIMATE

ENTH YEAR IN JANUARY 2020 AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE

NETWORKING AND SOCIAL GROUP FOR WOMEN OF ALL

COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.

AGES IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND SAN ANTONIO AREAS.

President Jackie Liberto offers, “Toastmasters is the best kept

The group meets monthly to connect members with other won-

secret in the Hill Country.” A Toastmaster club teaches it members

derful and inspiring women in the community, support local busi-

time management, personal development, confidence and speaking

nesses, foster true friendship, and have a great time doing it. Monthly

skills that can be used in every area of life. It builds leadership skills

activities rotate to include coffee dates, brunch dates, book nights,

within the community and families which in turn fosters self-confi-

ladies' night outs, maker nights, small business showcases/pop-ups,

dence and personal growth. Toastmasters don’t learn by book but by

and more. Founder Shawna Holley states, “This is a group with not

doing. Public speaking is a big fear of a lot of people. Toastmasters

only a big heart for small business, but also giving back. Proceeds

incorporates skill-building that helps its members achieve weekly

from monthly event ticket sales go directly to a local charitable orga-

success. From a very short "speech" like telling a joke to mastering a

nization, which changes each quarter.” For more information, visit

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

SUPPORT LOCA S LS ES

IN The Boerne Bookshop is an exciting new bookstore in the heart of historic Boerne. We focus on a high-quality experience with books that appeal to all readers. Having a wide range of topics and an eclectic mixture in all areas is a point of pride for us. And if we don’t have something you want, we can get it. The recent shutdown of our community has hit all downtown retail pretty hard. While we are closed to walk-in traffic, to keep our employees working we have started some at-home projects to be ready when things pick up. Although the situation has been bleak, the tide will turn and there is no better community to be in during tough times. Boerne Strong.

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DOG AND PONY GRILL 1481 S Main St., Boerne, TX 78006 Phone 830-816-7669 Adjusting to changes in our lifestyles, Brandon Fuller, co-owner/ manager of Dog and Pony Grill has been offering curbside and delivery service, including family-sized meals for reasonable prices. He has a new arrangement with Door Dash and Chow Now as well. Orders can be placed via phone or on the website https://www.dogandponygrill.com/ making it convenient to check out the extensive lunch and dinner regular menu and the specials. During regular times, the Dog and Pony Grill has an outdoor patio for musical performances and a playgroup for the kids. The name of the venue originated from the two Boerne high school mascots: the Boerne Greyhounds and the Champion Chargers.

BOERNE PRO PAINTERS 28723 IH-10 West, Boerne, TX 78006 Phone 210-803-2463 Boerne Pro Painters was founded eight years ago to service the Hill Country area with a locally-owned and operated painting company. Boerne Pro Painters brings over fifty years of experience to every project we undertake. Whether we are undertaking a small guest room or a large commercial building we bring attention to every detail no matter how small. Painting projects like a zig-zag wall for a girlâ€™s bedroom or the exterior of the historic Dienger Building in Boerne, each job is completed with pride. We have worked on jobs from Boerne to Blanco to Historic King Williams Area in San Antonio to Kerrville and beyond. We

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29059 I-10, Boerne, TX 78006 Phone 830-755-8550 In business for thirteen years, Frank Ritchie provides honest work, fair prices and great service in a Christ-center business. Customers stop in for prayer if needed as well as to have their automobiles fixed. Ritchie enjoys community service and provides labor-free service and discounted parts to Hill Country Daily Bread and Take to the Streets Ministry for their trucks. He supports BISD schools and organizations. The shop has a container for people to drop off diapers and other supplies for MagdalenaÂ House in San Antonio. It is a home for victims of domestic violence. Call 830-755-8550 to schedule an appointment for the best auto service available.

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CYPRESS GRILLE The William cancelled “Fashion in the Hills” in order to help the local women’s shelter.The William is going right to the source of need right now by bringing meal dignity to the women and children of Kendall County Women’s Shelter. Ramey’s local restaurant the Cypress Grille is providing the meals. Scarlett Ramey, MS, RDN, CD, owner and CEO of The William said, “As a Registered Dietitian, I definitely feel called to prioritize the dignity of women and children during this time. They deserve the same love that we get cooked in our own food from Cypress Grille, and now it’s time we share the love! Our town is in need right now, and we have reallocated our time, energy and resources to helping the women’s shelter. We decided to benefit Kendall County Women’s Shelter with not only a sanitary needs drive, but also an opportunity for people to give back by purchasing meals for the shelter from our loved Paul Thompson, owner of Cypress Grille. Let’s all take the example of connecting our economy, and those in need.”

THE RICHTER BAKHAUS, CORK AND KEG, AND TAVERN 153 Main St., Boerne, TX 78006 Phone 830-331-2675 Housed in an historic building the Sanders began curbside service beginning in March. The hours of operation are from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. daily. Meals for families of four are posted on Facebook and on the website (https://richterboerne.com/) and can be ordered via phone. They offer “date night” specials in the range of $35 to $65. Some wines are priced at $15 per bottle and 32-oz growlers of beer are available for $18. The kitchen opened upstairs in the Tavern in order to facilitate the curbside service. After downsizing personnel to a skeleton crew of Chefs, Managers and a couple of staff, the team is still providing excellent food. Free meals are provided to employees who want them and owners Joi and Guy Sanders continue to give 20% of sales in food to Roy Maas Meadowlands. They feel it is important to support local Boerne businesses and organizations and are doing what they can to do so.

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