Headlines:  Boerne City Park Gets ADA Upgrades / 120,000 Visitors to Boerne in December / Donate Blood Today To Replenish After New Orleans

It’s Friday January 3rd. 

It was on this date in 1964 that the Beatles first appeared on American televisions. No, it wasn’t Ed Sullivan…it was Jack Paar on the Tonight Show and aired a film clip of the Beatles singing “She Loves You”. 

Boerne City Park is set to undergo significant ADA upgrades to make its playground area more accessible for all residents, with construction beginning Monday, January 6. It will take approximately 8-10 weeks to complete and will include a variety of new equipment like a celebration spinner, Inclusive Swing Seat, a Butterfly Photo Station, Toddler Musical Instruments and a Buddy Bench. Crews will also replace the mulch with rubber matting, which will increase the safety of the play area. And for the record the Boerne Parks Association raised the $150,000 needed for the upgrades.

The City of Boerne revealed that the Holiday Season was extremely successful for us, with almost 120,000 visitors making their way to downtown Boerne. Dickens alone drew 48,000 attendees over that first weekend, making it one of the most successful in history.

The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is asking the public to donate blood to help deal with the emergency in New Orleans. Our local center in partnership with the Blood Emergency Readiness Corp sent much needed supplies to Louisiana. Now, the Center here desperately needs to be replenished and hopes to continue providing aid. In order to schedule your appointment to donate, visit southtexasblood.org/give.  

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