It’s Monday November 18th. 

And born on this date in 1928 was none other than Mickey Mouse, or at least the version of Mickey that had a voice. Although Mickey first appeared six months earlier in a silent version of Plane Crazy, his birthday became this date due to the release of Steamboat Willie, which became Disney’s first cartoon synchronized with sound. The iconic whistle was recorded by none other than Walt Disney himself. 

Well, 1604 and I-10 are back open again after a beautiful weekend weather-wise and hopefully productive construction-wise… but not without some drama before the weekend started.…one of the bridge columns caught on fire with no known cause, creating a large plume of smoke that could be seen for miles.  Construction is scheduled to end sometime before the 2nd coming. 

The Veterans of Foreign Wars annual Voice of Democracy Competition typically sees 25,000 student essays looking to score a $30000 scholarship.  Each year, Boerne’s VFW Post 688 awards students locally and allows them to advance to the state and national competitions. This year’s theme was “Is America Today Our Forefather’s Vision?”, and two students from Boerne High School were chosen for the top three spots. Congratulations to Brady Kolle, who won 2nd place and $300, and Adam Norwood, who clutched 3rd and $200. 

Also in the category of this didn’t have this when I was a kid, congratulations to Boerne High School student and angler Braxton Ebner and his Champion High School partner Remington Stewart - they both went to Travis Lake to compete in the Texas High School Bass Association Fishing Tournament with 100 teams in the hunt…or in the catch…and guess what…Boerne brings home 1st place…the guys won a $2000 scholarship.

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Baron Wiley Boerne Radio 103.9FM