It’s Thursday October 31st. 

And it’s Halloween. Or All Hallows’ Eve - Eve to All Saint’s Day which has a bunch of other names = the Feast of All Saints, Feast of All Hallows, and Hallowmas…a day to remember the dead, including saints, martyrs, and all the faithfully departed…a tradition that goes back centuries, and today, Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday next to Christmas projecting to do 11.6 billion dollars this year. 

I’m Baron Wiley. 

Yesterday the Boerne Star reported a tragedy…three members of the Waid family from Pipe Creek have died in a head on collision on Highway 46 5 miles west of Boerne. A witness called 911 at 7:46pm to report a Ford pickup truck passing other vehicles on the two lane road when he collided with the family in their lane. The driver of the truck was rushed to a San Antonio Hospital, while police tried to rescue the family trapped inside their Corolla. Over the next hour, all three family members, including the 14 year old daughter, passed from their injuries. They leave behind a son, Barrett Waid, who is a baseball player at Schreiner University. His team has set up a Gofundme page to help immediate expenses and relief for him. We have posted a direct link in the news blog at boerneradio.com. 

https://gofund.me/bb625927

During this drought, as Boerne Lake levels have been lowering, The Boerne Parks and Rec department took the opportunity to clean up some of the exposed new shoreline effectively removing over 200 tires over a 3 day period.  They were placed in the lake with good intentions back in the 80s to provide habitats for the fish to breed and hide.  In recent years the City of Boerne has installed steel fishing habitats designed and constructed by welding students at Champion High School. 

The Walmart in Boerne just donated two massive coolers to Hill Country Family Services. The organization will now be able to hold milk, eggs and other perishables that they will be able to give to families in need. Now here’s the fun part: they are hosting a competition to name their new fridge! Board President Burt Grabo will select the winner, and if it’s you, your name will be engraved on a plaque that will be attached to the cooler! You can post your cool name in the comments section on Hill Country Family Services most recent Facebook post. 

Boerne Radio News is delivered to you by The Boerne Star… And by My Urgent Care Clinic on this day of Halloween - where there are no Tricks…just great treatment.

If you’re feeling bad to the bone and it’s not very humorous….My Urgent Care Clinic will get you smiling again, and they are dead serious.

If you drop a pillowcase full of candy on your foot like a butterfinger, My Urgent Care Clinic will get you back in mint condition.  (please don’t give out mints tonight).

Don’t be a sucker…be a smartie…think of  My Urgent Care Clinic when something wicked this way comes…on River Road just north of the Dam, and don’t forget there’s that new location behind the Valero in Bergheim.  MyUrgentCareClinic-Boerne.com  

Baron Wiley Boerne Radio 103.9FM