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Boerne Brew - Richard Butler 10-24-26

Boerne Brew - Richard Butler 10-24-26

In this episode of The Boerne Brew on Boerne Radio 103.9 FM, host Kerry Barboza (sports editor of the Boerne Star) interviews author Richard Butler Jr. about his book Hill Country Ball: Depression-Era Baseball in the Texas German Belt, published by Texas Tech University Press. They discuss the origins of the book — sparked by a photograph of the Boerne White Sox at the Old Jail Museum — and dive into nearly four years of research and writing. Topics include the Hill Country League and Mountain League of the 1930s, town-team rivalries between Boerne, Comfort, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville, the role of "ringers" (including soldiers from Fort Sam Houston), community life around Sunday baseball games, the Kendall County Fairgrounds as a ballpark, local baseball legends like Edgar Bergman and the Pankratz brothers, the Kerrville All-Stars of the Negro Leagues, and the surprising discovery that Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean moonlighted as a teenage pitcher for Hill Country teams under an assumed name.   0:00     Intro — welcome to The Boerne Brew; guest Richard Butler Jr. and his book Hill Country Ball 0:38     Book reception since September 15 release; library presentations and discoveries 1:08     Origin story — the Boerne White Sox photo at the Old Jail Museum 1:52     From a library newsletter article to a full book; discovering the Hill Country League and Mountain League 2:38     Richard's baseball fandom; Tigers memories (Mark Fidrych, Kirk Gibson, Norm Cash) 3:31     Research process — ~2 years of digging through local newspapers and archives 5:01     Research resources — Fredericksburg Standard, Comfort News, Kerrville papers; the Boerne Star fire that destroyed pre-1938 archives 5:46     Gaps in the record — piecing together the controversial 1935 Boerne White Sox withdrawal from the Mountain League 6:30     Research vs. writing — Richard's background as a retired attorney; ~4 years total from start to publication 7:22     Where to buy — Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Texas Tech University Press, Kendall County Genealogical Society 8:05     Baseball as Americana — Sunday games, picnics, and community life in the Hill Country 9:31     Town teams and "ringers" — $5/game hired players, Fort Sam Houston soldiers pitching on Sundays 11:33  Why the 1930s — two leagues, three future major leaguers, baseball's cultural impact during the Depression 12:57  Kendall County Fairgrounds as the Boerne White Sox's home ballpark — horse track inside, 800 fans in a town of 1,100 14:05  League history — Hill Country League (1930), Mountain League (1934), coexistence and eventual decline 15:17  Decline of town teams by the 1960s — television, air conditioning, and the rise of other sports 16:49  Bauer Field still standing; Edgar Bergman — ace pitcher, lumber company owner, and community pillar 18:01  H.O. Adler — first president of the Kendall County Fair Association and the Boerne White Sox 18:25  Family names still in Boerne — Ecker, Holtkamp, Philipp, Pankratz, Fabra; meeting descendants of players 19:30  Tom Dugas — baseball player and bowler; the Turnverein bowling league named after him 20:05  The Negro Leagues in the Hill Country — Kerrville All-Stars, Jim Crow era, limited newspaper coverage 21:14  Dizzy Dean's Hill Country connection — teenage pitcher at Fort Sam Houston moonlighting under an assumed name 23:04  Dizzy Dean confirmed at Kendall County Fairgrounds — a Hall of Famer pitched in Boerne 23:45  Final thoughts — biggest surprise was the Dizzy Dean discovery; closing remarks and where to buy the book Original Air Date:  October 24, 2026, as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM https://www.boernestar.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Data publikacji: 24.10.2026 19:00Źródło: boernestar.com
The Boerne Brew - Paul Barwick & The Old Jail Museum

The Boerne Brew - Paul Barwick & The Old Jail Museum

Jeff Flinn, managing editor of the Boerne Star newspaper, sits down with Paul Barwick from Boerne's Old Jail Museum for a wide-ranging conversation about local Hill Country history. Topics include the museum's founding and restoration, a bizarre WWII "bat bomb" project that strapped napalm to bats, Civil War gunpowder made from bat guano, Depression-era baseball in the Texas Hill Country (featuring the book Hill Country Ball), legendary baseball characters like Rube Waddell and Dizzy Dean, Milwaukee Brewers hot streak and Bob Uecker stories, ghost stories from the 99-year-old jail, sheriffs who died in the line of duty, daring jail escapes, and recent museum donations including a 1982 Boerne bear paw print. 0:00     Intro & Guest Introduction 0:36     Old Jail Museum History & Restoration 2:55     The WWII Bat Bomb (Project X-Ray) 5:54     Bat Guano & Civil War Gunpowder 7:07     Hill Country Ball Book & Depression-Era Baseball 10:25  Dizzy Dean & Rube Waddell Stories 13:12  Milwaukee Brewers & Bob Uecker 14:47  Ghost Stories from the Old Jail 16:45  Sheriffs Who Died in the Line of Duty 19:43  Jail Escapes & Visitor Stories 21:30  Recent Donations: The Boerne Bear 22:22  Outro & Museum Info 22:58  End Credits   Original Air Date:  October 17, 2026, as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM https://www.boernestar.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Data publikacji: 17.10.2026 19:00Źródło: boernestar.com
The Boerne Brew -Tyr Symank - 10-10-26

The Boerne Brew -Tyr Symank - 10-10-26

Veronica Rector from The Boerne Star sits down with retired Special Forces veteran Tyr Symank to trace his 31-year military journey — from an 18-year-old who enlisted for college money to becoming a Green Beret combat medic deployed to Afghanistan. Tier shares stories from the First Cavalry's Horse Cavalry Detachment at Fort Hood, his experience in Special Forces selection during 9/11, grueling land navigation training in the North Carolina sandhills, and a unforgettable field amputation performed in a mud hut on the Afghan-Pakistan border. The episode closes with details about the upcoming Tides of Gratitude Gala benefiting the Real Warriors Foundation, a veterans' mental health nonprofit.   0:00     Intro — Veronica Rector welcomes Tyr Symank to The Boerne Brew 0:20     Early inspiration — Why Tier enlisted at 18 (college money, ski resort life, Marine recruiting ads) 2:11     Choosing the Army — Marines wanted 6 years; Army offered the same tank driver job for 2 years (he stayed 31) 2:55     Fort Hood & the Horse Cavalry Detachment — Ceremonial unit, parades, and rodeos across Central Texas 4:24     Trying out for Special Forces — Selected as a SF medic; 9/11 happens during training 5:01     9/11 experience — Working with FDNY weeks before the attacks; watching the second tower hit live 6:03     How 9/11 changed his motivation — From personal challenge to real mission 6:23     Special Forces training: Land Navigation — The infamous "Star Course" in North Carolina sandhills 8:03     Mid-show  — Veronica resets for new listeners 8:19     SF training phases — Small unit tactics, specialty selection, the year-long medic course (highest attrition) 9:27     Deployments — Language training (Thai), SERE school, then Afghanistan in summer 2003 10:08  Afghanistan environment — Bagram, "Disney Drive," conventional forces flooding in 10:47  Mission work — Weapons cantonment in Mazar-i-Sharif; border operations in Kunar Province 12:27  Naray outpost — Northernmost coalition presence on the Afghan-Pakistan border 13:28  The amputation story — An elderly Afghan local with an unhealed leg fracture; Tier prepares to amputate in a mud hut 15:33  Improvising surgery — Missing Gigli saw handles, thermobaric grenade rings, a Sawzall, and a "five-second rule" skin graft 19:26  Post-military life — Retired May 9, 2026; emceeing the Tides of Gratitude Gala 20:03  Tides of Gratitude Gala — Nov 7, Spring Branch, TX; benefiting Real Warriors Foundation (veterans' mental health) 21:20  Outro — Where to find the replay (boerneradio.com) Original Air Date:  October 10, 2026, as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM https://www.boernestar.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Data publikacji: 10.10.2026 19:00Źródło: boernestar.com
The Boerne Brew - Joey Hummel10-3-2026

The Boerne Brew - Joey Hummel10-3-2026

Veronica Rector (The Boerne Star / Boerne Radio) interviews Joey Hummel, co-founder of Reel Warriors — a non-profit that builds community for veterans through fishing, hunting, camping, and blacksmithing. Joey shares the mission behind Reel Warriors, how it started with a simple fishing trip and a roommate, and how it's grown into a multi-state organization collaborating with veterans' groups nationwide. The conversation covers the loss of military camaraderie after service, the importance of collaboration between nonprofits, the upcoming Tides of Gratitude Gala (Nov 7th in Bulverde), and how veterans can get involved locally through First Friday breakfasts at The Dinger and monthly socials at Free Roam. 0:00     Intro — Veronica Rector welcomes guest Joey Hummel from Reel Warriors 0:20     Mission of Reel Warriors: organic veteran community building through fishing trips 1:18     The military bond — why veterans lose camaraderie in civilian life and how isolation leads to depression 2:33     Friday breakfast networking: DD214 Club at The Dinger (8 AM, first Friday of every month) 3:10     Life after the military: finding social circles again 3:42     Joey's background: Marine Corps 1999–2004, Iraq tour, father was a 22-year Marine 4:15     Expanding Reel Warriors — California team, Texas growth, Whiskey & Warrior fundraiser 4:30     Collaborating with Final Salute (homeless women veterans) and other nonprofits 5:00     The importance of nonprofit collaboration vs. ego in the nonprofit world 5:44     Partnership with Off Duty (first responders), Higher Ground (Idaho), Marine Recon Foundation, Semper Fi Fund 6:14     Expanding to Montana — MVP (Montana Vet Program) and Exterra Health 6:52     Tides of Gratitude Gala — Nov 7th at Park31 in Bulverde: silent auction, guest speaker, tickets at tidesofgratitude.com 8:12     How to get involved: Instagram/Facebook (RWF Community), reelwarriorsfoundation.org 8:32     Reel Warriors = REEL (fishing reel) — also does hunting, camping, blacksmithing 9:06     VFW and American Legion — declining participation, political advocacy for veterans 10:50  Vietnam vets' homecoming and the legacy of looking out for the next generation 11:06  Origin story: Joey working at a brain treatment center for PTSD vets, near homelessness, divorce 12:07  Meeting co-founder Nicholas Piscitelli — bourbon, brainstorming, and fishing 13:05  The first charter: 25 veterans on the ocean; "Let's start a nonprofit" 13:55  Founded Feb 25, 2019 — surviving COVID in California with smaller boat trips 15:25  Jason Lilly (Generation Kill / HBO) joins the board; slow, mission-first growth 16:12  "For the average Joe" — not just special forces; all-female charters; expanding to Louisiana 16:45  No combat-veteran requirement: if you served and have a DD214, you're in 17:24  Military humor — supply Marines, the crayon meme, Space Force 19:00  First Friday breakfast recap & next dates; monthly Free Roam socials (last Thursday, 5 PM) 20:30  Guitars for Heroes — teaching veterans to play guitar 20:34  Show wrap-up & where to find replays  Original Air Date:  October 3, 2026, as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM https://www.boernestar.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Data publikacji: 03.10.2026 19:00Źródło: boernestar.com