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DICKENS ON MAIN: Join in the fun as Boerne’s Hill Country Mile transforms into a vintage Christmas experience between noon and 10 p.m., with non-stop entertainment in various holiday “villages” set up throughout the venue. The celebration’s main attractions include live music and performances, visits with Santa Claus, ice sculpting shows and children’s take-home crafts. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA at Tapatio Springs Resort from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Start your holiday season with the annual breakfast with Santa. Enjoy a delicious brunch together while the children share their holiday wishes with jolly ol’ Santa Claus himself. Tickets are $35 and $17. MUSIC IN THE CAVE: Enjoy Tinsel for sounds of the Christmas season with contemporary classics and beloved carols in the Cave Without A Name. Tinsel’s original arrangements of holiday favorites sparkle with sophistication while respecting tradition and cherished memories. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets at cavewithoutaname. com. STORYTIME WITH SANTA: Join A Signature Production for the fourth annual Storytime with Santa at 705 S. Main St. Visit with Santa, Storytime with Santa, snacks, personalized gift and more. Sessions are available at 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL by Boerne Love, a family friendly event from 3-6 p.m. that includes visits with Santa, letter writing to Santa, free hot chocolate, a special Christmas dance lesson, local vendors, and more. Hosted at the Boerne Post Haus, 615 S Main St. Free and open to the community, offering a festive way to celebrate the holiday season. They are still accepting vendor applications. Details: . KCRC MEETING: Join the Kendall County Republican Club meeting at The Center, 17 Old San Antonio Road, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be a review of the election results, stocking stuffers and a catered meal. Registration is $25. Details: www/kendallcountyrepublicanclub. com. JINGLE 5K WALK, benefiting Transformation House, will begin and end at the Patrick Heath Amphitheater, 451 N. Main St. and follow a portion of the historic Old No. 9 trail. The Fun Run starts at 8 a.m., the 10K at 8:15 a.m., and the 5K at 8:30 a.m. All participants who register by Nov. 24 will receive a medal; 5k and 10k participants who register by Nov. 24 will be guaranteed a T-shirt. Register at www. athleteguild. com.Gray insists dramatic late equaliser can give his struggling Hibs team the confidence to climb Premiership table
NFL Insider Reveals New Team That Could Enter Bill Belichick SweepstakesDr. Mehmet Oz could hold millions of dollars in investments in companies regulated by the federal agency Donald Trump has tapped him to lead. During his failed Senate run in 2022, the former talk show host reported tens of millions of dollars in investments in health care, medical technology and food companies, according to the Los Angeles Times . Last week, he was nominated by the president-elect to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a massive agency that provides healthcare coverage to more than 160 million Americans and enforces federal standards for health care suppliers and providers. ADVERTISEMENT When asked if his investments had changed since 2022—or if he would be willing to divest to avoid a conflict of interest—he refused to answer, the Times reported . That’s a problem because if Oz is confirmed and he still holds the investments, it won’t be clear if he’s making decisions based on what’s best for Medicare and Medicaid patients, or on what’s best for his stock portfolio, critics told the Times. For example, Medicare has congressional approval to negotiate prices directly with the companies that produce 10 medications. Oz could own stock in the companies that produce four of them. His assets might also include a $600,000 stake in health care giant UnitedHealth Group, one of CMS’s biggest providers through its Medicare Advantage program. The company has been accused of over-charging the government, the Times said. A former heart surgeon, Oz appeared regularly as a medical expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show before helming his own talk show from 2009 to 2022. He poured much of his wealth into health-related ventures, including fertility-treatment companies, hospitals, food companies, farming and livestock companies, and supplements that he hawked on his show. He has invested indirectly in biotech and vaccine firms through venture-capital funds, and in 2022, he and his family held a $2.4 million stake in Amazon, which operates an internet pharmacy and primary care service that’s available to Medicare enrollees, according to the Times report. The Daily Beast reached out to Dr. Oz and Trump’s transition team for comment.
DECADES ago, when I was in the elementary grades, it was standard fare for classroom and school Christmas programs to act out the drama of the first Christmas night. Radio stations hardly played anything other than Christmas carols, and television shows — mostly black and white — were Christmas stories. We hardly hear the Christmas story told now. In fact, some children know bits and pieces of it but really do not know it. Radio and television programs blare out the same noisy, annoying fare heard throughout the year. It really is like we have tired of the Christmas story — but we should not. We cannot afford to! It starts with the message of an angel — to Mary, according to Luke, to Joseph, according to Matthew, in either case, God's dutiful servants. God takes the initiative. He wants to save us. Now, if that is not a statement of purest love, nothing is, for why would anyone want to save another who, ever so often, does not even want to save himself? And Mary conceives by the Holy Spirit, and that is the whole point of faith in Mary's virginity. Human history ceases to be simply the story of human foibles. God makes our history part of his own, and ours bears the imprint of Divine participation in what is human. And, as Bernard of Clairvaux so lyrically writes, the whole world waited with bated breath for Mary to consent. God enlists man and woman in the work of human salvation. No, this is not the myth of gods walking amid mortals in mortal vesture. This is rather the wonder of God, who made human weakness and frailty, tragedy and, yes, sin, part of his story. Though himself sinless, of Jesus, Paul says in his Second Letter to the Corinthians, "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." It is this conviction that gives anyone who has just been told that he has only a few months to live, or has suffered a crushing reversal, or upon whom any one of life's tragedies bears down mightily to find comfort and strength, way beyond whatever straws at which he might clutch in vain. My wish is for children to be amazed once more by the story of the heavens opening to reveal a choir of angels and hearing, in childish awe — in purity of heart — the joyful message of the Messiah's birth. "Messiah" should be part of their vocabulary once more, for it is the ultimate guarantee that no matter the cards life may deal them in the years ahead, the Anointed of God guarantees their own anointing. The eve of Christmas is the loneliest time of the year for those who have lost loved ones, those separated by employment from families, those abandoned by the very people they thought loved them, those in hospital beds, and those in prison. "Messiah" is the comforting assurance that they trudge through painful miles accompanied by a Fellow Wayfarer who cares and does not abandon them. The angels over the Shepherds' Field taught the world the new meaning of this word — Messiah, the Christ! The Star is the evangelist's firm faith that for them who believe, "the heavens proclaim the glory of the Lord and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands." They will be led who truly search, and they will find Him who are willing to be led. The Magi include us all in the Christmas story — for the Child of Bethlehem came for all, to be recognized by all, to be worshipped by all and to bring salvation to all. The Herod episode is a reminder that despite the idyllic scene, to be real and human, the darker hues of the palette -- greed, ambition and the ugly face of power — must figure somehow in the story. But that the child grew in wisdom, age and grace before God and man powerfully conveys the indefeasible Divine design for human salvation. And that is the key word — Salvation. Our science and our technology have made us very powerful. Temptingly like the Tower of Babel, they lure us into the folly of thinking that they allow us to reach the skies. But the absolute future that is more than what we can expect, anticipate or calculate, the future that gives fulfillment to an otherwise brief sojourn on earth — that is the gift of Christmas! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score, and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. NO. 25 ILLINOIS 38, RUTGERS 31: Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending Illinois to a wild road victory over Rutgers. Illinois (8-3, 5-3) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short. After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07. IOWA 29, MARYLAND 13: Kaleb Johnson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 35 carries, and Kamari Moulton scored on a 68-yard run in the fourth quarter to help Iowa outlast Maryland in College Park. Johnson scored from 2 yards out in the second quarter for his 21st rushing touchdown of the season, and the Hawkeyes (7-4, 5-3) rebounded from their loss to UCLA in their previous game. Maryland (4-7, 1-7) needed to win its final two regular-season games to reach six wins and bowl eligibility, but the Terrapins were dominated in the first half and eventually fell behind 16-0. Drew Stevens made five field goals for Iowa, including kicks from 54 yards in the second quarter, then 50 and 49 in the third. LATE FRIDAY MICHIGAN STATE 24, PURDUE 17: Aidan Chiles threw for two scores in the first half to build a three-touchdown lead and Michigan State (5-6, 3-5) held on to beat Purdue (1-10, 0-8) at home. The Spartans are a win away from being eligible for a bowl with first-year coach Jonathan Smith and they play Rutgers at home in the final regular-season game. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Putin signs law letting Ukraine fighters write off bad debts