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Presbyterian Women's retreat set
Tres Rios Presbyterian Women will hold a fall retreat Friday through Sunday at Indian Lodge State Park outside of Fort Davis. The theme is "Above and Beyond - Hearing God's Call." Judia Foreman and Helen Glass will conduct leadership training; other activities include star gazing, fellowship and Bible study: For more information, visit www.tresrios.org and click on Presbyterian Women.
Halloween Parade is Saturday
The Halloween Parade is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, beginning at 704 W. Sul Ross and ending at Alpine Middle School's carnival. Lineup is at 5 p.m. at Alpine ISD Administra-tion Building. There is no theme, but prizes will be awarded for best floats. Call Roxann Chavez at 432-294-0576 or 432-837-3334.
Middle school plans sale Saturday
The Alpine Middle School PTO is sponsoring a rummage sale from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at the school. Proceeds will benefit the PTO. For more information, call Rhea Thomas at 432-837-7054.
Bowden to speak at Front Street
Keith Bowden, a former Sul Ross graduate student who recently traveled the 1,200-mile Texas stretch of the Rio Grande, will speak at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Front Street Books Reading Room. Bowden will discuss his book, "Tecate Journals: Seventy Days on the Rio Grande" and the social and political issues that concern people living along the border. For details, call 432-837-3360.
4-H Horse Project sets practice
The Brewster/Jeff Davis County 4-H Horse Project will have a regular practice Sunday (Oct. 28) at Camp Mitre Peak. Be ready to ride by 2 p.m. sharp.
Interagency Meeting planned
The Interagency Meeting will be at noon Tuesday at Edelweiss Restaurant. Lunch is dutch treat. Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend will present a program on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Call Webbie Carvajal at 432-837-7254.
Kiwanis plans spaghetti supper
The Kiwanis Club will hold its annual spaghetti supper at 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at Alpine Elementary School cafeteria. Tickets are $5; takeout will be available.
Woman's Club studies immigration
GFWC Woman's Club of Alpine will study immigration and border security at its meeting at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 1 at the Sul Ross library conference room. John Smietana, chief agent of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol Sector, will be the guest speaker. In addition, two films will be shown: "The Ties that Bind: Immigration in the United States" and "Illegal Americans." Reservations are required; call 432-837-9188 or e-mail gfwc_alpinewomanclub@yahoo.com.
Order poinsettias from SR alumni
The deadline is Nov. 1 for ordering pink, red or white poinsettias from the Sul Ross State University Alumni Association. The poinsettias are $10 each; they will be available the week after Thanksgiving. To order, call Saul Garza at 432-837-8697 or e-mail sgarza@sulross.edu.
Centennial School dinner is Nov. 4
The Centennial School Reunion Committee will hold a chile verde/asado plate fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church parish hall. Plates include choice of chile verde or asado plus rice, beans, tortilla, drink and dessert. Flauta plates will be available for children. Each meal costs $5. Committee members are selling tickets in advance; they are B.J. Gallego, Audrey Betancourt, Hortencia Ramos, Mary Ann Lujan, Yolanda De La O, George Hernandez, Vilma Simental, Alicia Lopez, Estella Garcia, Rosario De La O, Cheo Garcia and Elidia Polanco. For details about the dinner, call Mary Ann Lujan at 432-294-2370 or Elidia Polanco at 432-837-1972.
In addition, plans are in full swing for the Centennial School reunion, scheduled July 18-20, 2008. The committee wants Centennial exes to share photos, videos from previous reunions, medals, rings or other memorabilia. For details, call B.J. Gallego at 432-837-3650 or Elidia Polanco at 432-837-1972.
Project Graduation to meet Nov. 5
Project Graduation 2008 will meet at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Alpine High School foyer. Money will be collected for gift certificate sales, and members will discuss the enchilada dinner and cow patty ticket sales on Nov. 9.
Fox enters goat in Kentucky show
Adeline Fox, an FFA member at Alpine High School, has entered a Boer goat in the 34th annual North American International Livestock Exposition Nov. 3-16 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. NAILE is the world's largest purebred livestock show with more than 21,000 entries.
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