Fightin’ Buck Schedule
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Baseball April 23 vs. Presidio – 7 p.m.
April 2021
Some trails at park to reopen this week
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With increased success in fire containment and no growth in fire acreage, firefighters at Big Bend National Park have changed the focus from fire suppression to rehabilitation of damaged areas. Where the fire burned hot and any control lines were created, the ground can become channels for erosion if left unrepaired when summer monsoons come.
Informed consent
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With the recommendation to inject children, the promise of booster shoots for adults, and enormous social pressure to be injected, it is time to demand what is ours by law, informed consent. Here are some minimum conditions of informed consent.
Over-28 baseball tryouts soon
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The Alpine Over-28 Baseball Team will hold tryouts on Thursday, April 22, and Sunday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at 609 Mountainside Drive in Alpine.
Alpine agency gives children a voice
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and for Alpine nonprofit organization Children’s Advocacy Center of the Big Bend, maintaining a good community partnership allows it to fulfill its mission of restoring the lives of abused children in Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and other nearby counties.
CBP announces March statistics
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection on April 8 released operational statistics for March.
Juniors shine in District
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Congratulations are in order for Alpine’s junior track and field team as they won District in both seventh and eighth grades on April 10. The seventh grade girls earned an astonishing 269 total points in the event, with Kermit being the next closest with 78 points.
SRSU trees, please
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I became a licensed tree expert by examination in Illinois in 1975, and a certified arborist in California in 1999. My experience is vast, beginning in Atlanta, Ga., in 1973 and working in 20 states and five Canadian provinces, retiring last year.
Birding has blossomed
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An old saying tells us that if a bird poops on your head, it’s a sign of good luck. Well, lucky or not, Texans have a higher chance of this occurrence than most.
Tennis teams headed for Regionals
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Alpine’s boys and girls high school tennis teams are both champions after the District 4-3AAA tennis tournament on April 14 at Fort Stockton. First place individual awards were in order for the mixed doubles team of Derek Schwierjohn and Itzel Franco.
