August 2022

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Thunder. This sweet girl came into the shelter not long ago, and as soon as she did, she showed pure kitten behavior. She cries when she is not getting enough attention, and is full of play and curiosity.

Big Bend Sector will host its annual 9/11 event on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Alpine Border Patrol Station to remember the lives that were lost, and the heroic acts that were taken on the fateful day in 2001.

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Extension Agent, Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties Those in Far West Texas perhaps understand better than anywhere just how important rangeland management is to successful livestock production, hunting, and recreational endeavors.

Fall of the U.S. empire? Some say the U.S.

LEON ALDRIDGE Guest Columnist “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” - J.M. Barrie (1860-1937), Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.

MICHELLE RINEHART Superintendent, Alpine ISD One of the hallmarks of effective leadership is being able to jointly attend to the present and the future. While we celebrate a strong, energizing start to the 2022-23 school year here in Alpine ISD, we are also looking ahead to future challenges.