December 2022

on the What is the worst gift you ever received for Christmas? Luke Hendryx: Socks and underwear at least until I was about 25. By the time I reached that age, I started looking forward to socks and underwear.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Euphrates. Euphrates is a 14-year-old blue-grey Pit Bull Terrier Mix, and he’s looking for a home to spend his retirement years. He’s an incredibly energetic, strong, and active senior dog who certainly does not act his age.

Send your community events to editor@alpineavalanche.com. Dec.

More than 30 members of the Sul Ross State University faculty have registered with Quality Matters, 13 of those will take the signature Quality Matters course, “Applying the QM Rubric,” during the winter break, before the start of the Spring 2023 semester.

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ALPINE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT UIL WINNERS Second Grade Creative Writing Fourth Place – Clara Rinehart Sixth Place – Daniel Holguin Spelling Third Place – Eliza Staton Sixth Place – Maribel Rosas Oral Reading First Place – Clara Rinehart Second Place – Sofie Buttner Fourth Place – Arinna Torres...

In my meeting with Alpine City Manager on Dec. 12, we reviewed problems I’ve had with the Water Department meter readings and inaccurate billing. She acknowledged I had been overcharged by 7,000 gallons in November.

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“They err, who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart.” — Paul M. Ell Santa Claus is real.