February 2023

LEVEL ONE First Place – Bethia Baize - Paisano Home School Second Place – Eden Alvis -Home School, Ohio Third Place – Alyson Glasscock - Uvalde Classical Academy LEVEL TWO First Place – Shyanne Grubb - Valentine ISD Second Place – Lane Medina -Valentine ISD Third Place – Lillian Klatt - Homeschool, Austin, Texas LEVEL THREE First Place – Kaela Baize - Paisano Home School Second Place – Adriel Navarrette - Valentine ISD Third Place – Ellie Terazzo - Valentine ISD LEVEL FOUR First Place – Annaliese West - Marathon ISD Second Place – Sierra Nickel - Uvalde Classical Academy Third Place – Kaiden Whetten - Marathon ISD LEVEL FIVE First Place – Jordan Miller - Valentine ISD Second Place – Aiden Mellard - Home School, Presidio County Third Place – Evie Callis - IDEA Home School, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Alpine FFA student Collette Sharron opened this past weekend’s San Angelo Lamb and Goat show by singing the National Anthem. Sharron also sang at this year’s Big Bend Livestock show and sale and she’s been invited to sing the anthem at the San Antonio Lamb and Goat show as well.

Feb. 2-17 Big Bend Little League, Online registration for the Big Bend Little League began Jan. 19. The last day to register is Feb. 17. You may register online at https://clubs.bluesombrero. com/bigbendlittleleague Feb. 11 Pajama Story Time, 6:30 p.m. at the Alpine Public Library, there will be games and story time for a Valentine’s Day celebration for ages 4-12.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Sansa. Sansa is energetic, playful, curious, intelligent, and cute as heck.

In what activities did you participate in high school? I participated in marching band from freshman year to my sophomore year, then my junior year and senior year I joined flags. I am participating in one act my senior year, and I was part of the yearbook group my whole high school career.

Dear Neil: My dad lives on property west of Austin. He has lots of mountain laurels growing there and we’d like to transplant some to our landscape.

This is the time of the year that there is emphasis on the word and feeling of love. The word love is easily expressed concerning many aspects of our daily lives. People will state that they love their family, love their job, love their car, love their shoes, and possibly love God. However, frivolous use of love gives a wrong impression. The first thing to understand about true love is that God is love. This is disclosed to us in 1 John chapter 4 repeatedly.