March 2023

Did you know the United Nations reports that 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and that 297,000 children under five die every year from diarrheal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water.

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Alpine High School Tennis team competed in the district meet in Fort Stockton earlier this week. The mixed doubles team of Zane Billings and Adayna Garcia placed third, and Madison Mendoza, center, placed second in girls’ singles and qualified for regionals.

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Raymond R. Cobos of Lamesa passed away on March 27..

“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature Spending time outdoors last Saturday was energizing. East Texas Spring at Mother Nature’s best.

The Alpine Bucks Track and Field team took to San Angelo this past weekend for a twoday competitive meet, with preliminaries on Friday and Finals on Saturday. This was a big meet with multiple school from around the state competing, and only the top seven from each race advance to the finals.

Applications will be accepted beginning April 6 for Hotel Occupancy Tax, HOT, grants from the City of Alpine for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Visitor events and other projects that draw overnight visits to the City are eligible for funding consideration, according to the requirements of state law.

Richard Bruhn Keith, 66, of Alpine passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on March 25. Rick was born in Pasadena on July 3, 1956, to Sarah Charter Bruhn and Stan Bruhn and was raised by Sarah and Duane Phillips. Rick served in the Army in the late 70’s and was stationed in Germany.

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