August 2023

Borderlands Research Institute hosted this summer’s job corps crew from the I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center located outside Midland. The students, along with BRI graduate assistant Caleb Hughes learned how to use a Yagi tracking antenna during their field trip to the Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve.

The Marathon School Board of Trustees met in executive session on August 1 to discuss Superintendent Dr. Ivonne Durant’s performance evaluation, as required by district policy and her employment contract.

Beginning September 1, recent legislation passed by the State of Texas requires that a sheriff of any county with a total population of less than 350,000, in which a public school is located, must hold a semiannual meeting to discuss school safety. This legislation comes on the heels of the tragedy in Uvalde in May 2022, while also reminding those in Alpine of the school shooting that occurred at Alpine High School on September 8, 2016.

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Aug 17-20 Davis Mountains Hummingbird Festival, 12 p.m. check in at the High Frontier Commons on Thursday, with vendor booths & silent auction from noon to 6:30 p.m., & a welcome reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. with hors d’oeurves and local music. For more information visit davismountainshummingbirdcelebration. com or email info@davismountainshummingbirdcelebration. com.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Flint. Flint is the softest kitten at the Shelter. His sister Jade is also here with him, and they are both looking for homes. A sunny spot and some lovin’ will quickly settle these kittens into a new home.

on the What did you want to be when you were younger and why? Viviana Sanchez: When I was little, I don’t think I ever had a set occupation. What I wanted to be when I got older would always change.

S______ ___ B__ B___ ___ D____ M________ C______ Alpine Avalanche August 10, 1945 Visit your local college of Sul Ross to see the college students perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The romantic comedy play will be shown this Tuesday and Wednesday.

Dear Neil: You recently recommended that we continue mowing our lawns at the recommended heights during the hot weather. Our local water district wrote: “Taller grass holds moisture better and slows down evaporation.