September 2023

The Alpine city council held its regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. as well as a workshop regarding city employees and the 2023-2024 tax rate at 4:30 p.m. on September 19. The council approved all of the consent agenda items during this meeting.

The Alpine ISD board of trustees met last Wednesday, September 20 for their regularly scheduled meeting. Of importance on the agenda was discussion and approval of the tax rate for the 2023-2024 school year, along with news on grants received by the district.

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The Alpine Public Library has been working for the past few years on fundraising for expanding their current location. With plans to expand the south and west sides of the building, the demolition is imminent to begin this project.

Ingredients: 4 ounces diced green chiles-any heat level desired. 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese or Mozzarella or Pepper Jack cheese 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt ¼ teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 dashes of hot sauce Topping ¾ cup shredded Monterrey Jack, Mozzarella, or Pepper Jack cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

When fall rolls around, so does football. And with so many armchair quarterbacks around, snack food is always a must.

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Both the varsity girls’ and boys’ teams competed in Lubbock this past weekend previewing the Region 1 Championship course. This was the first time many of the athletes had raced on the Lubbock course. The varsity girls were missing Hope Dominguez and Mia Morris but Colette Fowlkes, Emy Hernandez, Molly Garrett, Tannin Ritchie and Megan Struthers ran well and placed 10th out of 21 teams. The varsity boys team consisting of Hat Cason, John Mendoza, Aaron Miller, Everett Edwards, and Martin Sablatura were also missing two runners but placed 12th out of 22. “We are looking forward to having our entire team compete this weekend including our JV and middle school athletes in front of our home crowd.”

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Dear Neil: I saw your information on chinch bugs. I think that’s what we have.