Sul Ross falls to Rattlers
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Deon Brown scored 20 points for the Lobo men’s basketball team, which lost 89-45 to the St. Mary’s Rattlers on Friday, November 15 at the Pete P.
November 2024
Sunshine ligustrums not stable due to variegation
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Dear Neil, I planted Sunshine ligustrums three years ago in the spring. Now, several of them have very strong-growing green stems.
PET OF THE WEEK
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Meet Zeke! Zeke came into the shelter at about four weeks old. He was placed into a foster home until he was able to eat regular kitten food well on his own.
DEA hosts local and state agencies for summit
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Last week, as part of the 50th anniversary of the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted various local and state law enforcement agencies as part of the EPIC 2024 Law Enforcement Summit. These agencies, who came from various communities across the country, were able to hear what the DEA can do for local law enforcement, especially through the tools and resources available through EPIC.
Former Valentine ISD employee pleads guilty
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Information from the United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Texas stated that the former Valentine Independent School District employee, Ernesto Villarreal Jr., pleaded guilty to fraudulent misappropriation of school district funds for personal expenses.
The Sierra Vieja
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Paralleling US Highway 90 to the west from Valentine is the Sierra Vieja range. A barrier between the Rio Grande and the Davis Mountains, this range is pierced by a pass west of Valentine. This location has a varied and unique history. It was the site of the last engagement between the Apache and the US Army, where the military was also primarily represented by a group of Native Americans. It was also the location of an isolated army post constructed to protect the border from incursions during the “border troubles” of the early 20th Century.
A bird’s eye view
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Alpine teens had a bird’s eye view of the festivities during this past weekend’s Artwalk event.
We can usually be thankful in the end
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“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” ― Anonymous “Lifelong member of the church of Christ, serving as song leader most of those years.” I wrote that last week, one of many notes on one of many yellow tablets cluttering my desk. While struggling to come up with a reasonable forward for my book, I’ve resolved to finish it soon—the forward or the book, maybe both.
