March 2025

The Alpine Middle School 7th and 8th grade tennis teams traveled to Fort Stockton this past Saturday for the Middle School Comanche Classic Tennis Tournament. Roman Holguin placed second in the boys’ 7th grade singles after falling to Abell Jr High in the Championship match 1-6.

Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

Dear Neil, I have a nice crop of Jersey Giant asparagus plants that I planted three years ago. Last year, they produced red berries that I ignored. I have since read that I should have cut those stems out when the seeds appeared. Now, the asparagus is producing, but not as abundantly, probably because I allowed it to produce seed. Should I pull out as many of the seedlings as I can, leaving only the true spears?

Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming Events March 27-28 Blood Drive, 9 a.m.

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Senate backs prayer time, Ten Commandments in classrooms The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for in-school prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

The College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences (ALPS) at Sul Ross State University will host 164 4-H and FFA members from across the region on Wednesday, April 2, to compete in five separate Career Development Events (CDEs).

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