March 2025

“Take care of all of your memories, For you cannot relive them.” — Song lyrics by Bob Dylan and The Band Memories. I write about them often because, at this age, I have a lot of memories to keep up with.

Thank You A silent auction was held last Saturday at The Ritchey to raise funds for the Patty Manning Pollinator Garden that will be planted at the Alpine Public Library. Many thanks go to the generous donors and participants who supported the garden with their purchases.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) led a bipartisan letter with 43 of his colleagues, including several U.S. Representatives seated on the House Committee of Agriculture and the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand eradication and containment efforts relating to the New World screwworm (NWS). The NWS poses a critical threat to our nation’s livestock, farming, and wildlife industries. Without guardrails in place, an outbreak could inflict detrimental economic losses on the national economy.

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House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, March 15, at 1 p.m. in the AEP room of the Alpine Public Library.

The Alpine Emergency Services Board held its regular meeting on Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) meeting room. All members were present, with Aaron Rodriguez attending virtually. Four AVFD members were also present: Ethan Sullivan, Larry Rodriguez, Alex Montemayor, and Zach Davis.

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Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming events March at Davis Mountains Resort Saturdays, Art in the Park, 2 – 3 p.m.