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...

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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.

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.

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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.