April 2025

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Body The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its annual plant sale on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Forever West Texas 308 West Avenue E in Alpine.

Body In March, students from the Sul Ross State University Geology program visited Big Bend National Park on a research mission to retrieve dinosaur bones belonging to Alamosaurus. Led by Dr. Jesse Kelsch, an assistant professor, and Dr.

Body Texas version of DOGE heads to Abbott’s desk If signed, the first bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk would create the “Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office,” the Statesman reported.

Body Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming Events April 18-20 34th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, 9 a.m.

Body Meet CeCe! CeCe, or Cecile, was originally found stray and pregnant in late 2023. She gave birth in the shelter, weaned her puppies there, and was adopted into a loving home.

Body The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks, repeating their district win, won the Area Championship in Denver City last Thursday. The boys’ and girls’ teams collected enough points to bring home the win.

Body The 2023 Sul Ross graduate and former rodeo team member Tristen Hutchings has done it again. After recently taking the title at the Houston Rodeo, Hutchings added the American Rodeo to his list of titles after his ride on Saturday.

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

Body Dear Neil, I received two angel trumpet plants, but I’ve read articles about their being poisonous. What information can you give me? I can confirm that both closely related plants, daturas and brugmansias, are toxic if ingested.