May 2026

The Prentice Farrar Brown and Alline Ford Brown Foundation has announced a historic $650,000 investment in Alpine ISD to enhance student learning experiences across the district. This transformative gift will fund classroom furniture upgrades at Alpine Elementary, expand K–12 fine arts programs, modernize theatre facilities, and provide nationally recognized professional learning for staff.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.

HEAD OVER MEALS Several years ago, in what seems like another lifetime, I journeyed out to California for a film convention. One of the perks of that trip was the variety of food options compared to the regular West Texas fare.

Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com May 14-17 Texas Star Party at Prude Ranch May 14 Burgers & Blessings, Grab and go burgers at the Sunshine House from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Dear Neil, Why would only one of my yuccas put out a flower stalk? Could age be an issue? This bed has been here for almost 30 years. They have bloomed well each March until this year.

The Alpine Middle School golf team traveled to Wink last Thursday to compete in the junior high golf Wink Invitational tournament. These kids hit the links and came back with some hardware to show for their efforts. Lady Buck Henleigh Anderson took the championship spot, as she brought back a first-place win for Alpine.

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