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Native Plant Society to meet September 27

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The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold a program on Saturday, September 27, in the AEP room of the Alpine Public Library at 1 p.m. The program will focus on Earth’s warming climate and how it ultimately affects its ecosystems.

Fightin’ Bucks show spark in loss to Fort Stockton

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The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks knew they had their hands full when they traveled up Highway 67 for their annual showdown with the Fort Stockton Panthers on Friday night, September 5. For bigger schools, early-season games against smaller programs can serve as a warmup, an appetizer before the main course of district play. Unfortunately for Alpine, the Bucks were the venison bites on the Panthers’ plate in a lopsided 59-16 loss.
Dae Hardwick works on passing drills during practice at Buck Stadium. Photo by Kara Gerbert

BB-RISE kicks off with a full house

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The BB-RISE (Big Bend Rural Initiative for Success in Education) program, a nonprofit partnership among Alpine ISD, Marathon ISD, and Marfa ISD, held its official kickoff on Tuesday afternoon in the Espino Conference Center on the campus of Sul Ross State University.