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Dear Neil, are there any secrets to getting American beautyberries to grow better? Mine were gorgeous until February 2021. It seems the damage from the cold spell is preventing them from recovering.

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

Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com August 22 Indian Lodge Tour, 4 p.m.

The Alpine Public Library is hosting a mask competition. After losing some of their much-needed funding, APL has borrowed a 22-year fundraising example from the Ft Collins Museum of Art, in which free paper masks are available at the library for pickup during the month of August to decorate. There are no rules, and the masks may be decorated in any way. They must be returned by November 1, and they will be on display and up for bids at the library’s silent auction during Art-Walk. They will also be judged and awarded ribbons. Interested parties may pick up the masks at the front desk of the Alpine Public Library. For any questions, contact Cathy Lammons at 432-386-0640 or 432-364-2816.

WEEK Welcome to the Clear the Shelters Event! Now in its 10th year, Clear The Shelters / Desocupar Los Albergues is an annual, nationwide pet adoption campaign led by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal Every year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC and Telemundo owned stations, plus more than a hundred affiliated stations across the nation, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to promote pet adoption and raise needed funds for shelters and rescues. Since its 2015 inception, Clear The Shelters has resulted in more than one million pet adoptions and raised millions of dollars for participating shelters and rescues.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a declaration that allows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for animal drugs to treat or prevent infestations caused by the New World Screwworm (NWS). This declaration applies only to drugs for animals.

No cellphones in schools, other new laws to take effect Students will no longer be able to access their cellphones or other electronic devices in public schools when a new law takes effect Sept. 1, according to The News.