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Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming events January at Davis Mountains State Park Mondays 7 p.m.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold this month’s program on Saturday, January 18, at 1 p.m. in the Alpine Public Library’s AEP room.

The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been nominated for the second straight year in USA Today’s 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. The museum won the award in 2024. An expert panel selected the Museum of the Big Bend as a contender for Best Smalltown Museum, a new category, according to a press release from USA Today. The contest allows four weeks to vote for the museum of your choice at https://10best. usatoday.com/awards/ travel/best-small-townmuseum2025/ museumof- the-big-bend-alpinetexas/. You can vote once a day for the run of the contest by visiting the SRSU and Museum of the Big Bend Facebook and Instagram pages, or by going directly to the link above. Voting ends Monday, February 10, and the winner will be announced on 10Best on Wednesday, February 19. The museum has previously received a “Top Western Museum” award from True West magazine. For more information, email Director John Klingemann at john.klingemann@sulross.edu.

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The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks basketball team closed out non-district play this season with a hardfought second half on the road over the Buena Vista Longhorns, setting the stage for a thrilling start to their district campaign against the Tornillo Coyotes and a hard-fought game against a formidable Presidio team.

It’s camping season! In the fall and winter, locals and visitors alike turn to magical West Texas, home to vast desert land, rich riparian areas, and mountainous “sky islands” that erupt out of nowhere. Big Bend National Park and the Davis Mountains area, both popular camping destinations, are biodiversity hotspots boasting thousands of plant, animal, and bird species.

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