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The Alpine Lady Bucks began tournament play by facing off against No. 22 ranked Merkel for their first game at this past weekend’s Caprock tournament in Lubbock. The game started off slow for the Lady Bucks as Merkel jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter. The Lady Bucks fought back in the fourth quarter, but the scoring gap was too large to recover from. The Lady Bucks would end the game with a loss of 83-22.

While many high school basketball teams were enjoying the end of winter break and the new year’s holiday, the Alpine Bucks were hard at work. The Bucks and coach Aaron Hardwick competed at the 63rd Annual Lubbock Ambucs Caprock Classic, a prestigious tournament billed as the largest high school basketball tournament in the country.

Three-part series on beef cattle The Big Bend Beef 706 three-part beef cattle series program will begin Jan. 7 in Alpine.

According to Alpine Police Chief Darrell Losoya, APD officers were dispatched to the East Dollar General located in the 1300 block of East highway 90, in reference to suspicious persons on Friday night, Dec. 30 at about 8:13 pm. As the officer attempted to make contact and identify the persons, the vehicle fled and evaded the officer. The vehicle drove to a dead end and the passenger evaded on foot. The driver was arrested for evading arrest in a vehicle and for failure to identify as a wanted fugitive. The driver was identified as 29-year-old female, Seneca Nelson from Spring, Texas. She was wanted from Arkansas.

On Christmas day, the City of Alpine was tasked with repairing a main water line that runs in front of the federal building on north highway 118 at the edge of town. According to Alpine City Secretary Geo Calderon, around 2 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Squishy. Squishy is just that squishy and cuddly. He was surrendered recently, through no fault of his own, and is looking for his new home. He is dog-friendly and kidfriendly, according to his previous owner. This guy does great on a leash and enjoys playing Frisbee. Squishy is also very well house-trained.

Dear Neil: Please explain why wildflower seeds should be sown in the fall instead of in March. I save the seed from my frozen lantana, Turk’s cap, and salvia as habitat for wildlife.

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