WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Bones. Bones is friendly and athletic, and he still acts like a puppy. He likes to race around the play yard, roll on the ground, and wrestle with friends.
Collection for gift boxes is Nov. 14–21. Shoebox gifts may be dropped off at Hillside Baptist Church, 205 Church Road in Alpine, Monday-Tuesday 12 to 2 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, 4 to 6 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 21, from 8 to 10 a.m. For more information call Karen at 432-3863071.
GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: The compost that we bought and spread on our garden from a local source several years ago seemed to promote all sorts of weeds. Can we use an herbicide on the garden now to get rid of the weeds before we take another load of compost for this year and rototill it in before spring planting? That’s a good plan for fall garden preparation, but in all honesty, it would have been better if you could have done it in October.
Alpine Border Patrol station and Alpine Morale Welfare & Rec organization hosted its 2nd annual 5K Memorial Run at Kokernot Baseball Field on Nov. 12 in memory of fallen agent David R. Delaney. Pausing for a photo are family members who participated in the 5K run Evelyn Gesultura Delaney, Angelica Skye Delaney, Caitria Eilinora Delaney, and Jonas Brian Delaney along with Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents.