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Queso contest returning

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Dia de los Quesos, a popular annual fundraiser sidelined for two years by the pandemic, is back. This come-and-go event benefiting Alpine Humane Society will be held on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 4-7 p.m. in the Hotel Ritchey courtyard at the corner of Murphy and Fifth streets.

PET OF THE WEEK

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Robin, a two-year-old handsome male Shepherd mix. He has a sweet smile but this boy is a bundle of energy, and he needs someone to work on his manners with him. He’s a bit of a wild child, but has a ton of potential.
PET OF THE WEEK

Aphids give rise to black sooty mold

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Dear Neil: My crepe myrtles are covered with aphids, as are those in the neighborhood. Have I just not noticed them before, or is this an especially bad year for them? Is it too late in the season to worry about spraying for them?
Crepe myrtle aphids, honeydew, and beginning of black sooty mold.

LOOKING BACK

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Alpine Avalanche S______ ___ B__ B___ ___ D____ M________ C______ October 19, 1945 Rev. George Pearse, for the past several Years pastor at Carlsbad, N.M., has been called as pastor of the Nazarene church here, succeeding Rev.
LOOKING BACK