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Dr. Louis A.

Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, was a beautiful place to grow up. Lush green trees and wild game populated the bush, and the Atlantic Ocean and Mesurado River supplied endless fish. Far from the cities, families lived in very tight villages for community and safety.

Many of the primitive dirt roads and a portion of the paved Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and Lost Mine Trail at Big Bend National Park have reopened following damage from heavy monsoon rains. High water flows are expected along the Rio Grande.

CDRI will host a pollinator workshop on Saturday, Sept. 17, starting at 9:30 a.m. The workshop will be held at the Powell Visitor Center. Admission is free, and this workshop counts as advanced education credit hours for Texas Master Naturalists.

The popular series at the Jeff Davis County Library, Tea on the Terrace, will return to celebrate the autumn season on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. Special guest Patrick Manian of Presidio will demonstrate an authentic tradition of a traditional tea ceremony.

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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Bugs, a beautiful adult male orange and white tabby. He is a very quiet, laid-back kind of cat.

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