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Big Bend Sector will host its annual 9/11 event on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Alpine Border Patrol Station to remember the lives that were lost, and the heroic acts that were taken on the fateful day in 2001. In 2011 the agents of the Alpine Station retrieved a piece of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, which has been commemorated as a national artifact, and displayed it for the public to view.

WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Thunder. This sweet girl came into the shelter not long ago, and as soon as she did, she showed pure kitten behavior. She cries when she is not getting enough attention, and is full of play and curiosity.

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Dear Neil: Thanks for the information on trimming tropical milkweed plants by early September. I know that the wild native milkweed is preferable to the tropical type for monarchs, but where can I buy the plants or seeds?

Alpine Avalanche S______ ___ B__ B___ ___ D____ M________ C______ April 23, 1948 Pictured here is the Alpine FFA judging team and its coach. This team won first place in the livestock judging division in competition with teams from 19 schools in Area II in a contest sponsored by the Clip and Brand club of Sul Ross college.

The JV Fightin’ Bucks won their season opener at Buck Stadium with a wild 30-28 victory over the Clint Mountain View Lobos. Freshman Dae Hardwick led the Bucks with two touchdowns in the first half, hile freshman A.J.

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