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It’s Marfa Lights Weekend, a time when the biggest festival comes alive to welcome a diverse, talented live music lineup, touring artists, and plenty of fanfare for both locals and tourists. This year, a unique live performance will take place on Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Marfa Visitors Center Pavilion, and will place Marfa on the map, joining the likes of Austin and Mexico City, as it brings its West Texas premiere of MXTX: A Cross-Border Exchange.

Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held its regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 25, and a proposed daycare center and the 2022-2023 proposed tax rate were the main topics of discussion. Superintendent Dr. Michelle Rinehart indicated that the school district was currently applying for several grants to fund a future childcare center in Alpine.

Cross Country Coach, Alpine High School The Alpine cross country season started off this year at the Derek Hernandez Memorial Relay in Andrews on Aug. 20.

With the start of a new school year comes the high school football season in Texas, and with it the halftime performance that a talented marching band brings to enhance the school’s pride. For new Alpine High School Band Director A.K.

The Lady Buck Volleyball team set out on Aug. 18 on a whirlwind tour of the Concho Valley that included competition at the annual Nita Vannoy tournament in San Angelo.

FOOTBALL Aug. 26: Clint Mountainview @ Clint Mountainview Varsity 7:30 p.m., Clint Mountainview @ Alpine JV 5 p.m.

On Aug. 17 Alpine Lions Club sponsored a hot dog dinner for Alpine ISD teachers and staff at the middle school. Here AISD Superintendent Michelle Rinehart accepts a check from Lions Club President John Sutterfi eld to help pay for student backpacks.

Burritos are well known as a staple in Mexican cuisine, but few Tex-Mex restaurants can boast of having celebrities as clientele, or making everything entirely from scratch and only using the freshest ingredients. Just ask Ramona Tejada, co-owner of Marfa Burrito, a hip eatery that offers delicious breakfast and lunch options.