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Ann Moore and Dixie Garlick of Desert Sky Quilters of the Big Bend show off one of many intricate quilts at the 10th Annual Quilt Show presented at the Sunshine House in Alpine on March 19. Plenty of visitors came by to look at the beautiful designs and vote on their favorites. The Desert Sky Quilters were excited to have their quilts on display again as the annual show was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID concerns.

March 10, 1988 Fort Davis Schools Superintendent Bryan LaBeff presented an award to the Fort Davis Lions Club for all its help and volunteer work at the schools. Wid McCutcheon accepts as Lions president.

Dear Neil: We have many daffodils that come up voluntarily each year, but we have very few blooms. Is there anything we can do to get more flowers? It probably has to do with the original selection of varieties.

Sunshine House staff along with Desert Sky Quilters of the Big Bend were happy to welcome guests to the 10th Annual Quilt Show, held March 19 at the Sunshine House Senior Center in Alpine. Many beautiful quilts were on display for the public to vote on, and a raffle drawing was held for a quilt.

Last month there was mention of the two trails across West Texas to California, as well as mention of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. This small group of men, plus a few other Army officers, led the way in how the West was actually won, at least geographically.

Alpine resident Barney Nelson’s recently published book, “Making Circles: A Memoir of a Cowboy Journalist,” has been named Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction Finalist by the Western Writers of America. The selection means her book placed in the top three in that category. Presentations are scheduled for June 22-25 during the Western Writer’s convention in Great Falls, Mont.

A reception to mark the close of the Texas As Art exhibition at Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 1.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? In my senior year I am most looking forward to spending my last year with my friends making good lifelong memories. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? During my senior year, I was involved with the Bucks football and Alpine FFA.