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After many weeks of meetings and discussions, Brewster County commissioners and City of Alpine council members separately chose Emergent Air of El Paso as their 911 service provider. With an April 30 deadline looming, a contract still needs to be negotiated and set in place before service can begin.

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Knights of Columbus in Alpine held their annual Friday night Lenten fish fry on March 11 at the Parish Hall. Here Knights members Carlos Rodriguez, Bucho Garcia, Mark Padilla, Jeff Castillo, Joe Waggoner, and Eligio Rivas pause for a photo as they prepared delicious fried fish with all the fixings. The take out-only fish fry was a big success, and helped further the Knights’ goal of raising funds for charitable causes in the community. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of women in all aspects of society, and Sul Ross State University will be sharing that across a variety of fields on Friday, March 25, for the First Annual Women’s Conference.

Last Tuesday the Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team won 27-13 behind five runs batted in from James Morris against the McCamey Badgers. Said Coach Adam Llanez on Morris’ hitting in the game, “James hit the ball really well, and had an inside the park home run.

Baseball Mar. 15 ................Monahans @ Monahans Golf Mar.

The Alpine Varsity boys golf team traveled to McCamey on March 1 to compete in a local tournament. The boys team placed fifth, with Britton Belcher placing fifth individually. Pictured are Matthew Solis, Ian Schwierjohn, Jared Smith, Shaun Foster, and Britton Belcher. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

On March 5 in Shamrock, the Lady Buck powerlifters showed well at the regional meet. Mia Morris place third with a 495 total; Kaylee Fierro placed 11th with a 485 total; Sierra Ruckman, seventh with 580; Madalyn Warren, third with 800; Enyssa Fierro, fifth with 675; Sarah Wilbourn, sixth with 610; and Hannah Vidal placed seventh with a 595 total.

On March 4 Kylie Garcia and Adayna Garcia won the Girls Doubles Consolation in the Fort Davis tennis tournament, and Derek Schwierjohn placed second in Boys Singles. Courtesy photo.