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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Zinnia, a very active young kitty. As a dilute calico, her coat is a beautiful mix of colors.

Jeff Davis County Library will hold a hummingbird quilt raffle benefiting Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library, a non-profit organization. Tickets are available and the quilt is on display at the Jeff Davis County Library, 100 Memorial Square in Fort Davis.

Big Bend Sportsman Club President Jim Westermann on Dec. 7 presented Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club President Jason Crosby with a donation to the Range and Wildlife Club scholarship effort. The Sportsman Club hosted the Wildlife Club’s turkey shoot on Nov. 13 at the gun range in Alpine. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

December 12, 1991 Vicente Galindo Molinar was honored December 7 at his 98th birthday celebration. He is pictured here with several of his children.

Dear Neil: My vitex plant had sparse leaves and a few small blooms following the February cold spell. Should I prune it back, take it out, or just wait and see what happens? Vitex plants were hurt significantly in many parts of Texas.

Alpine High School’s Madalyn Warren was one of more than 600 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who represented Varsity Spirit in the Varsity Spirit Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Dec. 4-8. The individuals invited were part of a select group chosen as All-Americans during Varsity Spirit summer camps nationwide. Courtesy photo

Sul Ross men’s hoops led most of each half, but a late surge from Howard Payne handed the Lobos a 67-59 road loss on Thursday night in Brownwood. The Lobos got out to an early 10-6 lead that was capped by a pair of triples from Julian Paredes.

Sul Ross State University volleyball and six other American Southwest Conference member institutions were recognized by the conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as recipients of SAAC Team Sportsmanship awards for the fall 2021 sport seasons.