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The Lady Bucks softball team traveled to Kermit on March 26. In the first inning Kermit scored on a groundout, and in the second scored four runs.

The Alpine Lady Bucks 12U softball team traveled to Mansfield to play at the Big League Dreams Super Regionals 12U tournament on March 27-28 to kick off their 2021 season. The Lady Bucks carried a roster of nine athletes from Alpine and Marfa.

Alpine High School Fightin’ Buck Andrew Rodriguez goes for the high jump at Wink on March 25. Avalanche photo by J.T.

The weather is getting warmer, the end of the school year is approaching, and exciting plans are in the works for a timehonored youth tradition - summer camp, courtesy of Marfa Young Life. Young Life is a global, faith-based youth ministry for high school-aged teens, and many don’t even have to be regular churchgoers to attend.

At their regular meeting on March 24, Brewster County commissioners discussed legislative issues related to the use of public funds for lobbying activities. County Treasurer Julie Morton voiced her concerns about and opposition to Senate Bill 234 and House Bill 749, filed by Texas Senator Bob Hall, Dist.

At American Legion Post 79 in Alpine, Twila Hardaway and Iliana Navarrette dish up brisket and all the trimmings at the Epic Cheer fundraiser on March 23. All proceeds benefit Epic Cheer, a youth cheerleading squad from Alpine.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Big Bend Soil and Water Conservation District of Brewster county seek public opinions on how to better serve local citizens through the agricultural bill’s conservation and technical assistance programs. To reduce the spread of COVID, USDA NRCS and Districts have organized their annual meeting for Monday, April 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. following state guidelines. Interested parties are encouraged to drive through the parking lot at 1805 Highway 118 north in Alpine, and complete a survey for the conservation needs on private land in Brewster County.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Morris, a very calm sweet guy, about two years old. He was surrendered because his owner was advised to take him to a specialist for medical reasons, and they could not afford to do that. We went ahead and got his teeth cleaned, and he seems healthy cat right now, but he may need to have periodic steroid injections throughout his life. Time will tell.