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Signing day for Fightin’ Bucks

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Alpine Fightin’ Bucks football players Fabian Equihua, Allen Vargas, and Aaron Lara signed letters of intent to play football for the Sul Ross State University Lobos on Feb. 5 at the high school library.
Signing day for Fightin’ Bucks

Apple graft gone bad

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Dear Neil: This is a three-year-old dwarf apple tree. As you can see in the photo, all of the growth is on one side of the graft line. The opposite side has no bark. Do I have to leave the tree staked? My concern is that I’ll come out some morning, and find the tree broken off.
Apple graft gone bad

Apple graft gone bad

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Dear Neil: This is a three-year-old dwarf apple tree. As you can see in the photo, all of the growth is on one side of the graft line. The opposite side has no bark. Do I have to leave the tree staked? My concern is that I’ll come out some morning, and find the tree broken off.
Apple graft gone bad

Eat your veggies - your fermented veggies

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What’s the deal with fermented vegetables? Fermented vegetables are beneficial for gut health. They add good bacteria to your gut, and this good bacteria helps to strengthen your immune system and regulate your appetite. A strong immune system is of utmost importance, in my humble opinion.
Krysta Johns

Alpine agency boosts jobs

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Having a reliable and committed workforce is crucial to successful businesses and to fueling economic growth, and the Texas Workforce Solutions-Borderplex office in Alpine helps achieve that goal. The Texas Workforce Commission, a state agency that oversees and provides workforce development services for employers and job seekers, is also a part of Texas Workforce Solutions, which has an office in Alpine.
Virginia Sandoval

District Champions again!

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The Alpine Lady Buck varsity basketball team proudly displays its trophy after beating the Tornillo Lady Coyotes on Feb. 6 in Tornillo...
District Champions again!