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HEAD OVER MEALS Over the years, my friends and I have always had a conversation about what would be our last meal request if we were ever on death row. Now granted, none of us ever did anything that would warrant us a trip to said death row, but when discussing food, the last meal one would request holds a lot of weight.

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The Alpine Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) responded to two different fires in Alpine early this month. In the early morning hours of Thursday, April 4, Alpine Fire Rescue was called out about a structure fire in the 700 block of E Ave I.

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Dear Neil: We wintered our normal outdoor fatsia inside this winter. It is eight feet tall and in a large pot with good drainage and new soil. The plant has a contagious condition causing droopy leaves with brown veins. I have handwashed it several times with an insecticidal soap, but the situation is getting worse. Help!

April 18 Hike with Homeless Dogs, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Alpine Hally Bryan Perry Chapter of Daughters of the Republic of Texas presented on March 27, certificates and cash prices for two Julia Nail Moss Awards to Joyce Baumann of Terlingua CSD, 2024 Outstanding Texas History Teacher- Seventh Grade, and to Hank Reed, 2024 Winning Essay- Seventh Grade.

The ribbon cutting for The Old Sheriffs Museum and Research Center in Fort Davis was held at 11 am on April 13. The Old Sheriffs Museum and Research Center came about because Carl C. Williams, a retired Brewster County Sheriff, and his friend Ben Medley, the son of past Jeff Davis County Sheriff Wilbur Medley, wanted to honor the history of law enforcement in this area of West Texas. Since the sheriffs out here cover large swaths of land and work with the small, local communities, they see and do a lot.

Recently, Big Bend National Park officials gave a presentation in the Big Bend Telephone meeting room for an update on the “basin access plan” to help inform those interested in the future remodeling project.