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Applications will be accepted beginning April 6 for Hotel Occupancy Tax, HOT, grants from the City of Alpine for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Visitor events and other projects that draw overnight visits to the City are eligible for funding consideration, according to the requirements of state law.

Are you interested in having your photo on the cover of our Annual Big Bend Welcome Guide? This full color magazine offers visitors and newcomers a glimpse of the Davis Mountain- Trans Pecos region. Our contest is free and open to anyone. Participants are asked to capture the communities of the region or the surrounding flora and fauna in a personal, reflective way to reveal the personality of the Big Bend region through their eyes. The region itself has a rich history, a variety of architectural and natural landmarks and scenic views of all types and sizes. Through the artist’s own lens and outlook, the Big Bend region’s persona will bloom with high-quality, inspired, and surprising imagery.

Earlier this spring, the Terlingua CSD was devastated by a structure fire that took out their band hall and their robotics lab one week before regional robotics competition. As devastating as it was, the Terlingua 11720-Purobots were able to re-build their robot for competition.

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Send your community events to editor@alpineavalanche.com. March 31 Fish Fry, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Wilma. Wilma is a good girl with a sweet personality and friendly manners.

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Dear Neil: I had two gardenia trees in large pots. I think the winter did a number on them because the leaves all turned brown. When I trimmed them, I saw green tissues in the stems, but they have not put any new leaves out yet. Do you think I’ll need to replace them?

“Caring for our seniors is perhaps the greatest responsibility we have. Those who walked before us have given so much and made possible the life we all enjoy,” stated US Senator John Hoeven. Today’s culture has sadly evolved to the point of forgetting the importance of the aging population.