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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service West Region will present a webinar for producers interested in landscaping with native plants from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5.

The Sul Ross State University Music Department and Big Bend Children’s Chorus will host a choir camp for kids in grades two to eight beginning Friday, July 1. Students will practice daily from 2-4 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Euphrates, a 14-year-old blue-grey pit bull terrier mix, and he’s looking for a home to spend his retirement years. He’s an energetic, strong, and active senior dog who certainly does not act his age. Euphrates is super sweet, gentle, and walks well on a leash, which is perfect because he absolutely loves going on long walks. He’s an avid outdoorsman and would do best in a home with lots of outdoor space to exhaust some energy before curling up next to you.

For those who have ever cooked in cast iron, you know nothing beats it. If you are like me, it is your go-to cookware option. If I want to make enchilada sauce, I grab my cast iron skillet. If I want to brown my meat for chile verde or asado, I use my cast iron chicken fryer. If it is pancakes or tortillas, it is my cast iron comal. There just is not any cookware out there that beats it.

Members of the Big Bend Amateur Radio Club erect an antenna on Friday at the Double Diamond pavilion before their field day event held June 25-26. Ham radio operators get together for this annual event to contact other operators around the world. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

City of Alpine Environmental Services Coordinator Adelina Beall joins resident Justin Napolitano and city Recycling Technician Zachary Romero at the City Hall parking lot on June 25. Volunteers successfully picked up 940 pounds of trash, while covering city streets, TxDOT roads, and vacant lots. Beall thanked the volunteers for all their hard work. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Alpine Avalanche Photos from Alpine Avalanche archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University..

Dear Neil: What do I do with a diseased crepe myrtle that looks like it’s been through a fire? You plant has been attacked by crepe myrtle bark scale. They’re the white, practically immobile insects that are attached to the stems.

Rev. William Cotman of First Presbyterian Church of Alpine pauses next to his celebratory cake on June 26, presented to him as a welcome gesture as the new pastor of the church. Cotman was successfully installed as the pastor during a Service of Installation ceremony, and enjoyed food and fellowship with the Presbytery of Tres Rios, congregation, and guests after the ceremony. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Centuries before the founding of our country, God led His chosen people from Egypt to a land of milk and honey. As they drew close to the Promised Land, God admonished them, “Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, so that He may confirm His covenant that He swore to your ancestors, as He is doing today.” (Deuteronomy 8:18)