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Last week Marathon ISD Student Council organized a memorial service for secondary math teacher and longtime Alpine resident Billy Cowell, who passed away in May 2021. The tree was donated by TransPecos Bank. In attendance were Superintendent Pete Price, Jackson Barlow, Elah Barlow, Madeline West, Annaliese West, Patrick Cowell, Betty Cowell, Jennifer Trammell, and Shanna Cowell. Courtesy photo

U.S. Border Patrol and its entities, along with multiple local agencies under a unified command led by the National Park Service, rescued a lost hiker in Big Bend National Park.

Selecting a taxidermist to mount that big buck is just as important as choosing the right hunting equipment, and that is no exception with Hip-o Taxidermy, a full-service facility and wild game meat processing business in Alpine.

On Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Busy Bee, a gorgeous girl who is 16 years old. But please don’t let her age put you off. Busy Bee’s owner became ill and surrendered her, hoping her cat would find a comfortable home to live out the rest of her life.

The annual Blessing of the Animals will be held this year at the Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m.-noon. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, fish, donkeys, and every other creature are welcomed to be blessed. For pets who don’t play well with others, or maybe aren’t very mobile, or recently lost pets, bring a photo of the pet to receive a blessing. Curb-side blessings are also available.

From Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, Teens are invited to discover a new recipe from an Alpine Public Library cookbook, and share their results on social media. Gift certificates to local restaurants will be rewarded for all efforts. For more details, contact Mary Beth at kids@alpinepubliclibrary.org .

At a cookout hosted by Dave Durant and The Stable Performance Cars in Alpine, local law enforcement, Border Patrol, and EMS personnel enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings on Oct. 3. In the photo, Alpine Police Department Chief Darrell Losoya, EMS Shea Roberts, and Alpine Police Department officer Wyatt Chopelas and Captain Felipe Fierro enjoyed the fare. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

Dear Neil: We have had a planting of dianthus in our flowerbed for probably 15 years. They have done really well until this year, but now they are turning yellow and dying out for some unknown reason. We have not made any changes. What might be causing this?

A new partnership between Sul Ross State University, the University of Texas-El Paso, and Preventative Care Health Services with locations in Alpine, Marfa and Presidio, will develop a behavioral health specialists workforce to improve access to mental health services in five southwest Texas rural counties.