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It was a delightful evening for a street side serenade as Presidio’s Mariachi Santa Cruz, with musicians Michael Hernandez, Molly Rodriguez, Lucy Ferguson, and John Ferguson, delighted an enthusiastic crowd on Sept. 18 at the Harvest Moon Weekend of art and music in Alpine. The annual fall event celebrates all things artistic as it brings together locals and tourists alike touring local murals and galleries while enjoying a relaxing evening with family and friends. Other performers were Alpine’s Tom Griffith along with All that Jazz. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

There was standing room only on Sept. 9 as business owners and residents filed into the Terlingua Fire and Emergency Management Services center for a public hearing on mass gathering permits.

Are you comfortable in your faith? Are you thinking “yes?” After all you go to church most Sundays, put something in the collection plate, and even volunteer for coffee hour on occasion. You have a list of charities you contribute to, and may even attend a Bible study.

It’s Friday Night Lights season in Texas, and that means the tradition of high school homecoming games, along with the celebrations of school spirit, which culminate in a rite of passage for many students. And that is no exception in Alpine.

For Alpine boutique owner Maritza Acosta, combining a high quality, trendy women’s boutique that caters to all sizes, and educating future generations of women entrepreneurs combines the best of both worlds.

Carolyn Barrientes, Alpine: I love to bake, so when the weather starts to change, I Iove to bake things that remind me of the fall weather changing. Sometimes we don’t get the seasons here, but we start to feel the weather changing-have the smells of the pumpkins, spices, all those thing that people normally bake before Thanksgiving.

Send your rockslides to editor@ alpineavalanche.com. UPCOMING EVENTS Sept.

Alpine High School Project Graduation held a fundraiser softball tournament at the Valentin Lujan baseball field in Alpine on Sept. 11. Here, teammates Jaelyn Monclova, Alexis Rodriguez, Jenica Portillo, Andrew Rodriguez, and Ryka Morales from Alpine High School pause for a photo between innings. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

The City of Alpine held a special council meeting on Sept. 14 to approve the first reading of an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget, along with approving the June and July invoices issued by city attorney Rod Ponton. Council, Ward 2, Chris Rodriguez was absent.

September 10, 1981 Marfa’s Danny Short (22) gets there too late as Alpine’s Ernest Ramos scores against the Shorthorns on Friday night. Photo by Linda Marlowe September 24, 1981 The Alpine Centennial Days exhibition trailer won first prize for best exhibition when it traveled to Odessa last week to participate in the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition.