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Alpine High School senior Texas Sablatura was recently awarded the Big Bend Livestock Show Association scholarship. Courtesy photo.

On behalf of the staff and patrons of Alpine Public Library, we would like to thank volunteers Kathy Bork, Linda Bryant, and Kathy Donnell. The library has a number of terrific volunteers, but these three stand out for their efforts to keep the library going during the difficult times of the past year.

Luke Hendryx, AgriLife Extension agent for Brewster and Jeff Davis counties, presented a quarterly report and update at the May 12 Brewster County Commissioners Court regular meeting. Commissioner, Pct 2, Sara Allen Colando was absent.

WesTex Community Credit Union employees on May 14 held a bake sale to benefit the family of Nicole Cardoza who recently passed. The ladies sold burritos, along with cakes and other baked goodies. In the photo Blair Park, Letty Hernandez, and Estella Vega man the tables. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies in Marfa were involved in a high-speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 90 between Alpine and Marfa on May 15.

In the Avalanche May 13 photo, “A National Day of Prayer in Alpine,” Carl Covington is pastor at Faith Alive Cowboy Church in Marfa..

Our Avalanche reporter asked, “What school tradition are you most proud of?” Jessica Hinojos, Alpine: Graduation. Being able to experience the last time the school song is played for you.

McDonald’s owner Irma Campbell proudly supports the nonprofit children’s advocacy organization Frontier CASA, Inc., as she presented a check on May 12 to benefit the children Frontier CASA serves. Campbell and McDonald’s of Alpine held a fundraiser on April 30, and 20% of the restaurant’s sales were donated. Present at the occasion was Noemi Aguilar of Frontier CASA in Alpine; Benjamin Barrientes, Frontier CASA Alpine; Campbell; Veronica Lopez, Executive Director of Frontier CASA in Fort Stockton; Pabla Gonzales, Frontier CASA of Fort Stockton; and Jerry Castellano, Frontier CASA Alpine. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Alpine Humane Society partnered with Fort Davis Veterinary Services for the recent Big Bend Big Fix 2 to spay and neuter 100 pets on May 14. Donors helped subsidize the cost of the procedures, which included vaccines and other care.