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Brewster County Commissioners Court met Tuesday, in the commissioners’ courtroom. Brewster County Judge Greg Henington presided, and all commissioners were present except Precinct 4 Commissioner Mo Morrow. The meeting covered a range of topics, including a proposed subdivision, tax collection concerns, and the upcoming annual dump day events in Terlingua and Marathon.

Earlier this year, local business owners and community members gathered for Alpine’s first-ever West Texas Community Building Summit. This summit featured guest speaker Doug Griffiths who introduced his book centered on the ways in which residents can kill their communities. After the initial gathering on Friday evening, the next morning yielded group gatherings, individualized under the headings of economic development, design, organization, and promotion. The ideas generated from these “bucket breakouts” have thus far yielded five different projects already underway.

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Caleb and Cali Hughes were on hand last week to represent the Borderlands Research Institute and Sul Ross’ Department of Natural Sciences at the Ranching and Wildlife College Day program. The event is for 4-H and FFA students who are interested in attending a Texas university for wildlife resource management, ranch management, or similar programs.

HEAD OVER MEALS Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day better than Beef Guinness Stew and Colcannon.

FBC Alpine, Texas One of the great things about living in the Big Bend area is the mountains. Mountains seem never to change, yet the passing of the seasons or shadows brings new vistas and elicits fresh wonder.

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Dear Neil, I saw a devil’s ivy plant with huge (dinner-platesized) leaves in a tropical botanic garden. How can I get mine to produce leaves that large? That’s “adult” foliage, and it’s only produced on stems that are growing vertically.

Alpine Avalanche.