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ROCK SLIDES
Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com June 14,21,28 Nature Walk on the Wild Side, 9 a.m., Davis Mountains State Park.
USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers should make an appointment with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.
Free fitness classes offered in Marfa
Free fitness classes will be held at the Marfa ISD weight room. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. through June and July. Classes began on Tuesday and are available to residents of Marfa ages 18 and older, both men and women.
BBARC to host field day
The Big Bend Amateur Radio Club (BBARC) will hold its annual field day June 28-29 at the Double Diamond pavilion, eight miles south of Alpine on Hwy 118. As in years past, BBARC will participate in national amateur radio exercises from 1 p.m.
Alpine City Manager resigns
Alpine City Manager Megan Antrim resigned after a lengthy city council meeting held on Tuesday. The Avalanche reached out to Antrim, who commented, “I wish the city and the employees the very best.”
Blanco announces significant funding for Sul Ross
Last Wednesday, Senator César J. Blanco announced that Sul Ross State University will receive more than $13 million in new state funding.
