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A two-day Far West Texas Community-Building Summit for our region will begin the evening of Friday, January 17, at The Granada Theatre in Alpine with a live presentation by author Doug Griffiths. His book, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, will offer a road map for area leaders to strengthen and grow their communities through planning and collaboration.

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A look back at his glory days As we sit on the cusp of yet another Super Bowl, one Alpine local can lay claim to being a world-champion Super Bowl player in his own right. In 1958, an Alpine Fightin’ Buck named Robert “Bake” Turner graduated from Alpine High School and moved on to pursue higher education at Texas Tech College, now Texas Tech University, where he played college football, before being drafted by the NFL.

After a lengthy investigation, an arrest was made last Friday, July 5 by the Brewster County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with numerous grass and brush fires that have plagued the area. David Matthew Neet, 44 of Alpine was taken into custody and charged with 20 counts of arson after investigations of the fires led to the discovery of incendiary devices at each of the locations.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at the AISD administration building. Trustees Jimmy Morris and Joe Portillo were absent.

The Alpine Emergency Services Board (AESB) held its final meeting of 2024 on Thursday, December 19, at 5:30 p.m. All board members were present except Aaron Rodriguez, who joined remotely due to illness.

Photo by Kara Gerbert .

BLACKBERRY CAKE INGREDIENTS: For the Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries 22 drops of dark navy blue food coloring (As needed) For the Blackberry Buttercream Frosting: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted 1/4 cup blackberry puree (made by blending fresh blackberries and straining out the seeds) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt For Decoration (Optional): Fresh blackberries Lemon zest Mint leaves INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans or line them with parchment paper.

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