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The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) is pleased to announce the 2024 James F. Scudday Scholarship recipients. With their impressive thesis projects, this year’s scholarship winners are Nicole Dickan and Elle Sutherland.

Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc. (AGN), the 501c3 non-profit has announced the recipients of the Peggy Martin Memorial Art Scholarship as well as the Roger Cutforth Memorial Scholarship.

The summer food program that Alpine ISD sponsors is in full swing as of this past Tuesday, May 28. This program provides lunches for children up to 18 years of age or children with special needs up to 21 years of age. Lunches are free to the children regardless if they are enrolled at AISD or not.

After 24 years with the Museum of the Big Bend, Director Mary Bones hung up her hat on April 30. Thanks to her remarkable contribution to the establishment, the Permian Basin Area Foundation is celebrating her legacy by creating the Mary Bones Endowment for the Museum of the Big Bend.

When does summer begin? Sul Ross State University students have been enjoying summer break for nearly three weeks, and local public school students have just gotten their own taste of freedom. Given that summery temperatures can occur nearly year-round in Texas, most might agree that usually, the real question is whether summer ever ends.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday, May 15 at the AISD Administration Building. A lengthy agenda was discussed, and action items were implemented.

The Big Bend Regional Fire Academy hosted by Terlingua Fire and EMS (TFEMS) held its first skills weekend this past Saturday and Sunday as part of a six-month academy. Seventeen fire cadets from across the region received instruction and hands-on experience on several skills pertinent to their training.

The Smoke in the Mountains BBQ & Ribeye Shootout is less than a month away, and the board of the organization has been busy making plans since last year. The 2023 event was very successful, raising $50,000 for local fire departments. This event is held in loving memory of Sara Adams and Robert Rubio.