News

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 18, and a proposed contract to reestablish a water well for the city drove the agenda. Council member, Ward 2, Chris Rodriguez, was absent.

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On Friday, Oct 28. at Marathon Elementary School, 105 North Fifth Street, Marathon ISD will host a Halloween carnival.

WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Sky, a three-year-old black and white Husky mix. A pretty big girl, she weighs in at 84 pounds. Sky would love to join your family, and have a home of her own. You can meet Sky at the Alpine Animal Shelter, and watch her in our playgroup during weekday mornings.

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Dear Neil: Someone told me I would like the smaller-flowering pansies better than the types with large blooms. Why would they say that? Much of it depends on how and where you will use them.

It is time once again to validate animals for the stock shows. Sunday, Oct. 23, will be validation for lambs and goats only for all shows. Goats will validate from 1-2:30 p.m., and lambs from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

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The Swifts, one of Alpine’s most popular musical groups, will host a performance at the Holland Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 26, by visiting singer/songwriter Michael Hearne. Starting at 7 p.m., the evening will feature music from the Swifts followed by a set from Hearne.