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Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held special meetings on April 27-28 to interview two potential candidates for the AISD Superintendent position. On April 28, the board reviewed, considered, and unanimously selected Dr. Michelle Rinehart as the lone finalist for the superintendent of schools position.

It’s that time of year again, where the end of the school year means more free time for families with kids who are eager to take a break from the books and partake in outdoor pursuits. One way youngsters can become familiar with some of the national park sites while completing fun activities and earning merit badges is through the Junior Rangers Park program.

Greg McKay, Alpine: I’ve heard about the parade, and that it ends up over in Murphy Street. We are new to town, and we just got here in December. I think we will be attending the parade and going over to the festivities on Murphy Street.

MAY 6 Benefit Dance, 8:30 a.m. at Ole Crystal Bar on Holland Ave.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.

On Saturday, May 14, Brewster County will hold a cleanup day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Alpine landfill on U.S. Highway 90, the old landfill site on Albert Road in Marathon, and the Road and Bridge yard on FM 170 in Terlingua.

Walter Kuykendall, program manager for Emergent Air, joins Emergent Air President Lee King, Brewster County EMC Stephanie Elmore, County Sheriff Ronny Dodson, Alpine Mayor Andy Ramos, Terlingua EMS President Greg Henington, City Manager Megan Antrim, and County Judge Eleazar Cano at the Jake Brisbin, Jr., Emergency Response Center in Alpine. Emergent Air took over on May 1 after the expiration of the contract with Terlingua EMS on April 30. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

May 12, 1988 1988 Alpine Junior High School State History Fair qualifiers are, back row, Jon Tabor, Eli Burford, Tim Davis, Neville Haynes, David Hilton, and Jamie Nelson; front row, Shannon Morrow, Mike Hobson, Brenda Acosta, Brodie Hatcher, and Bonnie Lister. May 26, 1988 Induction ceremonies for National Junior Honor Society at Alpine Junior High were last week with 12 new inductees.

Dear Neil: What is the best way to rid my beds of wild dewberries? Their thorns are tearing my flesh off. We live in a rural area, and I have wild dewberries (trailing blackberries) in my ground cover beds as well.

With summer just around the corner, the home gardeners will be sporting dirty knees and leaving behind muddy footprints. Growing your own vegetables has witnessed a resurgence, what with increased produce prices that has led to challenges in commercial farming. This as well as a growing trend towards non-gmo foods we are seeing more people taking advantage of farmer’s markets if they lack the space or time to grow their own vegetables.