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Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on May 24, and good news about a proposed healthcare clinic in Terlingua and other healthcare benefits for South County was at the forefront.

From May 29-June 1, a team of biologists and resource staff will be applying herbicide to control non-native giant cane (Arundo donax) in the Rio Grande Village area. This is a followup treatment to the prescribed burn in April.

Dear Neil: My daylily isn’t blooming this year, and its leaves are covered with these little pests. What are they, and are they the reason for the non-flowering? These are aphids.

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit.

Sul Ross State University, in conjunction with other organizations, will sponsor a Noyce Middle School STEM summer camp in Alpine and the Tri-County on Monday and Tuesday, June 13- 14, called Caving Across STEM.

The first communion celebration and Mass was held at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on May 1. In the photo, back row, catechist Barbara Tucker, Fr. Pablo Matta, and catechist Lilly Morin; front row, Evan Saenz, Daniel Rodriguez, Amiyah Luevano, Jeshua Iniguez, Oren Galindo, and Luis Nayarez.