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Body Permian Basin Area Foundation recently announced the opening of the 2022-2023 scholarship cycle.

Body Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Trevor, a three-monthold mix of what appears to be Pit and Black Mouth Cur. He is so cute with his eager eyes, just wanting your attention.

Body What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? Enjoying the memories with my classmates, and winning some trophies with my teammates. What activities are you involved in during your senior year?

Body When Colonel Washington Seawell, Eighth Infantry, arrived on Limpia Creek in October 1854 to build Fort Davis, he selected a beautiful, sheltered canyon.

Body On Dec. 19 Seth Fields received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor at American Legion Post 79 in Alpine. His project involved building and installing bat habitats in Alpine. In the photo, Scoutmaster Hector Holguin, Amy Fields, Seth Fields, and Robert Fields. Courtesy photo

Body Dear Neil: Why would my boxwood be dying on the tops of the plants? I have it all over my landscape. Is this too much or too little water? There is a comparatively new disease that has come from Europe to the East Coast of the U.S.

Body Jim Davis’ famous cartoon character Garfield had a favorite food, and it was not Friskies. No, this cartoon icon savors that cheesy Italian delight lasagna. I mean, what’s not to love about lasagna.

Body Students from Alpine Christian School recently donated blankets to the Family Crisis Center in Alpine at a gathering that included gifts donated to Brewster County Sheriff’s Office Brown Santa effort. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich