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Body Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 15, and the new high school construction progress brought positive feedback from trustees. Board members absent were Dist. 2, Joe Portillo, and Dist. 5, Justin Cross.

Body Sul Ross State University is nationally known for its rodeo program, and in 1949 was the birthplace of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Body It was a delightful evening for a street side serenade as Presidio’s Mariachi Santa Cruz, with musicians Michael Hernandez, Molly Rodriguez, Lucy Ferguson, and John Ferguson, delighted an enthusiastic crowd on Sept. 18 at the Harvest Moon Weekend of art and music in Alpine.

Body There was standing room only on Sept. 9 as business owners and residents filed into the Terlingua Fire and Emergency Management Services center for a public hearing on mass gathering permits.

Body Are you comfortable in your faith? Are you thinking “yes?” After all you go to church most Sundays, put something in the collection plate, and even volunteer for coffee hour on occasion. You have a list of charities you contribute to, and may even attend a Bible study.

Body It’s Friday Night Lights season in Texas, and that means the tradition of high school homecoming games, along with the celebrations of school spirit, which culminate in a rite of passage for many students. And that is no exception in Alpine.

Body For Alpine boutique owner Maritza Acosta, combining a high quality, trendy women’s boutique that caters to all sizes, and educating future generations of women entrepreneurs combines the best of both worlds.

Body Carolyn Barrientes, Alpine: I love to bake, so when the weather starts to change, I Iove to bake things that remind me of the fall weather changing.

Body Send your rockslides to editor@ alpineavalanche.com. UPCOMING EVENTS Sept.

Body Alpine High School Project Graduation held a fundraiser softball tournament at the Valentin Lujan baseball field in Alpine on Sept. 11.