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On June 25, Alpine Lions Club held its annual installation of officers at Spicewood restaurant. In the photo, 2021 officers Treasurer Nick Simmons, Second Vice President Sue Simmons, Third Vice President Deborah Derden, Lions District Governor Frank Heslin, President Joe Denham, Director Avinash Rangra, and Treasurer and First Vice President John Sutterfield. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

July 27, 1961 Two Alpine boys were among the 15 explorers and leaders from the Buffalo Trail Council Boy Scouts of America attending a 14- day expedition at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico. They were David Teplicek, third row, fifth from left, and Arthur Hafner, third row, 17th from left.

Dear Neil: As you can see, my sago palm is growing prodigiously from its base. However, nothing is coming from the central stalk.

It was a great day for a car wash at the Holy Cross Anglican Church parking lot in Alpine on June 26 as Trail Life TX Troop 0040 members Hardeman Boutwell, James Autry Boutwell, Rudi Wallace, Andrew Luna, Dickson Boutwell, and Judah Dilts are ready to wash dirty vehicles and turn them sparkling clean. The troop washed vehicles at no cost, but welcomed donations to support Troop activities. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are partnering to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on their land.

This is the time of year when I would normally write about Barn Swallows nesting since they delight me annually by raising several broods each season under the eaves of my front porch. But nesting birds close to the house present unique challenges, and not all of us deal with those the same way. This month, I’ll let good friend and Alpine resident Don Derden describe his experiences.

Presidio County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a vehicle washed away at around 10 p.m. on June 28 at the Alamito Creek crossing south of Dollar General. An all night search for the vehicle was conducted, and it was finally located at around 5 a.m. on June 29 with a Sheriff’s Office drone.

A federal judge last week sentenced Thomas Alan Arthur, 65, to 40 years in federal prison for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. On Jan.

At the Brewster County Commissioners Court meeting on June 23, County Judge Eleazar Cano announced that many taxpayers filed protests after appraisal notices were sent out recently. Cano said he, Treasurer Julie Morton, and Auditor Patty Roach met with county Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Denise Flores and Tax Assessor-Collector Sylvia Vega.

STAAR test results headlined the Alpine ISD Board of Trustees regular meeting on June 29. The annual assessment includes testing for third through eighth grade students in reading and math, fourth and seventh grade writing, fifth and eighth grade science, eighth grade social studies, and high school end-of-course assessments for English I, English II, algebra I, biology, and U.S.