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The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 23, at the Alpine ISD Administration Building. District 7 Trustee Joshua Cross and District 2 Trustee Joe Portillo were not in attendance. Alpine ISD Superintendent Michelle Rinehart presided over the meeting.

HEAD OVER MEALS When thinking of salad, the variety of ingredients these days is almost limitless. Using a variety of cheeses, nuts, various greens, and fruit is quite common.

The title of this devotional may actually give you some trouble. How can we say that God is good when so many children and adults have lost their lives in recent floods, or when our expenses are growing faster than our income, or when death takes our loved ones and friends?

Alpine Avalanche.

Dear Neil, my red oak is about 10 years old. Some of the leaves are starting to look distressed, so I looked closely. I noticed small red ants climbing up and down the trunk almost as if they were harvesting something. And then I found these unusual nodules at the ends of almost all the branches.

The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died.

The Brewster County Commissioners Court held a special meeting Tuesday at the Brewster County Courthouse. Brewster County Judge Greg Henington presided over the session. Precinct 3 Commissioner Ruben Ortega was absent.

On Friday, July 25, representatives from Austin Bat Refuge in Austin were onsite at McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis to release a big freetail bat back into the wild.

An exciting Backyard Bible Club event is coming to Kokernot Park! Hillside Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, and Fuenta de Vida Assembly Church, all of Alpine, are joining together to host a fun adventure similar in style to Vacation Bible School!