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In just a few short weeks, one of the world’s foremost museums, education, and research facilities will take a seat in Alpine at the Museum of the Big Bend. Beginning July 3 and running through August 8, the Museum of the Big Bend will host “Spark! Places of Innovation,” a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian focused on innovation in rural America.

The Alpine City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. to enter into an executive session with the city attorney to address and deliberate the employment, discipline, or outright dismissal of City of Alpine Secretary Geoffrey “Geo” Calderon, who was placed on administrative leave with pay at last week’s regular city council meeting after being arrested for narcotics. All council members were present inside council chambers, except Rick Stephens, who joined via Zoom. Calderon was arrested just before 3 a.m. on May 30 for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility, tampering with evidence, and resisting arrest.

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You can tell a lot about a person by how they finish. Do they cross the finish line with all they’ve got? Or do they ease up and coast to the finish line? Do they bear down when it gets painful? Or do they cave in to adversity and fall behind?

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Dear Neil, what would have caused these gray spots on the blades of my St. Augustine? This is slime mold.

Alpine Avalanche.

Begin by cooking a package (or more, depending on how many you plan to feed) of diced bacon, then add in chorizo, ham, and weenies. Add in thinly sliced beef (flank steak works great), along with pork loin.