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LOOKING BACK

Body Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .
June 31, 1988 – Seven-year-old Ty Moreland is out for the season with a broken toe and has to watch his JBS teammates in Alpine Baseball League action from the bench.

A healthy snack to curb those cravings

Body When those cravings hit, oftentimes it’s common to turn to chips, cookies, or candy, none of which are good for you. In other words, a little goes a long way, but as the Lays potato chip company markets, “Nobody can eat just one!
A healthy snack to curb those cravings

UPCOMING EVENTS

Body June 11-September 27 Alpine City Pool, open Noon to 7 p.m. June 12 Davis Mountains State Park, 4 p.m.
Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com

Texas Capital Highlights

Body Screwworm detection prompts disaster declaration Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration late last week after the New World screwworm was found in two calves in South Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News.

SALE awards $60,000 for BRI scholarships

Body The San Antonio Livestock Exposition (SALE) has awarded $60,000 to the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University to support four graduate student scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year, continuing a 15-year partnership that is training the next...

NPSOT to meet this Saturday

Body On Saturday, June 13, at 1 p.m. in the Alpine Public Library, the Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will host a program on Pollinators in the Davis Mountains by Eliana Goodwin of the Borderlands Research Institute.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Body Former principal speaks With regard to my exit as Fort Davis principal. I would like to clarify that I resigned from the position on May 15, 2026 (in FDISD’s public statement, the dates are both off by one day).
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