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The City of Alpine held its’ regularly scheduled city council meeting last Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Although the agenda held several action items, most of the meeting focused on discussion of the city finances in terms of infrastructure, including the wastewater treatment plant and other components of the local water system and costs of paving versus seal coating the streets.

The regular meeting of the Brewster County Commissioners Court was held at 9:30 a.m. this past Tuesday. Of note was the agreement with the county elections office and the Alpine ISD along with the City of Alpine for rental of election equipment, as well as a Senate bill that was drafted by Senator Cesar Blanco of El Paso concerning HOT funds.

A child learns from his parents, but sometimes, the parents can learn from their child. — Gregorio Santos, composer.

Sul Ross State University, SRSU, home of the Museum of the Big Bend located on the campus in Alpine, is excited to welcome everyone to the Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building, a stunning addition to the museum’s existing facilities, when it opens to the public on Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. There will be presentations and a book-signing throughout the day.

The Alpine High School trumpet trio of Ryanna Pineda, Hannah Vidal, and Aileen Adame, will advance to state competition in the UIL Solo and Ensemble contest after competing recently at Odessa College.

Last Thursday night, a fire broke out at the Terlingua CSD band hall and robotics building, completely destroying the structure and all contents within. Students and teachers were notified that classes were canceled for Friday morning.

The Emmett and Miriam McCoy building, the new addition to the Museum of the Big Bend on the Sul Ross campus, will showcase the Texas art collection from John L. Nau III as well as paintings from El Paso native Tom Lea, and his series of paintings entitled “Western Beef Cattle,” at their grand opening to be held on March 10.

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Dear Neil: That was great information on how to start Texas mountain laurels from seeds you gave us here recently. No wonder I never could get them to germinate. Two more questions. How much water will they need when they are young? And will they grow well in soil that is basically topsoil underlaid with clay instead of the rocky soil where you normally see them growing natively?