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Body BIRTHDAY Our wonderful father Donald Snook, Iowa farmer, WW II pilot who earned his wings at Marfa Army Air Corps Base, Foreign Service and Oil Company worker in the Middle East for 18 years, and now a resident of Alpine will turn 100 years old on March 17. Congratulations, Dad!

Body “The summer 2023 YCC program will be a great experience to learn about careers in the National Park Service. We have an array of exciting outdoor projects for the YCC to be involved in, allowing them to build valuable work and professional skills.”

Body Send your community events to editor@alpineavalanche.com. March 13-15 Cactus and Succulent Sale Fundraiser, 9 a.m.

Body WEEK Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Bam Bam. Bam Bam is outgoing and enjoys the company of adults, comfortable with both men and women and children. He has a lot of energy so a home with older kids is probably best. He often walks with a 9-year-old and does just fine.

Body It’s bluebonnet season in the Big Bend, and this is an example of the Big Bend’s very own species of bluebonnet, Lupinus havardii. .

Body Dear Neil: I just noticed these borer holes all over the trunk of my oak tree. Can anything be done to save the tree? I bring you good news! This is the work of a woodpecker, not an invasion of wood borer larvae.

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Body On Monday, March 6 at approximately 2:45 pm, Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance along the Hot Springs Canyon Trail. The caller indicated that a 64-yearold female had collapsed and was unresponsive.

Body When I was a child, I remember seeing a jewelry commercial in which the nest diamonds were shown on a black velvet cloth. The light on the diamonds was enhanced against the dark and contrasting backdrop.

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