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The Alpine Memorial Funeral Home float won first place in the Coolest Fourth of July parade in Fort Davis on July 2. Dozens of floats entertained the large crowd lining the street for the annual celebration.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Vonya, a six-week-old female grey tabby. She is a sweet and playful kitten who just happens to be FIV positive.

July 14, 1988 The Big Bend Telephone squad won the Alpine Baseball League’s Pee Wee Division. July 28, 1988 Dorotea Dutchover Granado will celebrate her 100th birthday this Saturday in Fort Davis.

Dear Neil: I planted a Southern Bluebelle blueberry in April. In the past two weeks some of the leaves have turned brown. I planted it in a bagged potting mix “designed for shrubs.” I water it weekly for 20 minutes with the yard sprinkler, then once a week with a hose to keep it going. Is it possible that water is standing around the plant’s root system?

Anyone who really knows me knows that my all-time favorite food is cheese. I mean, how can you go wrong with cheese? It makes everything from enchiladas to apple pie better. And one of the easiest ways to enjoy cheese is to make a grilled cheese sandwich.

The color guard stands ready to start the parade at the Greatest Fourth celebration in Fort Davis on July 2. Crowds lined the town’s streets to cheer this annual spectacle.

What activities were you involved in during your senior year? National Honor Society, Football All State Academics Who was your most influential teacher or coach through high school? Mr. Fox and Coach Fellows were both super influential during my four years in high school.

Alpine Ambassadors sponsored a ribbon cutting on June 18 at El Papalote gift shop on West Highway 90. In the photo surrounded by Ambassador Red Coats are owners and family members Aleisha, Lillian, Sage, Kathy, Leo, Kaci, and Lee Killingsworth.

For the second consecutive year, Jimmy Morris won the hot dog eating contest at the Alpine Kiwanis Fourth of July celebration after eating a total of 8 hot dogs. Here he accepts his prize from Misha Vogel of Big Canyon TV.

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled council meeting on July 5, and water well issues, a delinquent HOT funds update, and a volunteer fire department update drove the discussions. City Manager Megan Antrim said the city is still under water restrictions, and announced that over the weekend, parts of Sunny Glen experienced power outages due to storms.