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A lengthy investigation culminated in a Brewster County jury returning a guilty verdict on Michael Spitzer of Marathon. On April 1 Spitzer was sentenced to 60 years in prison for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, a felony, in 2018 and 2019.

Unique home décor and cool vintage finds coupled with a bit of family history is what drives Alpine business owner Sarah Knight Freeman, and she is thrilled to welcome guests to her store at 203 West Holland Avenue.

Zach Davis, Alpine: I haven’t yet filed but I am hoping to get them done very soon. Simply because I was waiting on forms, as well as being busy and not scheduling it sooner.

McDonald Observatory will host its first Dark Skies Festival sponsored by Apache Corporation on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center near Fort Davis.

Alpine Public Library’s Talented Stars fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 9, at Kokernot Outdoor Theatre at 5 p.m. Tickets, which include Roux Alpine gumbo and homemade desserts, are available now at the library. Beer, wine, and water will be available for a donation. Food service will run from 5:45-6:45 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Sissy, an energetic people pleaser who is ready to find her lifelong adventure companion. Sissy is young and playful, and could play fetch with you for hours. She’s a high energy girl, but well-mannered on a leash, and listens well. If you have an existing pet, and would like to see how Sissy will fit in to your family, contact the shelter to arrange a doggy meet and greet.

April 15, 1976 Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Charles E. Wade presents a flag to Brewster County Judge Sam Thomas recently.

Dear Neil: I love to grow spices, but my apartment balcony faces the hot western sun. Plants wilt every day, and they don’t do very well.

The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute will welcome author, biologist, and naturalist James Cornett to the Crowley Theater Marfa on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. Cornett will present “Can’t Live Without You: Hummingbirds and Ocotillos.”

On March 28 at 4:20 p.m., Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance on the Hot Springs Canyon Trail. Rangers responding to the scene found a 53-year-old female hiker in medical distress. They immediately called for further support, and began CPR. An automatic external defibrillator was applied, and CPR was continued for over an hour, but all attempts to revive the victim were unsuccessful. The visitor and her family were visiting Big Bend for the first time.