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Firefighters do more than fight blazes or step up in emergency situations. Firefighters have the privilege of serving by giving back to the community they call home. They are dedicated members whom residents can count on.

Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. This is a day many individuals will be wearing green and adding green food coloring to their beverage and/or food items to celebrate the day. However, Patrick’s life was so much deeper than that. There are some important lessons from his life that are applicable for today.

Marathon Public Library is participating in the pilot phase of the Library Space Technology Network project. The project is a collaboration between the John G. Wolbach Library at the Center for Astrophysics and the Libre Space Foundation to create new infrastructure to support small satellite missions, and offer public library communities the chance to build and engage with space technology.

We lament invasion and destruction of your land by cross-border foes Keep your bravery and resistance flowing before injustice and oppression Stand with resilience and determination for your loyal and frightened masses Raise your voices and your flag high above bombs, cruelty, and soldiers Though the battle be weary and unjust fight for truth, peace, sovereignty Praise your citizens who defend it and maintain reverence for life March and rally your homeland heroes for thee we join in your battle song At sundown call out prayers, thanks for all shelter well, to live to fight another day..

Alpine native Beryl P. Crowley of Austin has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2022 Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. The award recognizes attorneys whose practices have spanned 50 years or more, and who adhere to the highest principles of the legal profession and service to the public.

While Big Bend residents share a keen sense of community, they also boast a culture expressed through appreciation of music. Joining in that legacy is the Big Bend Bluegrass Association. Bluegrass music, like folk music, incorporates traditional country and gospel, and has become one of the mainstays of American music since the 1940s. And now, Alpine resident Cyndi Perdue wants to share in her excitement for bluegrass for all to enjoy.

Museum of the Big Bend will open its spring exhibit on April 22 with “Fred Darge Paints the Big Bend and Beyond,” and many are eagerly awaiting its unveiling. Born in 1900 in Rendsburg, Germany, Darge entered the U.S.

On March 14 Brewster County deputies, U.S. Border Patrol Agents, and Department of Public Safety Air Operations responded to remote southeastern Brewster County in response to a large group of suspicious persons trespassing on private property. After several hours of tracking, 14 illegal aliens from Mexico were apprehended. The suspects were referred to Border Patrol agents for processing and deportation. Courtesy photo

Ben Lara, Alpine: The last couple of year’s I’ve had to work for St. Patrick’s Day.

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church’s Knights of Columbus in Alpine held their annual Fry-Day Lenten fish fry on March 11 at the Parish Hall, with many volunteers contributing their time and efforts for a good cause. Here, Christopher Jimenez, 9, of Alpine pauses for a photo as he gets a takeout plate, joining Our Lady of Peace parishioner and volunteer Stephanie Haynes and Knight Robert Polanco. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill