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What activities are you involved in during your senior year? I participated in computer science UIL. Who has been your most influential teacher or coach through high school? My most influential teacher would be Coach Valenzuela.

The Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University has been awarded a grant for $12,500 from the Cooperative Research and Training Programs of the National Park System, Department of the Interior.

Pilots standing by at an open house at Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport Saturday to answer questions about aviation firefighting. In the photo, pilot Dan Phillips, pilot Jorden Grieff, pilot Jim Allmon, and single engine aircraft tanker manager Bill Sprinkle. Photo by Beth Peabody

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled council meeting on June 21, and watering restrictions and ongoing utility bill issues were some of the main items discussed.

Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting on June 20 that included the selection of Jarrett Vickers as the new high school principal and Curtis Wubbena as the new elementary school principal.

Alpine’s Xtreme All-Star 12U softball team members were pumped up and ready to hit a homer with super sweet deals at their bake sale fundraiser on June 18 outside of Morrison True Value in Alpine.

The Big Bend consists of a thriving arts community where dedicated artists share their talents. And now an inspirational mural makes a vivid presence at the Sul Ross State University campus where civic leaders welcomed those who made valuable contributions to the university and to the region.

I am starting to see the benefits of my somewhat nomadic upbringing. I spent the first years of my life in California, my teenage years in El Paso, some of my adulthood in Ozona, and my college years in San Antonio.

Giving back to the community teens call home not only brings intrinsic rewards but also offers the opportunity to make a difference. That is what Frontier CASA, a nonprofit organization helping support children in foster care, is all about.

Elise Kuchler, Judy Stokes, and Madison Cavness pose outside of Kokernot Field in Alpine with a 1960s signed Alpine o6 Cowboys baseball bat. It was then presented to Hugh S. White, Stokes’ uncle. The vintage bat was signed by all of the 1960s players and their manager.