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A consulting firm based out of Houston has been in Marathon surveying the town for potentially significant historic buildings from Tuesday to Thursday of this week. The firm, McDoux Preservation LLC, helped the Gage Hotel gain a place on the National Register of Historic Places at the end of 2020.

Emma Morales, Alpine: I come from a small town where our hospital is the biggest thing in the community. So, after you go trick or treating you take your candy to the hospital, and you go into the x-ray machine, and you send all your candy down the x-ray machine, and then it will tell you if there’s anything sketchy in your candy. Then at the end you get a little bit extra in your bucket.

All are invited to attend a special event planned for Oct. 22 at the Jeff Davis County Library in Fort Davis when a plaque designating it as a Literary Landmark and a tribute to the late author Lonn W. Taylor will take place.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Ferdinand, a domestic medium hair kitten just under three months old. His orange and white fur and flowing tail are his best features.

October 13, 1988 Alpine Boy Scouts Dallas Davies, Jonathan Seals, and Brian Hubbard stand beside a stock trailer parked at Foxworth-Galbraith that will go to a lucky ticket holder Nov. 12.

Dear Neil: I planted this Nellie R. Stevens holly a few months ago. Recently the dark green leaves started turning yellow, then the lower leaves turned dark and died. I put fertilizer on it and the color improved. What is wrong?

On Oct. 18 the Texas Legislature voted for final passage of Senate Bill 8, which appropriates funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to be used across Texas. A critical piece of this legislation includes $15.5 million dollars to fund a permanent U.S. Customs and Border Protection Inspection Station in Presidio to serve the South Orient rail line, which crosses the international border in Presidio and continues to Dallas.

The Alpine High School Student Advisory Committee met on Oct. 19. Committee members are Kendal Hardaway, Sierra Rickman, Kaitlyn Wiggins, Jaime Rodriguez, Lourdes Acosta, Shaun Foster, Allison Sanchez, and Jace Canaba. The students gathered this week to discuss future bus options, furniture and desk that will be part of the newly renovated high school. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

The theme for this year’s homecoming is Haunted Homecoming since it is the week of Halloween. The parade on Wednesday, Oct.

Managing Editor Early voting on eight constitutional amendments proposed by the recent 87th Texas legislative regular session began Monday, and will continue through Oct. 29.