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Body Alpine High School registration will start soon, with freshmen registering on Aug. 10 from 9-11:30 a.m., and sophomores on Aug.

Body Helping landowners make the best decisions about how to effectively steward their properties is a key focus for the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University. That’s why BRI is helping to bring a special workshop to West Texas.

Body ■ UPCOMING EVENTS July 31 Texas Music 5K fun run, 8 a.m. at Printco, 108 S.

Body Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Bell, a very tiny, superaffectionate three-yearold beauty who simply lights up at the sight of you.

Body Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson hosted a meeting of the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officer’s Association on July 14 at Post Park in Marathon, in conjunction with the Association’s 50th Anniversary.

Body Alpine Ambassadors welcomed the city’s old fashioned ice cream shop Scoops Creamery as it celebrated its first year anniversary with a ribbon cutting on July 24.

Body Riley Spencer, a junior at Angelo State University and a 2019 graduate of Alpine High School, recently performed with Opera Maya in Cancun, Mexico. This international classical music festival was founded in 2010 by American soprano Mary Grogan.

Body What activities were you involved in during your senior year? I participated in track and field and with the robotics team. Who was your most influential teacher or coach through high school?

Body The City of Alpine will accept entries for the 2021 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest through Sept. 30. This is the 11th year for the annual contest, named for the #AlpineTXPhoto hashtag which can be used to browse hundreds of previous contest photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Body “All aboard for San Francisco.” Thus was the call at the Butterfield Overland Mail terminal in St. Louis.