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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Winchester, a handsome one-year-old black and white tuxedo cat. Who doesn’t like a sharpdressed cat? He is waiting to meet you at the Alpine Humane Society Thrift Store Cattery. Stop by and visit with this handsome boy while you do your shopping.

On June 14 Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson on behalf of Brown Santa presented a $500 check to Katie Herrera at Marathon Public Library to help with the library’s summer programs for kids. Courtesy photo

Quarter Circle 7, The Stable Performance Cars, and Spicewood restaurant sponsored a Father’s Day car show in Alpine on June 20.

Robert Polanco, Jr., has been awarded the title of Master of Code, “considered the PhD of building safety codes certification,” according to May issue of “Building Safety Journal.”

Late on June 21 Brewster County deputies conducted a traffic stop on an RV near the Big Bend National Park entrance on Texas Highway 118 south of Study Butte. The vehicle was occupied by 49 illegal aliens from Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico, along with two U.S. citizens, including the driver.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the proposed critical habitat for the endangered Texas hornshell, a freshwater mussel found in Texas and New Mexico. The Texas hornshell was listed as endangered on Feb. 9, 2018.

Before discussing the various local stage stations on the overland mail route, it is necessary to understand the operations of this huge transcontinental enterprise.

Dear Neil: What is eating the leaves of my zucchini squash? I looked on the backs and didn’t find any eggs. This is damage caused by striped cucumber beetles.

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed several types of fruit that are plentiful in Far West Texas, seemingly without any type of care or attention. That comes as a surprise to me, living in the high desert where little more than cacti actually thrive.

We pray. We read the scriptures. Praying the scriptures combines our praying and reading in a powerful way of communicating with God. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we find instances of God’s people “praying the Word” by quoting Scripture in their prayers, particularly praying the Psalms.