Lifestyle

The popular series at the Jeff Davis County Library, Tea on the Terrace, will return to celebrate the autumn season on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. Special guest Patrick Manian of Presidio will demonstrate an authentic tradition of a traditional tea ceremony.

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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Bugs, a beautiful adult male orange and white tabby. He is a very quiet, laid-back kind of cat.

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Alpine Avalanche.

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Phil Epp was born in York, Nebraska, in 1946 and raised in rural Nebraska on a crop/cattle farm. Phil says he is strongly imprinted into the open spaces of the Great Plains where he was born and has spent most of his life. His unique paintings are filled with billowing cloud formations, windswept prairies and vast deserts.

The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, is your first stop as you begin your journey into Big Bend country. Housed in a 1936 Texas Centennial Memorial Museum building, the Museum of the Big Bend tells the unique story of Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties that make up the Big Bend region.

Newcomer of the Year: Jaycee Portillo Pitcher of the Year: Hannah Juett First Team Nicole Baca - First Base Jenica Portillo - Third Basep Alexis Rodriguez - Short Stop Elyse Ramos - Left Field Sierra Ruckman - Utility Second Team Kiara Castillo - Catcher Sierra Maxwell-Valenzuela - Center Field Rikki Vega - Right Field Honorable Mention Nayeli Huerta-Acosta.

Utility Player of the Year: Adrian Lujan First Team All District Pitcher - Jeremy Dominguez Catcher - Teagan Emerson Third Base - Cody Morris Outfield - Jayden Canaba, Diego Monclova Utility - Iden Lujan Second Team All District Shortstop - Aiden Garcia All District Honorable Mention Dom Fierro Jared Roggow Jace Canaba Devon Rojo Elijah Villaneuva.