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This is your local and area news.
Tomorrow (Tuesday), head to West Texas National Bank to visit with Santa.
On Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m., the bank is offering free photos with Santa.
West Texas National Bank is located at 101 E Ave E.
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On Wednesday, Front Street Books in Alpine is celebrating Jólabókaflóð – an Icelandic book-sharing tradition.
With any purchase in the store, you’re invited to participate in the event, where you’ll leave a book, and take a book!
All you have to do is bring some books from home, drop them off, and on your way out, take a pick from the bin!
The book-exchange happens Wednesday, Dec. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Front Street Books in Alpine.
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In January, the local nonprofit Alpine Community Projects will host a community conversation on elder care in the region and how to provide for the Big Bend’s aging population.
The meeting is Thursday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the old schoolhouse.
Then later this week, on Saturday, the group will host a demonstration on brick building preservation. The talk will be led by experts in historic preservation, and will be held at 205 E. Sul Ross Ave., starting at 9 a.m.
For more information, head to alpinecommunityprojects.org/
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The Big Bend Arts Council is looking for submissions for its next show, “Way out West-Wildlife.”
The show will run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 24, and the group is looking for work centered on a theme of wildlife to coincide with Wildlife Weekend in Alpine.
The deadline to get your work to the gallery is Jan. 6 at 4:30 p.m.
For more information and requirements for the work, contact Shelly Rogers at agshelly78@aol.com.
The show takes place at the Big Bend Gallery, located at 121 West Holland Avenue.
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The next Wildlife Weekend in Alpine will focus on the owls of the Davis Mountains.
The event is a three-day celebration of the Chihuahuan Desert wildlife, and will feature guided walks, speakers, film screenings and activities. Some of the speakers include experts from Borderlands Research Institute, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, and other conservation organizations.
All events are free and open to the public. The third annual Wildlife Weekend will take place from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
For more information, contact the visitor’s center at visitorcenter@visitalpinetx.com, or call (432) 837-2326.
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In January, a city-county task force will hold three town halls to get public feedback on ground ambulance services in the region.
The taskforce has been meeting to figure out how to move forward with those services, since the contract with the current EMS provider will not be renewed, and it ends in May of next year.
The taskforce includes Alpine, Brewster County officials and community members.
The first town hall will be Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. The other town halls will be Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Sul Ross State University and Saturday, Jan. 31.
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