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The Holy Angels Cemetery Association and their sponsors will host a New Year’s Eve Dance from 8 to 12:30 Tuesday at the Granada Theater.
Music will be by D.J. Pancho and the Pecos River Band. Tickets are 15 dollars and there will be ten-dollar buffet along with door prizes and party favors.
We’ll see you at the Granada as we welcome in the New Year.
The city has posted on Facebook that the Hal Flanders Recycling Center on Cemetery Road will
be back to regular hours beginning Thursday after being closed for Christmas.
The Center will be open from 9 to 5 Thursday through Saturday with the last load at 4:50.
The announcement was silent about the New Year holiday next week. We expect that to hear
soon so stay tuned.
The next monthly trash bulk pick up is scheduled the week of Monday, January 6.
Residents must schedule their pickup with Texas Disposal Systems next week, one week before
they are scheduled.
Call for your pick up between Monday and Friday next week before noon by calling T.D.S. at
432-837-0845.
Once the pick-up has been scheduled, place your bulk items on the curb or right of way directly
in front of your home.
Do not put anything onto the roadway, in an alley or next to a dumpster.
For more information, visit cityofalpine.com/bulkpickup.
The next show by the Big Bend Arts Council is the Way Out West Show. All mediums will be
accepted and entry deadline is January 7.
As a special part of the show, there was a request to show certain animals in art like bears, bats
and Bighorn Sheep.
The prospectus is available at the Big Bend Gallery at 121 West Holland Avenue in the same
location as the old Catchlight Gallery.
The next Arts Council meeting will be on January 19 at the Food Pantry Building at 933 East
Gallego Avenue.
The back room at the gallery is now in full use and Arts Council President Jan Moeller said it is a
little crowded for a meeting.
She promised an agenda out soon and those with anything that needs to be addressed should
contact Moeller and send them to her.
For that and other information, contact Jan Moller at 364-2651 or email bigbendartscouncil@gmail.com
Sul Ross State University is celebrating the success of its Lobos LEAD program, which launched
in the Fall of last year.
Data show that Sul Ross retained freshmen participating in the program from 2023 to 24 at a rate
23.5 percent higher than their peers.
LEAD stands for Learning, Earning, Assisting and Developing and was designed to help
students succeed academically, develop leadership skills and foster a strong sense of community.
Dr. Kathy Stein, assistant dean for Student Success, said the early success of the program is a
testament to the dedication of the faculty, staff and student leaders.
They help them see Sul Ross as their home for their entire academic career, she said.
Freshmen retention has been a problem in the past and President Carlos Hernandez told us when
he came in that was a key program he would be dedicated to.
And Sul Ross has announced that, beginning this spring, cadets at its Law Enforcement
Academy may be eligible for financial aid.
The Alpine-based university is launching its L.E.A. Certificate Program within the Department
of Homeland Security and Criminal Justice.
Cadets can enroll in the Basic Peace Officer Course without sponsorship from a police
department, which allows them to apply and complete training on their own terms.
For more information, call 837-8614 or see lea@sulross.edu
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