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Results are in from the May 3 municipal elections across the region.
And in the ONLY competitive race in Alpine – to represent Ward 1 on the City Council – Richard Portillo received an overwhelming amount of the votes, guaranteeing a spot on the council.
Municipal elections in Marfa were cancelled – but the ballot in Presidio was packed. In the race for school board, Jeremy Velasquez, Maria Loyola Montoya, and Iris S. Galindo were the top 3 vote-getters and will be elected. In other school matters, Presidio narrowly voted down a nearly $10 million school bond that would’ve gone toward updating school facilities and buying new school buses.
In the race for two full-term city council seats, Silverio Escontrias and Bianca Martinez-Bailon were the top vote getters. And for the unexpired term on the council, Juan Saenz edged out his opponent Alondra Flores.
The Alpine City Council will have its regular city council meeting tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at the city council chambers, located at 803 W. Holland Avenue.
You can find an agenda for the meeting at cityofalpine.com
Mammogram services return to the Big Bend region this week.
Late last year, the future of those services was put in limbo when the only provider in the region shut down. Now, a new company will provide mammogram services beginning tomorrow, May 6, at the Presidio Activity Center. The next day, May 7, the services will be offered in Terlingua. And from May 8th to the 9th, mammogram screenings will be held at Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine.
Call 888-204-9214 to schedule your appointment today, space is limited.
The Small Business Development Center at Sul Ross State University in Alpine is hosting two training sessions on Wednesday.
The first will provide you with the fundamentals for delivering effective talks or presentations. This talk will provide participants with a new understanding of influence, communication and use of information. This training is from 10 a.m. to 11.
Then, from 11 a.m. to noon, the SBDC will host a Zoom webinar on increasing your business’ reach through accessibility. In this one-hour session, you’ll learn what accessibility means online, and how to implement the best practices to help your business grow and improve the experience for all users. Learn how to design for accessibility – from web pages and email to tips for being more inclusive. The session is Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to noon.
For more information on these trainings – including a link to the webinars – visit https://sbdc.sulross.edu/
Next week, Texas Parks and Wildlife will host a lecture on black bears in the region.
Join wildlife biologists and game wardens for a discussion and Q&A on living with black bears – from creating a so-called “BearWise” neighborhood and the history of black bears in the state to securing your home and the latest research on bears in the area.
The discussion takes place Tuesday, May 13 at the Alpine ISD auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30.
If you have any questions, you can contact TPWD at 432-244-9916.
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