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Tomorrow (TUESDAY), at the next city council meeting, city leaders are set to discuss the open city manager position and take action to hire someone for the role.
That’s according to an agenda for the meeting, which takes place Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
City council members are also set to discuss establishing a policy for the city funding nonprofit organizations.
You can find a copy of the agenda online at cityofalpine.com.
Also, before tomorrow’s city council members, city officials will hold a workshop to discuss water projects and financial planning, among other presentations. That starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers.
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This week, the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute will host a guest lecture on desert toads, and frogs.
Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, a professor at Texas Tech, will lead the discussion and will also talk about biodiversity and conservation in arid and semi-arid regions.
Her presentation is called “Let’s Talk Toad: Sex, Water, and Bad Decisions.” It will be held Thursday, October 9 at the Crowley theater in Marfa, starting at 7:00 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact lgordon@cdri.org.
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There’s a new history exhibit at the Jeff Davis County Library in Fort Davis.
“In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez” documents Chávez’s career that saw him pave the way for better working conditions for American farm workers.
The 22 images featured in the exhibit are from original vintage photos.
The exhibit is free of charge, and will be open until this Friday, October 10.
For more information, call the library at (432) 426 3802.
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Next week, the Texas Wildlife Association will host a fundraiser to help in the organization’s mission to conserve Texas’ wildlife,natural resources and hunting heritage.
The fundraiser takes place October 17 at the Granada theatre in Alpine with dinner, drinks, raffle prizes, and a live auction.
The event’s guest speaker is Matt Hewitt from Borderlands Research Institute.
For more information head to texas-wildlife.org.
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Alpine ISD is inviting the public to recommend a new name for the Alpine High School gym.
According to the district, the renaming process will be accompanied by $160,000 worth of renovations. The Wilson-Stice Court, located within the gym, will retain its name and this renaming project is intended for the gym as a whole.
The district is looking for recommendations honoring people who have made significant contributions to public education and have been standout role models for students.
Recommendation forms and instructions can be found online at alpine.esc18.net/gym-renaming.
For more information, contact Dr. Michelle Rinehart at mrinehart@alpineisd.net or by phone at 432-837-7700.
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Later this month, head to the USO building in Marfa for a one-day workshop on watershed solutions.
On Oct. 22, the Rio Grande Joint Venture, along with Borderlands Research Institute and the Dixon Water Foundation, will host a workshop covering practical, cost-effective techniques for improving stream and watershed health.
This workshop is designed for contractors, landowners, land managers, restoration practitioners, and those interested in learning how to plan, build, and maintain low-tech structures like one-rock dams, brush weirs, and more.
Coffee and lunch provided.
The workshop starts Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 9 a.m.
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Later this fall, Marathon Public Library will host a grand opening celebration for its new building.
The new space, which is already open to the public, has been an effort years in the making, and part of the new expansion includes a community room, areas for infants, children and teens, an outdoor garden and expanded stacks for the library’s collections.
Another part of the renovation will see the nearby adobe schoolhouse–the first-one built in Brewster County–restored into a history museum.
The grand opening celebration will be November 6.
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