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Sunday will be the first day of December and the last day of the four-day Thanksgiving Season.
We are clearly well into the Christmas holiday and Christmas in Alpine, choreographed largely
by Historic Alpine, gets going.
Next up after Thanksgiving and Black Friday is Alpine’s Historic Alpine Wassail Crawl from 4
to 6 Sunday and again on Thursday.
Strollers will sip on heartwarming wassail and discover downtown Alpine’s festive shops,
boutiques, galleries and restaurants.
Afterward, join the festive spirit at the Brewster County Tree Lighting, presented by Historic
Alpine and the Lion’s Club.
The Big Bend Community Chorale Winter Concert, “Christmas Blessings” will be at 7:30 Friday
at the First United Methodist Church at 208 East Sul Ross Avenue.
For those who like it so much that they’d like to hear it again or those who miss the Friday
performance, it will be repeated at 3 the next Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Marfa.
In addition to the Chorale, Noelle Karleen will direct the Children’s Chorus and Vivace Youth
singers for a special performance.
Saturday brings the Historic Tour of Homes and then the Christmas Stroll up Sul Ross Avenue to
the University for the Tree Lighting.
We’ll have more details of these events as their date nears.
Comptroller Glenn Hegar has announced the transfer of about five and a half billion dollars into
the State Highway Fund and the Economic Stabilization Fund, or “Rainy Day Fund.”
Each received half of the transfer.
Hegar said the transfers show the Texas economy remains strong and well positioned for
continued growth although at a much more moderate pace than in recent years.
He said inflation has come down from the historic levels reached during the current
administration but global financial uncertainty remains.
Consumers continue to grapple with elevated prices on everything from groceries to home and
auto insurance, and geopolitical instability persists.
Hegar said that uncertainty is why lawmakers safeguarded the Rainy Day Fund and continued to
invest in transportation infrastructure.
He said a healthy stabilization fund balance provides a cushion against future bumps in the road
and gives the Legislature flexibility to tackle the critical issues important to Texans.
Jeff Davis County Grantsman Larry Francell said recently he has completed an environmental
review for the county community center renovation project.
He said the review, which he described as a “stamp of approval” found no concerns that will
impede the project.
Since no issues were found, he said the report paved the way for County Judge Curtis Evans to
sign a contract with El Paso-based Aztec Contractors to begin work.
They will transform the former retail store, Fort Davis Outfitters store on Cemetery Road, into a
functional multi-use community center and emergency evacuation shelter.
The project is valued at 3 million dollars, funded by grants, including one from the federal
Housing and Urban Development program.
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