Bucks win homecoming,
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On Friday, Buck Stadium was the background to the Alpine homecoming ceremonies and game played against Odessa Compass Academy. The Fightin’ Bucks brought home the win with a final score of 33-18.
October 2023
The continuing saga of Lt. Powhatan Clarke
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Upon his graduation from West Point, Second Lieutenant Powhatan Clarke’s first assignment was Fort Davis with the Tenth Cavalry. There he met Forrestine Cooper, and a tale of unrequited love ensued. As a young second lieutenant fresh from West Point and assigned to Fort Davis, he lived upstairs in the same officer’s quarters as did the Cooper’s.
Let the People’s voice be heard: Reject Proposition 12
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You, the People, should have a voice in how your tax dollars are managed, and in 245 Texas counties, you do. Every four years, you elect someone you trust to manage the county’s funds. If they perform poorly, you fire them at the ballot box.
Correction
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In the early voting article printed in the October 19 edition, the address for Pcts. 2 and 8 on election day is 203 N.
Runnin’ Bucks headed to state
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The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks are headed to state. The girls’ varsity team consisting of seniors Mia Morris and Tannin Ritchie, junior Hope Dominguez, sophomores Emy Hernandez and Megan Struthers, and freshmen Colette Fowlkes and Molly Garrett competed in the Region 1-3A cross country championship on Monday in Lubbock. Four teams of 24 advance to the state competition from region one. The girls were ranked in the top six teams in the region but were not considered one of the favorites to advance. But the girls led by Mia Morris and Emy Hernandez grabbed the third-place team spot, much to the surprise of some, advancing to the state cross country championship. Alpine has had some great runners and teams in the past with several individuals advancing to the state meet under both Coach Keith and Coach Cason but the Runnin’ Bucks have not advanced as a team in recent memory. Mia Morris ran a 12:31 on a difficult hilly Lubbock course placing fourth amongst 2023 state track caliber distance runners. Emy Hernandez ran a personal best of 13:28 in 19th place.
Lady Bucks District Champs
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The Lady Bucks volleyball team played two district games last week, an away game against Kermit on Tuesday and a home game against Crane on Saturday. Then they faced Presidio in the away game that decided their fate as district champions.
David H. Vandervoort
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David “Dave” Vandervoort, 89, of Paradise Valley, AZ & Alpine went to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 9 at his residence. He was born in Texas to Henry Carl Vandervoort Senior and Velma Vandervoort. At 14, he learned to fly a tail dragger and was a distinguished varsity Panther golfer at Paschal High who caddied for Ben Hogan at Colonial Country Club. In 1947, Dave earned the Carnegie Medal for Heroism with Katie Beth Hunter for rescuing the two Ledbetter children from a capsized rowboat at a Fort Worth farm lake. Later Dave met his wife, Susie, while attending Texas A&M University at College Station. They married in the late 50’s and upon Dave’s graduation from Texas A&M in the Corps, they moved with the United States Air Force.
Sul Ross marketing efforts pay off in higher enrollment
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Sul Ross State University’s campus here in Alpine is beginning to see the successful results of a yearlong marketing campaign aimed at increasing enrollment. The majority of our increase this fall is in our graduate school, the target of the campaign – proof that our efforts are working.
Brad Rhea McGuire
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Bradford Rhea Mc-Guire, of Alpine, passed away October 9 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Brad is survived by his wife, Karen McGuire. A celebration of life service will be held on November 11 at Hillside Baptist Church in Alpine at 1:30 p.m.
