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Cinco de Mayo schedule of activities
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Alpine this weekend. Here is a schedule of activities. In the News section, you'll find a feature on this year's parade marshal, Vic Torres, and a look back at past celebrations here plus a story on what Cinco de Mayo is really all about. Friday, May 2 5-7 p.m.: Enchilada supper, Alpine Community Center, 402 E. Gallego Ave. 7-11 p.m.: Cinco de Mayo kickoff social at Magoo's, 905 E. Ave. E Saturday, May 3 10:30 a.m.: Parade along Holland Avenue; grand marshal is Vidal "Vic" Torres 12-4 p.m.: 3rd Annual Car Show featuring Fat Daddy's Home of Loco Goat Low Riders/Street Machines/Rods/Trucks/Bikes and Motorcycles, Murphy Street between 5th and 6th Streets; also featuring Mystic Gitanas, Alpine Extreme All Star Cheerleaders, crafts and collectibles booths, food and drink booths 12-7 p.m.: DJ Music and A Few 2 Many - Tony, Rick & Jimmy 5-6 p.m.: Open tasting (chips provided) at 4th Annual Salsa on Sixth Contest: Categories are traditional, non-traditional and "Hotter Than Hell"; over $600 worth of prizes awarded. Signup sheet posted at 104 North 6th St. and Holland Avenue; for rules and details, call Tanya at 806-781-2929. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.: Free Street Dance on Murphy Street between 5th and 6th Streets featuring Joe Davila & The jetliners from Odessa (if weather is bad, dance will move to Alpine Civic Center) Sunday, May 4 12-7 p.m.: El Gran Mercado at Kokernot Park, featuring food, crafts and games booths. Highlight will be Cinco de Mayo Cookoff for 2008 in memory of Armando "Mando" Uranga; cookoffs will consist of menudo, cabrito, pan de squilia and asado. Entertainment at Kokernot Park: 12 - DJ Music; 1 p.m. - Alpine Middle School Folklorico Dancers; 1:45 p.m. - DJ Music; 2 p.m. - Sul Ross Extreme Cheerleaders; 2:30 p.m. - Mariachi-Santa Cruz; 4:30 p.m. - ABC Playschool Dancers; 5-7 p.m. - The Resonators Salsa On Sixth contest The 4th Annual Salsa On Sixth contest Saturday is sure to be hot, hot, hot! Open tasting (chips provided) is set from 5-6 p.m. Categories are traditional, non-traditional and "Hotter Than Hell." Entrants are to bring at least 1 quart of salsa/chile at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and they may enter more than one salsa. A signup sheet is posted at 104 North 6th St. and Holland Avenue. More than $600 worth of prizes will be awarded. Benefactors include: Edelweiss Brewery & Restaurant, $30 gift certificate; Kiowa Gallery, $50; Texas Treasures, $50 gift basket; Holland Hotel, weekend package worth $440; Ringtail Records, $20 gift certificate; Reata, $25 gift certificate; Alpine City Limits, meal for 2; Porter's Thriftway, $50 gift certificate; Frito-Lay, 2 cases of chips; Alexander's, gift certificate; Curva Grande Trading Co., hand-embroidered tablecloth worth $42; TransPecos Guitars, T-shirt; Harry's Tinaja, drink coupons and T-shirt; Texas Fusion, gift certificate dinner for 2; and more. For more details, call Tanya at 806-781-2929. First murder in years: 'This is the first homicide since I took office,' says Sheriff Ronny Dodson cindyperry@alpineavalanche Brewster County's biggest fire of what could be a brutal season flared up Wednesday, April 23, in the mountain canyons just west/northwest of Marathon. Big Bend Ranch is ready to show off In recent months, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has concentrated on making Big Bend Ranch State Park easier to use. A hundred or so area residents, history buffs, pioneers and sons and daughters of pioneers gathered Saturday for the annual Pioneer Day tribute to the ranchers, farmers, soldiers, families and other workers who settled this part of the world before 1920. Cinco de Mayo schedule of activities Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Alpine this weekend. Here is a schedule of activities. |
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