February 2021

PET OF THE WEEK

Body Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Maenita who came to the shelter when her owner passed away. She is a happy girl, and a bundle of energy. She loves to run and play tag. She also enjoys quiet time where she loves to cuddle.
PET OF THE WEEK

Signing day for Fightin’ Bucks

Body Alpine Fightin’ Bucks football players Fabian Equihua, Allen Vargas, and Aaron Lara signed letters of intent to play football for the Sul Ross State University Lobos on Feb. 5 at the high school library.
Signing day for Fightin’ Bucks

Apple graft gone bad

Body Dear Neil: This is a three-year-old dwarf apple tree. As you can see in the photo, all of the growth is on one side of the graft line. The opposite side has no bark. Do I have to leave the tree staked? My concern is that I’ll come out some morning, and find the tree broken off.
Apple graft gone bad

LOOKING BACK

Body February 3, 1971 Astronaut Alan Shepard, center, who hopes to walk on the moon tomorrow, was greeted by a large number of Big Bend residents when he and others in the space program arrived at the Presidio County Airport on April 1, 1964.
LOOKING BACK

Expiration waivers end in April

Body The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public that the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14. Customers who need to renew are urged to make an appointment or renew online today.

It’s Girl Scout cookie season

Body The Girl Scout Cookie Program has long taught girls how to run a business via cookie booths, door-to-door, and the Digital Cookie platform online. When the pandemic hit in the middle of the 2020 season, girls were faced with the same challenges as other small businesses.
Alpine High School ninth grader Hannah Vidal pauses for a photo as she sells Girl Scout cookies outside Porter’s on Fifth Street in Alpine on Feb. 7. Proceeds from the sale will go to Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest, and, in turn, to various troops. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Making Fermented Vegetables at Home

Body Ingredients: 4 cups vegetables of your choice, washed and peeled (if desired), and cut into roughly evenlysized pieces seasonings of your choice (see below) 4 cups chlorine-free water 2 tablespoons sea salt (I use pink Himalayan salt) Directions: Fill a clean, wide mouth jar with...