April 2021

Body Alpine High School track-and-field athlete Texas Sablatura goes over on the pole vault at the Area championships in Denver City on April 15. Avalanche photo by J.T.

Body Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller last week invited Texas farmers and ranchers to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Family Land Heritage program, which since 1974 has paid tribute to families who have kept their land in continuous agricultural production for...

Body You don’t usually think of root vegetables in the springtime, but we eat root vegetables nearly every day. Some examples of root vegetables are potatoes, yams, beets, turnips, carrots, onions, garlic, horseradish, radishes, and ginger, just to name a few.

Body Dear Neil: I saw your comment about training Nellie R. Stevens hollies to be more tree-like instead of using them as shrubs.

Body In a push to boost graduate studies, Sul Ross State University announced April 13 a $300,000 stipend to help aspiring students to pursue higher degrees.

Body Early voting for the City of Alpine and Alpine ISD elections will continue through Tuesday, April 27. Through Tuesday, 48 had voted in the city races, and 22 in the AISD contests.

Body The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a water well screening on Tuesday, May 4, in Alpine to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened. A meeting will follow on May 5 to explain the results.

Body Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church of Alpine Danza Guadalup members Ruth Macias, Eva Olivas, and Dayami Fernandez offer cheers and congratulations to Fr. Joe Raj during his birthday parade on April 17 outside the church.

Body The Far West Texas Disaster Recovery Virtual Seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 28, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Body With increased success in fire containment and no growth in fire acreage, firefighters at Big Bend National Park have changed the focus from fire suppression to rehabilitation of damaged areas.