September 2021

If it were up to Ylan Hernandez and Shaun Foster the Alpine Fightin’ Bucks would have beaten Sonora last Friday night in Bronco Stadium. But with homecoming and the honoring of the 2000 undefeated 15-0 State Champions, the Broncos were not to be denied in front of a raucous hometown crowd, 42-19.

Do you remember the movie “Ratatouille?” It’s about a rat named Remy with a passion for French cooking. No one believes he can become a great chef, but he finds inspiration in the motto of his mentor, “Anyone can cook!”

Friday night was more of a MASH unit than a football game at Buck Stadium. Both quarterback/safety Jayden Canaba and running back Diego Monclova missed most of the second half of play. The two star players’ absence allowed Wink quarterback Kanon Gibson to carve up the Alpine defense both running and throwing the ball. Gibson and the Wildcat offense churned out 420 total yards to the Bucks 317. With the 40- 24 loss, Alpine falls to 0-3 on the season.

The Alpine Lady Bucks will move into district play on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Gallego center on the campus of Sul Ross State University as the Lady Blue Devils from Presidio come to town. Presidio will be a big challenger in district as they have been a formidable opponent for many years. Alpine has been battling larger schools with bigger programs all season to get them the challenges they will need against tough district opponents.

The Alpine High School cross country runners are halfway through their regular season schedule, with four races left before district. As long as we have enough recovery time, I am a big believer in a lot of racing. The kids are able to challenge themselves every week to handle the mental and physical demands that come with cross country racing. They continue to impress us each week with their commitment to improve and compete at a higher level.

The U.S. has been moving towards totalitarianism for a while. Biden’s handlers are trying to complete the job. This will only stop if Americans unite, remember who we are, and defend our nation. A president has no authority to order his fellow citizens injected. Biden has no authority to “get [elected officials] out of the way.” I don’t care what party you belong too, his speech last week should freeze your blood.

I have announced my retirement from the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo Committee once this year’s event is completely wrapped up. You must know that my time on the Ranch Rodeo Committee has been a true highlight in my life, and I have loved my entire experience with this organization. I love and respect these folks and their dedication to the ranching way of life, and to continually work to produce a first class rodeo.

Attention parents: Did you show livestock as a kid? Has your kid benefitted from the Big Bend Livestock Show? We are asking for your help. Big Bend Livestock show is a great weekend in January, but it is also a year round volunteer board run by those in our community. As with any volunteer-based program, it takes a lot of people and time to run an organization smoothly. Last year alone we had roughly 80 kids through our sale, and gave back $275,000 to the kids.

Joe Biden says 80 million Americans unvaccinated for COVID, with no exceptions for natural immunity or any other good reason, are irresponsible and threaten the vaccinated, yet he makes exceptions for Congress, federal judges and their staffs, postal workers, and illegitimate migrants from around the world. Was his vaccine mandate a Freudian slip about the true worth of COVID vaccines, or was it just an intended insult to the Americans who won’t bow down to his dictatorial Democrat regime?

Monday Night Football is back. The Raiders and the Ravens. What a game! In the first installment of this three part series, I will provide some insight into the male psyche. Next month I will do my best to look into the female psyche. In the third contribution, I will merge the two together, and have some semblance of how men and women can coexist and, better yet, how we as a community, can gel into one delicious, flavorful caldo, just in time for fall.