October 2021

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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Busy Bee, a gorgeous girl who is 16 years old. But please don’t let her age put you off. Busy Bee’s owner became ill and surrendered her, hoping her cat would find a comfortable home to live out the rest of her life.

The annual Blessing of the Animals will be held this year at the Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m.-noon. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, fish, donkeys, and every other creature are welcomed to be blessed. For pets who don’t play well with others, or maybe aren’t very mobile, or recently lost pets, bring a photo of the pet to receive a blessing. Curb-side blessings are also available.

From Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, Teens are invited to discover a new recipe from an Alpine Public Library cookbook, and share their results on social media. Gift certificates to local restaurants will be rewarded for all efforts. For more details, contact Mary Beth at kids@alpinepubliclibrary.org .

At a cookout hosted by Dave Durant and The Stable Performance Cars in Alpine, local law enforcement, Border Patrol, and EMS personnel enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings on Oct. 3. In the photo, Alpine Police Department Chief Darrell Losoya, EMS Shea Roberts, and Alpine Police Department officer Wyatt Chopelas and Captain Felipe Fierro enjoyed the fare. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

October 1992 Alpine Buck Louis Espinoza breaks a tackle for a touchdown during last week’s contest against the Greenwood Rangers of Midland. The Bucks will return home to play Van Horn in their homecoming game at 8 p.m.

Dear Neil: We have had a planting of dianthus in our flowerbed for probably 15 years. They have done really well until this year, but now they are turning yellow and dying out for some unknown reason. We have not made any changes. What might be causing this?

A new partnership between Sul Ross State University, the University of Texas-El Paso, and Preventative Care Health Services with locations in Alpine, Marfa and Presidio, will develop a behavioral health specialists workforce to improve access to mental health services in five southwest Texas rural counties.

Visit Alpine, Texas brought home four awards in the inaugural Texas Travel Awards. Launched by the publishers of Austin Monthly, San Antonio Magazine, and Texas Music, the awards set out to celebrate the top travel destinations and attractions across the Lone Star State in a year when the travel industry is working hard to bounce back after significant impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Mexican national was sentenced last week to 115 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the U.S., and to 60 months for transporting illegal aliens in the U.S. According to court documents, Juan Luis Mendoza-Iturralde, 39, a former Mexican soldier, pleaded guilty to one count of transporting illegal aliens and one count of illegal reentry into the U.S.