November 2021

At the recent 2021 American Southwest Conference volleyball awards, Annika Canaba was named Most Valuable Player, two others were honored, and Sul Ross was recognized as Coaching Staff of the Year. Canaba was also named to the All-Conference First Team.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? I am definitely looking forward toward my last year playing high school basketball. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? I am currently involved in varsity basketball, football, track, golf, and National Honor Society.

Football erased a 21-7 halftime deficit, tying the game midway through the third quarter, but fell 31-28 in a back and forth offensive affair to the visiting East Texas Baptist Tigers. The Lobos’ first drive of the game ended with a lost fumble before the defense stood tall, and forced a Tiger punt to give the offense the ball on the Lobo 44-yard line.

Quail season began statewide Oct. 30, but outside of South Texas, bobwhite and scaled quail populations continue their long, slow recovery following several years of drought. As such, hunting opportunities and success will vary across the state.

Parents thinking of vaccinating your children, here is some information from the FDA and CDC, “But we’re never going to learn about how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it. That’s just the way it goes.”

After several conversations with local citizens and business owners, it is clear to me that the Alpine community cannot get the fall 2021 Sul Ross enrollment statistics. This is glaringly obvious because in prior years, those statistics by campus were front page news. I would assume that local media depend on that information being provided by the university.

Nov. 11 is a day when we honor all our veterans who put on the uniform to protect our way of life, and never asked for a thank you. Many came back injured, and had to adjust to a new way of life. Remember, freedom is not free!

If you farm or ranch for a living, by now you’ve almost certainly heard the term WOTUS, which stands for Waters of the United States. The subject of regulatory and legal battles for most of the last decade, the saga continues.

Out West Feed and Supply is expanding, and owner Kim Claiborne said Artwalk was a big part of their decision to open a shop in downtown Alpine. Out West Clothing Store opened its doors on Holland Avenue on Nov. 9.

Tim Roberts was born and raised in Kansas, and received a BA in art/anthropology and a BA in sociology from Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kan., in 1985, and an MA in archeology from the University of Tulsa in 1988.