January 2022

Body The Alpine Lady Bucks battled the Fort Davis Lady Indians on Jan. 4, and pulled out a 33-32 win on the Lady Indians’ home court.

Body The 78th Annual Big Bend Livestock Association Show starts tomorrow, and everyone is invited to come out to the ag barn on West Del Rio Street near Alpine Middle School to show support for these hard-working youngsters.

Body Boys Basketball Jan. 7 Fort Stockton @ Alpine Gold 4:30 p.m./Purple 6 p.m./ Varsity 8 p.m.

Body A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes. It’s true that in the internet era, historic figures we once considered heroic are being reevaluated as their past misdeeds and personal peccadilloes are revealed.

Body In the blink of an eye, 2021 has zoomed by - and often on Zoom! Thankfully, Michael’s Mountain Ministry was able to once again bring the Live Nativity in person to all the wonderful people who made up our large audiences each of the three nights of performances.

Body In the Dec. 23, 2021, edition of the Avalanche, you published a letter from a Fort Davis resident decrying our government’s “manipulative efforts” to “create and increase fear of COVID,” and who likened COVID’s lethality to that of the flu.

Body Terlingua CSD Superintendent Reagan Reed and the Board of Trustees will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new multi-purpose facility at Big Bend High School at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, and the public is invited

Body On Dec. 26 a panel of ancient petroglyphs in the Indian Head area of Big Bend National Park was irreparably damaged when vandals chose to boldly scratch their names and the date across the prehistoric art.

Body For Marfa ISD instructor Arturo Alferez, teaching kids not just the dance steps but also the history and culture that goes with the dance moves is what drives Marfa’s Ballet Folklorico Aztlán.

Body On Dec. 30, Brewster County Sheriff’s Office deputies and U.S. Border Patrol agents disrupted a smuggling scheme involving three illegal aliens in a hotel room in Lajitas. The suspects were referred to Border Patrol agents for processing and deportation.