January 2022

Kevin Sawyer, Alpine: I didn’t actually make one, but I used to smoke and I don’t smoke anymore. That was a past resolution, a long time ago.

Permian Basin Area Foundation recently announced the opening of the 2022-2023 scholarship cycle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Trevor, a three-monthold mix of what appears to be Pit and Black Mouth Cur. He is so cute with his eager eyes, just wanting your attention.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? Enjoying the memories with my classmates, and winning some trophies with my teammates. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? National Honor Society, football, basketball, track, baseball, and golf.

When Colonel Washington Seawell, Eighth Infantry, arrived on Limpia Creek in October 1854 to build Fort Davis, he selected a beautiful, sheltered canyon. The Army brought the first settlement to the region, which was thought to be public lands, and thus available for government use.

On Dec. 19 Seth Fields received his Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor at American Legion Post 79 in Alpine. His project involved building and installing bat habitats in Alpine. In the photo, Scoutmaster Hector Holguin, Amy Fields, Seth Fields, and Robert Fields. Courtesy photo

January 15, 1976 Three-year-old Christopher Nelon looks to be in agony as he looks for some medical and maternal help for his scraped knee. Chris, son of Mr.

Dear Neil: Why would my boxwood be dying on the tops of the plants? I have it all over my landscape. Is this too much or too little water? There is a comparatively new disease that has come from Europe to the East Coast of the U.S.

Jim Davis’ famous cartoon character Garfield had a favorite food, and it was not Friskies. No, this cartoon icon savors that cheesy Italian delight lasagna. I mean, what’s not to love about lasagna.