March 2022

Coach CJ Aragon’s men and women rodeo teams once again performed admirably this past weekend in Sweetwater at the Ranger College Rodeo, finishing fifth overall. This weekend he will take his six boys and four girls to Snyder, and face the Southwest Region’s No. 1 ranked team in West Texas College.

On March 27 a Brewster County deputy observed a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling northbound pull into the southbound lane to circumvent the U.S. Highway 385 Border Patrol checkpoint. The deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled north for several miles before coming to a stop.

Jami Gray, Alpine: Yessss I do! I love April Fool’s because I am a joker. I also love it because it’s my stepdad’s birthday.

The City of Alpine held a special council meeting on March 29, and City Manager Megan Antrim announced rate increases for natural gas utility customers. Antrim said that J.J.

Coach Monica Salmon and her Lady Bucks softball team are now 3-0 in district and 7-9 on the year with a 16-1 drubbing of the Kermit Yellowjackets. On the win Salmon said, “We played well yesterday against Kermit.

It was a great day for golf as 18 teams from Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Van Horn teed off at the 2022 Alpine High School Project Graduation fundraiser golf tournament held at the Alpine Country Club on March 26.

APRIL 1 Fish Fry, 5-7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 79 at 805 W.

Baseball Apr. 4 ........Presidio @ Alpine 7 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.