April 2022

What a day the Lady Bucks had in Denver City last week as they took the title at the Area track meet with a total score of 169 points. The boys took home fourth place with 71 points.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Aldoine, a male about three years old. He is a long-haired black cat with so much love to give! He is currently the official greeter at the Alpine Humane Society Thrift Store. Please stop by and meet him.

The City of Alpine and Keep Alpine Beautiful hosted multiple beautification events in April. On April 10 Cub Scouts Pack 141 removed 269 pounds of trash and 60 pounds of recyclables from Alpine Creek and from the golf course bridge through Medina Park.

Alpine Ambassadors will sponsor ribbon cuttings on April 28 at 5:30 p.m. at West Texas Italian Delicacies, 801 East Holland Avenue; Alpine Wine, 116 North Fifth Street, and Alpine Bed and Breakfast at 5:30 p.m. on May 6, both at Alpine Wine; and The Truck at 5:30 p.m. on May 7 at the corner of...

Well folks, it’s that time of the year once again. No, not the NBA playoffs, (no San Antonio Spurs this year), but rather election time.

Have you ever experienced a West Texas storm roll in? One moment the sky can seem bright and clear, and the next dark and gloomy. And the way you felt - did that change too? One minute we can be up and hopeful, and the next down and doubtful when circumstances change.

Sophomore pitcher Hannah Juett has been the Buck starting pitcher all year, pictured here in Alpine as she helps the Lady Bucks fight against Presidio. The Bucks move into playoffs this evening in Big Spring as they take on Littlefield. The Lady bucks are 6-2 in district.

Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society recently inducted its spring 2022 class of 57 new student members, including Kassandra Acosta of Alpine, during a special virtual initiation ceremony on Facebook.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on April 26, and the issue of hotel occupancy tax violators generated plenty of discussion among County Judge Eleazar Cano, County Tourism Director Robert Alvarez, and commissioners.

What was your favorite subject in school? Mimi Smith, Alpine: English and history. I love words and my father was a historian - he helped me with all my history stuff.