April 2022

On April 4 in front of the Brewster County Courthouse, Brewster County deputies, Alpine Police Department officers, and county and city employees took part in a siren ceremony to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? I am looking forward to basketball season and the county stock show. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? I am in involved in FFA, National Honor Society, Student Council, basketball, and track.

Steven Charles Schroeder, Sr. left this earth unexpectedly to join Jesus in Heaven on March 14, 2022. Steve was born Dec. 8, 1944, in Lincoln, Neb., to Dot and Wally Schroeder, where Wally was stationed during World War II. Sadly, Wally was killed in the war when Steve was four months old, and never met his baby boy.

Virginia C. Gonzales, former resident of Midland, Texas, and former resident of Alpine, Texas, closed her eyes to her earthly home and opened them to her Heavenly home on June 2, 2019, in Midland with her beloved family by her side. She was 79.

Venus Snedecor Travis, 57, of Alpine, Texas, passed away in Glen Rose, Texas, due to seizure complications on March 30, 2022. She was born to Dean and Mary Snedecor in Mineral Wells, Texas, on Aug. 21, 1964.

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled city council meeting on April 5, and a proposed EMS contract update and a controversial gas rate were some of the issues discussed. Regarding emergency medical services, City Attorney Rod Ponton said he will be sending out a proposed draft of the contract between the city and El Paso-based Emergent Air as the new emergency medical services provider.

Although voters are already aware of separate city and school board elections coming up on May 7, many may not be aware of two Texas constitutional amendments being presented on yet another ballot. All Brewster County residents will vote on these amendments, and some Alpine voters may have to visit three different sites to cast ballots.

Scouts of Trail Life Troop TX 0040 from Holy Cross Anglican Church of Alpine are excited to show off their newly acquired Adopt-a-Highway sign just east of town on U.S. Highway 90. The troops dedicated their time on April 2 to pick up roadside litter as part of TxDOT’s Keeping Texas Beautiful initiative, which allows volunteers to adopt stretches of state-maintained roadways to conduct litter pickups. The troop received safety training, along with safety vests and litter bags.

Whether serious rockhounds, amateur geologists, or casual rock collectors who love to pick up pretty stones, there is something for everyone at the 31st Annual Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Show, coming up Friday through Sunday, April 15-17, at the Alpine Civic Center.