April 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 21 Alpine Ambassadors Mixer, 6-7:30 p.m. at BBT in Alpine.

John McCarthy, Alpine: 45 record. 60s and 70s country and story books on record.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) secured $1 million in funds for the Sul Ross State University Archaeology, Anthropology and Cultural Research Center, better known as the Center of Big Bend Studies, during the 2022 budget process. President Joe Biden signed the budget into law on March 15, certifying these funds for the Texas 23rd Congressional District.

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled city council meeting on April 19, and settled the issue of permitting coin-operated machine establishments, or slot-machine casinos, to operate in the city, with a maximum of 20-coin operated machines per establishment.

On April 9 members of the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new business to town, Highland Hereford Cafe, located at the corner of Highway 118 and State Street in Fort Davis. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill.

BBT is participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission program. The new long-term benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service.

American Legion Auxiliary 79, the auxiliary to the local Big Bend post, awarded prizes to the winners in its fundraiser on April 15. Fern Scudday won a $100 gift card to Porters, Marla Fuentez won a $200 gift card from Cobos Lube, and Tony Mele won a $300 gift card to Porters. In the photo, Auxiliary members Jodye Stone, Sheila Johnson, and Sara Bow, winners Marla Fuentez, Tony Mele, and Fern Scudday, and Auxiliary President Sara Herman. Courtesy photo

Are we forgetting something? Nearly everyone on both sides of the aisle says we can’t put “boots on the ground” in Ukraine because they are not a NATO member. But what about our 28-year-old promise that if Ukraine would get rid of its nukes, we would defend it against any and all attacks? When did that get repealed? And wasn’t Russia a signatory to that agreement? Why must we go back to the old isolationist regime that got us into World War I and again into World War II? Yes, virtually all the polls say we are “tired of war” and should not get involved.

Alpine’s newest gathering place, Alpine Wine and Bistro, is top notch. The wine list has something for everyone, the charcuterie boards are plentiful and delicious. But what marks Alpine Wine and Bistro as truly outstanding is the lead waiter, George Barrow. A newcomer to Alpine from New Orleans, George knows how to make guests comfortable, explain everything on the menu, and as a bonus is a great conversationalist.

Left with the cob In December 1991 the leaders of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine dissolved the Soviet Union. At that time Ukraine held one third of the Soviet nuclear arsenal amounting to 1,700 warheads.