May 2022

Thomas L. Escamilla, 61, of Monahans, Texas, was welcomed into the kingdom of his heavenly Father on April 26, 2022, in Odessa, Texas.

Kevin Carlton Farrer, 59, lost his battle with depression on April 29, 2022, in Alpine, Texas. Kevin was born Jan.

Patricia Shely Martin, retired rancher, passed away peacefully at her home in Marathon, Texas, on April 30, 2022. She was born Nov.

It is Cinco de Mayo today, and colorful and festive celebrations of Mexican-American culture and heritage will be rampant in Alpine this weekend. Residents and visitors will come out to mark the occasion with parades, fiestas, mariachi and Tejano music, and Mexican fare sure to tantalize anyone’s taste buds.

Early voting for the City of Alpine, Alpine ISD Board of Trustees, and two proposed Texas constitutional amendments is over, but voters can still go the polls on Saturday, May 7. During in person early voting, 425 cast ballots in the city election, 78 in the AISD election, and 459 in the constitutional amendment election.

A mounted color guard leads the way for Alpine’s Cinco de Mayo parade through downtown on Holland Avenue on May 4, 2019. This popular celebration returns to Alpine on May 7 after a two-year hiatus. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

In south Brewster County, one may not associate the remote and vast area of land between Terlingua and Lajitas as something with the capacity to impact a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, but that is exactly what Southern Methodist University is doing.