May 2022

MAY 14 Cleanup Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Alpine landfill, the old landfill site in Marathon, and the Road and Bridge yard in Terlingua.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.

West Texas Italian Delicacies held a grand opening and ribbon cutting with the Alpine Ambassadors on April 28 for its location on Holland Avenue. Celebrating the grand opening are operating owner and chef Sondra Ketchum-Failla, owner Anthony Failla, and owner Deborah Westwood Willbanks. Photo by Elizabeth Ashley Wood

On Saturday, May 14, Ben and Carrie Karleen will host the second annual West Texas Regency Ball, an evening of English country dancing, live music, and dining. The event will take place at the Kelly Pavilion in Fort Davis from 5-11 p.m.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Zora. Zora and her sister Jolie are the zoomiest pair of pups to hit the play yard. Zora is a Pit Bull Terrier mix about eight months old, and she loves to play. She’s young, sweet, incredibly affectionate, and full of energy.

On May 10, 2022, Brewster County property owners will begin receiving their Notice of Appraised Property Value for 2022. The valuations are based on property value assessments completed by the team of six Brewster County Appraisal District property assessors. All are formally trained and have passed rigorous tests to ensure compliance to processes and procedures dened by the State of Texas. Oversight for the Brewster County Appraisal District employees is provided by the Brewster County Appraisal District Board with representatives from each of the seven taxing entities in Brewster County including Brewster County, the City of Alpine, the Big Bend Regional Hospital District, and the four school districts including Alpine, Marathon and San Vicente ISDs, and Terlingua CSD.

Dani Bell, Alpine: My most memorable moment was when the ceremony was over, and everyone threw their caps in the air. It was exhilarating knowing that there was such a great adventure ahead to be had!

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Organization of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Alpine held a Mother’s Day brunch at the church parish hall on May 8 as a way to honor moms. The festive event had plenty of treats and eats. Here Guadalupanas members Rory Contreras, President Berta Rios-Martinez, and Esther Cordova pause for a photo while serving plates to families and friends. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

May 4, 1978 Pull! Says Shawn Rogers during the Marathon trap shoot. Leslie McKinney of Marathon won the event.

Dear Neil: All of my elephant ears have died. When I scratch the surface, they look like mashed potatoes. They have been in the ground for about five years. Could it be that I have watered them too much?