June 2022

Morrison True Value co-owner Lucy Ward pauses with True Value employees during the traditional Great Grill Sale held on June 11 in Alpine. Ward served up free hot dogs for customers as they browsed the great selection of favorite brands and popular models for gas, charcoal, and pellet grills at special sale prices. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently released operational statistics for April for the southwest border.

There will be a mental health presentation at Alpine Public Library on Saturday, June 18, at 2 p.m. All are invited to get informed and trained.

Alpine o6 Cowboys players Jose Orta, Ridge Walker, and Alex Canty, along with Alpine resident and Cowboys fan Payton Tays, pause for a photo outside Kokernot baseball stadium during the Cowboy Up! Home Run 5k and 10k held on June 11. The Cowboys players cheered on the runners who participated in the annual tradition. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Members of the Big Bend Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise on June 25-26 from 1 p.m. Saturday until 1 p.m. Sunday at North Double Diamond clubhouse. The clubhouse is eight miles south of Alpine just over Big Hill at 46590 U.S. Highway 118.

On Sunday, July 3, First Presbyterian Church in Marfa will host a Community, Music, Connection celebration from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to all.

Who was your most influential teacher or coach through high school? My most influential teacher has to be Mrs. Golden.

Maria Lorisa Gallego - daughter, sister, mother, and friend to all - went to be with the Lord on June 12, 2022. Lorisa, as she was known by those closest to her, was born on Dec.

Nelda A. Gallego, 66, passed away on Feb. 19, 2022, at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas. She was born June 21, 1955, in Alpine, Texas, the daughter of Santiago and Olga Gallego. She graduated from Alpine High School, class of 1973. Following graduation Nelda married Juan Llanez, and was the loving mother of Jay Llanez Aguirre and Johnny Llanez. She worked as administration assistant for the Depart-ment of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Sul Ross State University for over four decades.

Ben Krauskopf, Jr., also known as “Junior” to man), age 57, of Del Rio, Texas, passed away on June 10, 2022, in San Angelo, Texas, after a courageous battle with ALS. Ben was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Bennie and Joan Krauskopf on Nov.