August 2022

The Alpine o6 Cowboys ended regular season play with a sevengame home stand against the Austin Weirdos and Weimar Hormigas. Alpine took three of four from Austin, and dropped two of three to Weimar.

On Aug. 1 at Kokernot Park before their final regular season game, the Alpine o6 Cowboys honored the many host families who took players into their homes for this year’s baseball season. Courtesy photo

Alpine finished the regular season in second place out of eight teams in the Mountain Division with a 32-17 win/loss record. The Garden City Wind (36-10) finished as the Mountain regular season champion with the Trinidad Triggers (25-18) and the Roswell Invaders (27-22) taking third and fourth, respectively.

FOOTBALL Aug. 5: Midnight Madness @ Fightin’ Buck Stadium - Midnight-2 a.m.

I tell everyone I meet that Alpine ISD is an incredible district because of the incredible people who are in it. However, this statement is incomplete. Rather, Alpine ISD is an incredible district because of the incredible people who are in it - and the incredible people who support it.

Here’s a trend that may not bode well for the future of our country. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 40% of 16- to 19-year-olds have summer jobs, down from 75% of teens a generation ago.

Our city and county governments whine every year that they need more money for this or that, and raising property taxes is their usual solution. They’re going to keep raising and raising them every year! Didn’t their parents ever tell them “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” and “You can’t get blood out of a turnip.”

People of all ages use Alpine’s parks for exercise, walking, running, skateboarding, volleyball, soccer, and Little League baseball games. The current no-alcohol use policy creates a family friendly environment that keeps Alpine’s children safe, and allows people of all ages to use the parks without concern about inappropriate behaviors resulting from alcohol consumption.

Alpine Ambassadors, along with Alpine Mayor Catherine Eaves, Alpine council members Martin Sandate, Judy Stokes, and Sara Tandy, all joined in a traditional ribbon cutting to welcome the new Visitor Center pavilion with Center Coordinator Heather Yadon at the open house on July 28. The event featured live music, refreshments, Visit Alpine freebies, and door prizes, all to kick off Viva Big Bend weekend. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Bullshirtz, the region’s premier shop for custom screen printing, is under new ownership as of Aug. 1. It was a long search to find the perfect fit according to original owner Rick McDowell who was reluctant to let his pride and joy of over a decade go to just anyone.