August 2022

Children of all ages had fun at Alpine Public Library’s Community Room on Aug. 12 as Sul Ross State University football players stopped by to create fun artwork and engage with the kids and the community. The event featured kids’ activities, refreshments, nighttime telescope viewing, and more in conjunction with McDonald Observatory and other non-profits raising awareness for dark skies.

It is time once again to order swine state validation tags for the spring major stock shows. Those showing in Alpine only don’t need this tag.

AUG. 26 Travel Talk, 7 p.m. at Alpine Public Library in the AEP Foundation multipurpose room. Linda Hedges will share her experiences traveling among three faiths in the Middle East. Free and open to the public.

The 2022 Trans-Pecos Wildlife Conference held at Sul Ross State University Aug. 4-5 drew about 175 attendees for a full day of speakers and panel discussions, and optional half-day field excursion to view habitat restoration techniques in progress.

Burritos are well known as a staple in Mexican cuisine, but few Tex-Mex restaurants can boast of having celebrities as clientele, or making everything entirely from scratch and only using the freshest ingredients. Just ask Ramona Tejada, co-owner of Marfa Burrito, a hip eatery that offers delicious breakfast and lunch options.

On Aug. 17 Alpine Lions Club sponsored a hot dog dinner for Alpine ISD teachers and staff at the middle school. Here AISD Superintendent Michelle Rinehart accepts a check from Lions Club President John Sutterfi eld to help pay for student backpacks.

Mary Rodriguez Ramon, 81 of Alpine, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family, on Aug. 19, 2022, in Odessa, Texas.

Our loving husband “Jampa” and friend Robert “Bobby” Martinez of McAllen, Texas, and Alpine, Texas, closed his eyes to his earthly home on July 15, 2022, with his loving wife and family. Bobby was born on July 20, 1946, in Marfa, Texas, to Consuelo Rivera and Eliseo Martinez.

“The old man used to say that the best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back.” — Robert Ruark, author of The Old Man and the Boy. Hunting season is almost here, and working on the upcoming guide for 2022 reminded me of some great hunting stories.

Every year there is a National Employee Appreciation Day dedicated to honoring and celebrating employees everywhere who work tirelessly to keep businesses moving forward. There are also dedicated weeks for national recognition, such as National Public Servants Week, National Telecommunicators Week, National Public Works Week, Professional Municipal Clerks Week, and many more.