November 2022

Alpine clinches coveted title

If you are a Lady Buck Volleyball fan, then this is the week you have been waiting a long time for. District play ended with a 2-way tie for first place between the Alpine Lady Bucks and the Crane Lady Birds. Because of a new district rule, both teams were declared co-district champions.
Alpine Lady Bucks square off against Crane for the District title. Avalanche photo by JT Maroney

JV Bucks battled Reagan County

The JV. Bucks traveled to Reagan County last Thursday to play a 7-1 Reagan County team. The Bucks and Owls started things off quickly, as the Owls scored within minutes.
Bucks JV Football faces off against the Regan County Owls. Photo by Mesinda Llanez

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bon Voyage Karen Our dear friend and neighbor Karen Williams is moving to Oregon. Karen has been a vital part of our community for 46 years.

Let’s stop time change madness in Texas!

The dumbest collective human experience we exercise twice a year is switching our clocks forward one hour, then back one hour just four months later. We are the only species that compensates for the tilt of the axis of the earth, other than the folks in Hawaii and Arizona.
Let’s stop time change madness in Texas!

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BRI studies mammals in national park

On the northeastern range of the Chihuahuan Desert along the U.S.Mexico border, the 800,000-acre Big Bend National Park boasts a diversity of ecosystems and hosts a variety of plant and animal species.
Javelina are commonly found in Big Bend. Avalanche photo by Kara Gerbert