April 2023

When the Scenic Loop, the seventy-fivemile road that traverses the Davis Mountains, was dedicated on June 28, 1947, the one man most responsible had been gone for ten years and never saw the fruits of his labors.

WEEK Alpine Humane Society’s Pet of the Week is Yuri. Yuri is an adorable and shy kitten, about six months old. She loves to be held and cuddled. She enjoys chasing a feather wand as well as playing with toy mice. She also enjoys naps on your lap and will purr you into oblivion.

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Send your community events to editor@alpineavalanche.com. April 27 Ribbon Cutting, 5:30 p.m.

Days ago, we welcomed Easter with glad alleluias and proclaiming, “He is Risen,” but this was not the case that first Easter morning. The last the disciples knew of Jesus he was dead and in a tomb. They were alone, afraid, confused and remained behind locked doors.

In loving memory of Brian Kenneth Kokernot, born on April 27, 1953, in Utica, NY, died on Jan. 4, in Austin. He was a long-time resident of Alpine. He loved to hunt and fish and golf and tennis were his favorite ball sports. Brian was a friend to many here.

On April 6, Alpine competed at the Crane Relays, and just missed dominating the event by one point. Alpine placed second in the meet, just behind Crane and this meet was a preview of what was to come for the district meet set for April 13-15, when they traveled to Crane once again.

Last week was a great week for Alpine tennis. Senior Madison Mendoza represented Alpine High School at district and competed at the Region 1-3A tennis meet in Abilene on Tuesday, April 11.

After reading Alpine ISD Superintendent Michelle Rinehart’s opinion on state education funding, and her call for transparency, I wanted to know what the district spends per student. Not finding financial information in the ISD website, transparency??? I looked elsewhere.

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