April 2023

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Catalina Urquietta Bermudez, age 92 of Alpine, passed away at Focused Care in Fort Stockton on March 30. Catalina was born on May 1, 1930, to Juan and Mauricia Urquietta in Terlingua.

Funeral service for Raymond R. Cobos, 60, of Lamesa, was held Friday, March 31, at 12 p.m. at Branon Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Branon Funeral Home in Lamesa. A burial followed at Dawson County Cemetery. Viewing was Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, at Branon Funeral Home Chapel.

Here we go again There are reports on the murder of Christians by a woman in Nashville TN. Organizations are once again blaming guns as a leading cause of death for children in the USA.

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“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.” — Wayne Dyer (1940 2015), American self-help author and motivational speaker. “So, your mom was in the newspaper business and earned the nickname, Inky,” someone who knew my mother remarked last week.

Alpine is the happening place in West Texas. There are a lot of good things going on.

Jaycee Portillo hit two doubles, a single and a triple as the Alpine Lady Bucks continued to dominate district play with a 13-3 win over Stanton last Tuesday at Sul Ross, following that up with a 17-2 win at Kermit on Friday afternoon.

This past Friday, the Alpine Fightin’Bucks varsity baseball would see some relief after early struggles in their district match ups. The Bucks took on the Kermit Yellowjackets at the Jackets home field that saw the home team fall behind early.

BASEBALL April 6: Alpine vs Crane Varsity @ 4:30 p.m., JV @ 4:30 p.m. April 11: Tornillo vs Alpine Varsity @ 7 p.m., JV @ 4:30 p.m.