September 2023

Tuesday, September 19 marks the 11-year anniversary of National Voter Registration Day (NVRD). This nonpartisan civic holiday is held to urge Americans to register to vote and is a coordinated day of events that shares registration opportunities before the state deadlines.

Under the direction of Dara Cavness, the Marathon Public Library has been named one of two honorable mention libraries for “Best Small Library in America” from the Library Journal. This award was made possible by Ingram and was established in 2005 to honor the U.S. public library that “most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less,” according to Cavness.

Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church will be holding their annual fall festival this Saturday and Sunday, with a special memorial 5k Run on Sunday morning honoring the late Coach Rick Keith. Saturday’s schedule of events begins with an anticipated mass to be held at 4 p.m.

On July 29, 2023, just before midnight, Christian Davis received a 911 call from a mother transporting her pregnant daughter to the hospital in Alpine. They had pulled over at the Marfa Lights ViewingArea when it became apparent that the baby’s delivery was not going to wait until they were able to make it to the hospital. Davis was able to remain calm, and immediately dispatched EMS to their location. Davis accurately and effectively recorded the times of every contraction and was able to safely guide the mother and grandmother over the phone through a safe delivery of the seven-week premature baby.At 12:15 a.m., a healthy baby boy was welcomed into the world, with EMS arriving at the scene four minutes later.

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Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Rodan. “I’m a MIGHTY FIRE DEMON …. I’m just kidding. Hi, my name is Rodan and I’m a fireball of a kitty. My personality is as bright as the sun and I’m as active as a bird on a windy day. I do enjoy a lot of activity and I think sunbathing is so amazing.”

Alpine Avalanche.

Dear Neil: My magnolia tree took a real beating in this past summer’s hot weather. I watered it every other day.

The Alpine Runnin’ Bucks varsity boys’ and girls’ teams hit the sand at Port Aransas this past weekend. The girls’ team faced 22 other teams, while the boys faced 21.

The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center & Botanical Gardens, host of the Roger Conant Distinguished Guest Lecturer Program, is honored to welcome Gary Paul Nabhan this Thursday, September 14, at 7 p.m., at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, as its distinguished guest lecturer.