October 2023

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HEAD OVER MEALS It’s finally beginning to feel like fall. Those high 90s and triple-digit temperatures of the summer are hopefully behind us.

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The Alpine City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 17. Mayor Catherine Eaves shared during her mayor’s report that she met with a group on Tuesday morning called Water in the Desert with the Rio Grande Joint Venture. This group has expressed some interest in assisting with Alpine’s water systems and will be present at the workshop that the city is hosting scheduled for December 5 a 4:30 p.m. before the regular council meeting.

The Alpine High School Fightin’ Buck Band took to the field at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa this past Saturday to compete in the UIL marching contest. The night before, the band, decked out in full regalia performed their complete show for the Alpine community before heading to Odessa the following day.

Early voting for the November 7 constitutional amendment election will begin on Monday, October 23, and continue through Friday, November 3. Brewster County voters will have plenty of opportunity to cast their votes for the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot and voters in Pct. 7 will have the opportunity to vote for the creation of the Lajitas Utility District No. 1.

FIGHTIN’ BUCKS FOOTBALL Oct. 12 Wink @ Alpine* JV 6 p.m.

Coming off a two-win streak after last week’s victory against Tornillo, Alpine entered the arena with Crane for the first time this season on Friday for their latest district home game. Despite an equal footing standoff in the first and second quarters, in the end, the Fightin’ Bucks lost to the opposing team 7-39.

With Lobo losses or ties on the soccer field and volleyball courts, the gridiron was the lone exception. The Lobos would topple Austin College in Sherman last weekend, beating the Kangaroos in conference play 49-7.

The Lady Bucks played in a sea of pink last Tuesday, as the crowd was encouraged to show their support for breast cancer awareness month in a “dig pink” game. The overwhelming support was the background for the Alpine team’s home game win against Presidio 3-0, continuing their district battle, currently with a five-win streak.