December 2023

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Most spectacularly, Ky Hamilton, a former Sul Ross State University rodeo team member and a native of Mackay, Australia, took the literal “bull by the horns” and won it all at this year’s Wrangler NFR Finals in Las Vegas. Not only is he the first Australian to win a PRCA Bull Riding Championship, but he also won the average, surpassing Stetson Wright’s high money total from last year by more than $3,000, and was the Top Gun high money winner, earning more than any other competitor at this year’s finals.

The Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 12. After a long and difficult search, the Far West Texas public defender’s office has found a new location for their offices. They have signed a lease for the building located at 206 Avenue E. This update comes after the commissioner’s court had extended their ability to stay in the countyowned building at 205 N. 7th Street until February. They are scheduled to move into the new location on January 8. The offi ce recently celebrated its anniversary, as they started in a county office on December 15, 2017.

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks played several teams during the Denver City tournament. The Bucks narrowly lost a few of the games, with a 49-43 fall to Levelland, followed by a 68-60 win against Liberty, before another close loss to Slaton.

On December 7, the Lady Bucks entered the Denver City tournament, playing the Denver City Mustangs first, losing 6525. In this game against the Mustangs, the Lady Bucks fought hard but didn’t withstand the attacks of the opposing team.

When managing rangeland for grazing purposes, it is essential that owners and managers understand the resources that are available to them to assist in this sometimes difficult and complex process. There is a wide array of innovative tools and resources at the disposal of individuals who find themselves making these critical management decisions. One of the many, highly effective services that producers can utilize through AgriLife is the Grazing Land Animal Nutrition Lab, commonly referred to as the GAN Lab. The GAN Lab dates back to the 1980s with its roots in the Conservation Biology and Range, Wildlife, & Fisheries Management Departments at Texas A&M University. The original goals of the lab were to study grazing and nutrition trends in livestock. An innovative approach was utilized that allowed actual measurement of nutrient intake and diet composition of animals through fecal samples, instead of the more commonly used widespread forage testing in pastures and rangelands. The results often portrayed a vastly different picture when compared with the actual grazing diets of the animals using these pastures.

“Your big-time writer is a person with incredibly poignant things to say about life and the profundity of the human condition … a columnist’s highest aspiration is for someone to cut his or her column out of the paper and hang it on the refrigerator.”

Radicalized Islam calls Christians and Jews “the people of the book,” the Bible. This Christian supports and loves my brothers and sisters in Abraham, the Jew. According to the Holy Scripture, Christians have been ‘grafted’ into the vine. Christians and Jews are family. Bible prophecy warns us of unbelievably severe persecution on our horizon. No strangers to programs and slaughter, Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel is only the beginning of the most recent satanic attack on the Jews. But this attack is not confined to the Middle East. It is here within our borders. What is going on? What is this world coming to, I hear people ask. No one seems to have answers. But I believe the Bible has the answer. All of the answers. What is going on is not natural. Rather it is supernatural. It is Satan’s supernatural hatred for God and God’s people: Jews and Christians. An answer to the dilemma: draw near to Jesus Christ and He will draw near to you. I like to tell people, “The safest place to be in hard times is to reside in the perfect will of God.” Look up. The Lord is near, Alpine. Steve Stainkamp Alpine

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The annual Live Nativity sponsored by Michael’s Mountain Ministry of Alpine is set for December 19-21 in the stable area at Kokernot Lodge. Performances of the annual event will begin each evening at 7 p.m. As part of this annual event, they will serve hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies each night to members of the audience as well as participants after each performance.