February 2024

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks fought their way up to the Area challenge last week, after defeating the Denver City Mustangs in Bi-District play on February 20. The Bucks then traveled to Roscoe to meet the Canadian Wildcats on February 23 for the Area playoff title.

Lisette McGuire, formerly of Marathon was found guilty last June in the murder of Alpine local Aquiles Gonzales and will face a new jury trial in Fort Stockton in hopes of being granted a reduced sentence.

While beef cattle operations are a staple across the state of Texas, beef cattle production is far and away the largest agricultural commodity found in the Big Bend region of Texas.

Visitors to Big Bend National Park (BBNP) can expect to encounter delays if they are entering the park through the western entrance.

The Alpine Lady Bucks track and field team traveled to Fort Stockton last week for the Comanche Relays. Despite the unseasonably warm February temperatures, the girls held up well according to their head coach Cory Cason.

The Alpine powerlifting team has completed their regional qualifying meets and many of the Lady Bucks are heading to regionals because of their impressive performance. The girls’ final qualifying meet was on February 15 in Wink.

After last week’s loss to the Pecos Eagles, the Alpine Bucks baseball team hit the road last Thursday for a tournament in Fort Stockton.

Although he may have passed through at some point, to the best of my knowledge John Caldwell Tidball never visited Texas. However, he was one of those individuals somewhat lost to history, but a man who lived life to the fullest and had an impact on all of us.

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” — Well-used term, credited to French critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Taking stock of what has silently disappeared over time, I thought about neighborhood grocery stores last week.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees met last Wednesday night to discuss the Texas Academic Performance Report, approve numerous donations, and receive reports from Alpine ISD principals and the athletic director. Absent from the meeting was Jimmy Morris.