April 2024

Body The Alpine Lady Bucks varsity has done it once again. A four-peat performance at the 3A District 4 track meet held in Crane last week saw the girls bring home the championship trophy and score 233 points, beating out their second-place hosts by 113 points.

Body The Fightin’ Bucks tennis team recently competed in the Jean Everett Memorial Tennis Invitational at Sul Ross and succeeded in some impressive placement in the challenge.

Body The Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team took on the Kermit Yellow Jackets at home on March 28, followed by a Tuesday, April 2 matchup with the Presidio Blue Devils. Despite a rocky start to district play, the Bucks were able to get the ‘W’ against both teams.

Body “Go on to Mount Pleasant. They’ve got a long, wide runway up there.” — Center Airport Manager Bill Neve’s advice after I reported instrument issues with my airplane.

Body As I write, I’m trying to relax in my recliner on a cold winter’s day next to a roaring fire, yet my feet are freezing because a large, semi-elderly cat named “Missy” – AKA “The Loaf” – is lounging on the fireplace hearth directly

Body Long-time Alpine resident, businessman, and civic leader, Travis Tucker, passed away at his home among family on April 4. Born to parents John and Vera Tucker (Sprott) in Bandera, where he attended high school and would meet and later marry Joslyn Joyce, “JJ”, Wright in 1956.

Body Barba Evelyn Dunn Clanton went home to her Lord and Savior in peace on Friday, March 22. She was met there by her loving husband of 66 years, Robert Cloman Clanton, her parents, CJ and Evelyn Dunn, and her siblings Betty Glass, Bobby Dunn, and Beverly Howard.

Body Oliver “Olie” Lee O’Bryant passed away on April 6 in Alpine, leaving behind a legacy that will forever be cherished by those who knew him. Born on September 20, 1949, in Del Rio, he graduated from Del Rio High School in 1967.

Body The Texas Mountain Trail mini-grant was awarded to the Fort Davis Historical Society (FDHS) for exhibit preservation and development at the Overland Trail Museum in Fort Davis.

Body The Paisano Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented DAR Good Citizen Awards to seniors from six area high schools at an awards ceremony on April 6 held in the First Presbyterian Church of Alpine.