July 2024

Sul Ross hosts hands-on cyber camp

Body The Sul Ross State University Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Department, in partnership with the University of Scranton-Pennsylvania, offered a Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Investigation Camp for area high school students in Alpine July 9-11.
Campers were presented with a certificate of completion by Dr. Oguzhan Basibuyuk, professor and chair of the Department of Homeland Security and Criminal Justice. Courtesy photo

Hospitality school announces no-cost training

Body Area learners aged 16 through adult will now be able to gain professional hospitality training at no cost, thanks to the generosity of foundations, donors, and area businesses who have provided signifi cant financial support to the Mountain View Hospitality Academy.

Anita O. Losoya

Body Anita O. Losoya, born on August 28, 1945, in Alpine, bid farewell to this world on June 6 in Houston. Anita earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sul Ross State University. She continued to broaden her horizons by enrolling in business courses, postgraduation.
Anita O. Losoya

Joe L. Dutchover

Body Jose Luis Dutchover, Jr. aged 71, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his children on July 2 in New Mexico.
Joe L. Dutchover

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Body Thank you My husband and I volunteer at the Alpine Animal Shelter, which allows us to observe the work of the compassionate staff who care for the shelter animals and rescue other animals in our community.

The real reason we need more prayer

Body “The trouble with our praying is, we just do it as a means of last resort.” — Will Rogers (1879 1935) American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. “More old coffee drinkers solving the world’s problems, and more prayer.
The real reason we need more prayer

Climate change within the Big Bend

Body Climatologists at Yale University have described climate change in Texas as a battle between the “Haves and the Have Nots.” To the south, with the Gulf of Mexico warming, “huge influxes of moisture” are bringing more rain and flooding.
Climate change within the Big Bend