October 2024

The varsity Alpine Runnin’ Bucks cross-country teams took the top two spots at the district meet last Wednesday in Presidio. Likewise, the middle school crosscountry runners did well themselves.

This year, my eldest and most expensive daughter embarked on her senior year at Texas A&M University, and my wife and I embarked on another year of wondering whether credit cards can actually implode from overuse.

Sun, moon, and starry sky early summer evenings, when the first stars come out, the warm glow of sunset still stains the rim of the western sky. Sometimes, the moon is also visible, a pale white slice, while the sun tarries. Just think -- all the celestial lights are present at the same time!

The La Frontera Research Initiative for STEM at Sul Ross State University awarded nearly $118,000 in Noyce Scholarships at a ceremony earlier in September.

The Sul Ross State University Theatre Program will perform “Art,” a Tony Award-winning comedy, on weekends from October 11-27. Written by awardwinning playwright Yasmina Reza, “Art” is about the breakdown of a 15-year friendship between three middle-aged men.

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities announced that Julie Vega, a lecturer of Languages and Literature at Sul Ross State University, has been chosen for the second cohort of its Enlace Mid-level Leadership Program.

Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., the Sul Ross State University homecoming parade will begin at the Alpine Civic Center and travel east down Holland Avenue, ending at Jackson Field.

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Officers with the Alpine Police Department and Brewster County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will participate in the DEA’s bi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 26.

WEEK Meet Slate, the charming sibling of last week’s Pet of the Week, Onyx, and Beetle. Slate, like his siblings, was discovered as a stray in the City of Alpine. He’s a social butterfly, getting along famously with other dogs and adoring new people.