November 2024

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Dear Neil, I’ve never had mushrooms show up like this on my lawn. Is there anything I need to be worried about? No.

Meet Draco! He came into the shelter in mid-August after being surrendered due to a neglect case. He and his seven siblings were from outside the city limits of Alpine.

According to information from the Alpine Police Department (APD), at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, officers received a report of a disturbance in the 900 block of East Gallego Avenue.

Alpine Humane Society, a local non-profit that has been working towards helping local pets since 1986, had its eighth annual fundraiser at the Granada Theatre on Sunday, October 27. The event included a salsa and queso contest, with Avi Rangra and Ralph Gruebel of the Lions Club and Darin Nance of the City Council judging the queso and salsa.

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Artwalk Alpine, West Texas’ longest-running arts festival, proudly celebrates its 31st year on November 22-23. This award-winning street festival transforms the main streets of Alpine into a vibrant showcase of artistic talent and community spirit. Join us for this beloved celebration and experience the magic of Artwalk Alpine.

FIDDLER’S GREEN In 1853, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis had an idea: why not bring camels to the United States to help solve the massive transportation problem presented by the huge new desert territories seized from Mexico? This was not an original idea but one that had been suggested earlier by Army Lieutenant Henry Crosman as early as 1836. However, now, as Secretary of War, Davis was in a position to implement this idea.

“Luceo non uro” Alpine lost a good one in October. Stu Palmer died peacefully on October 10.

There are no strangers here, Only friends you haven’t yet met. — William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939) Irish poet Friends come from everywhere.