January 2025

Redeemer Luthern Church There are four hopes but only two types of hope. How does this work? The first type is the hope of the world, a hope that is uncertain and limited to what the world has to offer you in the midst of your suffering: nothing.

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The Alpine Lady Bucks softball team is coming off a successful 2023-2024 season. They finished with a 9-1 district record and a 21-17 overall mark, securing the district title. Heading into his third year at the helm, Coach Chris Virdell is eager to continue the program’s legacy of excellence.

Senior Cheyanne Bonilla had a double-double as the Sul Ross State University women’s basketball team (1-9 Lone Star Conference, 2-11) lost 98-78 to Eastern New Mexico (7-3 LSC, 12-4) on Thursday evening at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.

JV V Feb. 7 Fort Stockton Scrimmage 4:30 p.m.

Dear Neil, these golden rain trees (see photo) are in Laredo. Why would one have dropped its leaves normally while the other is still holding most of its foliage? This is probably just a genetic variation between two individuals.

Alpine Avalanche.

Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com Upcoming events January at Davis Mountains State Park Mondays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Beginning February 1 and continuing through May 31, the National Park Service (NPS) will again temporarily close select areas in the Chisos Mountains to protect nesting falcons. In August 1999, the Peregrine falcon was removed from the federal endangered species list, a move prompted by the falcon’s comeback from the brink of extinction.

The Big Bend Rural Initiative for Success in Education (BB-RISE) named Jarrett Vickers as their inaugural Regional Director this week. BB-RISE is a regional career and technical education (CTE) collaborative between Alpine ISD, Marathon ISD, and Marfa ISD that enhances college and career readiness across the Big Bend. Additional partners include Sul Ross State University, Odessa College, the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin, and Empower Schools. BB-RISE is a first-of-its-kind partnership in the Big Bend and one of only five such partnerships in Texas.