March 2025

FBC Alpine, Texas One of the great things about living in the Big Bend area is the mountains. Mountains seem never to change, yet the passing of the seasons or shadows brings new vistas and elicits fresh wonder.

HEAD OVER MEALS Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day better than Beef Guinness Stew and Colcannon.

Caleb and Cali Hughes were on hand last week to represent the Borderlands Research Institute and Sul Ross’ Department of Natural Sciences at the Ranching and Wildlife College Day program. The event is for 4-H and FFA students who are interested in attending a Texas university for wildlife resource management, ranch management, or similar programs.

Senior Ethan Yancy was named to the All-Lone Star Conference Men’s Basketball team. He earned an honorable mention.

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Junior Victoria Aguayo was selected to the All-Lone Star Conference Women’s Basketball team. She earned an honorable mention.

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Earlier this year, local business owners and community members gathered for Alpine’s first-ever West Texas Community Building Summit. This summit featured guest speaker Doug Griffiths who introduced his book centered on the ways in which residents can kill their communities. After the initial gathering on Friday evening, the next morning yielded group gatherings, individualized under the headings of economic development, design, organization, and promotion. The ideas generated from these “bucket breakouts” have thus far yielded five different projects already underway.