November 2025

Body The Alpine Emergency Services Board (AESB) met last Thursday for its regular meeting, with Board Chairman Rusty Moore presiding. Director Albert Lujan joined via phone, and Director Aaron Rodriguez was absent.

Body The Brewster County Commissioner’s Court held its regular meeting on October 28, with Brewster County Judge Greg Henington presiding. Commissioner Pct.

Body “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” — Leonardo da Vinci (1452 –1519), Renaissance artist and inventor who documented his theoretical flying experiments.

Body Thank You Elpidio Ramos VFW Post 7207 would like to thank its members and all who donated baked goods for the benefit bake sale on Saturday (November 8). We would also like to thank the community for their support.

Body Traditions are hallmarks of most holidays, but they’re particularly prominent during celebrations that fall at the end of the year. The customs people hold dear are among the many factors that set the holiday season apart.

Body A memorial service for Marilyn Lee Coe Shackelford has been scheduled for Saturday, November 15, at 11 a.m. at the Marathon School Auditorium.

Body The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks varsity football team closed out its regular season Friday night, November 7, with a tough home matchup against the undefeated Odessa Compass Cougars.

Body Perrie Lee Little Whalen went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 28 2025. She was born on October 15, 1947, in Tucumcari, New Mexico, to E.M.

Body Marilyn Lee Coe Shackelford, affectionately known as “Nanny” to her family and Mrs. Shack to countless students, entered into her Heavenly home on Friday, October 31, 2025.

Body Maria Elena Valenzuela, 89, of Alpine, Texas, passed away on October 28, 2025. Maria was born on September 24, 1936, to parents Martin and Cruz Valenzuela in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico.