May 2026
LOOKING BACK
Alpine Avalanche.
Tree volcanoes often result from laziness
Dear Neil, I just moved into a house that has a tree in the front yard with a high mound of mulch up around its trunk. When I tried to scrape the mulch away, I found large tree roots 2-3 in. in diameter coming out from the trunk, then turning straight down into the soil.
AISD begins May with special meeting, funding decisions
The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees began the month of May with a special meeting held on May 5. All board members were present except trustees Haley Babb and Josh Cross.
City downgrades water restrictions
In a press release sent out by the City of Alpine last Friday afternoon, they announced that while anyone on city water was still under Stage 4 water restrictions, they had received a conditional approval letter related to the drilling of the new Roberts #3 well.
ONGOING EVENTS
Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.
Baseball, hot dogs, and grandma’s apple pie
As summer approaches, it comes time for baseball, hot dogs, and, of course, Apple pie. Not just any apple pie, but award-winning apple pie courtesy of a lady named Grandma Brunet. Her daughter-inlaw entered this pie in the LaFayette Apple Festival in New York and won a blue ribbon.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 28-31 TRV Music Fest, Fort Davis June 5-6 Smoke in the Mountains BBQ and Ribeye Cookoff June 17 Yucca Rope Program, 2 p.m. at Alpine Public Library, presented by Big Bend Ranch State Park for ages 5-12.
