September 2026

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A familiar name to the residents of West Texas is Blue Origin, the space exploration and aeronautics company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Although headquartered in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin has a launch pad just outside Van Horn, and the company has recently been awarded a contract with NASA.

B irthday Hubble see on your birthday? This example of a bipolar planetary nebula, known as PN Hb 12 or Hubble 12, resides in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Alpine Avalanche Serving the Big Bend and Davis Mountains Country EST 1891.

There are two restaurants that make Austin traffic worth enduring for me. Whenever I find myself in the capital city, I try to make time for both. One is Fonda San Miguel. The other is The Clay Pit, which I’ll save for next week.

Jordy came into the shelter as a stray in late August, and staff discovered she was a shelter alum from some time ago. She is the sweetest and loves people; she does well with humans of all ages and likes attention and snacks.

The mule deer fawn crop in the Alpine area should be above average this year, according to Shawn Gray, mule deer and pronghorn program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com UPCOMING EVENTS September 24-26 Sul Ross Annual Rodeo September 25 Sul Ross Cinch Style Show, 3 p.m.