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Bucks middle school teams charge into season with shutouts against Fort Stockton and Van Horn

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The Alpine Bucks middle school football teams continued their strong season performance, securing victories in both games at home on Thursday, September 5. The 7th-grade Bucks dominated the Fort Stockton Panthers with a 14-0 win, while the 8thgrade Bucks showcased their skills against the Van Horn Eagles, cruising to a 12-0 victory. Both teams demonstrated strong defensive play and explosive offense, setting a positive tone for the rest of the season.
Eighth- grade quarterback Luis Lujan scrambles away from Van Horn defensemen last Thursday in the Bucks’ defeat over the Eagles. Photo by Felipe Fierro

LOOKING BACK

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Photos courtesy of the Archives of the Big Bend at the Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and the Portal of Texas. .
LOOKING BACK

PET OF THE WEEK

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Meet Luna II! Luna II arrived at the shelter in mid-July with her sister Daisy and was then surrendered by her previous owner. Luna is petite for a pittie, she has a loving and gentle look in her eyes.
PET OF THE WEEK

AHS 1970s Classes Reunion

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AHS Classes of 1970’s Reunion Planned Events on Oct 9, 11-12, 2024. Get your Hotel Reservations ASAP. Send your Check by October 1. The former students of Alpine High School who attended during the 1970s will be gathering for Homecoming in October. Please join us! AHS Homecoming will take place Wednesday through Saturday, October 9 through 12. This is Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend. Please plan to join us for a parade and bonfire (Wednesday), Buck’s football game, the AHS Band Half Time show (Friday), and other gatherings in Alpine that cool Fall weekend. Other activities we are planning are a meal and dance at the Country Club on Saturday afternoon and evening, stopping by the old AHS and looking while offi ces are open on Friday, and a tour of the newly remodeled AHS on the north side of Alpine on Saturday morning. The 1973 and 74 football team players will be honored at Friday night’s game. We look forward to spending time together with all the overlapping classes of the 1970s. Put this on your calendar and ya’ll come! To register, please send your $30 / person check to Alpine High School ‘70’s Reunion, c/o Carole Causey, P.O. Box 1269, Alpine, TX. 79831. Make the check out to Carole Causey. Please include your contact phone number and email. The cost includes a hamburger lunch at the Country Club on Saturday and entrance to the dance with cash bar from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at the Country Club. We have hired Rick Ruiz to DJ 70s tunes and other favorites. Any funds raised over the amount of expenses will be donated to AHS.

TIDC Awards Dawson Award to Judge Roy B. Ferguson

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At its August board meeting, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) awarded Judge Roy B. Ferguson of the 394th District Court the Robert O. Dawson Indigent Defense Distinguished Service Award. The Dawson Award honors and acknowledges the late Professor Robert O. Dawson’s outstanding contributions and symbolizes his lasting impact on the Texas Fair Defense Act and TIDC. The award recognizes outstanding service by a group or an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to improving the way Texas provides counsel for its poorest citizens accused of crimes. Judge Ferguson’s work has improved the quality of life for countless people in West Texas through guiding the creation of the Far West Texas Regional Public Defender in 2017, improving access to justice through remote Zoom court proceedings, and creating the online magistration portal and automated appointment system in his district, among other services focused on indigent clients.