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Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) has recognized Keep Alpine Beautiful as one of 10 winners of the 2024 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) as an outstanding clean and beautiful community. KTB, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), has awarded the GCAA to Texas communities for 55 years. Keep Alpine Beautiful will receive $130,000 for a landscaping project to be completed in collaboration with TxDOT along a state-maintained road.

The Terlingua folkloric dance group, Nueva Generacion, attended and competed in Lubbock recently at the longestrunning folkloric competition in Texas, the Viva Aztlan Festival. The group is separated into the children’s group which are middle school dancers and the adult group, which are high school dancers.

The Paisano Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented DAR Good Citizen Awards to seniors from six area high schools at an awards ceremony on April 6 held in the First Presbyterian Church of Alpine. On behalf of the Paisano Chapter, Regent Kay Houston welcomed Good Citizens, their parents, and school representatives to the meeting. Vice Regent and Good Citizens Chair Judy Perry discussed the significance of the awards. Dr. Kendra DeHart, chapter member and associate professor of history at Sul Ross State University, presented the awards.

The Texas Mountain Trail mini-grant was awarded to the Fort Davis Historical Society (FDHS) for exhibit preservation and development at the Overland Trail Museum in Fort Davis. “The ongoing project will include lining shelves and drawers with 100% cotton board, and framing photos, and documents with museum- grade materials to preserve and improve visuals.

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck baseball team took on the Kermit Yellow Jackets at home on March 28, followed by a Tuesday, April 2 matchup with the Presidio Blue Devils. Despite a rocky start to district play, the Bucks were able to get the ‘W’ against both teams.

The Fightin’ Bucks tennis team recently competed in the Jean Everett Memorial Tennis Invitational at Sul Ross and succeeded in some impressive placement in the challenge. Esther Lotti, the number one girl’s singles player placed first and Solanus Prieto and Zane Wash, their number one boy’s doubles team placed second.

The Alpine Lady Bucks varsity has done it once again. A four-peat performance at the 3A District 4 track meet held in Crane last week saw the girls bring home the championship trophy and score 233 points, beating out their second-place hosts by 113 points.

Off the coast of the South American country of Ecuador lie the Galapagos Islands. They are a wildlife lover, and coincidentally photographers’ paradise. Lee Hoy has made his childhood dream of being a wildlife photographer come to life, having visited these islands more than six times since he embarked upon the journey from dream to reality.