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The City of Alpine began their first budget workshop last Thursday at 5:30 p.m. This first workshop focused on the goals of the strategic plan that has been in the works for this past year with input from the citizens of Alpine. During the workshop, a draft copy of the goals, objectives, and actions for the infrastructure portion of the strategic plan was presented, along with information on several of the action items that have already been completed or that are currently in the process of being completed, such as the evaluation study for the wastewater treatment plant and updated cost estimates for priority recommendations.

In the simplest of terms: 2023 is a pivotal year for the Alpine Cowboys. The last two seasons have concluded with first round playoff exits featuring the opposing team celebrating on the Kokernot Field pitcher’s mound. The Cowboys, on the hunt for their first Pecos League championship since 2019, enter the 2023 campaign with something to prove.

O6 ALPINE COWBOYS BASEBALL June 1 @ Roswell Invaders, 7 p.m. June 2 @ Roswell Invaders, 7 p.m.

FIDDLER’S GREEN Holidays can sometimes be confusing. I was always clear about Veterans Day in November.

Internationally renowned pastel artist, Nancy Lilly, was in Alpine recently teaching her method of painting on a textured panel to a group of artists from around Texas. The threeday workshop, sponsored by the Big Bend Arts Council, covered preparing and applying grounds, composition, color, and the application of a non-toxic fixative to achieve texture and freshness in a painting.

Alpine City Attorney Rod Ponton was honored on the floor of the Texas Senate on May 22 with a special resolution. This senate resolution SR 626 was co-sponsored by Texas senators Roland Gutierrez and Cesar Blanco. The resolution commemorated Pontons’ distinguished 41-year legal career devoted to the needs of Far West Texas. “I am honored by the resolution, and will continue to advocate for the needs of Far West Texas,” noted Ponton.