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On Jan. 10, Alpine Animal Services donated oxygen masks for small animals and pets on behalf of Invisible Fence. During the course of fires, animals can succumb to smoke inhalation. These masks will allow firefighters to more effectively help resuscitate as well as provide recovery for affected animals. Courtesy

Alpine High School senior Shaun Foster was recently named to the Padilla Poll Second Team All State Defensive Team. Courtesy phot.

The wide-open spaces of West Texas lured a record 581,000 recreational visits to remote Big Bend in 2021. These numbers reflect a 25% increase since 2019, the last year the park was completely open, and a 49% increase since 2016. Once relatively unknown, the Big Bend area continues to see a significant increase in visitation, and the CO- VID-19 pandemic has resulted in even more visitors seeking out the qualities of this special place.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 25, and a lengthy discussion regarding EMS services drove the agenda.

How do you prepare for a winter storm? Bob Steele, Alpine: Canned food with a can opener. A lot of people have canned foods but they don’t bother to get a mechanical can opener because they have an electrical can opener in the kitchen.

JANUARY 28 Travel Talk, 7 p.m. at Alpine Public Library, 805 W.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is sweet, friendly, playful Bjorn. He is about eight months old, and weighs just about 40 pounds. He came to the shelter as a stray, and is still showing us just who he is.