Latest Posts

Alpine Ambassadors welcomed the city’s old fashioned ice cream shop Scoops Creamery as it celebrated its first year anniversary with a ribbon cutting on July 24. Scoops owners and staff welcomed the public with plenty of tasty sweets and refreshments and fun giveaways to mark the occasion. In the back row, Alpine Ambassadors Cynthia Salas and Dona Ward, Timothy Korteland, and Ambassadors Rhonda Cole, Debbie Jordan, and Heidi Wassermann; in the front row, Todd Tays, Peyton Tays, Kiernen Tays, Shazlyn Tays, Sandra Korteland, Jan Korteland, Jimmy Korteland, and Jaime Korteland. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Riley Spencer, a junior at Angelo State University and a 2019 graduate of Alpine High School, recently performed with Opera Maya in Cancun, Mexico. This international classical music festival was founded in 2010 by American soprano Mary Grogan.

What activities were you involved in during your senior year? I participated in track and field and with the robotics team. Who was your most influential teacher or coach through high school? Betina Willmon was my most influential teacher as she spent a lot of time helping me with my class work and my artwork.

The City of Alpine will accept entries for the 2021 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest through Sept. 30. This is the 11th year for the annual contest, named for the #AlpineTXPhoto hashtag which can be used to browse hundreds of previous contest photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

“All aboard for San Francisco.” Thus was the call at the Butterfield Overland Mail terminal in St. Louis.

It was a nice day for sprucing up the Alpine downtown streets and alleys as Zackary Romero, Heather Yadon, Sara Tandy, Susan Rayburn, Liza Rayburn, and Adelina Beall get ready to work at Railroad Park in Alpine on July 24. The event, dubbed the Downtown Sweep, was a big success, and brought in about 450 pounds of trash collected. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

The Marfa and Presidio County Museum houses the James and Nancy Keith negatives. During their time in Marfa, the Keiths photographed a variety of subjects including military personnel stationed in Marfa, residents, weddings, and other events. The collection contains subjects from Marfa, Presidio, Alpine, Fort Davis, Valentine, Van Horn, and more.

July 19, 2001 Alpine Pilot Club president for 2000-2001 Webbie Carvajal presented checks for $100 Monday to representatives of Alpine Community Center, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Alpine Fire Department, Girls State, Brewster County Child Welfare Services, Family Crisis Center, Sunshine House, Main Street program, Alpine Public Library, Aliviane, ASAP, and Frontier Casa. July 12, 2001 Julie Covington and Shawn O’Neil participated in the Brewster County 4-H District horse show held June 20 in Fort Stockton.