Lifestyle

What advice would you give a new high school graduate? Reagan Stone, Alpine: Approach the future with an open mind, listen a lot, and be willing to learn from those who are different from you. Most important, be different, make waves, and have fun every day.

On May 20, Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting at the AISD Administration Building board room to officially select Dr. Michelle Rinehart as its new superintendent. Rinehart was presented with a gift box during the meeting, and will start her duties on June 6. Here, Board President Eddie Natera, outgoing Interim Superintendent Dennis McEntire, and Board Vice President Mary McCallister look on after Rinehart signs her contract.

As summer approaches it comes time for baseball, hot dogs and, of course, apple pie. Not just any apple pie, but award-winning apple pie courtesy of a lady named Grandma Brunet. Her daughter in law entered this pie in the LaFayette Apple Festival in New York, and won a blue ribbon for it. There is just no way you can go wrong with a pie sporting a blue ribbon accolade.

2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 (14.1 ounce) package of refrigerated pie dough Cooking spray 6 cups (¼ inch thick) slices Empire apple (two pounds) 1 large egg, beaten 1 tablespoon water Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.

On May 23 the Alpine High School class of 2022 participated in the traditional elementary school pre-k graduation ceremony. Here, high school graduating seniors Katy Jahn and Chloe Cordova walk pre-k grad Santiago Gutierrez by the elementary school front lawn.

May 12, 1977 Rusty Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Moore, misjudges a ground ball during Little League tryouts two weeks ago. Rusty may be a little rusty, but the season is early. He will be playing for the First National Bank team.

At this writing I’m waiting for a stone to be engraved for my parents’ gravesite. Our family wanted something to remember them by, something that will remain as long as this earth remains. I’ve noticed the many gravesite memorial stones as I walked through graveyards. There were of granite, limestone, and marble of various colors, sizes, and shapes. Most of the stones were engraved with names and dates. The dates often denoted the day the person was born and the day they died. I also noticed a dash in between these two dates. The dash represents the person’s life lived on earth. Very few engraved stones revealed much about that person’s experiences during the dash.

Alpine Elementary School students Maribel Rosas, Isaiah Gomez, Dago Navarrete, Misela Gonzalez, and Gerard Prieto, all from Debbie Hardin’s first grade class, enjoyed a fun-filled field day on May 13 on the elementary school front lawn. The day offered plenty of outdoor activities for kids as they enjoyed bean bag races, disc throwing, ball toss, and more, with Alpine High School students assisting the kids at the stations.

The Texas Historical Foundation recently approved grant funds for the Fort Davis Historical Society to install seamless gutters on the historic adobe building that houses the Overland Trail Museum. The building was constructed in 1883, then purchased by Nick Mersfelder in 1897.

Creativity and dark skies awareness was celebrated by Alpine High School art students during the first annual Dark Skies Coloring Contest during the Earth Day festivities on April 22 at Kokernot Park. The students from Rachel Maxwell’s art class showed off their creativity. Student Lauren Penders, contest creator Judy Stokes, and AHS student Angelique Fox pause for a photo during the event. Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson judged the coloring book contest, with Fox coming out on top, Penders in third place winner, and Ysauel Munoz (not pictured) as runner up.