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Body Early on Jan. 13 Leroy Walter Kemp was driving north on U.S. Highway 118 south of Alpine when U.S. Border Patrol agents attempted to conduct a traffic stop on his 2011 Kia Sedona. Kemp refused to yield, and a Brewster County deputy joined in to assist.

Body Manuel Adriano-Ruiz was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after Mexican authorities charged him with the aggravated murder.

Body Our Avalanche reporter asked, “What’s one thing left to do in your bucket list?” Scott Wassermann, Alpine: I’d like to go see our kangaroo’s relatives in the wild in Australia. Sarah Vasquez, Alpine: Mexico City! Of course, I would like to see the Aztec ruins of Tenochtitlán.

Body Young poets in grades kindergarten through 12th are invited to join in the fun of the Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering by writing and submitting an original poem.

Body Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Lacey, who is learning how to love. She is shy, and takes a little while to feel comfortable. However, she is smart, learns quickly, and is responsive to trying new things.

Body At its January meeting, Big Bend American Legion Post 79 in Alpine announced its 2022 schedule of activities. The first order of business will be presentation of the Post’s new 65-foot mural.

Body Dear Neil: I received this houseplant as a gift back in August. It has started dropping leaves.

Body Recently I rewatched the movie “Geronimo: An American Legend” on one of the TV movie channels. While it seems a fair depiction of the events leading up to the final surrender of Geronimo, at no point was there mention of the role of the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers.

Body The history of the onion is thought by some archeologists to date back as far as prehistoric times. Long before the written word or farming, wild onions were thought to have been a food source for early humans.