News

Body A gift of $19,000 was given to the Sul Ross State University Department of Nursing from the Big Bend Regional Hospital District on Dec. 4, by Executive Director J.D. Newsome,and Board Chairman Buddy Cavness. The funds were received by Dr. Geraldine M.

Body Things are slowly changing for the better for our local animals. Last weekend we hosted Animal Balance (animalbalance.org) to help us with the horrendous pet overpopulation problem in West Texas.

Body Dennis and Donna (Boyd) Yadon Once upon a time in the 1960s, there was a Pik Nick convenience store in Alpine. Donna Boyd worked there.

Body Noah Daniel Zunker graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Government and a secondary in Astrophysics. A Midyear Graduate Recognition Ceremony was held on Dec. 3 in Cambridge, Mass.

Body With the right training and responsible use, owning a gun can play a crucial role to safeguard liberty, safety, and property. Alpine resident Zach Vaughn, coowner of Gunsmoke Training & Defense, does that with simple, realistic, and effective firearms training.

Body On Dec. 15, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Alpine Border Patrol Station arrested five subjects from a failed smuggling event at the Highway 118 Border Patrol checkpoint. All five subjects were taken to the Alpine Border Patrol station for processing.

Body Members of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Matachines Danza Guadalup pause for a photo at the church in Alpine on Dec. 12, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of the Americas, and considered the Mother of the Catholic Church.

Body Our Avalanche reporter asked, “What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?” Maribel Ramirez, Alpine: When I was about eight, there was a doll that I’d been wanting. It would eat, and you could feed it.

Body Jan. 1 Black-Eyed Pea Off, turn in at 2 p.m., in Terlingua Ghost Town.

Body Alcoholics Anonymous, 502 E. Lockhart Ave.