Lifestyle

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.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Aldoine, a male about three years old. He is a long-haired black cat with so much love to give! He is currently the official greeter at the Alpine Humane Society Thrift Store. Please stop by and meet him.

At the 7th annual Heritage Dinner at the Ritchey Building in Marathon on April 23, Chris Lacy, Ann Lacy Brown, Elizabeth Lacy Winn, and Lauren Jarratt accept the 2022 Heritage Award presented by Museum of the Big Bend to honor the philanthropic legacy of the o6 Kokernot Family.

April 14, 1977 Augie Palmisano, center, holds the ribbons won by John Bullock’s vocational trades class at Alpine High School. Back row, Joe Rivera, George Acosta, Palmisano, Allen Brunzel, and Every Martinez; front row, Louie Hernandez, Larry Acosta, and Edward Miranda.

On April 23 Alpine Lions Club held its first spring Tournament at the Alpine Country Club. District Governor Frank Heslin and Alpine Lion Amit Rangra presented some cash to first-place winners Lee Castaneda, Jason Williams, and Alex Williams.