September 2021

September 20, 2001 Alpine artist Laura Trotter paints an American flag on her house to show her support and patriotism after the attacks on America. When Trotter heard about the events, she went to the store to buy a flag, only to find that all the stores had already sold out.

Okra may not be a vegetable that everyone likes, but it can be quite delicious. Over the years I have had discussions with different people over the pros and cons of the different ways to prepare okra. Most people, if they like it, prefer it fried, and some pickled, but there are very few who I have spoken to who like it boiled. Except for me. I happen to love it boiled with a little salt and pepper.

Friends and family gathered at Alpine Country Club on Sept. 25 to honor the memory of Magoo Torres.

Alpine Ambassadors kicked off a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Sept. 25 at new Alpine business Pink Doe Boutique, with owner Maritza Acosta and mom Lupe Acosta welcoming customers with complimentary snacks and good deals on fashion clothing. Celebrating the occasion were Ambassadors Dona Ward Blevins and Rhonda Cole, owner Maritza Acosta and Lupe Acosta, and Ambassadors Sara Bow, Sheila Johnson, and Jerry Johnson. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

I met Alan Maxwell under the most unusual circumstances. He was sitting on top of a pickup in the middle of Limpia Creek where it crosses Sproul Road. It was one of those times when, after a rain, Limpia Creek flooded, and Alan thought he could make it across. I was a teenager working as a wrangler at Prude Ranch. John Robert Prude asked us to take one of our pickups and a tow rope to help Alan out of the creek.

On Oct. 23, TransPecos Bank held a ribbon cutting and reception to open its new facility on Holland Avenue in Alpine. In the photo, Alpine Ambassadors Jerry Johnson, Rhonda Cole, Sheila Johnson, and Dona Blevins, TransPecos Executive Chairman Pat Kennedy and his wife Kathleen, Ambassadors Debbie Jordan and Eva Olivas, TransPecos Senior Vice President Phillip Kennedy, and Ambassadors Sara Bow and Berta Rios-Martinez. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

On Friday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. at the Brewster County Courthouse gazebo in Alpine, the public is invited to join in a celebration gathering in honor of Alpine native Remington Hilary Carrillo, a little girl who successfully won the battle against acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Carrillo will turn five next week.