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Former Alpine finance director arrested
June 14th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
ALPINE – Ricky Chavez, the former city of Alpine finance director, has been arrested on two third-degree felony charges, according to the office of 83rd District Attorney Rod Ponton.
The two charges against Chavez are theft by a public servant and tampering with government documents.
According to Ponton’s office, Chavez is alleged to have …
Dirty money in detergent box going into Mexico seized at Presidio port
June 13th, 2013
$51,000 confiscated
PRESIDIO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Presidio port of entry seized $50,970 Tuesday, June 4. The money was discovered hidden in a box of laundry detergent.
U.S, Customs and Border Protection officers count the confiscated money.
CBP officers and Border Patrol agents were …
Louisiana geologist found dead at BBNP
June 13th, 2013
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – The body of geologist Michael O’Brien, 25, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was discovered by Big Bend National Park rangers on Friday, June 7 near the Homer Wilson Ranch in the Park.
O’Brien was conducting geological research in the Sierra Quemada with a permit that ran from Monday, June 3 to Thursday, …
Presidio council to consider resolution in support of re-opening USDA facility in OJ
June 13th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
PRESIDIO – The Presidio City Council will meet for a regular session at 6:30pm tonight.
A resolution authorizing and supporting the re-opening of the USDA Cattle Inspection Facility in Ojinaga will be considered for approval.
The resolution, though mostly symbolic in nature, is in response to the USDA not allowing inspectors into Ojinaga due …
Study: hunger insecurity improves in Presidio County
June 13th, 2013
FAR WEST TEXAS – New Map the Meal Gap numbers for 2011 are out and the data shows both good news and bad news for the West Texas Food Bank’s 19-county service area.
Map the Meal Gap is an ongoing nationwide study of county-by-county overall food insecurity and child food insecurity rates compiled by Feeding America, …
Arts
Marfa film fest sets Alpine screenings
June 13th, 2013
MARFA, ALPINE – The Marfa Film Festival said its 2013 program will include screenings in Alpine.
Alpine City Council members voted unanimously on June 4 to sponsor the festival’s expansion into the city with $2,000 from hotel motel tax funds. The funds will be used to help cover equipment rental and film screening fees.
In previous years, …
El Cosmico hosts the return of Prince Rama
June 13th, 2013
MARFA – Brooklyn, NY’s Prince Rama will once again grace Marfa with their presence with a show at El Cosmico on Monday, June 24.
Besides playing their dreamy psychedelic dance-pop, the duo will present their debut film, Never Forever, which has been described as the “first-ever Now-Age psyche opera.”
The film stars both band members, sisters Takara …
Slam beers to Slam Dunk at the Lost Horse Saloon
June 13th, 2013
MARFA – Canadian punk rock five-piece Slam Dunk will be performing at the Lost Horse Saloon tomorrow night.
The Vancouver, British Columbia band is currently on tour in support of their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Welcome to Miami.
The 2012 album, which received early coverage from independent magazines such as Absolute Punk and Popmatters, began gaining traction …
Community
Afghan-deployed soldier sends greetings to father, grandfathers in Alpine
June 13th, 2013
By SGT. JESSI McCORMICK
TARIN KOT, AFGHANISTAN – Sergeant Leroy Granado, a combat medic with 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, is currently serving with Combined Team Uruzgan at Multinational Base – Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Leroy Granado
Granado, a native of Alpine and a …
Fun with food at Alpine library
June 13th, 2013
ALPINE – A nutrition program for kids ages six and older will be held in the Community Room of the Alpine Public Library on June 15 from 10am-noon.
Join Ms. Amy from the West Texas Dietetic Association for books, games, crafts and an entertaining video. Kids will also prepare a nutritious snack to take home.
Medley to address historians
June 13th, 2013
FORT DAVIS – Bart Medley will appear at the Fort Davis Historical Society at 6:30pm Monday, June 17 at the Jeff Davis County Library.
“Bart has one of the finest wits west of the Pecos,” said society trustee Rick Draheim. “We look forward to his insights and anecdotes of the old inter-related ranching families.”
The event is …
Education
East Side Play! Park expands with new recreation equipment
June 13th, 2013
Pictured are Kimberly Zapata, Jaden Nuñez, Charles and Martin Zapata.
MARFA – The East Side Play! Park looks better than ever. A team of 16 participated in this years Camp Design Build Adventure workshophosted by El Cosmico.
Proceeds raised by the Dersu Collective covered material costs. A new (very wild) basketball hoop, a huge …
Sul Ross biology students, faculty attend research symposium
June 13th, 2013
TERLINGUA RANCH – Sul Ross State University biology graduate students and faculty made presentations at the recent Christmas Mountains Research Symposium, held May 13-15 at the Terlingua Ranch Headquarters.
(Photo courtesy of JACKIE DENSON) Sul Ross biology graduate students and faculty attended and made presentations at the Christmas Mountains Research Symposium, held May …
Sul Ross student awarded NASA Space Grant Fellowship
June 13th, 2013
ALPINE – Julia Green, Alpine, Sul Ross State University graduate student in the Biology Department, was recently awarded a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Texas Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship.
The $5,000 award for the next academic year was one of 20 fellowships given in Texas. Green is pursuing her Masters of Science degree in …
FEATURES
Las Vegas on the cheap
June 13th, 2013
By JIM GLENDINNING
The first time I went to Las Vegas was in 1966. Flying from Los Angeles to New York, I broke the trip in Las Vegas for a long evening. Dazzled by the glitter of the place, even then, I had a fine time drinking, wandering around, and losing a little money before catching …
Screenwriter says his dark work one of redemption
May 16th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
MARFA – “Ultimately, it’s a redemption story, “ explained screenwriter James DiLapo of his Academy Nicholls Fellowship Award winning screenplay, Devils at Play.
The work was chosen by Ballroom Marfa for The Reading 2013, which will be staged at 2pm and 8pm Saturday at the Crowley Theater.
(staff photo by JOHN …
Vic Torres and his Spanish Hour remembered
May 9th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
ALPINE – “He was always spreading his love of music to other people,” Sylvia Torres Contreras, daughter of the late Vidal “Vic” Torres said, “and it’s carried on through me and my brothers and through his grandkids, who all love Tejano music.”
Torres, who passed away on May 3 at the age of …
Sports
Sul Ross football coaching clinic, golf tournament June 27-29
June 13th, 2013
ALPINE – Prominent Texas and Oklahoma coaches, including former National Football League players Johnny Walker and Koy Detmer, will headline the Sul Ross State University football clinic and golf tournament, scheduled Thursday-Saturday, June 27-29.
Clinic activities will be held Thursday-Friday, June 27-28 in the Pete P. Gallego Center. A four-person best ball scramble golf tournament will …
In the Dugout with the Alpine ‘o6’ Cowboys
June 6th, 2013
Stanley Meets Livingstone Pecos League Style
Rev. Barry Abraham Zavah,
Contributing editor Alpine.PecosLeague.com and PecosLeague.com
Thank the gods or goddesses of synchronicity for a fortuitous meeting with Pecos League Commissioner Andrew Dunn at a Target parking lot in Roswell! Since Dunn met Boehler [pronounced “bowler”]; a baseball version of Stanley meets Livingston, fans were kept informed of …
Sul Ross football coaching clinic, golf tournament June 27-29
June 6th, 2013
ALPINE – Prominent Texas and Oklahoma coaches, including former National Football League players Johnny Walker and Koy Detmer, will headline the Sul Ross State University football clinic and golf tournament, scheduled Thursday-Saturday, June 27-29.
Clinic activities will be held Thursday-Friday, June 27-28 in the Pete P. Gallego Center. A four-person best ball scramble golf tournament will …
Multimedia
Obituaries
Arturo Ochoa
June 13th, 2013
Siguen pendientes los servicios funerarios en Presidio para Arturo Ochoa, de 82 años y oriundo de Presidio, que murió en El Paso el pasado martes, 11 de junio de 2013.
El Rosario llevara acabo el sábado, 15 de junio a las 10 am en la Iglesia Santa Teresa de Jesús y luego sigue la misa funeraria. …
Socorro Salgado Carrasco
June 13th, 2013
Socorro Salgado Carrasco, de 75 años y de Presidio, murió en El Paso el domingo, 9 de junio de 2013.
Los servicios funerarios están programados para hoy, jueves, 13 de junio de 2013, a las 10 a.m. en la iglesia católica Santa Rosa De Lima, en Pecos; los oficiará el padre Fabián. Seguirá el entierro en …
Socorro Carrasco
June 13th, 2013
Socorro Salgado Carrasco, 75, of Presidio, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, in El Paso.
Funeral services are scheduled for today, Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 10 am at Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church in Pecos, with Father Fabian officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
A Rosary was said Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Peaceful …
Public Notices