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Our Spanish Language news reporter Alex Tackett is taking (took) her daughter to Kermit today
(Wednesday) to help Alpine Elementary School participate in the U.I.L. event.
(That’s the reason this newscast is in English.)
We hope to hear later how it turned out.
And we wish all our Elementary students success in the competition.
Texas wildlife officials are warning residents to remain vigilant after the state agency received
several reports of a black bear that was spotted in the Double Diamond neighborhood.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a “bear watch” after hearing the reports from
the community south of Alpine.
It has advised all members of the community to immediately and proactively secure attractants or
this bear may learn to associate people and the neighborhood with food.
An attractant is any object set out to lure or attract a target away from something you want to
protect.
At least two subspecies of black bear are thought to live in Texas, the Mexican black bear and the
New Mexico black bear.
Both subspecies are state-listed as endangered in Texas.
Two Alpine healthcare professionals were honored at the National Rural Health Day Educational
and Recruiting Fair in Odessa last month.
Dr. Minerva Gonzales, the director of Nursing at Sul Ross State University, and Dr. James
Luecke, a physician in Alpine and Fort Davis, were honored.
Dr. Gonzales received the Dr. Charles Sponsel Rural Healthcare Pioneer Faculty award for her
commitment to rural nursing education and service.
Dr. Luecke received the Clinician award for his 36 years of rural healthcare service and delivery
in the Big Bend.
The goal of National Rural Health Day is to celebrate and advocate for rural healthcare.
The Big Bend Art Council will have its next show, the Holiday Show, Thursday at the new
combined Big Bend Art Gallery.
After the Big Fire downtown in May, the old Gallery on the Square and Catchlight next door
were combined in an expanded space where Catchlight stood at 115 West Holland Avenue.
The G.O.S. was destroyed in the fire and Catchlight sustained water and smoke damage.
Last year, it was Affordable Art but this year, instead of limiting the selling price, the council has
decided to limit only the size of artwork.
New rules for this show are that all media are welcome with no price limitation. Size is limited to
no larger than 16 by 20 inches.
The show is planned as a reception scheduled for the same day as the City Wassail Crawl.
The Crawl is from 4 to 8:30 and depending upon foot traffic, the gallery may stay open a little
longer than that.
Plans are for a special cider or hot chocolate for everyone.
The Crawl is the next event in Historic Alpine’s Christmas in Alpine string of events. It will be
in Historic Downtown Thursday.
Participants can stroll through Alpine visiting local shops, galleries and restaurants while
enjoying festive wassail—a traditional warm spiced cider.
Locations will include Historic Murphy Street, Holland Avenue and Downtown 5 th Street.
Sip on heartwarming recipes, discover unique gifts and revel in the festive atmosphere and,
above all, shop locally.
Stay tuned this week for more events for a very busy weekend.
This has been your local and area news for KVLF 98.7 FM, 1240 AM & KALP 92.7 FM. Local news can be found on our website at bigbendradio.com.