Always interested in opportunities in radio, Chavigny stays attuned to what’s going on with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). With his friend Danny Self, who had a pirate station in Marathon for a while, he tried to get a permit for a low-power FM station, but found that the short window of opportunity typically offered by the FCC was closed. Still, Chavigny watched and waited. And there it was.... by Dallas Baxter    more »

At the Davis Mountains Resort’s community center on Saturday, May 12, Trainer Terry Chandler of Rugerheim Kennels (with r-snake t-shirt and cowboy hat) from Las Cruces, NM led a “rattlesnake avoidance clinic” for dogs.   more »

Since November, Stedman has renovated the rectory transforming it into a stunningly beautiful workshop, conducive to producing the art of letterpress printing. Just as brewing in the United States has seen a demise and renaissance, so has letterpress printing and Stedman is proud to bring artisanal printing to the Terlingua Ghost town. by John Waters    more »

A tour of the new quarters reveals two dormitory rooms, 15 beds to a room, each bed with an orange cover (girls) and blue (boys). The oldest boy teenager has an adjacent room to himself. This is Luis, a 17-year old whom the ACH staff hopes will go to college. If he does, he will be the first one to do so in the 15 years of ACH’s existence and a role model for the others. Meanwhile, there are plans to turn the old dormitory space into a computer room and library. by Jim Glendinning    more »

The Tri-counties has mind-boggling diversity in weather, soil, pests and moisture. But once you know the basics, it’s a matter of fine-tuning to get your vegetable garden just right. The soil is the beginning. What’s in the soil will be in our food. by Dallas Baxter    more »

So out Eason came to Alpine in March to talk - and to begin our participation in what is a truly mind-boggling project: to collect seed from 10% of the worlds 242,000 dryland species of plants by 2010. This collection is against the day when natural or human disasters, like fire or war, or crucial changes like global warming, land conversion, desertification, or loss of diversity through mono-culture plant breeding should cause plant species to disappear. by Dallas Baxter    more »

“My husband and my mother did not have a horrid death,” said Jo Tucker, who lives south of Alpine, and experienced the benefits of hospice care from the local team of providers for the death of both her husband and mother. “There was no agony, no pain, no horrid expression – thanks to hospice…. You couldn’t ask for a better team…. They know how to stay one step ahead…. I knew what was going to happen because they told me…. [My husband] could stay at home, look out the window, listen to music he loved.” by Marlys Hersey    more »

The rationale of the route is that it would save four days in travel time for U.S.-bound imports from Asia compared with traveling from west coast ports such as Long Beach or Oakland. According to Mangrem, politics is the driving force behind La Entrada, not economics. He added, “There is a lot of political pressure to do this.” by John Waters    more »

Apart from its attraction as a social and competitive event, CBC reveals valuable scientific data. The 106th CBC is larger than ever, expanding its geographical range and accumulated information about the winter distributions of various birds. The CBC is vital in monitoring the status of resident and migratory birds across the Western Hemisphere, and the data, which is 100% volunteer generated, have become a crucial part of the U.S. Government’s natural history monitoring database.    more »

“‘Look for the running pebbles,’ advises John Karges as the Mountain Short Horned Lizard darts from under our feet. With a puffed body and curled legs, this creature continues its rock camouflage when threatened.” by Crystal Allbright    more »

The good news is that there is no shortage of great dogs and cats in the Tri-counties. The bad, and sad, news is that a majority of them are unwanted. by Dallas Baxter    more »