August 2023

An initial plan to upgrade three historic hotels and perhaps buy another was revealed to the Alpine Business Alliance Tuesday. Charles Mallory, the existing owner of the Holland, is bringing on new partners Collin Bibb and Brian Carrico from Byways Hospitality to aid in the renovation and restoration of the hotels.

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do! If you have an event for our Do Something! listing, please e-mail shawn. yorks@fortstocktonpioneer.

I bet you’re wondering what I mean when I say “fruit” sandwich. Well, what I mean by that is a cucumber sandwich. Yes, believe it or not, a cucumber is actually a fruit. In the culinary world, it is used as a vegetable, and there are three main types of cucumbers. There are the slicing cucumbers, the pickling cucumbers, and the seedless cucumbers in which several different varieties have been cultivated.

GUEST COLUMNIST My family will soon take advantage of our state’s tax-free weekend for clothing and school supplies, but none of our hard-earned money will go for distressed clothing. Coincidentally, none of the money we spend at the food court will purchase pre-chewed burritos.

GUEST COLUMNIST Recently, I took a break from my grueling summer staycation for a business trip to exotic Amarillo, Texas. (Try to contain your jealousy.) I had never visited Amarillo – other than passing through in the middle of the night on my way to Colorado ski resorts during my Clearasil-laden teen years – so I was fairly excited by the prospect, mainly of what I might find to eat there.

Matthew 6:22 (NIV): “The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, then your whole body will be full of light.”.

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Permian Basin Area Foundation is pleased to announce $1,190,753 in scholarship awards for the 2023-2024 academic school year. The Foundation celebrates more than 400 scholars primarily from communities throughout West Texas. These scholarships were made possible by generous donors to the Foundation’s scholarship funds. Since its inception, PBAF has awarded scholarships totaling more than $7.5 million to students pursuing their higher education aspirations. Permian Basin Area Foundation is proud to provide services to these students and honor the donors’ legacies throughout West Texas. Recipients awarded from the Foundation’s scholarship funds for the upcoming academic year are as follows: COYANOSA