Record tad pole caught in Rio Grande

      The Rio Grande is known for its large cat fish, but Wednesday a record sized tad pole was caught. This 4 ft giant weighed in at 65 pounds, and several others escaped the fisherman's net. Who knows if the others were bigger, but at least one of them didn't get away. Researchers are going to observe as this creature grows in to a frog. Scientists say a record will probably be set then also.

     

       Many motorcyclers travel through the area for the scenic routes way have, and yesterday it became very scenic in Alpine. A female biker named Susan Blevinson got a head tattoo at a local tattoo shop, and it drew quite a crowd.  People gathered as Susan began the head art and a band from the bar next door came outside and played a few songs. The tattoo was a map of all the places she had traveled on her Harley. The session lasted 8 hours and to pass time, her husband got a tattoo on his arm of a bald biker chick with a head tattoo.

Apple tree sprouts an Orange

      The desert provides many amazing examples of strange nature, but recently a local tree produced a one of a kind surprise. A granny smith apple tree that grows on the banks of the Rio Grande has been the talk of the scientific community after an orange sprouted from one of its branches. No one has come up with an explanation for this freak of nature, but a DNA sample was sent to the lab to be analyzed. A young observer was heard saying " orange ya glad i didn't sprout an apple."

      A photo has just been released from NASA. On the last space shuttle mission, astronauts photographed the Marfa lights from space. The photo revels blue, white, and yellow light in several different areas Marfa. Still to this day there is no explanation for this phenomenon, and NASA released no details with the photo. The Marfa Lights remain an Unsolved Mystery.