December 2021

Dear Neil: Our city’s Chamber of Commerce tries to keep flowers in large 30-inch round pots that are 24 inches deep at each of the four corners of major intersections in our downtown area. We have volunteers to water most intersections twice a week, but the dust and heat from the road makes it all difficult. What suggestions would you offer?

Until a few years ago my knowledge of pierogis only extended to the Men In Black film, where the jeweler is sitting down eating with his friend, and the bad guy, aka the bug, is after the galaxy that just so happens to be on the collar of the pet cat. I mean I’m a southwest Texan. What do I know of pierogi except they’re not really a staple in our diet. Tacos and tamales I’m familiar with, but pierogis not so much, until one day I was browsing the internet for something different to make. The photos looked good, I was hungry, and I had all the ingredients on hand, so I decided to try my hand at making these dumplings.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour ½ cup water 1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt 3 large potatoes 8 oz.

Your life is the life of our Great Shepherd. Finish His course and this ministry you have received from the Lord Jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

In conjunction with the annual Christmas in Alpine and Sul Ross State University tree lighting, the Alpine Historical Association announced the AHA Light Stroll and Music Event on the evening of Dec. 4.

Jesus Glen “Kachoo” Valenzuela passed away on Nov. 21, 2021, in El Paso, Texas, after a long illness.

Recollections about loyalty, pushing for the “right thing to be done,” and finding solutions in the details abounded in conversations after David F. Chappell, 78, Fort Worth, Texas, attorney and civic leader, died Nov. 18, 2021, following surgery in Dallas. He was born April 18, 1943.

Marathon will celebrate Fiesta de Noche Buena from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Esequiel R. Contreras , 78, of Alpine, Texas, passed away on Oct.

Superintendent Becky McCutchen surprised many last week with her resignation from Alpine ISD to take the superintendent position at Levelland ISD, and AISD Board of Trustee members are preparing to fill her slot.