December 2021

Jeff Davis County Library will hold a hummingbird quilt raffle benefiting Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library, a non-profit organization. Tickets are available and the quilt is on display at the Jeff Davis County Library, 100 Memorial Square in Fort Davis.

Big Bend Sportsman Club President Jim Westermann on Dec. 7 presented Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club President Jason Crosby with a donation to the Range and Wildlife Club scholarship effort. The Sportsman Club hosted the Wildlife Club’s turkey shoot on Nov. 13 at the gun range in Alpine. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

December 12, 1991 Vicente Galindo Molinar was honored December 7 at his 98th birthday celebration. He is pictured here with several of his children.

Dear Neil: My vitex plant had sparse leaves and a few small blooms following the February cold spell. Should I prune it back, take it out, or just wait and see what happens? Vitex plants were hurt significantly in many parts of Texas.

Alpine High School’s Madalyn Warren was one of more than 600 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country who represented Varsity Spirit in the Varsity Spirit Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Dec. 4-8. The individuals invited were part of a select group chosen as All-Americans during Varsity Spirit summer camps nationwide. Courtesy photo

Sul Ross men’s hoops led most of each half, but a late surge from Howard Payne handed the Lobos a 67-59 road loss on Thursday night in Brownwood. The Lobos got out to an early 10-6 lead that was capped by a pair of triples from Julian Paredes.

Sul Ross State University volleyball and six other American Southwest Conference member institutions were recognized by the conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as recipients of SAAC Team Sportsmanship awards for the fall 2021 sport seasons.

To say I am not a traditionalist is an understatement. I push the envelope when it comes to cooking. That is not to say I am some classically trained chef using liquid nitrogen or a sous vide cooker, it just means that I like to use ingredients outside those listed in a recipe. It means that I like to experiment with different flavors beyond those one may traditionally associate with different dishes. One such dish I most definitely experiment with is chicken pot pie.

Alpine Lions Club continues to give back to the community, this time with a donation to the Alpine Police Department’s Blue Santa effort. In the photo, Lions Avi Rangra, Amit Rangra and John Sutterfield, Police Department Chief Darrell Losoya, and Lions Andrea and Mac Tucker. Courtesy photo

Directions: Place one sheet of pie dough into a pie dish, pierce several times with a fork. This helps with steam disbursement.