May 2023

The City of Alpine held their regularly scheduled city council meeting last Tuesday evening in the council chambers. Besides other items on the agenda, the canvassing of votes and the swearing in of the newly elected council members was the primary focus at the beginning of the meeting.

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Congressman Tony Gonzales -TX-23 recently introduced the Border Patrol Pay Parity Act. This legislation, in accordance with special pay authority, directs the Office of Personnel Management to increase the minimum rate of pay for certain U.S. Border Patrol Agents by at least 14%. This bill has been endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, which represents approximately 18,000 Border Patrol Agents and support personnel assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol.

In 2011, the tri-county area, including a very large portion of Jeff Davis County, fell victim to the devastating Rock House Fire. The wildfire decimated homes and livestock, displaced families as well as wildlife, and had fire fighters from across the country working around the clock to contain it.

December 16, 1940 March 19, 2023 Dale Christophersen died peacefully on March 19, at the Austin home of his daughter Kirsten, ending his battle with lung cancer and chronic pulmonary disease. He leaves memories of affection and respect in the friends, colleagues, and students he gathered in five decades of teaching and civic engagement in Alpine.

There aren’t too many folks who dislike potatoes. One could probably say the same about cheese, although I’ve met a few. But with anything cheesy that involves potatoes, many times it also involves heavy cream and that means excess fat and calories.

Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 5 potatoes) 1 one-pound rutabaga, peeled, trimmed, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices. 4 thyme sprigs, including leaves for garnish.

Marcella Hazan was the queen of Italian cuisine. To this day, her traditional recipes are celebrated around the world. While other chefs were in search of the perfect, new ingredient, Hazan was keeping it simple. For example, her delicious marinara sauce consisted of the following: a halved and peeled onion, some tomatoes, and some butter.

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