April 2024

There is still time to cast your ballots during the early voting period for the City of Alpine’s general and special elections from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, tomorrow, as well as Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30. Registered voters have these four days left to vote for candidates running for the two city council positions.

The Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 24. The new emergency management coordinator for Brewster County, James Etchison, was welcomed aboard by the court. Etchison is replacing the previous coordinator, Stephanie Elmore, and started the job on Monday.

“Is it historical denial or greed fueling the divide” The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at the AISD administration building. Trustees Jimmy Morris and Joe Portillo were absent.

Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar 1 cup melted butter ½ cup unsweetened cocoa 4 eggs beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups chopped pecans 10.5 ounces miniature marshmallows For icing 1-pound powdered sugar ½ cup whole milk 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa ¼ cup butter softened Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

History Fair teams traveled to Austin this past weekend to compete in the State History Fair competition. Emilie LeBlanc placed third with her junior historical paper, just missing continuing on to the national competition by one place. She is pictured in the front row, far right.

HEAD OVER MEALS While the origins of this classic are unclear, its flavor is not. It is pure chocolate heaven.

The book of Leviticus teaches us that life is in the blood. Chapter 12 of Exodus describes how God instructed Moses to use blood to save many people from death. For the next fifteen hundred years, the priests reenacted this concept using blood to save people from their sins.

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Dear Neil: Two years ago, I bought two very small Vitex plants in small pots. I planted them in our flowerbed, hoping they would cover unsightly electrical equipment. They are no longer small, and I’m concerned the electric company will be coming after me. Should I take them out? (The grass is artificial.)