February 2025

One pound of pork sausage at room temperature. For spicier sausage balls, use Owens hot sausage.

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HEAD OVER MEALS Sunday Funday is just around the corner, and with it comes the season’s football finale: the Superbowl. This means football squares and feasts, and there’s never been a Superbowl party without great food! Some of these celebrations include full-on meals, with the boys hitting the grill on the patio or in the backyard while the ladies take over the kitchen, whipping up appetizers and sides to accompany whatever comes off the pit.

INGREDIENTS 8-ounces of softened cream cheese Four jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced One cup shredded, cooked chicken One green onion, chopped 1/2 cup real bacon bits 1/2 cup water One cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 cup sour cream DIRECTIONS Combine cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, chicken, green onion, bacon bits, and water in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as an InstantPot). Close and lock the lid, select the manual setting, and set the timer for 5 minutes.

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS Two 10-ounce cans of chicken, drained 3/4 cup of Frank’s RedHot hot sauce Two 8-ounce packages of softened cream cheese One cup of ranch dressing 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese One bunch of celery cut into 4-inch pieces One box of chicken-flavored crackers or chips of choice Heat chicken and hot sauce in a skillet over medium heat until heated, around 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing.

Minerva Benavidez Alonzo, aged 71, passed away peacefully on January 29, in San Antonio. Born to Domingo Benavidez and Lorenza Abreo Rosa, Minerva was preceded in death by both her parents, sisters Adelinda and Yolanda; brothers Alfredo, Mario, and Gilberto; son Juan Luis; her loving partner of 31 years, Jesus Franco; and greatgrandchildren Jack, Autumn, Witten, Kailee, and Jayden.

Larry Lee McCallister, age 70, passed away on January 27, 2025, at his home in Alpine. Born on February 8, 1954, in Hugoton, Kansas, Larry was the son of Thomas and Dorothy McCallister and the younger brother of Jim McCallister.

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” – 2 Timothy 4:7 KJV Shirley Ann Williams was born in Cleburne on June 21, 1966, to Rev. Cordell and Odena Mitchell.

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