May 2025

The Sul Ross summer girls’ basketball day camp for ages 7-14 is set for June 23-26 at the Pete P. Gallego Center.

Abbott signs voucher bill into law Gov. Greg Abbott last week signed a $1 billion private school voucher bill into law in front of a large crowd at the Governor’s Mansion, the San Antonio Express-News and other media outlets reported. Abbott called the new law the biggest legislative win of his time in the governor’s office and touted the new program as the largest in the nation.

Dear Neil, I harvested coral vine seeds when they turned brown last year. We stored them dry at room temperature and planted them around March 1.

Alpine Avalanche.

The Alpine varsity girls’ team has ended the tennis season. Last Wednesday, they faced tough opponents in Abilene at the regional championship.

The Alpine Middle School held a golf tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Alpine golf course. According to Marco Gomez, head coach for the golfers, many of these kids had never played the game before.

Sometimes we forget that Easter isn’t just one day. Easter is a Season of the Church Year, and the Season of Easter is actually 50 days long. That means we get to keep celebrating NEW LIFE and Resurrection and keep the experience of this joy going way beyond Easter Sunday.

HEAD OVER MEALS Most folks would be hard-pressed to say they know anyone who doesn’t like pizza. Seriously, what’s not to love about pizza? And thanks to creative minds in the world’s kitchens, pizza goes above and beyond cheese and pepperoni or basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella.

INGREDIENTS 1/2 lb. pizza dough 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 2 cloves of chopped garlic 1 shallot, halved, and leaves separated chili flakes 1 tablespoon of honey 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 3/4 cup shredded provolone cheese 1 small Meyer or regular lemon, thinly sliced 1 bunch of fresh basil DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 425 degrees.