November 2025

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While thinking about Thanksgiving next week and my nontraditional food columns, I reached out to a couple of friends. I asked them to send me a few recipes from their recipe vaults.

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INGREDIANTS DIRECTIONS 1 bag fresh cranberries- rinsed 1 Jalapeno with seeds Chop in a food processor Add one bunch of green onions, chopped by hand 1 cup of sugar Juice from one lime Handful of Cilantro Mix Well.

INGREDIANTS 1 box cornbread mix ½ cup cornmeal 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 cup sour cream ½ cup melted butter 1 can of creamed corn 1 cup corn kernels- drained 1 yellow onion- finely diced 1 bunch green onions- finely chopped 1 jalapeno- finely diced 2 cups shredded sharp...

You can learn a lot about someone by what they value. In Luke 14:15-24, Jesus tells the parable, or introspective teaching story about God, of a grand banquet: “A man was giving a large banquet and invited many.

The Permian Basin Area Foundation (PBAF) has announced its recipients for the fall grant cycle. The Foundation awarded $2.3 million to 31 nonprofi t organizations serving West Texas, five of which are right here in the Big Bend.

The West Texas Geology Foundation (WTGF) has named Mrs. Tracy Hyatt, 7th Grade Science and Math teacher at Alpine Middle School, as one of nine recipients of its 2024–2025 Most Outstanding Science Teacher (MOST) Award.