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HEAD OVER MEALS Nothing stirs up division quite like meatloaf. Once a staple in American kitchens during the 1950s and ’60s, it has quietly faded from everyday menus, yet it remains a hearty meal that can spark strong reactions; either warm nostalgia or complete turnoff, depending on where you land.

Many voters may have received postcard applications to submit for an absentee ballot for the Republican Primary by mail recently. The postcard applications ask for your sensitive personal information, such as birthdate, social security number, and driver’s license number. They are also preprinted with your voter identification number, name, and address. The return address to Cynthia Cox, Brewster County Elections Administrator, is also printed on this card.

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In an unusually short meeting, the Alpine City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers with all council members in attendance. The council heard no public comment nor any comments on the two items listed on the agenda for public hearing.

The Sul Ross Rodeo Team was back at it earlier this week as they competed in Fort Worth for the first rodeo of the spring season. Head Coach C.J. Aragon said this is a great opportunity for these young competitors because they will get to compete during the same time the professional rodeo is going on.

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Editor’s Note: All responses are the sole opinions and positions of the candidates themselves and these were the only candidates that responded to the questions sent to them by the Avalanche. Candidates for County Democratic Chair Mary Bell Lockhart (incumbent) vs Holly Blankenship (Blankenship did not submit a response by press time) MARY BELL LOCKHART Why are you running for office? The office of Democratic Party County Chair is on the primary election ballot every two years, whether or not they are opposed.

Despite an up-and-down season thus far, after last Thursday’s walloping of the Anthony Wildcats (1-23), the Alpine Lady Bucks, now (8-16), sat at 3rd (2-2) in the district standings after falling earlier this month to district rivals Kermit and Presidio. The Wildcats lost to the Lady Bucks in February of last year, but it was nothing like the domination of this year’s Lady Bucks’ squad, where they allowed only three points on the board for their opponents, sweeping them in a rousing 84-3 victory.