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To say I am not a traditionalist is an understatement. I push the envelope when it comes to cooking. That is not to say I am some classically trained chef using liquid nitrogen or a sous vide cooker, it just means that I like to use ingredients outside those listed in a recipe. It means that I like to experiment with different flavors beyond those one may traditionally associate with different dishes. One such dish I most definitely experiment with is chicken pot pie.

Alpine Lions Club continues to give back to the community, this time with a donation to the Alpine Police Department’s Blue Santa effort. In the photo, Lions Avi Rangra, Amit Rangra and John Sutterfield, Police Department Chief Darrell Losoya, and Lions Andrea and Mac Tucker. Courtesy photo

Directions: Place one sheet of pie dough into a pie dish, pierce several times with a fork. This helps with steam disbursement.

Dirks-Anderson Elementary School in Fort Davis has been chosen as a stop on the one-time Busload of Books Tour. Supported entirely by private donors, illustrator/ author married couple Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson and their four children will spend one year visiting Title I schools in every state.

This command kicked off the first message spoken after 400 years of divine silence. It was directed to Zechariah as he learned the upcoming birth of his son, John the Baptist.

Alpine Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Republic of Texas held their fourth annual Christmas tea on Dec. 4 at First Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. Refreshments and conversation amid beautiful Christmas decorations were enjoyed by all, with 13 ladies attending, two being prospective new members of each organization. In the photo, Mary Smith, Judy Parsons, and Kay Houston. Courtesy photo

Alpine ISD Bucks Boosters Bonnie Lujan, Sarah Fellows Martinez, Paty Saenz, Mesinda Llanez, and Sarah Vasquez pause for a photo at the middle school cafeteria on Dec. 11 as they serve up hamburgers with all the trimmings. The fundraiser will benefit all Alpine ISD athletes. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

The Board of Regents of the Texas State University System formally recognized recipients of the Regents’ Professor, Staff, and Student Scholar awards for 2021. The board adopted resolutions honoring the award winners during its quarterly meeting this week on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.