Lifestyle

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Meet Zeke! Zeke came into the shelter at about four weeks old. He was placed into a foster home until he was able to eat regular kitten food well on his own.

Dear Neil, I planted Sunshine ligustrums three years ago in the spring. Now, several of them have very strong-growing green stems.

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One of my favorite cookies is the simple shortbread cookie. This would stand to reason since I love all things Scottish. And despite the deliciousness of the other cookies available from local Girl Scouts when they begin their annual cookie sales, the shortbread cookies have always been the ones I loved the most.

Kendall McComb (left) won the Miss Rodeo Sandhills Teen title earlier this month, and Sadie Wood (right) took the Miss Rodeo Sandhills Princess title at the competition held in Odessa. These two beauties are pictured here with the 2025 Miss Rodeo Sandhills Miranda Reed.

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Alpine Humane Society, a local non-profit that has been working towards helping local pets since 1986, had its eighth annual fundraiser at the Granada Theatre on Sunday, October 27. The event included a salsa and queso contest, with Avi Rangra and Ralph Gruebel of the Lions Club and Darin Nance of the City Council judging the queso and salsa.

Meet Draco! He came into the shelter in mid-August after being surrendered due to a neglect case. He and his seven siblings were from outside the city limits of Alpine.

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