Lifestyle

Ross Fleming and Tony Curry perform on stage at the Granada Theatre Friday evening as one of the many acts contributing to the fundraiser being held for victims of the downtown Alpine fire back in May.

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Dear Neil: A friend has not had much success with her peppers, tomatoes, or beans. She recently sent me this photo of her beans’ roots and my first thought was “nematodes.” If not, what are they?

Have you ever had a delicious bowl of French onion soup? We’re not talking about the Lipton add water and heat kind. We’re talking about the chopping 10 pounds of onions and caramelizing them down, adding beef broth and red wine that is topped with crunchy croutons and gooey Gruyere cheese kind. While relatively simple, it tastes anything but.

Most people would be hard-pressed to say that they dislike lasagna. I mean, what’s not to love about pasta, a meaty Bolognese sauce, and cheese? Well, the Greeks have done us one better.

Alpine Elementary’s third and fourth graders spent last Thursday in Marfa at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector Headquarters learning about what they do to secure our borders and what vehicles and instruments, such as helicopters, four-wheelers, and drones that they use in their job. Pictured are some of the students enjoying a hot dog lunch during their visit.

Alpine Elementary Pre-K holds graduation

AVFD participates in Splash Day

Gifted and talented students present end-of-year projects