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Exhibitors direct their hogs into the ring on Jan. 8 to put them through their paces for judging.

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CATTLE Senior — Shaun Foster Junior — Hunter Stieg LAMB Senior — Kaitlyn Wiggins Junior — Gracie Boultinghouse GOAT Senior — Kaitlyn Wiggins Junior — Kylie Maroney SWINE Senior — Garrett Bentley Junior — Kacy Hawkins.

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Goats took over the show ring on Saturday morning at the Alpine ISD ag barn as exhibitors vied for the win. Photo by Felipe Fierro.

Exhibitors in the ring show their swine to best advantage at the 78th Big Bend Livestock Association Show on Jan. 8 in Alpine.

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Alpine Avalanche Photos from Alpine Avalanche archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University..

Dear Neil: How can I avoid this on my tomatoes this year? It looks like anthracnose, a common disease of tomato fruit. Google “Aggie Horticulture tomato anthracnose photo” and you’ll see a photograph that is almost a match for yours.

In an intriguing novel I read, the women of every generation in a family receive a supernatural talent on their 13th birthday. One woman could find anything that was lost. Another was able to discern every dishonesty, no matter how slight.