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HEAD OVER MEALS It’s that time of year again when your household’s flour, butter, and sugar come together to create those favorite holiday treats. Moreover, the holiday season would only be complete with the addition of a few lively spirits.

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Dear Neil, A squirrel must have planted a bur oak acorn in one of our pots last year because we were blessed with a seedling this spring. It grew well (27 inches tall), although it was attacked by a fungus this fall. Should we plant it into the ground now or wait another year?

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Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming events December 5 Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting, 5:45 p.m.

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On Tuesday, December 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., kids have a chance to contact Santa Claus at the North Pole using shortwave radio. This event takes place in front of Morrison’s True Value Hardware store.

On Wednesday, November 20, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin, along with the Area Health Education Center of the Permian Basin and the Texas Department of Agriculture State Office of Rural Health, hosted a National Rural Health Day Educational and Recruiting Fair event at the Odessa Marriott. The event was attended by almost 400 registrants, including 60 rural Certified Nursing Assistant students from Alpine, Crane, McCamey, and Grandfalls- Royalty ISDs, health care training students from Odessa College, Midland College, SRSU, UTPB, and TTUHSC. Also in attendance were TTUSHC Permian Basin resident physicians and 20 rural healthcare organizations. Faculty and leadership from Odessa College, Midland College, UTPB, SRSU, and TTUHSC were present. National Rural Health Day aims to celebrate and advocate for rural health care.

Hillside Baptist Church of Alpine will host its eighth annual children’s Christmas store this Saturday, December 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The store will be held in the Hillside Fellowship Hall and will feature gifts for children to purchase for their entire family! Children are invited to come shop for their parents, siblings, and other family members, where the merchandise is priced from 25 cents to $5.00. Each child is asked to bring a legibly written shopping list of names to help the taggers spell each name correctly. Purchases are limited to one item per person on the list. Adults will be on hand to box, wrap, bag, and tag each gift selected. All proceeds will go to the Children’s Advocacy of the Big Bend here in Alpine (Shana Sullivan, Director). Hillside Baptist Church is located at 205 Church Road, just off East Highway 90 - turn left across from Holiday Inn Express. For more information, please text or call Karen McGuire at 432386-3071.