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The Alpine City Council held their last meeting of the year on Tuesday. Topics of discussion included highly contested rezoning issues, the first readings of amended ordinances, and the accepted invitation to join a coalition of cities to argue a reasonable rate case with the service provider AEP.

For someone who writes about food, the holidays are always the best time of the year. Parties and gatherings galore are all a part of the festivities and most of the time these get-togethers involve some sort of food. While many of these focus on appetizers and finger foods, the more legit holiday gatherings like Christmas always bring out savory delights and scrumptious desserts.

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Dear Neil: A friend has sage plants in her native plant landscape in Wichita Falls. Big sections of several of them are dying out – have been for some time. They have been watered fairly well, both from rain and irrigation. What might cause them to be dying in parts?

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Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com Dec.

On November 11, the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) held their Primary Care Summit in Grapevine where they installed four new officers. Among these appointees was local physician Dr. Adrian Billings.

According to information from the Presidio County Sheriff’s Department (PCSO), on Sunday, December 3, deputies from the PCSO responded to a call about a hunting accident involving a 15-yearold male. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the incident occurred North of Presidio, where the juvenile was fatally shot in the chest from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while preparing rifles for hunting. Members of the victim’s family immediately transported him to Marfa, escorted by PCSO to meet the Marfa ambulance. The victim was rushed by ambulance to Big Bend Regional Medical Center, where despite all efforts he was declared dead on arrival. In respect, the name of the victim’s family is being withheld.