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Dear Neil: I have a pot of devil’s ivy that was given to me at a company party. It has now produced runners that are longer than the table it’s sitting on. Can I clip them and root them to get a new pot?

In what activities did you participate in high school? During my four years in high school, I played basketball from my freshman through sophomore year. I was a technician for the band during my junior year.

The holidays are all about food, whether it be the traditional holiday meals or all the little yummy appetizers you have before the meal or at parties. If you’re looking for a way to please your holiday guests with foods that would be nice and elegant but not stuffy, then this appetizer tray is for you.

Ingredients: Soft, pre-sliced meats such as prosciutto or pepperoni. Harder meats that require cutting such as salami or soppressata.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 13 with the continuation of the burn ban reported by Stephanie Elmore, discussion on the homeless encampment on cemetery road, vacancies in the Brewster County Tourism department, and a request from the Elections Official for a parttime position to be added to her department.

As with many communities and areas in Texas dependent on tourism, Brewster County has seen an explosion in shortterm rentals, particularly in the Terlingua area. Collection of HOT taxes, which are hotel occupancy taxes, for the county has been a challenge.

Much has changed in the 50 years Dr. Ray Allen has been a veterinarian.