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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller invited Texas farmers and ranchers to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Family Land Heritage program, which since 1974 has paid tribute to families who have kept their land in continuous agricultural production for at least 100 years. Families are asked to submit their applications for recognition in the 2022 program by Monday, May 2. At the 47th annual recognition ceremony at the Texas Capitol this fall, Miller will honor farms and ranches established in 1922 or earlier.

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? Even though I am in the last stretch of the year and all I have to do is wait for it to be over, the most important thing I’ve been looking forward to are the warm spring days after school when all I get to do is go to the park, be with my friends, and read. What activities are you involved in during your senior year? National Honor Society, band, cross country, one act plays, STUCO, and academic UIL.

Living in West Texas, hot sauce or salsa is a staple in most households. At least it is in mine. If I do not have at least a couple of diverse types of salsas and or hot sauce in my refrigerator, it feels as if it is almost naked. In fact, not having a spicy condiment to add to my food is as sacrilegious as not having cheese in my refrigerator.

Ingredients: 7-10 jalapenos 1 can of petite diced tomatoes undrained 1 small or half a medium sized onion chopped Directions: Place your jalapenos in a large sauce pan or stock pot and bring to a boil. Once your peppers are at a boil, add a generous amount of smoked salt.

There is a new restaurant in Fort Davis catering to locals who are looking for the best homemade, made from scratch options in one of the best cattle producing areas in the state. Locke Ann McIvor, a sixthgeneration rancher proudly born and raised in Fort Davis, opened her own restaurant, Highland Hereford Café, on April 9.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on April 12, and the recent fires near Marathon and surrounding areas had commissioners talking. Due to the high risk of fires, Brewster County EMC Stephanie Elmore said the county-wide burn ban was still in effect.

Ralph Traynham, T. Paul Traynham, 11, and Paula Traynham of Alpine are excited to find a superb selection on a wide variety of vegetable plants, rose bushes, trees, shrubs, and more at the Morrison True Value One-Day Only Spring Garden Event held outside its garden center in Alpine on April 9. The sales event kicked off the start of spring gardening season for Big Bend residents, and True Value customers took advantage of the deals.

Viewing an unspoiled night sky away from the city lights is a treasure that Alpine and Big Bend locals and visitors enjoy. But for many others, such as the students in Alpine High School art teacher’s Rachel Maxwell class, raising awareness of dark skies is something that can be enhanced through the creativity and talent.

I understand the purpose of this article is as a faith devotional of sorts, and certainly not a story about me personally. However due to my recent arrival to the area, I want to introduce myself. My name in Bill Cotman. I moved here on Dec. 31, 2021, to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Alpine, organized by Rev. W.B. Bloys in November 1892.

In the sparsely populated area of West Texas known as the Big Bend, life takes place on a different scale. The nearest neighbor can be 40 miles away, perhaps located not just in another town but another country. In the bicultural atmosphere of the Big Bend, musicians from both sides of the Rio Grande come together, creating music that spans genre, culture, and international borders.