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What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? What I most looked for What I most looked forward to has actually passed! I looked forward to this year’s Homecoming week more than anything, especially from the eyes of a senior experiencing their last homecoming. All the hard work put into our class float, the student council’s homecoming dance, and the homecoming game paid off in the best way possible.

Matt Moore, Alpine: I have a Brother® 7040 laser jet printer. I use it for work, and I use it for home.

WesTex Community Credit Union offered a customer appreciation day on Oct. 20 with Branch Manager Letty Hernandez, Vincent Carrasco, and Victoria Carrasco cooking up hamburgers with all the trimmings.

November 10, 1977 The Texas Omicron ETA Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Marfa has chosen Vonnelle Davis as 1978 Valentine Queen. Vonnelle has been active in Beta Sigma Phi for six years, and is now serving as president of her chapter.

Dear Neil: This is the third landscape in the past 20 years where I have grown Caesalpinia pulcherrima. I have never had this experience before. Two large plants set out by a landscaping firm had hitchhiking plants along with them. They bloomed light yellow, and their stalks have many thorns and lighter green leaves. What is this? I can’t find it anywhere.

Alpine High School Homecoming Queen Jenica Portillo and King Jayden Canaba hold court after their crowning on Oct. 29 before the Fightin’ Buck football game against Odessa Compass.

Colonel Edward Hatch spent little time in Fort Davis, but he has a consistent presence here and in New Mexico. In the past few weeks, I have been purchasing and roasting for future use Hatch green chilies, always the best. These come from farms in the Rio Grande Valley near Hatch, N. M.

The Jeff Davis County Library was designated as a Literary Landmark on Oct. 22 in honor of late Fort Davis resident, historian, and writer Lonn Wood Taylor. Taylor’s wife, Dedie, stands proudly next to the plaque honoring her late husband outside the library, along with Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library board member Elaine Harmon. An official proclamation was also read declaring the week of Oct. 17-23 as a county observance in honor of Taylor and commemorating National Friends of Libraries week.

Living out here in the land of Mexican food, one usually thinks about stuffed peppers being that cheese filled and battered delight, chile rellenos. Many people use poblano peppers these days, but Anaheim chiles have always been my favorite. But this is not the only stuffed peppers to be had. In fact, a truly satisfying dish is none other than stuffed bell peppers.

Ingredients: Bell peppers, any color Olive oil Ground beef Cooked rice if desired Chopped onions Tomato paste Garlic Oregano Can of chopped tomatoes if desired Salt and pepper to taste Directions: First, remove the tops of the peppers and the cores. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a skillet, add onions, and cook until softened.