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Jeff Davis County Library will hold a hummingbird quilt raffle benefiting Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library, a non-profit organization. Tickets are available and the quilt is on display at the Jeff Davis County Library, 100 Memorial Square in Fort Davis.

Big Bend Sportsman Club President Jim Westermann on Dec. 7 presented Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club President Jason Crosby with a donation to the Range and Wildlife Club scholarship effort. The Sportsman Club hosted the Wildlife Club’s turkey shoot on Nov. 13 at the gun range in Alpine. Avalanche photo by Gail Diane Yovanovich

December 12, 1991 Vicente Galindo Molinar was honored December 7 at his 98th birthday celebration. He is pictured here with several of his children.

Dear Neil: My vitex plant had sparse leaves and a few small blooms following the February cold spell. Should I prune it back, take it out, or just wait and see what happens? Vitex plants were hurt significantly in many parts of Texas.

To say I am not a traditionalist is an understatement. I push the envelope when it comes to cooking. That is not to say I am some classically trained chef using liquid nitrogen or a sous vide cooker, it just means that I like to use ingredients outside those listed in a recipe. It means that I like to experiment with different flavors beyond those one may traditionally associate with different dishes. One such dish I most definitely experiment with is chicken pot pie.

Alpine Lions Club continues to give back to the community, this time with a donation to the Alpine Police Department’s Blue Santa effort. In the photo, Lions Avi Rangra, Amit Rangra and John Sutterfield, Police Department Chief Darrell Losoya, and Lions Andrea and Mac Tucker. Courtesy photo

Directions: Place one sheet of pie dough into a pie dish, pierce several times with a fork. This helps with steam disbursement.

Dirks-Anderson Elementary School in Fort Davis has been chosen as a stop on the one-time Busload of Books Tour. Supported entirely by private donors, illustrator/ author married couple Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson and their four children will spend one year visiting Title I schools in every state.

This command kicked off the first message spoken after 400 years of divine silence. It was directed to Zechariah as he learned the upcoming birth of his son, John the Baptist.

Alpine Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Republic of Texas held their fourth annual Christmas tea on Dec. 4 at First Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. Refreshments and conversation amid beautiful Christmas decorations were enjoyed by all, with 13 ladies attending, two being prospective new members of each organization. In the photo, Mary Smith, Judy Parsons, and Kay Houston. Courtesy photo