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LOOKING BACK

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February 3, 1971 Astronaut Alan Shepard, center, who hopes to walk on the moon tomorrow, was greeted by a large number of Big Bend residents when he and others in the space program arrived at the Presidio County Airport on April 1, 1964.
LOOKING BACK

It’s Girl Scout cookie season

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The Girl Scout Cookie Program has long taught girls how to run a business via cookie booths, door-to-door, and the Digital Cookie platform online. When the pandemic hit in the middle of the 2020 season, girls were faced with the same challenges as other small businesses.
Alpine High School ninth grader Hannah Vidal pauses for a photo as she sells Girl Scout cookies outside Porter’s on Fifth Street in Alpine on Feb. 7. Proceeds from the sale will go to Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest, and, in turn, to various troops. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

Making Fermented Vegetables at Home

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Ingredients: 4 cups vegetables of your choice, washed and peeled (if desired), and cut into roughly evenlysized pieces seasonings of your choice (see below) 4 cups chlorine-free water 2 tablespoons sea salt (I use pink Himalayan salt) Directions: Fill a clean, wide mouth jar with the chopped vegetables, leaving at least 1½ inches of headspace. Add any seasonings you like.
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