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Caleb and Cali Hughes were on hand last week to represent the Borderlands Research Institute and Sul Ross’ Department of Natural Sciences at the Ranching and Wildlife College Day program. The event is for 4-H and FFA students who are interested in attending a Texas university for wildlife resource management, ranch management, or similar programs.

HEAD OVER MEALS Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day better than Beef Guinness Stew and Colcannon.

FBC Alpine, Texas One of the great things about living in the Big Bend area is the mountains. Mountains seem never to change, yet the passing of the seasons or shadows brings new vistas and elicits fresh wonder.

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Dear Neil, I saw a devil’s ivy plant with huge (dinner-platesized) leaves in a tropical botanic garden. How can I get mine to produce leaves that large? That’s “adult” foliage, and it’s only produced on stems that are growing vertically.

Alpine Avalanche.

Multiple sentences have been handed down recently pertaining to human smuggling as well as the smuggling of narcotics involving cartels and other criminal organizations, and assaults on federal officers.

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