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HEAD OVER MEALS Spring is blowing in as quickly as the proverbial March hare, and with it comes lighter fare for your dining table. Meals such as pasta, salads, seafood, and cold soups are on the menu.

Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

Dear Neil, I have a nice crop of Jersey Giant asparagus plants that I planted three years ago. Last year, they produced red berries that I ignored. I have since read that I should have cut those stems out when the seeds appeared. Now, the asparagus is producing, but not as abundantly, probably because I allowed it to produce seed. Should I pull out as many of the seedlings as I can, leaving only the true spears?

Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche. com Upcoming Events March 27-28 Blood Drive, 9 a.m.

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The College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences (ALPS) at Sul Ross State University will host 164 4-H and FFA members from across the region on Wednesday, April 2, to compete in five separate Career Development Events (CDEs).

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How important is that morning cup of coffee? Does it feel as if the day just goes sideways without it? From black to latte, coffee plays an important role in many of our morning routines and our lives, and one Texas college is getting in on how it gets to our cup.