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HEAD OVER MEALS When thinking about holiday desserts, baklawa or baklava comes to mind. It is a delicious combination of sweet and salty that is addictive and difficult to put down.

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A recent survey on popular Christmas songs says the top four are White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Silver Bells, and The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire). They all focus on the sentimental feelings of the holidays with no mention of Christ.

Dear Neil, I’m looking for a shrub or small tree with bright red leaves in the fall. It also needs to be adapted, and I need one that can handle partial shade. I’ve seen some around the state in the past several weeks. What options do we have, and do nurseries commonly sell them?

Alpine Avalanche.

Davis Mountains State Park, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The annual Live Nativity began last night and will continue through Friday evening. Performances will occur at the “stable “ area between Kokernot Lodge and the Sul Ross Outdoor Theater at 7 p.m.

The Alpine golf course is one of the more recent locations to fall victim to the destruction of feral hog activity. This nonnative invasive species causes significant damage to agriculture and natural resources across the state and has now moved into town to continue their destructive ways.

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