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The holidays are all about food, whether it be the traditional holiday meals or all the little yummy appetizers you have before the meal or at parties.

Ingredients: Soft, pre-sliced meats such as prosciutto or pepperoni. Harder meats that require cutting such as salami or soppressata.

Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 13 with the continuation of the burn ban reported by Stephanie Elmore, discussion on the homeless encampment on cemetery road, vacancies in the Brewster County Tourism department, and a request from the Elections...

As with many communities and areas in Texas dependent on tourism, Brewster County has seen an explosion in shortterm rentals, particularly in the Terlingua area. Collection of HOT taxes, which are hotel occupancy taxes, for the county has been a challenge.

Much has changed in the 50 years Dr. Ray Allen has been a veterinarian.

FIDDLER’S GREEN The first of the Army Topographical Engineers surveying for a road through the Davis Mountains were Lts. Wiliam H.C.

Bo Hancock is one of five game wardens assigned to this area, and he was recently honored as Game Warden of the Year. Hancock, an Air Force veteran, and dog handler was undecided at first on what direction he wanted his post-military career to take.

To kick off the holiday season, Texas Parks and Wildlife began stocking waterbodies across the state with rainbow trout. This annual event began Nov. 23 and will continue through Mar. 3. Fort Pena Colorado, better known as Post Park, will receive their first stocking of rainbow trout on Dec. 13.

On Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 5-7 p.m., in front of True Value, children have an opportunity to contact Santa via shortwave radio.

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