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In what activities did you participate in high school? I was a member of the marching band, so I spent a lot of time at football games. I am also in solo and ensemble in band and I will be playing tennis soon.

HEAD OVER MEALS We now find ourselves 24 days from Christmas. Where did the year go? It seems as if just yesterday we were ushering in 2022, in hopes that it would far surpass the chaos and mayhem of the previous two years.

Ingredients: 3 eggs lightly beaten 2 tablespoons butter 1 9-inch unbaked pie shell 1 cup white Karo syrup 1 ½ cups of pecans 1 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla Glass pie pan – ideal Directions: Mix the first four ingredients and stir well, add vanilla and pecans, and pour into pie shell and bake...

Ingredients: 1 cup white syrup 1 cup white sugar 1 cup chopped pecan halves 3 eggs lightly beaten 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 9-inch unbaked pie shell Directions: Mix all ingredients, add pecans last, pour into pie shell.

Commissioners Court held its regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 22 with a general election recount update, and the selection of a newly formed evaluation committee to review and score requests for proposals for HOT tax collections topping the agenda.

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For more than a decade, locals and visitors alike have flocked to Marathon to take in the festivities of Fiesta de Noche Buena.

The City of Alpine began holding town hall meetings in October to enlist its’ citizens help in setting up a strategic plan for the city.

The Texas State University System Board of Regents has appointed Carlos Hernandez, Ed.D., as the 14th president of Sul Ross State University. Hernandez has served as interim president since June 4, following the resignation of Alpine native Pete Gallego.

Many centuries ago, ancient Chinese philosopher and writer Lao Tzu once wrote, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one single step.”