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HEAD OVER MEALS Spaghetti is one of those dishes that is a goto for many folks, especially those on a budget or in a time crunch. It’s comforting, filling, and it’s almost foolproof.

INGREDIENTS 1 pound of cooked spaghetti noodles, rinsed and drained well. 1 1/2 cups of tomatoes, finely diced or cherry tomatoes sliced in half.

Dear Neil, My HOA has gradually been replacing ornamental peach trees along one of our streets with yaupon hollies. Would you recommend Nellie R.

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The Alpine Bucks and Lady Bucks Powerlifting teams traveled to Monahans to open their 2026 season this past Saturday, January 10. Five of the 18 members were medalists, with two Lady Bucks and three Bucks earning hardware.

Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com January 15 Eyes on the Sky @ Davis Mountain State Park, 7 p.m.

The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, has once again been nominated for the third year in a row for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. The museum placed first in 2024 and seventh in 2025.

Sul Ross State University is proud to announce that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has approved a new Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program, set to launch in Fall 2026. The program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in Texas’ growing financial services industry. The MS in Finance equips students with advanced expertise in financial analysis, investment management, corporate finance, risk assessment, and fintech innovation. The curriculum combines strong theoretical foundations with applied learning experiences, ensuring students are well prepared to navigate an increasingly complex, datadriven, and competitive financial environment. “The new degree directly supports the State of Texas’s strategic priority to strengthen and expand its financial services sector,” said Dr. Sellamuthu Prabakaran, chair of the program at SRSU. “Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘Bigger. Better. Texas. Economic Development Strategic Plan identifies financial services as a key growth cluster and emphasizes the importance of aligning higher education with workforce needs.” “The MS in Finance further expands Rio Grande College of Business and SRSU’s growing portfolio of graduate programs designed to prepare students for leadership and professional success in complex, globally connected industries,” said Dr. Sumantra Sengupta, dean of the Rio Grande College of Business. “By launching this graduate program, Sul Ross is responding to the Governor’s call to support Texas’s emergence as a national and global financial hub through targeted, workforce-ready education.” For more information, email prabakaran. sellamuthu@sulross.edu or sumantra.sengupta@sulross.edu.