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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has started mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the Brewster County FSA office or postmarked by Dec. 6.

Alpine Humane Society Pet of the Week is Petrie, a domestic short hair brown tabby. Just two months old, he has all of those favorite kitten traits.

Sul Ross State University rodeo legends Tuff Hedeman and Cody Lambert were recently inducted into the National Cowboy Museum Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City during Rodeo Hall of Fame Weekend. Courtesy photo

What are you especially looking forward to in your senior year? The prom scene in my favorite coming-of-age movie, “10 Things I Hate About You,” is so iconic. Every time I rewatch the movie, I get more excited for senior prom.

Epic Cheerleading members Alaysia Villanueva, Reyah Ramos, Veydah De La O, Lulu Tercero, and Irassa Stevens are all pumped up to cheer on Nov. 13 outside American Legion Post 79 in Alpine. The competitive girls cheerleading squad threw a Thanksgiving plate fundraiser to raise money for cheerleading equipment and out of town trips to cheerleading competitions. Avalanche photo by Roxanne Hill

December 9, 1976 While Ross Walters, one, waits, his mother Suzanne checks her shopping list twice. Janice Uranga (left), salesclerk at Forch-heimers, also waits on Mrs.

Dear Neil: Our city’s Chamber of Commerce tries to keep flowers in large 30-inch round pots that are 24 inches deep at each of the four corners of major intersections in our downtown area. We have volunteers to water most intersections twice a week, but the dust and heat from the road makes it all difficult. What suggestions would you offer?

Until a few years ago my knowledge of pierogis only extended to the Men In Black film, where the jeweler is sitting down eating with his friend, and the bad guy, aka the bug, is after the galaxy that just so happens to be on the collar of the pet cat. I mean I’m a southwest Texan. What do I know of pierogi except they’re not really a staple in our diet. Tacos and tamales I’m familiar with, but pierogis not so much, until one day I was browsing the internet for something different to make. The photos looked good, I was hungry, and I had all the ingredients on hand, so I decided to try my hand at making these dumplings.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour ½ cup water 1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt 3 large potatoes 8 oz.

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