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Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us to pray when He gave us the “Our Father.” (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) It should be noted that the prayer begins with “Our Father” and not “My Father.” Our God is the Father of all us because we were all created in the “image and likeness” of God. (Genesis 1:27) Therefore we must see every human person as our brother and sister. We must then obey the will of God’s great commandment of love.

When most people hear the word ramen, their minds drift to those college or young adult years where most excess money was spent on cover charges and drink specials as opposed to gourmet foods. That is not to say that they wanted to eat the 10 for a dollar pre-packaged meals, but let’s face it, hanging out with friends and having a good time trumps healthy eating every day.

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time one minute Total Time 16 minutes Serves 8 Ingredients: 4 cups shredded green 4 cups shredded green cabbage 2 cups shredded red cabbage 1 cup shredded carrots 1 cup shredded carrots 2 packages ramen noodles (noodles broken into chunks, season packets reserved) ½ cup sliced green onions ½ cup toasted, slivered almonds ½ cup vegetable or olive oil 1/3 cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar Instructions: Place the cabbages, carrots, ramen noodles, green onions, and almonds in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, rice vinegar, sugar, and ramen noodle seasoning packets.

Alpine High School Project Graduation 2022 sponsored a cornhole tournament and taco sale at American Legion Post 79 on Oct. 16. In first place were Alex Gonzales and Camilo Celaya shown in the photo. All proceeds benefit Project Graduation 2022. Courtesy photot

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of Oct. 29 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. A second funding application deadline will be Feb. 11, 2022.

Live theatrical productions have delighted audiences for centuries, and in the Big Bend area, Sul Ross State University’s theatre department has achieved that purpose by entertaining with unique experiences about all aspects of life.

On Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friends of the Ruidosa Church will host an open house at the recently restored building in Ruidosa on FM 170 west of Presidio. The church was built in 1915, but fell into disrepair, and by 2000 the Diocese of El Paso recommended it be torn down. In 2019 it was turned over from Presidio County to the non-profit Friends group for restoration and repair. Photo by Mike Green

A consulting firm based out of Houston has been in Marathon surveying the town for potentially significant historic buildings from Tuesday to Thursday of this week. The firm, McDoux Preservation LLC, helped the Gage Hotel gain a place on the National Register of Historic Places at the end of 2020.

Emma Morales, Alpine: I come from a small town where our hospital is the biggest thing in the community. So, after you go trick or treating you take your candy to the hospital, and you go into the x-ray machine, and you send all your candy down the x-ray machine, and then it will tell you if there’s anything sketchy in your candy. Then at the end you get a little bit extra in your bucket.

All are invited to attend a special event planned for Oct. 22 at the Jeff Davis County Library in Fort Davis when a plaque designating it as a Literary Landmark and a tribute to the late author Lonn W. Taylor will take place.