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Ingredients For the cake • 1cupofunsaltedbutter,softened • 1½cupsofgranulatedsugar • 3largeeggs • 2teaspoonsofvanilla • ½teaspoonsalt • 1½cupsofall-purposeflour • 1teaspoonofbakingpowder • ½cupofheavycream • Forthecreamcheeselayer • 8ouncesofcreamcheese,softened • ½cupgranulatedsugar • 1largeegg • 1teaspoonofvanilla • Forserving • Vanillabeanicecream • Caramelsauce Directions • Preheatyourovento350degrees. • Greasea9-inchroundcakepan with butter and line with parchment paper.

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Jesus is the reason for the season! Such a cliché, but how many times during the holiday season do we lose focus on why we are doing all that we are busy with? It’s so easy to get stressed and buy too many things that no one needs, or spend way too much at the last minute, just to get something under the tree. Then, there is all the decorating, cooking, and wrapping, in addition to parties.

The 35th Annual Black-Eyed Pea Off (cook-off) will be held in the Terlingua Ghostown on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Participants need to bring their best Black-eyed Peas for judging and to share with spectators. Award and prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place. Turn-in time is 2 p.m. sharp with a $10 entry fee. Peas may be cooked onsite or off. Spectators can start the year off with a bowl of good luck peas for a $10 (or more) donation — includes bowl, spoon, and cornbread until it runs out. There will be local music and a raffle. All proceeds will benefit continuing education scholarships for Terlingua School Graduates.

Dear Neil, We have a red yucca in our yard that has been there for about 15 years. During this time, we’ve had more than one bloom for only three or four years.

Alpine Avalanche EST 1891 S______ _._ B__ B__ __ D____ M _______ C _____ Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

Historic Alpine invites residents and visitors to celebrate one of Alpine’s most cherished traditions-Christmas in Alpine. A multi-day series of community events featuring starlight shopping, festive neighborhood gatherings, historic sites, holiday treats, and a grand finale performance by the Big Bend Community Chorale and SRSU University Chorus.

WEEK Rocko and some of his littermates, including Benji, last week’s POW, came into the shelter in late October of this year, after being surrendered by the household that had him and nine littermates after an unplanned canine pregnancy. There are not enough local adopters to sustain all the puppies that happen around here.

Calling all parents of young shoppers! Hillside Baptist Church of Alpine is hosting its Ninth Annual Children’s Christmas Store on Saturday, December 13. The “store” will be in the Fellowship Hall at Hillside, 205 Church Road, just off East Highway 90, and will be open from 10 a.m.