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THE BACK PORCH at Hotel Turkey is an ideal locale for a birthday celebration amid the musical delights of the hotel’s third annual Songwriter Festival.

THE BACK PORCH at Hotel Turkey is an ideal locale for a birthday celebration amid the musical delights of the hotel’s third annual Songwriter Festival.

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‘Hard work and intentionality’: Turkey’s songwriter fest a haven for creativity

Story And Photos By Hanaba Munn Welch |
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Body Turkey isn’t Nashville.Turkey isn’t Austin. Maybe that’s why the little town on the Lower Caprock is the ideal place for an annual songwriter festival featuring music written and performed by writersinger strummers and pickers.
Handmade white corn tortillas

Handmade white corn tortillas

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Handmade white corn tortillas

Angelina L
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMCorn tortillas are easier to make than flour tortillas, and there isn’t anything that compares to their amazing aroma and flavor.
The 501

The 501

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The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body COMMENTARYProbably at least as much as I knew when I bought one this week. I thought I was buying a fiddle, not that I need another fiddle.The pawnshop clerk seemed to think she was selling me a fiddle. Not a 14-inch viola.
Mexican petunias bring beauty to containers, borders

Mexican petunias bring beauty to containers, borders

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Mexican petunias bring beauty to containers, borders

Ellen Peffley
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body Mexican petunias are faithful ornamentals that can be counted on to bloom throughout our summer Texas heat. Mexican petunia, Ruellia brittoniana (roo-EL-lee-ah brit-toe-knee-AN-ah) is native to Mexico and South America.

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LOOKING BACK

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body September 19, 1953: James Patton hired as city managerSeptember 19, 1953—G. W. Lee, who farms east of Silverton, brought in the first bale of cotton September 11, and it was ginned by Tomlin & Fleming Gin. He had 1,750 pounds of seed cotton and the bale weighed 505 pounds….
Silverton’s volunteer fire department hosted DC fire training last week. Participating, from left, were Corbin Wadlow, Jason Fletcher, Zane Peterson, Robert Herzberg, Rob (Kid) Kellick (Turkey VFD), Dylan Smith (DC Fire Training), Ryan Martin (TurkeyVFD), Kaison Hubbard, Jodee Robison andWeston Howell. | COURTESY PHOTO

Silverton’s volunteer fire department hosted DC fire training last week. Participating, from left, were Corbin Wadlow, Jason Fletcher, Zane Peterson, Robert Herzberg, Rob (Kid) Kellick (Turkey VFD), Dylan Smith (DC Fire Training), Ryan Martin (TurkeyVFD), Kaison Hubbard, Jodee Robison andWeston Howell. | COURTESY PHOTO

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FIRE TRAINING

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

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FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Joy Stodghill
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body Well, my arm was well enough to be able to quilt with Wanda and Rose Mary last Thursday and it felt so good to be back. We got one side ready to roll but it will take another day or two to finish. It is so, so pretty.Oh no, another one of my neighbors has gotten down.
Silverton’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) presented their first movie night, showing “Despicable Me 4” on the front lawn of the school, complete with a concession stand, and attendees brought blankets on comfy chairs on Friday, Sept. 13. | COURTESY PHOTO

Silverton’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) presented their first movie night, showing “Despicable Me 4” on the front lawn of the school, complete with a concession stand, and attendees brought blankets on comfy chairs on Friday, Sept. 13. | COURTESY PHOTO

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MOVIE NIGHT

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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The Caprock Public Library is hosting a book club. The next meeting date is October 8 at 12:30 p.m. This month’s book is“Remarkably Bright Creatures”by ShelbyVan Pelt.

The Caprock Public Library is hosting a book club. The next meeting date is October 8 at 12:30 p.m. This month’s book is“Remarkably Bright Creatures”by ShelbyVan Pelt.

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BOOK CLUB MEETING

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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