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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.

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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

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.

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2024 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

Public And Civic Meetings Coming Up

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

meeting,Thursday, Sept. 19, meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by 7:30 p.m. meeting, Lodge Building, 807 Bailey St., Matador PADUCAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meeting, Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m., Bicentennial City-County Library, 825 Backus St., Paducah PADUCAHFRIENDSOFTHELIBRARY regular meeting,Thursday, Sept....

Handmade white corn tortillas

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Handmade white corn tortillas

Angelina L

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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.One might be surprised that there are only two ingredients in a corn tortilla, but that’s it— masa harina and warm water.

The 501

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The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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.To tell you the truth, I was really shopping for a saxophone.

Mexican petunias bring beauty to containers, borders

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Mexican petunias bring beauty to containers, borders

Ellen Peffley

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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

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

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FIRE TRAINING

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

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FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Joy Stodghill

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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

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MOVIE NIGHT

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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