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Google the barbell housefly

Google the barbell housefly

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Google the barbell housefly

Commentary
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Stump Google! That’s the name of the game. The challenge is to think of something that doesn’t appear when you Google it. I’ve won twice recently. Google doesn’t seem to know about a soda fountain drink called a Coke phosphate. Both my husband and I remember drinking them in our adolescent years.
Food bytes

Food bytes

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Cuisine & Culture
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Each year, kitchens across west Texas are warm and inviting, with the aroma of freshly made masa. The scent is intoxicating to me. The very basic ingredients in tamales create one of life’s most treasured meals, especially around Christmastime. Many of us can’t imagine a Christmas without tamales.
Marking the winter solstice, Dec. 21

Marking the winter solstice, Dec. 21

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Marking the winter solstice, Dec. 21

From The Garden Ellen Peffley
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
December21, is the 2023 winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, which includes North America, Europe, most of Asia, and Northern Africa. The Earth orbits the sun on a tilted axis, half of the Earth is pointed toward the sun, while the other half is pointed away from the sun.
FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

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Joy Stodghill I Did Not Meet
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
I did not meet with the quilters as I have had a really bad sinus attack. Shots and medicine have helped some but have taken their time to make me feel much better. We have really enjoyed the slow rain we have had the last few days.

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LOOKING BACK

News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
December 21, 1958: Holiday visits far and wide Flake Montgomery, brother of Mrs. Tony Burson, died Sunday. . . . Dr. W. A. Sedgwick undergoes surgery in Amarillo. . . . H. E. Fowler is able to be out of the hospital following surgery. . . .
The Silverton Library hosts story time for preschoolers every Monday at 11 a.m. Recently story times have featured special holiday activities as well. | COURTESY PHOTOS

The Silverton Library hosts story time for preschoolers every Monday at 11 a.m. Recently story times have featured special holiday activities as well. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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SILVERTON LIBRARY

News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Matador Church of Christ celebrated the season with a Christmas party last week. | COURTESY PHOTOS

The Matador Church of Christ celebrated the season with a Christmas party last week. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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CELEBRATING THE SEASON

News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Flomot News

Flomot News

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News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
It was a night to remember with smiling soldiers, dancers and gut busting laughs for everyone. It was a December evening long ago. Dad was home from another gritty day of work and had nestled into his Barcalounger. He was watching some guy named Walter Cronkite on the Evening News.
TUCKER SCHLUETER 1st Team Defensive Lineman

TUCKER SCHLUETER 1st Team Defensive Lineman

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Six Valley players named to 2023 roster

News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Congratulations go to the Paducah Dragons football players named below for their accomplishments on the field during the 2023 season.