Valley Board of Trustees appoints officers

Body The Turkey-Quitaque ISD board of trustees met in regular session on Monday, June 9. The board approved following minutes of the May 12 regular meeting.

Real lives, real losses of drunk driving

Body TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONMarcus Nalepa and his 8-year-old daughter Kelsey were on the way to her softball practice in League City when their lives changed forever.Just feet from Kelsey’s elementary school, a drunk driver slammed into the family car at a stop light.

Corn masa pancakes

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMGluten-free pancakes can be accomplished in many forms, but I’m intrigued by the application of corn masa in ways one might not expect. Surprisingly, corn masa may be successfully used for making pancakes.

Managing (human) nature

Body COMMENTARYThere’s joy in mowing.Remember the Garden of Eden? God created humans to be gardeners. Then things fell apart.Granted, mowing isn’t gardening — not exactly. But it’s managing nature. Adam and Even would have mowed and smiled if they’d had a lawn mower. Right?

Flowering tea gardens

Body CUISINE & CULTUREToday’s column is the third in a series of three on growing personal tea gardens.

BRISCOE ROUND UP

Body BRISCOEROUNDUP Brynae Harrison won her category in fashion show, placing 1st in Natural Fibers-Cotton at the Texas 4-H Round Up. Heaven and Landry competed in Ag ID. Julia, Abigail, Landry and Heaven all participated in community service by creating two-tie blankets. 

Silverton High School Project Graduation 2025

Body The following people helped make Project Graduation 2025 a success for Silverton High School. Through their generous donations we were able to provide a safe, healthy and fun night for all of the high school students.We started the night at 9:30 p.m.

PADUCAH DANCE

Body PADUCAH DANCE The country music band“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”will be performing for the All School Reunion Dance for the Paducah Ex-Students Association on June 14 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the VFW in Paducah.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEEDAs the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

The 501

Body In search of head cheeseHead cheese or souse? By either name, it’s not easy to find.My supper plan yesterday was to eat some with cucumber slices, salt and vinegar. Yum.If you don’t know about head cheese, alternatively called “souse,” you’re probably not reading this column.