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First annual Tamale Festival set to hit Turlock
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Tamale lovers will be able sample offerings from nine different vendors and get a chance to enter a tamale eating contest for a $500 prize at the inaugural Turlock Tamale Festival on May 1. - photo by Photo Contributed
Another delicious festival will hit the streets of Turlock on May 1 when the Turlock Poker Room and Casino hosts the first annual Turlock Tamale Festival. Poker room owner Joe Fernandez wanted to bring something new and fun to the Turlock community, ultimately deciding on a festival complete with live performances, vendors and of course, tamales. “The City of Turlock is doing such a great job with the downtown area and keeping the community involved,” said Tamale Festival coordinator Mario Alvarez.
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Remembering a ‘fierce defender of freedom’
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During a Memorial Day ceremony held on Monday at Turlock Memorial Park, Marsha Gonsalves, with the support of her husband Larry, shares memories of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves, who died on Feb. 13, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee north of Deh Rawod in central Afghanistan (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Every Memorial Day, locals put on their red, white and blue attire, maybe don a red poppy in remembrance of the fallen, and make their way to Turlock Memorial Park cemetery.
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