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Girl Scouts kick off a century of cookie sales
New Smores cookies join lineup of classics
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Girl Scouts Heart of Central California junior troops Jayden Jimenez and Joanna Masterson will be selling Girl Scout cookies at several locations in Turlock this year. - photo by Photo Contributed
It’s that time of year again — the time to empty your pockets and fill your stomachs with irresistibly delicious Girl Scout cookies. This year is especially significant since it marks 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies. To celebrate, girls will introduce new Girl Scout S’mores cookies, which are crispy graham cookies double dipped in creme icing and chocolate coating.
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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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