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Picasso,

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Sponsored by: Picasso 3, has a winning personality: outgoing, happy, active, goofy, and playful. Picasso gets along with other dogs, cats and children, and he loves butt scratches and chasing toys.

Intermittent fasting a recent dieting trend

News Staff

Monday, November 7, 2022

Let the hunger games begin! Intermittent fasting is a popular health and fitness trend. It turns out you might not have to change what you eat, just when you eat. I’m not sure if it’s helpful or painful to learn about fasting with the holidays approaching. I just hope it doesn't make me hangry.

New exhibit is coming to the Art Center

News Staff

Monday, November 7, 2022

Small Works The “Small Works” exhibit opens at the Georgetown Art Center Friday, November 11, and runs through December 22. The sampling of small works from selected artists is a juried art exhibit organized by Georgetown Art Works.

Differences between bid invitations and proposals

News Staff

Monday, November 7, 2022

Q. What is the difference between an Invitation to Bid and a Request for Proposals. I see these terms in the newspaper and they sound the same to me.

Score big with game day tacos

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Score big with game day tacos

Cook’s

Thursday, November 3, 2022

This weekend, my plan is to do some yard work, catch up on my list of “put off till I have time” items, cook some game day friendly food and enjoy some college football on TV. I love this time of year and I have fun making food that’s compatible with the gridiron show. Here are some favorites.

Southwestern ends fall golf season

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Southwestern ends fall golf season

The Texas

Thursday, November 3, 2022

The Southwestern fall golf season is over, just as quickly as it began. Thewomenand men from Southwestern completed the fall run at the WinStar Crusader Invitational on October 25 in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event, which had been scheduled for two days, was reduced to one day due to rain.

A new mural by Rachel Martin was installed in Potter’s Alley in Taylor.

New mural installed in Taylor

Art Scapes

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Rachel Martin completed a new mural in Potter's Alley in Taylor. “Please come check it out and take photos with it. It’s my little love letter to Taylor, Texas, and the people who inspired the mural,” she said. Ms. Martin has been a member of Taylor Public Arts since March 2021.

Payton Gamble, 7, working hard to place a big pumpkin, was one of the volunteers helping unload over 2,000 pumpkins at Taylor’s First United Methodist Church October 8. ANDY SHARP

Why do we carve pumpkins and call them jack-o'-lanterns?

Tastes Of

Saturday, October 29, 2022

The centuries old Halloween practice of creating jack-o’-lanterns originated from an Irish myth about a deal with the devil. Stingy Jack invited the devil to a pub and then convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin to pay for their drinks. Jack kept the money.

Berry Creek championships complete

The Texas

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Berry Creek Country Club champions have been crowned and the ladies victor is not a surprise. It’s her eighth club championship. Once again, Susie Teitelbaum won the championship — this time by four strokes. “This was so special,” she said. “(I) feel so blessed.”

Two dinners and a dessert to try

Cook’s

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

This week I have three recipes that I think you’ll want to try for dinner soon, two entrees and one dessert that are all pretty straightforward and delicious. I tried this first one last week because it reminded me of my standby, Beef a la Deutsch, but uses Rotel so it has a little kick to it.

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