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Women in American History Award honors Stillwell

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Lansing Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Lansing, Mich., had the privilege to present its first Women in American History Award honoring Hallie Stillwell. The ceremony was on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Hallie’s Hall of Fame which is located between Marathon TX and Big Bend National Park.
Carol Dunn, Chaplain and Chair of American History for the Lansing, MI chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presents the first Women in American History Award honoring the late Hallie Crawford Stillwell to John W. Miller. Courtesy photo

Turfgrass can’t compete with wildflowers

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Dear Neil: I’m concerned about my backyard. The photo with the tennis ball is St. Augustine “carpetgrass”, while the other photo is a mix of St. Augustine and bermuda. Runners of much of the lawn pull up easily. I’m worried that the lawn is dead. I have bluebonnets and other wildflowers in this area, so I’m concerned about bringing sod and topsoil in until we get spring rains.
Turfgrass can’t compete with wildfl owers

Local cowgirl wins in Arizona

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Emilee Charlesworth, daughter of Brent and Leslea Charlesworth recently won the 2023 Art of the Cowgirl Breakaway Roping at the Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Center in Queen Creek, AZ. Placing first in the short go, Charlesworth won with a time of 3.06 seconds, .28 seconds ahead of the second-place contender.
Emilee Charlesworth is shown here with saddle and buckle she recently won at the 2023 Art of the Cowgirl Breakaway Roping in Arizona. Courtesy photo

Green Enchilada sauce

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Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon flour 4 peeled and minced garlic cloves Roasted, diced green chiles. I prefer the frozen variety from Bueno because they’re not packed with preservatives like the canned green chiles are.