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Food for thought

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Inquiring minds might want to know, is the orange orb a fruit or vegetable? The answer may surprise you! A pumpkin is, in fact, a fruit. According to expert Joe Masabni, Ph.D., Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service vegetable specialist in Dallas, scientifically speaking, a pumpkin is a fruit simply because anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.

Main Street packed with trick-or-treaters

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Halloween night in Clifton had lots of characters roaming around downtown in search of tricks and treats at the annual Trick or Treat with Main Street event. With downtown business fronts fully decorated, owners and employees were dressed to celebrate the spooky festivities.

Wrapped in comfort

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Debbie Stubbs, representing over 10,000 Quilts of Valor members and volunteers across the nation, presented Vietnam veteran SSG Thomas M. Oliver (Dec. 5, 1967- Dec. 5, 1969) with his own Quilt of Valor on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in recognition of his service to the country.