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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
ANGELINA MARTIN
Updated: Apr 16, 2016, 12:26 AM
Published: Apr 16, 2016, 12:27 AM
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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A GRAND RE-OPENING
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The Turlock Chamber of Commerce stages a ribbon cutting for Covenant Living’s grand reopening of its Town Center on Thursday (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Kristina Hacker
Turlock Journal
Published: Apr 5, 2025, 6:50 AM
Covenant Living of Turlock invited the Turlock Chamber of Commerce to help celebrate the grand reopening of its Town Center on Thursday, following several months of construction.
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