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Turpentine gets time to shine
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Roger Branch offers a lesson in the making of turpentine to youngsters during the annual Catface Turpentine Festival in Portal.
Portal’s annual time to shine, which rolls around the first Saturday of October, celebrates the town’s rich agricultural heritage. This year, the 33rd edition of the Catface Country Turpentine Festival, organized by the Portal Heritage Society, was no different. There were the requisite live music, vendors selling food — including rosin potatoes — crafts and children’s rides.
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