The annual Catface Country Turpentine Festival, scheduled for Oct. 3 in Portal, has been cancelled. Jerry Lanigan, director of the festival for the Portal Heritage Society, stated that safety concerns related to the resurgence of COVID-19 infections forced the decision to cancel for the second consecutive year.
Turpentine Festival cancelled
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