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SEPTEMBER’S FINAL RAIDER OF THE WEEK
Read moreSummer is traditionally grilling season, though for many of those who live in Texas grilling season is year-round! This summer the Navidad Valley CattleWomen celebrated grilling season by donating 220 pounds of ground beef to area food pantries. As the economy makes grocery shopping more challenging each week, ground beef can still be incorporated as a healthy and affordable protein source that will always bring a smile to the family members who get to enjoy it. As a beef education organization, Cattle-Women would like to share some tips, or Ground Beef 101, as developed by Texas Beef Council’s for their “Beef Loving Texans” campaign. (https:// beeflovingtexans.com/stories/six-expert- tips-for-grilling-burgers-hamburger- recipes/) Know Your Grinds. If you’ve ever walked up and down the meat aisle, you’ve probably noticed a head—spinning array of ground beef options for today’s consumer. Most chubs and Styrofoam trays are labeled by the leanto- fat ratio of the grind ratio (eg: 95/5 means 95% lean and 5% fat). Other options include 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, a variety of specialty grinds. Grilling burgers is one of those times when a little more fat in the grind adds a lot more flavor to the finished product, so consider option for the 80/20 ground beef which is typically ground from the chuck cut.
Read moreAs previously reported in two stories over the past several weeks in The Citizen, the Texas Education agency released accountability scores for school districts and individual campuses for the first time in two years in August, due to a pause in scoring caused by COVID-19 shutdowns.
Read moreVehicle fire obstructs I-10 traffic
Read moreAccording to an Eagle Lake Police Department release, “on the morning of September 24, at approximately 2:54 a.m., Officer Blackburn with the Eagle Lake P.D. was dispatched to a call involving a shooting in the 400 block of Clark St.
Read moreEAGLE LAKE — Two special meetings were held by the city council last week, one on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and the other on Thursday, Sept. 29, for the purposes of holding a public hearing and approving the city’s new tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Read moreRules to apply to utilities based on seasonal standards
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