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Regional Interests

Looking Back: Turkey Herding

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published October 8, 2018 at 3:03 PM PDT

This week's Looking Back shares some little known local history of turkey herding. Tom Cairns provides another snapshot of our northcoast past.

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Jessica Eden

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