Thanksgiving News

330-day alert: Book Thanksgiving award travel now (USA Today)
The best piece of advice for getting the award seat you want is to book early, specifically 330 days before your desired travel dates, when seats first become available. But many people fail to take advantage of this insider’s trick, either because they don’t know their travel plans so far in advance or they forget to mark their calendars.

Community to gather for Thanksgiving service tonight (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ The real blessing of a community Thanksgiving service is the gathering together of people from across the Natchez area, said the Rev. Jerry Nickerson.

TRIAD hosts annual Thanksgiving luncheon (Winston County Journal)
The Winston County TRIAD hosted its 4th annual Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday, November 15. The group which consists of about 25 members welcomed other citizens to the meeting for lunch and learning.

On Thanksgiving Day in 1895 the Chicago (American Heritage)
Times-Herald sponsored a fifty-four-mile road race from Jackson Park to Waukegan and on to Lincoln Park. The prize was five thousand dollars. The eventual winner, a man by the name of Frank Duryea, had at least two advantages over his competitors.

TRIAD hosts annual Thanksgiving luncheon (Winston County Journal)
The Winston County TRIAD hosted its 4th annual Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday, November 15. The group which consists of about 25 members welcomed other citizens to the meeting for lunch and learning.

330-day alert: Book Thanksgiving award travel now (USA Today)
The best piece of advice for getting the award seat you want is to book early, specifically 330 days before your desired travel dates, when seats first become available. But many people fail to take advantage of this insider’s trick, either because they don’t know their travel plans so far in advance or they forget to mark their calendars.

Cost of basic Thanksgiving feast up, survey shows (Hammond Daily Star)
Millions of American families will gather together Thursday to enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, dressing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all of the trimmings.

Putting the giving in Thanksgiving (The Colony Courier-Leader)
For members and staff of Friendship Baptist Church, Thanksgiving will be heavy on the giving. With the Thanksgiving holiday arriving, local churches have revved up their food pantries to supply meals to those who do not have the means to provide a happy holiday alone.

Bishop to speak at Buncefield ‘thanksgiving’ (Hemel Hempstead Gazette)
A special church service to mark the first anniversary of the Buncefield blast is to be held on Sunday afternoon at Holy Trinity Church in Leverstock Green.

Thanksgiving tables: Start a tradition with creative place settings (Miami Herald)
Thanksgiving begs for a bit more creativity when it comes to setting an attractive table. So, we asked San Jose, Calif., design consultant Victoria Thorne for inspiration.

Putting the giving in Thanksgiving (The Colony Courier-Leader)
For members and staff of Friendship Baptist Church, Thanksgiving will be heavy on the giving. With the Thanksgiving holiday arriving, local churches have revved up their food pantries to supply meals to those who do not have the means to provide a happy holiday alone.

The eternal Thanksgiving question: Why pick family over football? (Orlando Sentinel)
Dear Carolyn: So, future husband has a longstanding tradition of attending a football game on Thanksgiving Day in another city with a couple of his buddies, and he did this again this year. He is not close to anybody in his (disastrously dysfunctional) family, and rarely sees them. I, however, am close to mine and always see them on Thanksgiving. Starting next year, I’ll be attending the game …

Five suspects arrested in connection with home burglary on Thanksgiving (Paradise Post)
Three suspects were arrested Thursday for conspiracy to commit burglary on a home, leading to the further investigation and the arrests of two more suspects in connection to a Thanksgiving burglary on Bennett Road, said Paradise Police Sgt. Greg McLaughlin.

Travelers find prices up since Thanksgiving (The Times and Democrat)
With Christmas travelers on the go, the Grinch will look to have a little more traveler dough. But a AAA Carolinas traveler survey poll reports motorists are not staying still but will continue their travel through vale and turn and over many a hill.

Twixt and Between: Thanksgiving 2006 to New Years 2009 and Beyond (GoldSeek.com)
The twixt is just about the same as the tween as I write this piece in the middle of December 2006. We are experiencing the usual lag in the resource markets which occurs between the US Thanksgiving and New Years Holidays hence the twixt and between (meaning the same as in between; a state of flux, or in the middle).

Twixt and Between: Thanksgiving 2006 to New Years 2009 and Beyond (GoldSeek.com)
The twixt is just about the same as the tween as I write this piece in the middle of December 2006. We are experiencing the usual lag in the resource markets which occurs between the US Thanksgiving and New Years Holidays hence the twixt and between (meaning the same as in between; a state of flux, or in the middle).

Community to gather for Thanksgiving service tonight (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ The real blessing of a community Thanksgiving service is the gathering together of people from across the Natchez area, said the Rev. Jerry Nickerson.

Travelers find prices up since Thanksgiving (The Times and Democrat)
With Christmas travelers on the go, the Grinch will look to have a little more traveler dough. But a AAA Carolinas traveler survey poll reports motorists are not staying still but will continue their travel through vale and turn and over many a hill.

Travelers find prices up since Thanksgiving (The Times and Democrat)
With Christmas travelers on the go, the Grinch will look to have a little more traveler dough. But a AAA Carolinas traveler survey poll reports motorists are not staying still but will continue their travel through vale and turn and over many a hill.

Thanksgiving tables: Start a tradition with creative place settings (Miami Herald)
Thanksgiving begs for a bit more creativity when it comes to setting an attractive table. So, we asked San Jose, Calif., design consultant Victoria Thorne for inspiration.

Cost of basic Thanksgiving feast up, survey shows (Hammond Daily Star)
Millions of American families will gather together Thursday to enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, dressing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all of the trimmings.