Best Floating Holiday Light Show, N... Nov 21, 2009
From Thanksgiving to New Year s, the town of Coeur d Alene puts on its holiday best, with activities from skiing to shopping ... The holiday light show (featured on ABC TV s Good Morning, America as one of the nation s best holiday light shows) begins the day after Thanksgiving with a parade through downtown Coeur d Alene, followed by the much-anticipated lighting ceremony. (Suite101.com)
There are many ways to help children in need Nov 21, 2009
As we prepare to spend our Thanksgiving Day with loved ones, it s hard to imagine a life without those family ties, but for too many children, this is reality. Although times are hard today, it remains unconscionable that these children should grow into adulthood alone. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
The Bargain Hunter: Early holiday deals Nov 19, 2009
Through Dec. 6 (closed Thanksgiving) ... 27 (closed Thanksgiving). (San Francisco Chronicle)
One toy at a time Nov 18, 2009
Donation events are planned at area stores, including Walmart and Fred Meyer, beginning the day after Thanksgiving staffed by Toys for Tots volunteers with badges and U.S. Marine Corps representatives in uniform. For more information about Toys for Tots, call 882-1775 or 892-7547, or e-mail. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Community Calendar and Area Events Nov 12, 2009
Thanksgiving Day Carillon Concerts ... Christian Science Society Thanksgiving Service ... The Christian Science Society will hold Thanksgiving service at 10 a.m. Reading from the bible will be our Pastor and the Christian Science textbook by Mary Baker Eddy will be read followed with testimonials of healing from the Congregation. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Soprano family values Nov 12, 2009
Many Wal-Mart stores will stay open from Thanksgiving Day through Black Friday to avert the tragic accident last year when an employee was trampled to death on L.I.. Rare photographic portrait of Michael Jackson as a young man up for auction Thursday. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Community Calendar Nov 7, 2009
Will rising gas prices affect your plans for Thanksgiving. Yes. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Veterans Day parade is Saturday morning Nov 7, 2009
The Heritage Center (Senior Citizens Center) will host exercise with Susie at 9:30 a.m. and bingo at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9; nursing home bingo at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10; exercise with Susie at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11; prayer group with Valentino at 10 a.m., Thanksgiving dinner at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 12; exercise with Susie at 10 a.m., Rosary with Beverly at 10:15 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13. Lunch will be served each day at 11:30 a.m.. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Wide variety of to-do Nov 7, 2009
The rehearsals will be held at Our Saviour's, on Saturdays from 4-6 p.m., beginning today and continuing through December 19, except for no rehearsal on Thanksgiving weekend. For information, call director Carolyn Deuel at 265-1564. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Keynotes for Nov. 5 Nov 6, 2009
Apple pies ($6) may be ordered frozen for Thanksgiving by calling Diane at 978-562-5441 or Martha at 978-562-2705. PIE SOCIAL NOV. 15- State Rep. (Hudson Sun, MA)
10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
Open through Thanksgiving; free tours from Memorial Day through Columbus Day; 11 Shore Road, North Truro, 508-487-6200. Tap into this Wiener schnitzel, anyone. (Boston Globe)
November events Oct 29, 2009
26 - Happy Thanksgiving. 28 - Jazzy tunes: Gem City Jazz Ensemble plays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Festival of Trees, Ambassador Banquet rence Center, 7792 Peach St. Festival admission, adults, $5; children ages 3-12, $2. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Melanie Cabassol For... Oct 28, 2009
Thanksgiving Food Drive. Tallahassee Fitness Festival. (Seminoles.com)
Friends of the library book sale is next week Oct 17, 2009
Orders submitted by Friday, Oct. 23, will be received prior to Thanksgiving. Turkey shoot. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Get Creative Oct 17, 2009
Best Free Date: Go to the library and read together Go to yard sales or flea market for some interesting finds Volunteer somewhere Thanksgiving Day lighting of the Great Christmas Tree Christmas parades ... But there are plenty of county fairs around the metro area until around Thanksgiving. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Cops: 300-lb man in dress tries to steal rum, cola Oct 16, 2009
That increases the pressure on retailers to score heavily on Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving -- and the following Cyber Monday, when deals are unleashed online. Find out what some retailers with Valley stores are offering. (Fresno Bee)
West Berkeley: Fourth Street Oct 5, 2009
Held each year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this shopping event draws big crowds. This year's map and listing are at berkeleyartisans. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rebirth of an icon (3) Oct 5, 2009
A Lakeshore Lancer, a St. Joseph Bear, a Benton Harbor Tiger and a Coloma Comet horse will coexist in harmony among a menagerie of 48 custom-designed carousel animals that will arrive at the Bluffside construction site of the new Silver Beach Carousel just after Thanksgiving. Earlier this week, the man behind the carousel's construction visited the site in preparation for the installation. (The Herald-Palladium)
How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantle ... Oct 4, 2009
Whether that means creating a permanent interior decorator inspired display or a festive holiday vignette for Christmas or Thanksgiving, the beauty of mantle d;cor is that it can be changed whenever and as often as desired. The Magical Design Illusion of Mirrors. (Suite101.com)
Selma Koss Holtz; collector with a contagious love of art, people Sep 24, 2009
Selma was a sassy and fun-loving woman who loved to tell a naughty story or two, Matthews said, recalling Mrs. Holtz s marvelous Thanksgiving and New Year s Eve celebrations, with guests ranging from art, literary, theater, dance troupes, drag queens, and witty folks of all types. Her cocktail napkins captured her spirit, You re only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely, one said. (Boston Globe)
Farm festivals bring in fall harvest season Sep 17, 2009
10 a.m. to dark Fridays and Saturdays; 1 p.m. to dark Sundays, beginning Friday after Thanksgiving. 803-637-3930. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
List of upcoming church bazaars Sep 14, 2009
What: Northeast Iowa Thanksgiving Ingathering. When: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
It might be a cold winter, or not Sep 11, 2009
Possible snow in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, sunny and cool for Christmas and sunny and seasonable for Masters Week with a chance of thunderstorms. Will all that happen. (The Augusta Chronicle)
America's best flea markets Aug 26, 2009
Where & when: Brooklyn, New York; Saturdays from mid-April through Thanksgiving. What: In less than two years, this sale in a Brooklyn schoolyard has attracted a large enough following to justify a second location and seasonal spin-off events. (CNN)
Lake Oconee visit was an inspiration Aug 25, 2009
The dcor: The couple hired interior designer Mary McWilliams of Atlanta-based MaryMac & Co. on a tight deadline because they wanted to entertain family last Thanksgiving. She found antique items and other pieces to fit with the traditional Southern dcor that they wanted, and also used existing furniture including European antiques that had been in her husband s family. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
JUST AMONG FRIENDS Aug 13, 2009
Five chaplains were presented with a set of four banners each: a Christmas banner, an Easter banner, a patriotic or Thanksgiving banner, and a banner featuring a non-seasonal scriptural inspirational theme. The banners were on display at the final concert at First Church, Jackson. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
The Sports Legends Challenge Invites Fans To Go 'All In' for the Ultimate Sports Fantasy Event Jul 28, 2009
The Sports Legends All-Star Poker Challenge will be televised nationally by FOX Sports Network on Nov. 26, 2009, Thanksgiving Day. "With the addition of Liddell, Couture, Hawk and Messier, we will enhance the experience for participants and entice a whole new audience of sports fans to be part of this event," Bibbero said. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
This year, Christmas bells ringing in July Jul 20, 2009
The year-end holiday season is the most important for U.S. retailers, which can sometimes ring up as much as 40 percent of their annual revenue in the weeks between the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday in late November and Christmas on Dec. 25 ... "Our customers really love the fact that we do not celebrate the holidays until the day after Thanksgiving," she said, "and we have no plans to change that.". (MSNBC -- Business)
Charleston: Most polite, for a pittance Jul 3, 2009
Most folks arrive by car and your first stop should be the Visitor Center on Meeting Street, which is built in an old railroad warehouse and open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. For basic information, visit www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Food and Dining Briefs for July 2 Jul 2, 2009
Casa de Bandini reopens: Casa de Bandini, the Mexican restaurant that Diane Powers operated in Old Town San Diego for 25 years until she lost her lease four years ago and was forced to close, reopens Thursday in The Forum shopping center in Carlsbad. Like the old Casa de Bandini (which operated in a historical 1829 adobe in Old Town), the new restaurant features the same colorful decor: Mexican folk art on the walls, festive umbrellas, Zapotec weavings, antiques and a hand-carved stone fountain. (North County Times)
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Food and Dining Briefs for July 2 : North County Times - Californian 07-02-2009. Casa de Bandini reopens: Casa de Bandini, the Mexican restaurant that Diane Powers operated in Old Town San Diego for 25 years until she lost her lease four years ago and was forced to close, reopens Thursday in The Forum shopping center in Carlsbad. (North County Times)
Bisbee Lodging Tour offers 13 examples of hospitality May 28, 2009
SCHOOLS: Tombstone cheer squad invited to Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. Photo Galleries. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Preserving the core of Anderson history May 6, 2009
After Saturday, the Historic Anderson Park won't reopen again until the Thursday after Thanksgiving. Interested volunteers may call Bell at 936-851-0167 or join members for a group meeting the fourth Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at American Legion in Anderson. (Navasota Examiner, TX)
Shop owner sees and sells beauty where others saw just a pile of junk Apr 11, 2009
DeJarlais began renovating the 1,200-square-foot apartment she shares with her sister Jeanne on Thanksgiving Day of last year. By winter's end, she'd reworked the space from ceiling - exposing original 13-foot heights - to floor. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Jury continues to deliberate in child's beating death Feb 19, 2009
Reaves, a Stockbridge resident, is accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter, Joella Reaves, over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003. Recent headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cops: Plumbers scammed Home Depot Feb 19, 2009
The Pinkston brothers told police that they had stolen as much as $800 from the Home Depot stores since Thanksgiving. Home Depot investigators started taking a closer look at the brothers as early as January. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Henry man guilty in child's murder Feb 19, 2009
He was charged with killing his daughter over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003. He showed no outward emotion as the 12 jurors and two alternates made their way back into the courtroom, all without looking directly at the defendant. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jury has verdicts on 3 counts in child murder trial Feb 17, 2009
In his closing argument Monday, prosecutor Jim Wright attacked Reaves, who is charged with killing his daughter, Joella Reaves, over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003. He left her with those injuries, Wright said during his closing statement. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Murder defendant screams at prosecutor Feb 17, 2009
Rodney Reaves, accused of beating to death his 11-year-old daughter, Joella Reaves, during the 2003 Thanksgiving holiday, grew emotional after the jury left the courtroom for a lunch break. Recent headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The boom is over, long live the art! Feb 15, 2009
A. O. Scott looks at what this unusual Danish film has to say about Thanksgiving feasts. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Inspired consignments in Wilton, N.H. Feb 8, 2009
The busiest times of year are during its Garden Extravaganza in May and Holiday Open House the weekend after Thanksgiving. The events are so popular that many dealers remain on site to restock their spaces. (Boston Globe)
