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• Holiday of sharing deserves thanks

  November 24, 2012 in City on Page B6 I was pondering what to write for a post-Thanksgiving column, and it occurred to me to look at some of our major holidays and categorize them. Not as easy a …

• Doug Clark: Professor Pilgrim is back for another round

  November 22, 2012 in City on Page A15 Drop your forks, folks, and make ready for the sixth annual serving of Ask Professor Pilgrim. Since 2006, this forum has been devoted to answering Thanksgiving questions that an Iron … 5

• Meal helps unify high school

  November 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When people think about Thanksgiving, they often think about tradition. At Spokane Valley High School in the West Valley School District, students and staff have their own tradition: a meal … 1

• Coeur d’Alene classes taught about food safety

  November 21, 2012 in City, Health on Page A5 Instead of posing the eternal question to Thanksgiving Day cooks – “When do we eat?” – some local eighth-grade students are equipped with a more technical line of inquiry this … 1

• Vestal: Enjoy all you’re thankful for on Friday

  November 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 Sleep in. Stay home. Take the dog for a walk. Read a book. Watch TV. Pick hunks of turkey off the carcass, standing in the kitchen in your sock feet, … 1

• Free or low-cost holiday meals

  November 19, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Many organizations offer free or low-cost Thanksgiving meals, or food baskets for people to prepare their own holiday feast: Thanksgiving Turkey Baskets - The Salvation Army will be distributing baskets …

• Holiday travel will see snow over mountain passes

  November 19, 2012 in City on Page A1 There is likely to be rain – lots of it – in the days leading up to Thanksgiving with a mix of snow over Snoqualmie Pass through Wednesday. At lower … 1

• Thanksgiving noted by area churches

  November 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A few Spokane Valley churches are holding events this week in observance of Thanksgiving, offering a chance for people to pause and give thanks. • The congregations of Advent Lutheran …

• Religion Notes: Service part of Thanksgiving tradition

  November 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Before you sit down with your family next week to give thanks, First Church of Christ, Scientist, 310 E. 14th Ave., will offer its annual Thanksgiving Day service Wednesday at … 1

• A celebration of side dishes

  November 14, 2012 in Food on Page C1 Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is hard enough – just making sure that everyone’s favorite dish is on the menu is enough to make even a seasoned cook’s head spin. Add a …

• Scandinavian Bazaar set for Saturday

  November 7, 2012 in Food on Page C1 The Central Lutheran Church will hold its annual Scandinavian Bazaar on a new day – this year’s bazaar will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Lefse, meatballs …

• Serving those who serve

  November 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hundreds of Fairchild Air Force Base airmen unable to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday celebrated with a different family Thursday – their military compatriots. “It’s not family, but it’s …

• Family’s holiday feast includes birds bagged by father, son

  November 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A19 Marc Divens gently nudged his drowsing son, 13-year-old Adam, as the eastern sky lightened. “The turkeys are awake,” he said. “Hear them?”

• Doug Clark: But what will Mayflower Mary put on her turkey?

  November 24, 2011 in City on Page A19 Gather round, gobblers. It’s time again for the Thanksgiving tradition that is even more ubiquitous than congealed gravy and indigestion. Welcome to the sixth installment of Ask Professor Pilgrim. 34

• Front Porch: Fortitude never tasted so delicious

  November 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Today is Thanksgiving, a day for gratitude, for gathering around the dinner table in large and small numbers and for reflection on the many gifts of our lives. I am …

• Free holiday dinners today

  November 24, 2011 in City on Page A9 • Spokane • Hugo’s on the Hill, 3023 E. 28th Ave. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by six community groups and businesses. Free transportation. (509) 991-5120.

• Getting There: AAA expects increase in holiday drivers

  November 21, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Last week’s early round of snow and ice may have drivers nervous about venturing out this Thanksgiving. But officials said there is no reason to fear if you are prepared …

• Holiday brings special meals, services

  November 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, some Spokane Valley churches are planning special services or meals to celebrate the day. • Zion Lutheran Church will hold a Thanksgiving eve service at …

• Religion Notebook: Thanksgiving services set

  November 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 One week from today, Americans will sit down for a meal and take a moment to give thanks for their blessings. If you would like to attend a service of …

• Restaurant plans to serve 1,200 free holiday meals to needy

  November 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Into how many pieces a pan of pumpkin dessert can be divided may not be a concern at an ordinary family Thanksgiving Dinner, but the Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant …

• Ready… set… gobble

  November 16, 2011 in Food on Page C1 With all the mashed potatoes flying, the big bird to carve and gravy to finish, it’s a wonder anything is still hot when it hits the table for the Thanksgiving …

• Kootenai County food bank needs turkeys

  November 15, 2011 in City The Community Action Partnership — Kootenai County’s food bank — put out an urgent call this morning for turkeys. 1

• Wrong date turns out right for family’s holiday

  December 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It was dark and it was cold and it was Thanksgiving Day. Marry Garcia had packed her children, 10-year-old twins Eloisa and Abdias, in the car and taken them downtown. … 4

• Front Porch: Choosing stress-free way to spend Thanksgiving

  December 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 I’d like to revisit Thanksgiving for a moment. I know, it’s already fading in the rearview mirror, even though it was just a week ago, and everyone is in the …

• Volunteers prepare hundreds of full-course Thanksgiving dinners

  November 26, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 Carl Perron hustled around the kitchen at Mid-City Concerns on Thanksgiving morning. He inventoried trays of turkey, checked the green bean casserole’s progress and kept Meals on Wheels dinners moving … 1

• Religion Notebook: Interfaith service seeks donations for food bank

  November 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N2 The Spokane Interfaith Council is presenting an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service today at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave. The theme will be …

• Clark: Thanksgiving recipes reflect modern times

  November 25, 2010 in City on Page A17 (Deep movie-announcer voice.) In a world where Thanksgiving comes every year, there is one man who knows more about stuffing than Kim Kardashian’s corset maker. Welcome, holiday lovers, to the …

• Front Porch: Keep warm with holiday memories

  November 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Is there anything more humiliating than being banished to the kids’ table when you’re a teenager? Each Thanksgiving, as we gathered at my grandmother’s Hayden home, I hoped and prayed … 1

• Find the wine that best blends with the occasion

  November 24, 2010 in Food on Page C1 The holidays are rapidly bearing down on us, with their mix of excitement and excess, friends and family, food and fun. Wines are never more central to celebrations than at … 1

• Scores of volunteers pass out the poultry

  November 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 It’s the volunteers that make the Salvation Army Thanksgiving dinner distribution work.

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