Federal, state and local government offices are all closed tomorrow in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many are also closed on Friday, so keep that in mind if you’ve got business to tend. Your best bet is to call first. In Knox, Thursday’s trash pickup route will be run on Friday instead this week. Also, Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles branches that are normally open on Fridays will be closed this week in observance of the holiday. Mail will not be delivered tomorrow, but normal delivery schedules will resume Friday.
Expert Offers Turkey Prep Tips
Americans will consume an estimated 736 million pounds of turkey tomorrow, according to the National Turkey Federation. Preparation methods vary and are largely a matter of personal preference. One that’s gained tremendous popularity in recent years is deep frying. Experts from the Butterball Turkey Tip Line offer suggestions to do so safely. Continue reading
Free Thanksgiving Meal at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
If you don’t have someone to share Thanksgiving with this year, the members at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox invite you to the church to share in a traditional Thanksgiving feast.
The dinner is free and will feature the traditional favorites: turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, and more – even dessert! The meal will be served on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center, 1600 S. Heaton St. in Knox.
This is an annual event and all are welcome.
Overall Cost of a Thanksgiving Meal Lower in 2013
The average cost for this year’s Thanksgiving meal for 10 is $48.12 which is $3 less than last year’s average. The shopping list includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and both coffee and milk.
Salvation Army Volunteers to Begin Ringing Bells Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving Weekend Travel Expected Up This Year
More than 43 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend which is an increase from last year.
Wednesday is the busiest travel day of the year with 90 percent of travelers traveling by automobile to visit with family and friends during the holiday. The next most popular mode of travel for the holiday is airplane and followed by train and bus.
Gas prices may stay around the current price, but with the oil rig fire off the Gulf Coast on Friday may affect prices. The explosion came a day after oil giant BP reached an agreement to pay penalties of $4.5 billion for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster which also occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.
Happy Thanksgiving!
All of us here at WKVI want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you have a great extended weekend. We will have more news and information for you Friday morning beginning at 5:00 a.m. CT so take us along with you when you get ready for your big Christmas shopping day! Several of our advertisers are offering great specials this holiday season so remember to shop local.
Retailers are Hoping for Big Crowds on Black Friday
Retailers are hoping for big crowds this weekend. However, some experts say that significantly fewer people will participate in the post – Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.
Consumer Reports senior editor and resident shopping expert, Tod Marks, thinks that blockbuster sales are so common, especially this year, that they’ve become almost ho-hum. Traditionally, some of the best markdowns, especially on expensive TVs, toys and clothing, take place closer to Christmas.
Some people will avoid the lines and shop online. Some retailers will post their Black Friday sales Thanksgiving night and early Friday morning.
Make sure you make a list and spend within your budget. Without a list and not knowing your budget, you could easily spend more than you can afford.
How does Your Diet Survive Thanksgiving?
How does your diet survive a Thanksgiving meal?
Authorities on the subject say that Thanksgiving dinner is one meal that will not derail your weight loss goals, even less if you use this natural fat burners. What will derail them is a minor holiday indulgence as an excuse to binge until New Year’s. Shift your goal from weight loss to weight maintenance during the holidays. Stress is one of the main reasons people overeat during the holidays. There is a certain amount of stress when preparing a Thanksgiving meal, interacting with family members and travel.
Thanksgiving is the Third Most Dangerous Holiday for Deaths in the United States
Thanksgiving is reportedly the third most dangerous holiday for deaths in the United States. Between 1998 and 2008, there was an average of 572 deaths annually on U.S. highways during the Thanksgiving holiday, making it the most deadly four-day holiday period on American roads. The 4th of July is the deadliest three-day holiday weekend.
The National Safety Commission blames speeding and tired and/or sleepy drivers for the high number of deaths around Thanksgiving.
The Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner is up Slightly This Year
The cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie, and the basic trimmings increased by $1.86 this year, according to an informal statewide survey of grocery store prices coordinated by Indiana Farm Bureau. The cost for this year’s feast for 10 is $45.79.
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving, a day off from work, turkey and pumpkin pie, and football games. That’s how many Americans think of this day. But we should probably remember the day for what it was, a celebration held by the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1621. The Pilgrims had landed at Plymouth in November of 1620. A little over 100 persons boarded the Mayflower to sail to the new world, but only half survived the trip and the following winter.
We should remember names like William Bradford, Myles Standish, John Alden, and Priscilla Mullins. Those four were part of the group that founded the Plymouth Colony. And of course there’s the famous Indian Squanto who befriended the colonists, and taught them to plant, fish, and hunt in their new home. He also negotiated a peaceful relationship between the Pilgrims and the Indians. Then there was Massasoit, who brought 90 Indians to the first feast.
Even though some of the facts of the first Thanksgiving are challenged, it still is a great holiday. It’s a day to give thanks for all that is good, a day to give thanks that we live in such a wonderful country.
WKVI Food Drive Results are in; Pulaski County Food Pantry Report
The totals are in from this past weekend’s food drive at the Knox Mall. WKVI collected $2167.73, and 1,469 pounds of food. Added to that total of food is 1,125 pounds from Boy Scout Pak #281 in North Judson for a total of 2,594 pounds of food. A big thank you again from Joan Haugh and everyone at Community Services of Starke County who received the money and food for their food pantry.
Thanksgiving Recipe Ingredients from Marilyn Monroe
Leave it up to Phil Potempa of the Northwest Indiana Times to come up with the ingredients to a Thanksgiving recipe from the late blond bombshell Marilyn Monroe. The actress was known for a lot of things, but cooking was never one of them. But Phil has found the ingredients in a new book about Marilyn entitled “Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, and Letters.” The ingredients were found on page 180 of the book and included water soaked sourdough bread, chicken livers and hearts, ground beef, hard boiled eggs, raisins, grated parmesan cheese, nuts, herbs, onion, parsley and celery. Now those are the ingredients. The only problem is Phil didn’t tell us how much of everything to use.
Starke County Ministerial Alliance’s Thanksgiving Dinner is Wednesday
The annual Starke County Ministerial Alliance community-wide Thanksgiving service has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 24th at the Knox United Methodist Church.
Pastor Art Good will present the Thanksgiving message and several musical selections will be offered by representatives of area churches. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
The Alliance uses the love offering taken at the service to fund expenses for gasoline, food and/or lodging when needy travelers pass through the community.
Turkey Facts for Thanksgiving
Here are a few turkey facts for this year’s Thanksgiving:
- The largest turkey, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was 86 pounds (about the size of a large German shepherd).
- More than 45 million turkeys will be cooked for Thanksgiving (1/6th of all turkeys eaten during the year).
- Turkey is often cited as the reason you’ll feel sleepy after dinner. It contains L-tryptophan, an amino acid with a documented sleep inducing effect, but the real culprit is the whole meal.
- Only wild turkeys can fly. Domesticated turkeys cannot.
Kids Love Cookies and Milk and Bedtime Stories
Knox Community Elementary School students gobbled up the evening at the “Cookies & Milk & Bedtime Stories” event. As students came in they got books, and entered into a drawing for a turkey. They got to sit with their parents and get read to. Then ten lucky kids got to come down and claim a turkey. The evening’s festivities concluded in the cafeteria, where they got cookies and milk while visiting with their friends.
Oregon-Davis National Honor Society is Collecting Food to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for Needy Families
November 15th-19th is Hunger Awareness week and the Oregon-Davis Jr/Sr High School National Honor Society is sponsoring a food drive to help local food banks. They are asking for food to help provide Thanksgiving meals for needy families and non-perishable items for the local food banks. Canned corn, canned green beans, stuffing mix, potatoes, sweet potatoes, noodles, boxed crackers, cord bread mix, bread, canned pumpkin, canned cranberries and juice are some of the items needed to help families enjoy their Thanksgiving meals. Monetary donations will be used to purchase a turkey and other perishable items.
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