Thanksgiving


  • Faith Gong: The first snow (a sort of Thanksgiving)

    Faith Gong: The first snow (a sort of Thanksgiving)

    On Thanksgiving morning, we learned that our entire family had been close contacts with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Our three youngest children, all only partially vaccinated…

  • Editorial: Thanksgiving

    Editorial: Thanksgiving

    In a world beset by seemingly inescapable human woes and suffering, how do we grasp those nuggets of thanks that keep us unbroken and make the morning shine?

  • Turkey farm preps for Thanksgiving

    Turkey farm preps for Thanksgiving

    If sales data from Stonewood Farm are any indication, more people are planning to host Thanksgiving meals this year, compared with 2020 during the first year of the…

  • Letter to the editor: Orwell T-Day meal lauded

    The “Free Orwell Community Thanksgiving Meal” this past Thursday was such a kind and generous gift to the residents of Orwell. Thank you to the Orwell Village School…

  • Karl Lindholm: The Turkey Day Classic

    Karl Lindholm: The Turkey Day Classic

    Editor’s note: This Thanksgiving column by popular columnist Karl Lindholm is an oldie but a goodie. Originally published in 2001 (all the ages are almost two decades out…

  • How to safely prepare your turkey

    How to safely prepare your turkey

    For many families, it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey. But proper food preparation and handling is necessary to avoid an unwanted guest for the holiday, foodborne illness. According…

  • Poetry: After Thanksgiving

    Not enough mud to say it’s mud season yet. That’s in March, April   and May. Just enough for the deer to leave a good impression.   On…

  • Editorial: Of thanks and giving back

    As we gather around family and friends this Thanksgiving, let me direct your attention to two upcoming events that welcome your participation.  The first is a public meeting…