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When Will Your Favorite St. Cloud Minnesota Stores Open on Black Friday?

Lynn Quale — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:07:15 +0000

As soon as the calendar turns to November the only thing I can think about is Black Friday! I love it so much it rivals my birthday for my favorite day of the year. But there is one thing about this beloved day that is really starting to get under my skin...the stores are opening earlier every year, and it's really putting a damper on my excitement.

What's on TV Thanksgiving Day? — Thanksgiving TV and Movie Roundup

Kathy Landin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:02 +0000

You’ve got the meal all figured out, but there’s an entire day of preparation ahead of you and that means your family needs entertaining. You want to turn on the tube, but not lull the holiday spirit. Fortunately for you, there are plenty of unique and Thanksgiving-oriented specials available for your whole clan to watch.

Very Creative Math Teacher

Wolf — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:22:20 +0000

I can still remember my favorite teacher from college his name was Dr. Katz. If you fell asleep in his class, he would throw your chair out the second story window and you would have to stand (Yes I did stand a couple times). This teacher also knows how to keep the classes attention.

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:43:23 +0000

This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will sit down at the table and gawk over all the goodies they are planning to cram in their gullet. The holiday might seem as familiar as singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the “Seventh Inning Stretch” or packing a finger in ice that was blown off by a firework on the Fourth of July. However, like all traditions based on history and passed down through the ages, its genesis and story has been morphed and changed to fit the times.

7 Secrets Every Thanksgiving Dinner Host Should Know

Kathy Landin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:41:55 +0000

Tired of all the Thanksgiving hype, Thanksgiving decorations and extravagance? Or is this your first time hosting a Thanksgiving dinner? Whether you feel the need to go back to basics with the holiday or you want to learn all the facts, don't feel like you're left in the dark. Everything you need to know about [...]

Fun Thanksgiving Greetings To Put On Your Friends' Facebook Page

Lindsay Seim — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:10:55 +0000

The ~~turkeys~~ staff members here at TheFW are thankful for our fabulous readers and want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the season, we’d like to offer a cornucopia of Thanksgiving greetings for you to post and share with the ~~butterballs~~ loved ones in your life. Gobble Gobble!

Dave's Top 5 Places In St. Cloud To Eat a Thanksgiving Meal

Dave McCord — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:00:42 +0000

More and more people are opting to go out to eat for Thanksgiving and I have five great suggestions on where you will get a great Thanksgiving meal without any effort on your part but driving to the restaurant and sitting down.

Make Thanksgiving Dinner From Scratch with This Recipe Roundup

Kathy Landin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:08:13 +0000

If you are worried about cooking a Thanksgiving meal, check out these recipes you can make from scratch! Your guests will be impressed that you didn't buy your meal from a store and you don't have to tell them that you took a little help from us!

10 Thanksgiving Pie Disasters

Alex Zalben — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:58:26 +0000

Ah, pie. One of the great joys of Thanksgiving…that can so easily turn to abject terror if done wrong. From burnt crusts, to terrible fillings, pie is either really good, or really, really bad. Here's ten of the worst Thanksgiving pies we've ever seen. 1 Buck Hunt We're torn about what makes this [...]

William Shatner Gives Turkey Fryer Lesson [VIDEO]

Dave McCord — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:04:26 +0000

One would think that Bill Shatner will take any job that someone is willing to pay him to do. His latest venture pairs him with State Farm Insurance to give turkey frier safety lessons.

Why We Eat What We Eat – Stories Behind Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:24:56 +0000

If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?

In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.

10 Turkey-Flavored Foods That Look Absolutely Disgusting

Rose Maura Lorre — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:49:15 +0000

White meat, dark meat… or Spam meat? Even the most devout Thanksgiving eaters might have a hard time swallowing these 10 turkey-flavored, truly unique and totally bizarre edibles below. Somebody please pass the (regular-flavored) Alka-Seltzer. 1 Jones Soda Co. Turkey & Gravy Soda Gag-gift aficionados look forward to Jones' special-edition, holiday-flavored pops every [...]

What's Your Take on Black Friday? [POLL]

Lynn Quale — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:27:33 +0000

I’m not sure anyone loves Black Friday more than I do, but this year with most retailers pushing up their opening hours to midnight, or in some cases, 10PM Thanksgiving day, I’m slightly irritated with the upcoming shopping extravaganza. What do you think of Black Friday? Take the poll on the next page. I have [...]

Get a Sneak Peek at Macy's New Thanksgiving Day Parade Floats [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:30:59 +0000

Thanksgiving is a week away, but you can see several of the new floats that will grace the 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade right now courtesy of ‘Today.’ Five new floats will debut this year, including one that features ZhuZhu Pets and another that’s NHL-themed. What, no Angry Birds? Boo! Check the new floats [...]

Five Days of Making Turkeys With the Kids – Day 3

Ricky Woods — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:58 +0000

I was looking forward to the wooden spool turkey after two straight days of turkey crafts that involved glue and a three-year-old. Mixing the two resulted in one of our cats now sporting googly eyes and me feeling a little dizzy from the fumes.

Five Easy Thanksgiving Crafts to Replace the Hand-Traced Turkey [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:31:26 +0000

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, but while you may be mulling dinner preparations and seating charts and such, don't forget about the kids. They'll need something to do, especially since children who are normally in school will be home for the holiday. Keep those little hands busy without reducing yourself to that hand-traced turkey. This collection [...]

10 Awesomely Creative Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Dan Seitz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:51:22 +0000

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means the family is coming for Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe you are going to their house. Check out 10 creative centerpieces that you can create for your your family's table.

Lauren Alaina Returning to Television [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:15:25 +0000

I don’t know if Lauren Alaina is a football fan in her everyday life, but I’m willing to bet she will be this Thanksgiving. And that’s because she will be performing at one of the most watched football games of the year by singing the National Anthem. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t watch football [...]

Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner to Jump 13 Percent This Year

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:51:50 +0000

According to the American Farm Bureau, the price of Thanksgiving dinner will be 13 percent higher this year than last, marking the biggest jump since 1990. While everything — from the cranberries to the sweat potatoes to pumpkin pie mix — will be more costly in 2011, most of the rise in price can be [...]