Thanksgiving

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Dickinson State University and the Trinity High School girls for the meal delivered to me on Thanksgiving morning. In this freezing weather, I received the meal pipin’ hot. What an effort! I applaud all the pumpkin pie makers. God bless...

Around this time of year, folks across the country are bundling up, driving near and far and uniting with families and friends to gather in kitchens and around tables — laughing and reminiscing over holiday feasts. Around Thanksgiving, we reflect on how fortunate we are to have...

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays; and, no, it is not because there is a lot of food and pie. While there is that, it is really because on the holiday we should pause and realize all that we have to be thankful for in our lives. To many, Thanksgiving is mainly about dinner,...

FARGO — It’s looking like a snowy, mostly chilly Thanksgiving weekend for much of North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service. Although temperatures could warm to the mid-20s on Friday, it doesn’t look good for Thanksgiving Day and the weekend. NWS said a band...

We left Phoenix in a rainstorm five days before Thanksgiving and arrived in a frozen winter wonderland called Dickinson, North Dakota, three days later. Now mind you, we would have arrived in two days if it had been up to my husband, but due to the many bathroom trips and coffee...

Ever wonder how much turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving? Hold onto your tail feathers, because here are some turkey facts from the University of Illinois Extension website. There are 46 million turkeys eaten in America for Thanksgiving dinner, give or take a drumstick or two. And 88...

FARGO — Retailers aren’t the only ones gearing up for booming business on Black Friday. While stores ring up throngs of customers eager to get deeply discounted sale items, plumbers, too, have a busy day keeping up with calls for help clearing out clogged kitchen sinks or plugged...

Someone told me a long time ago the three most important things in life are faith, family and finances. Thanksgiving gives me a moment to pause and give thanks for all that I have to be thankful for, and especially these three and the wisdom to appreciate them in that order. Thankfully...

By Jackie Hope It’s coming: the biggest four-day weekend of the year. It’s the motherlode of Mom’s cooking, followed by the big kahuna of shopping, with some good football thrown in between. All riiiight! Thanksgiving and Black Friday! Don’t you just love Thanksgiving?...

BISMARCK -- All available North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers will be on patrol statewide Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving and one of the busiest travel days of the year. The Highway Patrol stated in a press release that it is maximizing its efforts to increase visibility...