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Show Castle Dale, Utah Tuesday November 26, 2002 10A Emery County Progress f r Commentary The Ihrkey Story Huntington Elementary Is Thankful For. Elementary Kids Share With By HARRIET BISHOP the turkeys in tmv. Except, according to her, there is a slight problem! No more fresh turkeys, she had to buy frozen and all the they had were big ones left. So instead of the lti pound turkey I had asked for, I now have a 21 pound turkey that is frozen. Well, scrap the marinating idea and go to plan if. I get out of work on Wednesday evening and low and behold there is my turkey in the back sent of my car. Thank (ioodness! ears ago w as ha ing Thanksgiving dinner at my A few I v house and I was going to fix the turkey a little different than had in the past. It re(tiired marinatI ing the turkey the night before. w anted to buy a fresh turkey and found mit that could get one at a grocery store 33 miles from here. Since I was working and didn't have a lot of time, I arranged w it h a friend to pick the turkey up for mo that Monday before Thanksgiving. This developed into a problem w hen the friend took sick. I found out about heron Hint Monday morning When I arrived at work that day, expressed my dilemma to and she one of my would said she get very kindly it for me the next day when she went into town. Now its Tuesday and we have the snowstorm of the century and nobody goes anywhere. Hut, the undaunted, says Han't worry, I'll go tomorrow morning. Now 1 hasn't thawed because it is colder that cold and the temperature is somewhere in the vicinity of four degrees below zero. IN NOVEMBER! I'm just glad Ive got something to feed It I my family so drive home with a smile on my face and hoping against hope that the turkey will 1 1 er it's becoming a problem. Wednesday before Thanksgiving is here and don't have a turI my dinner. The by this time, is picking several up turkeys for stranded She people. says I'll put it in on car my way home and your have you'll your turkey. Now Im u lot nervous because mg get still have to marinate the turkey. It's Wednesday afternoon and tin arrives back vv ith key for 1 I into laymen. I figure I'll send turkey home with everybody. Now I am home and get out of my ear with all my goodies and I go to gel the turkey out of the back seat of my car and I find that the stupid thing has somehow slid off the back seat and has wedged itself between the front seat and the back seat. Now I really got a problem because my front seat is broken and I can't move it up to get the turkey out. So there I am. standing in nine degrees below zero weather, on an icy driveway, in the dark, try ing to get this turkey up and into my arms so I fit er 1 1 way. It hits my cement driveway and the ice and starts sliding down my driveway and stops in the middle of the street. cant 1 believe it. Now my 24 pound turkey is sitting in the middle of the street and have to hope and pray nobody will run over it. So I skate and slide some 300 yards down my driveway with the incline, braving the ice and snow, to ret reive my turkey. Now Im thinking, 1 hope the neighbors aren't watching heft that baby in my arms and climb back up the driveway and up my steps an heft that blasted turkey into 1 1 its final resting place in my sink. Is it any wonder people, that tell you, I hate cooking turkeys. (an you now see why would rather go out to eat at a French restaurant. On Thanksgiving day, proudly presented my family with u perfectly I 1 1 cooked 21 pound turkey, stuffed to the gills with dressing and declared that they were very fortunate that they were not eat-in- g the Things They are Most Thankful For a few. Hut since I have to, Ill tell w hat they are. Im thankful for my house. I w'ould hate to live in a tent. It would be very cold in the winter, thats why Im thankful for my What I Am Thankful Fbr... Alexander Jackson Fkmily that feeds me Family that loves me and really takes care of me Family that gives mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey, green olives and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Family that puts a roof over my house. you By can take it inside and proceed to thaw it and hope it will be ready for Thanksgiving dinner the next day. Im pushing and I'm pulling and Im prying and I give it one last try before I decide might have to take the car apart. pull with all my might and the tukey pops up and out and falls out of my arms onto the drive- Us house. Im thankful for my teacher Mom and brothers and sister take good care of me. Electricity so that I can see The Mayflower and the Pilgrims and Indians because they started Thanksgiving That they shared a Thanksgiving meal together That the Indians showed the Pilgrims how to plant and grow corn I am thankful for everything. and her aides that help me at school. Thank you, Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Kay, and Mrs. Pruitt. Im glad you help me at school. Im thankful for electricity. Im glad we have it. Im thankful for the rain and snow that makes the water we drink. Im really glad w'hen it snows because I love to snowboard and its hard to do it without snow. This is what Im thankful for. The end. Thanks... By Brittany T urkey smells everywhere By Addison Collard Think of the times when who you were with. Of the nice times you think of like a gift. Think of the turkey you eat every year. Of on how your grandma, cooks it like a deer. Think how' it tastes like a gift from heaven. You will be there soon, so be thankful for what you've been given. The Things Im Thankful things Im Its hard to just pick There are lots thankful for. Happiness flowing in the air Anxious people waiting in line Now its time to eat and dine of In the fall. Very great Holiday. In America, w e all are free. Needing friends to help you. Great time to be thankful. Timothy Turkey By Ryan Thompson Timothy Turkey was very mad, it was Thanksgiving and he had already had 14 people go by his front door looking for a turkey to eat. Ive moved from home to home trying to stay away from people, but they still happen To find me. grrrr. was going to find me something to eat when all of a sudden boom I'm shot dead. The people that shot me ate me later that day. and Thanksgiving. have plenty of blessings to count. One blessing is that Im an optimist. For example: Im thankful for several pairs of black shoes strewn around the family nom. It means that ntv husband and children at- tended church. Im thankful for a sink full of dirty dishes. It means that all of us left the table with full stomachs. I'm thankful that a new bill will bo making its way to our mailbox each month. It means Im thankful for our lbSU Chevy Citation. It means wo dont have a car payment. I'm thankful for the piles of leav es in our y ard. It means we had shade all summer long. I'm thankful that when 1 got tired of watching or reading bad news. 1 can put the newspaper in the bottom of the cat's litter box and turn off the television. Im thankful for piles of laundry in the laundry room. It means my w asher and dryer an1 working well and that 1 dont Thanksgiving By Jesse McQueen Happiness Ancestors New people KID SOFT . T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.... Douglas Mecham Tasting the turkey right out of the oven, Happiness flowing as if it were heaven. J Anxiously waiting for the pies to come out, Nobody's angry and no one shout. Kindness-fille- d hearts is davs about, Giving mid earing is what we should do . sight I hear no kids getting in a . fight Very many choices we have to make 1 see my mom loves to bake Now its time to go ; Good bye for now thats all I know Visiting everyone is the thing to do Instead I want to be together Never getting to know' each w hat everyone's felt, Saying thanks in prayer: on their knees they knelt. Giving thanks is what this Inside seeing family makes you jump and shout. Visiting friends: seeing everyone smile, Intently listening to family makes this all w'orth while. Nobodys sad at this time of I Am Thankful For Shannon By Seegmiller My family because they are ALWAYS there for me, My home because it keeps me warm and it makes me feel safe. Liquids because they keep me alive, Water because 75u of my body is water, Food because vou need food to Live and stay healthy. Morning and night to go to sleep all tired and worn out and wake up ready to start a new day. Cloths to wear in winter and in summer, Blatiket s to keep you warm or I Am Thankful For Oviatt Sharidan By I am thankful for my family because they love me. I am thankful for school because it's a building where I comfortable, Transportation to get to one it place to another. Friends to have for when you are down (to cheer you up), .Animals to ride on and some animals (like a dog) can protect you in some ways. Thanksgiving By Michael Greenan I I like having a lot of fun. like all cousins to come and eat. cousins are nice. like to kick the ball. 1 like lots of stores. I like games. I like turkey. 1 like vans of people. Thanksgiving is nice. Thanksgiving is giving. My 1 Turkey this-year- , will 1 have to make trips to the laundromat. Im thankful my parent s had medical problems It means they are still here. I'm thankful for friends and family who look, act and think differently than I do. It means the world is an endlessly fascinating place to live. I'm thankful for God, who gave ten commandments instead of ten suggestions. It means that if Im paying at- Kids playing all the while So the food gets high in a pile Getting to see this fantastic t . I Thanksgiving. Having fun. All people are great friends. Nobody's being treated bad. King was mean to people so they came to America. Stories about Thanksgiving. Great friends. that our new gas furnace is Now here is the family the whole lot year. Give thanks for your blessings: enough to shed a tear. Thanksgiving I hot Knowing everybodys here Smelling the great smells of the vear Girls and boys running around Im glad Im not being a clown other Fbr... By Drew Bohn By Dale Stoddard Speaking of overabundance Holidays to the very ends And the turkey taste so very By Brett macaroni and cheese By RENEE HAWKLEY Today is the day to have friends Thanksgiving... formed into a turkey mold and smelling liquid smoke as we passed around the bottle. Happy Turkey Day Y'all. Remember Don't count your turkeys before theyre hatched." An Optomists Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day... By Rowdy Ward Goat ICLNG Thanksgiving Variety Icecream By Jackie Brinkerhoff News Good smells every where, Fkmily gather far and near! Thanksgiving is here. Giving Turkeys are.ro asting, 1 wish it were time to eat! Thanksgiving By Alex Stoddard Thanksgiving's quite near. Lots of turkey and stuffing, And games to play too! It smells oh so sweet. The clock is ticking, Pumpkin pie smell oh so swwt! It is time to eat. learn. I am thankful for my teachers because they teach me. I am thankful for my house it to me live. a place gives am thankful for my clothes because they keep me warm. I am thankful for the clean w ater I drink. I am thankful for my animals because they teach me how to take care of something. 1 I am thankful for food because keeps me alive. I am thankful for electricity because it helps me today. I am thankful for my friends. Berkley the Thrkey By Jacob Marshall A few days before Thanksgiv- ing there was a turkey named Berkley the Turkey. He got hunted before Thanksgiving every year until he met a new friend named Jerkily the Turkey. He crawled in a hole and saw him. He said How are you?" Hello," he said and Jerkily said. Hello." too. Berkley said, Do you get hunted too." Yes, I get scared when they come out little turkey. But I always find a new hiding spot each year, said Jerkily. 1 can't wait till spring so 1 dont have to hide." Yeah, well, see you next year if I still live," said Berkley. Yeah, same here, yeah good luck," said JerkiYou too well bye-by- e. ly. What Im Thankful For By Celene Rodriques I'm thankful for America because my family lives here. My cousins live here. Im thankful for learning English. I'm a fast learner. tention and have the desire, I can be happy. rr POOR 1 A C |