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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community AARP tax-aid- WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2001 Ml e seeks volunteers Ini to help prepare By Barbara Pyles Thanksgiving is one of the tax returns most enjoyable days of the year. the nations It is a day when families and tax friends travel by car, plane or largest, free, volunteer-ru- n serand counseling preparation train to spend a holiday tovice is seeking volunteers of all gether. It is also a day to give ages who want to learn tax law thanks, watch pageants, paand help prepare tax returns for rades and football games. Yes, middle and low income taxpayers. Thanksgiving can be a feeding Each year from February 1 through frenzy day . . . making most April 15, AARP Tax-Aid- e people glad that the Pilgrims volunteers enjoy an extremely re- came up with the idea. warding experience. This program Many say that the Pilgrims provides a great opportunity to feast in 1621 (the exact date is help yourself and your community uncertain) is known as The make tax time less stressful! First Thanksgiving. Others are AARP volunteers re- gue it was a harvest festival ceive free tax training from the instead of a day of ThanksgivInternal Revenue Service. Vo- ing. Still, either way, the Pillunteers are asked to give a mini- grims had many good reasons mum commitment of forty hours to celebrate. Half of them had k season. Indi- survived the first terrible winover the viduals of all ages, backgrounds ter in Massachusetts, and they and skill levels are encouraged to had produced a bumper crop. apply. Expense reimbursement This called for a celebration. is provided for program related Governor Bradford ordered a three-day feast and invited their expenses. For more information on how to new friends. After all, it was the e team, neighborly thing to do. So, Chief join the AARP call Prospective Massasoit led a procession of 90 volunteer may also contact our of his braves into the Pilgrims AARP Tax-Aid- e, Tax-Aid- ten-wee- out-of-pock- 11 et Tax-Aid- website atwww.aarp.orgtaxaide. AARP membership is not ree quired to be an AARP e is advolunteer. AARP ministered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS. Tax-Aid- Tax-Aid- Camp. The group most likely gorged on turkey, deer, duck, cranberries, corn, squash, pumpkin pies and probably squirrels and rabbits too. When everyone declared that States. Some states set their own day of Thanksgiving, but often the dates were different. However, when it came to eating turkey things were always the same. Some people liked dark meat, others white meat, and many did not care for turkey at all. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln named the last Thursday inNovember as Thanksgiving Day. One would imagine families traveled over the river and through the woods toGrandmothershouse day. Some towns even celebrated for a wonderful feast. For a short time under Presiseveral times a year. It was a time when men were the stars of dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, they Thanksgiving as they walked celebrated Thanksgiving Day on into the house with a musket in the third Thursday in November. one hand and a turkey slung In 1941, Congress declared the over their shoulders. Nevertheless, guess who cleaned, rinsed, pat dried and stuffed the bird? President George Washington called for a national ThanksgivGarkane Energy has announced that it will provide free ing on November 26, 1789. Women planned their biggest electricity for decorative Christculinary production of the year, mas Street Lighting in the cities while men sharpened the carving and towns served by the knives. Then, six years passed becooperative. In makingthe fore Washington declared another. announcement, Garkane CEO It makes one wonder if he had to Carl Albrecht stated, For over clean up the mess in the kitchen. 40 years, its been our pleasure In 1812, President Jackson to help communities feel the proclaimed a day of Thanksgiv- Christmas spirit through the free ing for peace. For many years, it lighting program. Its our way of was the last nationwide Thanks- wishing our member-consumegiving celebration in the United a most joyous holiday season. they could not eat another bit, the men and boys played games or flopped on the ground. However, since the celebration lasted days, the women and young girls cooked more food to add to the tables. The Pilgrims probably never dreamed that one day we would celebrate their merry making as a national holiday. When they formed new settlements, the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving spread. Yet, not everyone held it on the same fourth Thursday as Thanksgiving Day. Since people filled their homes with tantalizing aromas, happy conversations, and family traditions, not many cared which day of the week they celebrated. Thanksgiving Day is more then a big feast and football games on TV. It is a holiday when we reflect on the many things in our lives for which we are thankful. Even so, at the end of the meal, some women would be delighted to turn every inch of the kitchen over to the men. This Thanksgiving Day let us give thanks for our military personnel at home and overseas. If it were not for them, we might not be celebrating at all. Garkane provides electricity for community Christmas lighting to not-for-pro- fit rs Albrecht went on say that community leaders have been informed of the program, and that Garkane crews will also be available to assist communities with the installation of the decorations as well as removal at the end of the season. 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