Food

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.

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Kathy and I went on the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce AgTour on Thursday night. I was a bit concerned when we arrived at Wright Implement Company on  Carter Rd. to find three vans driven by The ladies of the Chamber Staff

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One of my favorite Charities is the St. Joseph Peace Mission for Children.

The mission is a simple one, "To provide dependent children, sibling groups, or pregnant teens in need with a safe, caring Christian environment where peace, love and security may be found."

As with all good programs it takes money to keep this pro

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There seems to be more to do this weekend than there is road construction and that is saying alot. You can fill almost every waking hour with acivities for everyone. I thought I would offer up a few choices here

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If you or someone you know has diabetes a class scheduled for Tuesday September 27 just might help make life a bit easier and healthier.  Scheduled for 6 - 7:30pm, the event will feature some great foods that are diabetic safe and are available year round.

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Saturday September 3 at 5pm everyone is invited to the 9th Annual Family Freedom Fireworks Festival at Panther Creek Park

. The event had been scheduled for July 3rd but was cancelled due to storms. Labor Day weekend is the rescheduled date.

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If you or a member of your family are authorized to shop at the Fort Knox Commissary, we have some great news. Now you can get the Commissary savings without the long drive.

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When it comes to food at the state fair, there’s one abiding rule that all vendors must adhere to: If you fry it, they will come. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Iowa State Fair’s life size butter cow, Larry Fyfe is offering up a fitting fair treat treat — deep fried butter on a stick.

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You name it and the Daviess County Fair has it. Beauty Pagents, Food,Horse Shows, Food,Carnival Rides, Food,Tractor Pulls and Great Food. Did I mention Food?

The Lions Club Fair begins tonight, Thursday July 7, and tomorrow night,July 8,  at the Hines Center. That is for the Miss Daviess County and Miss Teen Pagents. The Hines Center will also be the location of the Open Talent Show on Saturday July 9, and Sunday July 10 for the Baby and Toddlers Contests and the Little Miss and Mr. Contest.

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The congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church plans their picnic months in advance. It is the biggest fundraiser/social of the year. This year it was planned for Saturday June 18. Earlier in the week weather forecasters had predicted hot humid weather but no mention of rain. Organizers where very very happy. The new KIDSZONE area, The Cornhole Tournament, Tractor/train rides for the kids and cooking was all going to go smoothly and without threat of moving things indoors.

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