Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 25th, and unfortunately it's a day that results in quite a few calls to 9-1-1 because of home cooking fires. In fact Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires. Local fire departments are just a phone call to 9-1-1 away, but the Ellsworth Fire Department offers these safety tips

At the age of 60, we have have collected many things over our lives, and I realized that we have this "thing" for Holiday Salt and Pepper shakers!

Thanksgiving 2021 is Thursday November 25th If you're thawing your frozen turkey in the refrigerator, you should allow roughly 24 hours for each 4 to 5 pounds in a refrigerator set at 40 degrees or below.

The Ellsworth Elks Club will be offering a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner for the community on Thanksgiving Day, November 25th from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. . The Elks Lodge is located on 317 High Street.

Once again this year, the VFW Post 109 in Ellsworth is offering a free Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 20th for area seniors at 12 Noon

Thanksgiving Pies and Basketball... 2 of my favorites. See how you can pre-order your Thanksgiving Pies and help support the Ellsworth Girl's Basketball Team at the same time!

The Emmaus Shelter located in downtown Ellsworth serves everyone in Hancock County. If you or your family are in need this year, now is the time to sign up for their Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Basket program, as well as their Christmas Gift Program if you have children in your household.

The deadline to sign up for a Thanksgiving Basket from the MDI Thanksgiving Basket Project is November 13th. Here's how to sign up and items that organizers are gratefully accepting to make a happier Thanksgiving for those in need

Even though this Thanksgiving is much different than those before, I know that better days are ahead! Here are some of the things I'm thankful for and if you're reading this, yes I am thankful for you! Happy Thanksgiving

Pentatonix released their newest single on November 25th, "Thank You" off of their latest album "We Need a Little Christmas". Perfectly timed for Thanksgiving and the Christmas season!