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Where to Find the Best Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:21:12 +0000

Holiday shoppers have been sharpening their skills for weeks in anticipation of all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals that are schedule to go down before most holiday dinners are even digested. For that particular breed of deal-hungry lunatic, many retailers are offering bargains on merchandise for about 40 percent off the everyday “sane” price, according [...]

Target Has Better Deals Than Walmart on Thanksgiving Meal Kits — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:56:17 +0000

If you are still trying to figure out where to get the best deal on this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, industry analysts say that Target, not Walmart, is your best bet for coming in under $50. In fact, meal baskets from Target that include turkey, cranberries, onions, corn, pumpkin and heavy cream, are selling for $45.48, [...]

Don't Like Black Friday? Welcome to Grey Thursday [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:13:15 +0000

If you ask me, some stores are taking this Black Friday a little too far! To get a jump start on competition, some stores are opening on Thanksgiving Day. Welcome to Grey Thursday or as some are calling it Greedy Thursday. Some stores including Wal-Mart, Target and Sears are opening earlier and earlier. Here in [...]

Where Will Your Pets be This Holiday Season?

Mimi — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:00:03 +0000

Where will your pets be sleeping this holiday season? Chances are they will be somewhere warm and comfy, smelling the wonderful odors of a Thanksgiving dinner. The animals at the Animal Care and Adoption Center in Texarkana will not have that same type of enjoyment. In years past, before my dog rescue got so big, [...]

Thanksgiving Songs – You Probably Haven't Heard Most of These [VIDEO][POLL]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:11:13 +0000

With Thanksgiving on us, it’s time to go full turkey Just like everybody I am thinking about the food, the turkey, dressing, cranberry’s and pie, We are doing it all to Christmas music, don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas music, but shouldn’t we have some Turkey Day Music too? A quick search showed me that Thanksgiving [...]

10 Thanksgiving Songs You Probably Haven't Heard

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:23:24 +0000

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's time to get into full-on turkey mode. After all, it's never too early to loosen up the ol' belt buckle to ready ourselves for Thursday's feasting. While we're getting totally hyped about eating tons of stuffing and gravy and pumpkin pie, we still feel like the holiday prep could use a little extra oomph, and that's where Turkey Day music comes in.

Turkey Day! What Food Do You Love The Most? [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:10:24 +0000

Ah, Turkey Day is just around the corner! What’s your favorite part of the meal? If your like me, than you and your family have certain traditions that are a must to serve! In my family it’s the stuffing and cranberry sauce! These special recipes have been in the family for generations. So, my favorite [...]

App Helps With Cooking The Perfect Turkey + More [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:14:48 +0000

Thanksgiving is almost here! Over the next few days the grocery store will be crammed with people shopping for that perfect Thanksgiving feast. Every year my wife cooks up the juiciest turkey and a honey glazed ham to perfection. It takes a lot of hard work and time to prepare the perfect feast, but in the end it's all worth it. Did you know there is now an app to help you cook the perfect turkey?

Santa Land Texas – A Magical Place to Visit [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:59:25 +0000

A few years ago when I was looking around for places to take the family to look at lights, a friend suggested Santa Land, Texas in Lindale, just north of Tyler. After looking up their website it seemed like a fun place to check out.So I gathered up the family and we took about a [...]

Marshall Texas Winter Wonderland of a Million Lights November 21

Mario Garcia — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:38:41 +0000

Looking for something to help you get into the holiday spirit Thanksgiving weekend? Look no further than Marshall, Texas. Take a short drive to the East Texas town of Marshall and marvel at millions of Christmas lights and more than 400 lighted area Christmas displays. These lighted exhibits are placed throughout downtown and the Marshall [...]

Garvan Woodland Gardens Sparkles With Over Two Million Lights [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:33:10 +0000

One of my favorite places to visit this holiday season is right down the road in Hot Springs National Park, Ark. Garvan Woodland Gardens is the Home of the Holiday Lights which runs from Nov. 17 – Dec. 31.I’ve taken the family to this magical winter wonderland of lights on several occasions and each year [...]

Over 43 Million People Expected to Travel This Thanksgiving, Are You Traveling? [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:46:16 +0000

I read a report a couple of weeks ago that said more people will be traveling this year for Thanksgiving than last year. In fact the report was says flights will be packed and more expensive this year too. Another report came out today stating: AAA projects 43.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or [...]

Don't Miss Taste of Home Cooking School Tonight – Check Out This Great Pizza Idea [VIDEO]

Jim Weaver — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:11:37 +0000

The 2012 Taste of Home Cooking School is tonight at the Four States Fairgrounds! Johnsonville Italian Sausage makes a great sausage pizza, and it’s much easier to make than you might think. Check out this video from Johnsonville on how to make the freshest Italian Sausage pizza right at home. Whatever you do, don’t miss the Taste [...]

Boy Scouts Raise Troop Money with Smoked Turkeys

Jim Weaver — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:34:29 +0000

It’s here, whether we’re ready for it or not, it’s time to start thinking about where you’re going to get your holiday bird to serve to the mass of roving family hoards. The Boys Scouts of America, Caddo Area Council, Troop 3 of Texarkana has a delicious suggestion… Smoked turkeys! Just pick the rub [...]

8 Wacky Presidential Turkey Pardon Moments [VIDEOS, PHOTOS]

Rose Maura Lorre — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:00:35 +0000

As holidays go, Thanksgiving sure has its share of odd traditions. Live parades with lip-synched musical numbers! Mincemeat pies and Jell-O molds! Grandma Ruthie removing her dentures at the dinner table! Not even the President of the United States is spared his share of the inanity. Case in point: the presidential turkey pardon, an annual [...]

Getting Ready For That Big Turkey Today [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:38:55 +0000

Happy Turkey Day!!
Check out this video after the jump, while you wait patiently for the feast today!

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:23 +0000

This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will sit down at the table and gawk over all the goodies they are planning to cram in their gullet. The holiday might seem as familiar as singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the “Seventh Inning Stretch” or packing a finger in ice that was blown off by a firework on the Fourth of July. However, like all traditions based on history and passed down through the ages, its genesis and story has been morphed and changed to fit the times.

32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:43:26 +0000

Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.

Fun Thanksgiving Greetings To Put On Your Friends' Facebook Page

Lindsay Seim — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:10:55 +0000

The ~~turkeys~~ staff members here at TheFW are thankful for our fabulous readers and want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the season, we’d like to offer a cornucopia of Thanksgiving greetings for you to post and share with the ~~butterballs~~ loved ones in your life. Gobble Gobble!