HOLIDAYS ARE A GREAT TIME TO SHARE STORIES.Byline: -- Angie Valencia-Martinez Thanksgiving seems to be on everyone's mind. Valleynews.com users have been bit by the holiday bug and their stories reflect that. Sheryl Lynn Johnson shares with you one of her favorite holiday recipes called Thanksgiving Cranberry cranberry, low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae (heath family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. Jell-O Salad. Follow her instructions, add a dash of love and you will end up with what she calls a ``four generation family favorite! ... that passes the taste tests of all ages!'' Johnson's recipe is included in this week's cover. On page 7, read the latest entry in Cecile Vargo's blog titled ``Early California Thanksgiving part I: Please pass the jackrabbit jackrabbit, popular name for several hares of W North America, characterized by very long legs and ears. Jackrabbits are powerful jumpers and fast runners. In normal progress leaps are alternated with running steps; when pursued the hare runs fast and close to the !'' The article takes readers back to November 1850 when California Governor Peter Burnett first declared Thanksgiving a legal holiday. The story is both amusing and informative. Vargo goes on to include a Jackrabbit Stew recipe for those interested in having an ``early California traditional'' Thanksgiving meal. Encino resident, and health expert, Amy Hendel urges residents to ``get a headstart on the holiday bulge.'' Her advice column, on page 13 gives you tips to keep you from gaining weight from the eating fest on Thanksgiving, followed by those pesky leftovers. Hendel encourages readers to satisfy their taste buds taste buds taste npl → Geschmacksknospen pl with a lighter Thanksgiving this year. On page 15, Joe Andrews Joe Andrew is the former National Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Asked to serve by President Bill Clinton, he chaired the Committee from 1999 to 2001. He was one of the youngest National Chairs in the nearly 200 year history of the DNC and one of the most successful. , founder and president of the Walk of Hearts Foundation, writes about what he's grateful for and that is the foundation, which honors teachers from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The educators' version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a pavement along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by boasts plaques along the sidewalks of Sherman Way, between Canoga Avenue and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Andrews goes on to thank the army of people that make the foundation, which is now seeking nominations, a reality. Whether you want to share a recipe or thank a loved one who has made an impact on your life, valleynews.com is the place to do that. |
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