Owings Mills Caterer Donates 40 Thanksgiving Meals to Needy Families

The Classic Catering People donated more than 40 full Thanksgiving meals to needy families in the Baltimore area.

On Tuesday, Nov. 20, The Classic Catering People in Owings Mills donated more than 40 full Thanksgiving meals to families in need throughout the Baltimore area on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Classic Catering worked directly with social workers from Hebbville Elementary, Meadowood Education Center and Riverview Elementary to identify families in need of a holiday meal and to coordinate meal pick-ups. Dinners were also donated to families through the Baltimore City Public Schools Home and Hospital Program. The families who received the meals remain anonymous to Classic Catering. Each full meal donated was made to serve 10 people and includes a 12- to 14-pound whole roasted fresh turkey, bread and herb stuffing, giblet gravy, steamed green beans, three…

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What's Closed on Thanksgiving?

Here's the skinny on Baltimore County closures for Turkey Day.

Around Baltimore County,  Schools: closed Government offices: closed Courts: closed Parking meters: free Libraries: closed CountyRide: not running MTA: holiday schedule Trash: No collection; residents who would normally have their trash and yard waste collected Thursday should put it out for Friday. Residents who would normally have recycling collected should hold it until the next scheduled collection day. Landfills will be closed Thursday, and open regular hours through the rest of the weekend. Do you know of any businesses that are open for special hours on Thanksgiving? Let us know in the comments.

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Baltimore 'Stuffs A Bus' for MD Food Bank

Mix 106.5 radio personality Jon Boesche calls the 19th annual food drive recession-proof.

ShopRite shoppers and other Baltimore locals filled an MTA bus full of food and other non-perishable items faster than any year before, according to Mix 106.5 DJ Jon Boesche. Boesche and fellow radio personality Maria Dennis were on hand at ShopRite Saturday evening thanking generous shoppers for donating to the 19th annual Stuff A Bus food drive for the Maryland Food Bank. “I haven’t seen anything that denotes a recession or hard times. This bus has filled up quicker than any years past,” Boesche said, participating in his sixth Stuff A Bus event. He was cut off by a woman wanting to say hello after contributing an entire grocery cart full of just-bought food items. The woman handed six yellow bags to two Calvert Hall student-volunteers …

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Turkey Trotting on Thanksgiving

The Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company hosted the 28th annual Green Valley North Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving.

Hundreds trotted the five-mile course through the Greenspring Valley early Thanksgiving morning, participating in the 28th annual Green Valley North Turkey Trot. Were you at this or another Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving? Add your photos to this story, or tell me about your experience in the comment section. Proceeds from the event, which also included a three-mile walking course, benefit Crohn's and Colitis Research. Non-perishable food was also collected for the third annual Turkeys Fighting Hunger Canned Food Drive. The event was hosted by the Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company.

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Editor's Notebook

Plenty To Be Thankful For, Right Here

I've been at Owings Mills Patch just five months now, but I've already found plenty to be thankful for.

Nationally, the economy is still a wreck, Congress fiddles while Rome burns, jobs are too hard to find and, darn, if Wegmans is more than two years away. But none of that means there isn't plenty to be thankful for, especially locally. Some things are easy to name. I'm thankful to be in good health, to have a job and to have wonderful friends and family. I'm thankful the Ravens are good this year, too. There's plenty more. So, here are a few other things I'm grateful for this Thanksgiving, in no particular order. I hope you'll join me by commenting on what you're thankful for below. You might find it's not so hard to name the good things around here.

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Thanksgiving: It's for Slackers, Too

Funny facts about Thanksgiving, including what the type of pie you choose says about your personality.

Nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation will be eating turkey at Thanksgiving. But who will be eating out? And what pie will everyone be eating? And how can we all do it without majorly compromising our health? Read on to find out. 1) Thanksgiving: It’s for Slackers Too. About 14 million Americans will go to a restaurant for their Thanksgiving meal this year, according to a National Restaurant Association survey. Overall, 55 percent of Americans plan to eat at their own home on Thanksgiving, according to the survey. 2) Black Friday in the Black of Night In 2010, 24 percent of Black Friday shoppers hit stores before 4 a.m., according to the National Retail Federation. This year, more shoppers are expected …

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Turkeys, Sweet Potatoes and Apples—From the Farm

Our guide to buying local food for Thanksgiving

It’s not too late to grab some local produce from area farms, many of which are staying open this weekend for shoppers looking to stock their holiday table. Check out our photo gallery for a guide to local food in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C.,region this Thanksgiving. Know of a great local farm or market selling Thanksgiving goodies we didn’t mention? Post below! - With reporting from Brandie Jefferson and Penny Riordan.

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Websites and Recipes to Help You Plan Thanksgiving

3 [reasons to quell that feeling of rising panic] + 7 [venerable websites to cheer you on] = 10 [ways to make your feast a memorable one!]

Take a deep breath.  Oh, and don't forget to let it out a few seconds later. It's true that there's less than a week to go before what is arguably the most food-centered holiday in the United States.  But here are three reasons to relax: And now, the best online resources for preparing and enjoying your feast:

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Emily Lowe

9:49 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sara, you're right on both counts. I hear the show on WETA and didn't even realize they broadcast non-NPR programing! And I got Lynne Kasper mixed up with Jane Stern, one of the program's main contributors. Thanks for the catches. Debbie, that's quite a resource -- almost makes me wish I had a Facebook account! Almost. :) Mom, way to protect your sister's anonymity . . . actually, the caption …   more ›