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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Editor's note: This story was originally posted last year. Some information was updated on Nov. 22, 2016. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The annual presidential turkey pardoning event at the White House is a strange one. This year is President Obama's eighth and last one, but he still seems confused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is a little puzzling that I do this every year,\" Obama said in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know some folks think this tradition is a little silly,\" he said a year later. \"I do not disagree.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president has made the event something of an annual dad joke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Time flies, even if turkeys don't,\" Obama said last year, flanked by his daughters Sasha and Malia. There was a long pause and eventual polite laughter from his daughters and audience. \"You think it's funny, too, don't you?\" the president said to the crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/801112319229067265/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkeys always have punny names. Last year's were \"Honest\" and \"Abe.\" The year before that \"Mac\" and \"Cheese.\" This year — \"Tater\" and \"Tot.\" But despite proclamations of how the birds will live out their golden years in splendor, the joke ... might be on the turkeys. They don't live very long after pardoning. (More on that below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's always lots of laughter for a lighthearted moment the day before Thanksgiving, but the truth behind turkey pardons is a strange and sad tale with a long and myth-filled history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So who are these overstuffed fowl? Where did they come from? And how did this whole thing get started anyway? We try to answer those questions, and more:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Where did they find these turkeys?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PrezTurkey/status/794200052075995137/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year's birds, \"Tater\" and \"Tot,\" come from a farm in Storm Lake, Iowa, run by Chris and Nicole Domino. The family has been growing turkeys for nine years and raises about 185,000 a year, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article114983303.html\">Kansas City Star\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/801117443318026240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both birds will be spared, but just one will stand for the official pardoning. That bird is \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/11/22/president-obama-final-turkey-pardon\">chosen in a White House contest\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PrezTurkey/status/795314877648801793/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These birds were separated from the flock and raised in a white building with red trim and Americana bunting. The turkeys will only be about 4½ months old when they get to the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The birds, selected from about 20, even went through podium practice to test their temperament.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Do they always get the turkeys from the same place?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10771979\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10771979\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Men dressed as Secret Service agents stand guard next to Tom One and Tom Two, this year's turkey and alternate. Both are from an industrial turkey farm in Modesto.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men dressed as Secret Service agents stand guard next to Tom One and Tom Two, this year's turkey and alternate. Both are from an industrial turkey farm in Modesto. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>No. This is an event run by the National Turkey Federation. Yes, even turkeys have lobbyists. (They have offices four blocks from the White House.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is so involved in the event that it even pays for the turkeys to take a presidential-style motorcade from the farm to the airport flanked by fake Secret Service agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men in dark suits with earpieces are all part of the show, as are faux presidential decals depicting a turkey wearing a pilgrim hat at the center of the \"Seal of the National Turkey of the United States.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. When and why did this begin?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This whole thing got started in 1947 when Harry Truman was president. And that has actually been a source of confusion. Bill Clinton in his 1997 pardoning ceremony proclaimed that Truman was the first to pardon a turkey. But that's not true. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.trumanlibrary.org/trivia/turkey.htm\">Truman Library issued a statement in 2003\u003c/a> saying:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The Library's staff has found no documents, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, or other contemporary records in our holdings which refer to Truman pardoning a turkey that he received as a gift in 1947, or at any other time during his Presidency. ... Truman sometimes indicated to reporters that the turkeys he received were destined for the family dinner table.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>So, Truman was the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/history\">first to \u003cem>receive\u003c/em>\u003c/a> a ceremonial turkey from the National Turkey Federation (and the Poultry and Egg National Board), but he ate it (as did Eisenhower). And that was the intention of the gift — to raise the profile of the bird and maintain its institutionalization as a Thanksgiving and Christmas staple.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tradition of giving turkeys to the president goes much further back, though, than industry groups' involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From 1873 to 1913, a turkey dealer from Rhode Island named Horace Vose, known as the \"Poultry King,\" became the unofficial turkey provider to the White House for Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehousehistory.org/pardoning-the-thanksgiving-turkey\">White House Historical Society\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1913, Vose got some competition from a former Kentucky congressman, who claimed his bird tasted better, because it was fed a diet of red peppers. After Vose died in 1913, it was something of a free-for-all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. OK, so if it wasn't Truman, then who was the first to pardon a turkey?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It depends on your definition of \"pardon.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/which-president-started-the-tradition-of-pardoning-the-thanksgiving-turkey\">1865 dispatch\u003c/a> from White House reporter Noah Brooks is the oldest-known account of a presidential turkey clemency. It was about \u003cstrong>Abraham Lincoln\u003c/strong> sparing a bird two years earlier. It was a Christmas turkey that his son Tad had taken a liking to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>John F. Kennedy\u003c/strong> appears to have been the first to pardon a \u003cem>Thanksgiving\u003c/em> turkey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We'll just let this one grow,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>L.A. Times\u003c/em> headlined that 1963 event as a \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/presidential-turkey-pardons-not-long-history-you-might-think-f2D11663410\">presidential pardon\u003c/a>,\" but a sign hung around the turkey's neck that read, \"Good eating, Mr. President.\" The intention, at least from the giver, was clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Richard Nixon\u003c/strong> also chose not to eat one particular bird and sent it to a petting zoo instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ronald Reagan\u003c/strong> in 1987 was technically the first president to use the word \"pardon\" about a turkey, but it was really just a way to deflect questions about the Iran-Contra scandal and whether he would pardon key players involved — Oliver North and John Poindexter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bird, \"Charlie,\" was already headed for a petting zoo, but after Sam Donaldson of ABC News pressed Reagan on whether he'd pardon North and Poindexter, Reagan \u003ca href=\"http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/112387d.htm\">responded\u003c/a>, \"If they'd given me a different answer on Charlie and his future, I would have pardoned him.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president who formalized the event was\u003cstrong> George H.W. Bush\u003c/strong>, giving birth to the modern-day tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. What happens to the turkey afterward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where the story turns very sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year's turkeys will be sent to Virginia Tech, where, the White House says, \"they will be cared for by veterinarians and students of Virginia Tech's Animal and Poultry Sciences Department at 'Gobbler's Rest' in Blacksburg, Virginia.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkeys got to meet the Hokie mascot, where the Turkey Federation joked in a tweet that \"these new buds will be hanging out together at their new home after\" the pardon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/PrezTurkey/status/801097027803287552/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But probably not for long ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average lifespan of a turkey in the wild is only \u003ca href=\"http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/wild-turkey/\">three to four years\u003c/a>, but these birds, because they are bred to be eaten, have lived on average far less than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many industrially grown turkeys are fattened up with a \u003ca href=\"http://minnesotaturkey.com/turkeys/fun-facts/\">protein-rich diet of corn and soybeans\u003c/a>. They can't fly, because they are too big; their bone structures can't hold up all that weight for very long; and their organs fail if they're kept alive too long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every pardoned turkey is dead except three, who are only at this point \u003cem>presumed\u003c/em> alive ... 2014's \"Cheese\" and 2015's \"Honest\" and \"Abe.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cheese,\" the second half of 2014's duo (\"Mac\" died in July 2015, just eight months after pardoning) was reportedly still alive, as of November of last year. Morven Park in Virginia, where the birds were sent, touted \"presidentially pardoned\" turkeys (plural) to visit, perhaps including 2015's \"Honest\" and \"Abe,\" though these haven't been confirmed by NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The outlier in all this was \"Courage,\" the first bird pardoned by Obama in 2009. In 2015, Courage had been reported dead by other outlets, but Disneyland, where the bird was sent, contacted NPR to let us know the fowl was still kicking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out this year about \"Courage's\" status. And, sadly, Disneyland confirmed that \"Courage\" has died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Courage passed earlier this year,\" Suzi Brown, a Disneyland spokeswoman, told NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Living six-plus years might be some kind of record set by Courage. Disneyland has a theory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Because he was under our care and fed a balanced diet,\" Brown told NPR, \"he slimmed down quite a bit and lived quite a healthy life here at the resort.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unfortunate reality for these turkeys has been a sore point for animal rights activists, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, which listed its complaints, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.peta.org/features/white-house-turkey-pardon/\">noting the fates\u003c/a> of the recent \"pardoned\" birds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, including writers at the Washington Post and Vox, have called the pardon \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/11/26/the-turkey-pardon-is-americas-dumbest-tradition/\">America's dumbest\u003c/a>\" and \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7276353/white-house-turkey-pardon\">most absurd holiday tradition\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkey federation, of course, pushes back on the notion that the event is an arcane one that has seen it's time come and go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Think of the meaning of Thanksgiving,\" Keith Williams, vice president for communications and marketing at the turkey federation, argued to NPR in 2015. \"It's always been about the presentation of the National Thanksgiving Turkey — symbolic of the blessings of agriculture we have in this country. It becomes a time for the president to recall with the nation our blessings and celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Why do presidents pardon turkeys? Don't they eat turkey at Thanksgiving?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That irony may account for Obama's puzzlement. He also joked in 2014 that he was saving those turkeys from a \"terrible and delicious fate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People are full of contradictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's clearly been difficult for politicians to say on camera that they would eat the bird presented to them, especially as America has grown away from an agricultural society and grown up with Disney movies heavy on the personification of animals. Americans are far more removed from the actual process of how their food makes its way to their table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Your grandmother (1940s) would have killed her own and prepared it,\" Keith Williams of the turkey foundation noted. \"Since the 1950s, it became more convenient for families to have the dressed turkeys (all ready to cook), which they bought from the butcher or their grocery store. Few people actually hunt and dress their own food — we thankfully have the farmers who grow and deliver food to us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Side fact: The turkey federation actually provides dressed turkeys to presidents, too. Obama has donated his.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkey federation seems \u003cem>potentially\u003c/em> open to a return to the days when presidents ate the turkeys presented to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The pardoning was a recent custom begun with President George H.W. Bush,\" Williams noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some traditions are hard to change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's something to think about after you walk through the grocery store, pick out that turkey — and sit down at the Thanksgiving dinner table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.npr.org/\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Correction: Nov. 23, 2016\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs we say in the editor's note above, this post was originally published in November 2015. At first, we mistakenly reported that \"Courage\" had died. It turned out he hadn't, so we corrected the post to say he was still alive. Now, a year later, we've learned that \"Courage\" died earlier this year. This post now reflects his passing.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Editor's note: This story was originally posted last year. Some information was updated on Nov. 22, 2016. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The annual presidential turkey pardoning event at the White House is a strange one. This year is President Obama's eighth and last one, but he still seems confused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is a little puzzling that I do this every year,\" Obama said in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know some folks think this tradition is a little silly,\" he said a year later. \"I do not disagree.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president has made the event something of an annual dad joke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkeys always have punny names. Last year's were \"Honest\" and \"Abe.\" The year before that \"Mac\" and \"Cheese.\" This year — \"Tater\" and \"Tot.\" But despite proclamations of how the birds will live out their golden years in splendor, the joke ... might be on the turkeys. They don't live very long after pardoning. (More on that below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's always lots of laughter for a lighthearted moment the day before Thanksgiving, but the truth behind turkey pardons is a strange and sad tale with a long and myth-filled history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So who are these overstuffed fowl? Where did they come from? And how did this whole thing get started anyway? We try to answer those questions, and more:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Where did they find these turkeys?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year's birds, \"Tater\" and \"Tot,\" come from a farm in Storm Lake, Iowa, run by Chris and Nicole Domino. The family has been growing turkeys for nine years and raises about 185,000 a year, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article114983303.html\">Kansas City Star\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Both birds will be spared, but just one will stand for the official pardoning. That bird is \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/11/22/president-obama-final-turkey-pardon\">chosen in a White House contest\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These birds were separated from the flock and raised in a white building with red trim and Americana bunting. The turkeys will only be about 4½ months old when they get to the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The birds, selected from about 20, even went through podium practice to test their temperament.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Do they always get the turkeys from the same place?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10771979\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10771979\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Men dressed as Secret Service agents stand guard next to Tom One and Tom Two, this year's turkey and alternate. Both are from an industrial turkey farm in Modesto.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/gettyimages-496023924_wide-bad7d3aee7611c359d04776598d0ce3cc2301828-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men dressed as Secret Service agents stand guard next to Tom One and Tom Two, this year's turkey and alternate. Both are from an industrial turkey farm in Modesto. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>No. This is an event run by the National Turkey Federation. Yes, even turkeys have lobbyists. (They have offices four blocks from the White House.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is so involved in the event that it even pays for the turkeys to take a presidential-style motorcade from the farm to the airport flanked by fake Secret Service agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men in dark suits with earpieces are all part of the show, as are faux presidential decals depicting a turkey wearing a pilgrim hat at the center of the \"Seal of the National Turkey of the United States.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. When and why did this begin?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This whole thing got started in 1947 when Harry Truman was president. And that has actually been a source of confusion. Bill Clinton in his 1997 pardoning ceremony proclaimed that Truman was the first to pardon a turkey. But that's not true. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.trumanlibrary.org/trivia/turkey.htm\">Truman Library issued a statement in 2003\u003c/a> saying:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The Library's staff has found no documents, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, or other contemporary records in our holdings which refer to Truman pardoning a turkey that he received as a gift in 1947, or at any other time during his Presidency. ... Truman sometimes indicated to reporters that the turkeys he received were destined for the family dinner table.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>So, Truman was the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/history\">first to \u003cem>receive\u003c/em>\u003c/a> a ceremonial turkey from the National Turkey Federation (and the Poultry and Egg National Board), but he ate it (as did Eisenhower). And that was the intention of the gift — to raise the profile of the bird and maintain its institutionalization as a Thanksgiving and Christmas staple.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tradition of giving turkeys to the president goes much further back, though, than industry groups' involvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From 1873 to 1913, a turkey dealer from Rhode Island named Horace Vose, known as the \"Poultry King,\" became the unofficial turkey provider to the White House for Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehousehistory.org/pardoning-the-thanksgiving-turkey\">White House Historical Society\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1913, Vose got some competition from a former Kentucky congressman, who claimed his bird tasted better, because it was fed a diet of red peppers. After Vose died in 1913, it was something of a free-for-all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. OK, so if it wasn't Truman, then who was the first to pardon a turkey?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It depends on your definition of \"pardon.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/which-president-started-the-tradition-of-pardoning-the-thanksgiving-turkey\">1865 dispatch\u003c/a> from White House reporter Noah Brooks is the oldest-known account of a presidential turkey clemency. It was about \u003cstrong>Abraham Lincoln\u003c/strong> sparing a bird two years earlier. It was a Christmas turkey that his son Tad had taken a liking to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>John F. Kennedy\u003c/strong> appears to have been the first to pardon a \u003cem>Thanksgiving\u003c/em> turkey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We'll just let this one grow,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>L.A. 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Bush\u003c/strong>, giving birth to the modern-day tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. What happens to the turkey afterward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where the story turns very sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year's turkeys will be sent to Virginia Tech, where, the White House says, \"they will be cared for by veterinarians and students of Virginia Tech's Animal and Poultry Sciences Department at 'Gobbler's Rest' in Blacksburg, Virginia.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkeys got to meet the Hokie mascot, where the Turkey Federation joked in a tweet that \"these new buds will be hanging out together at their new home after\" the pardon.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But probably not for long ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average lifespan of a turkey in the wild is only \u003ca href=\"http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/wild-turkey/\">three to four years\u003c/a>, but these birds, because they are bred to be eaten, have lived on average far less than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many industrially grown turkeys are fattened up with a \u003ca href=\"http://minnesotaturkey.com/turkeys/fun-facts/\">protein-rich diet of corn and soybeans\u003c/a>. They can't fly, because they are too big; their bone structures can't hold up all that weight for very long; and their organs fail if they're kept alive too long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every pardoned turkey is dead except three, who are only at this point \u003cem>presumed\u003c/em> alive ... 2014's \"Cheese\" and 2015's \"Honest\" and \"Abe.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cheese,\" the second half of 2014's duo (\"Mac\" died in July 2015, just eight months after pardoning) was reportedly still alive, as of November of last year. Morven Park in Virginia, where the birds were sent, touted \"presidentially pardoned\" turkeys (plural) to visit, perhaps including 2015's \"Honest\" and \"Abe,\" though these haven't been confirmed by NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The outlier in all this was \"Courage,\" the first bird pardoned by Obama in 2009. In 2015, Courage had been reported dead by other outlets, but Disneyland, where the bird was sent, contacted NPR to let us know the fowl was still kicking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reached out this year about \"Courage's\" status. And, sadly, Disneyland confirmed that \"Courage\" has died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Courage passed earlier this year,\" Suzi Brown, a Disneyland spokeswoman, told NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Living six-plus years might be some kind of record set by Courage. Disneyland has a theory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Because he was under our care and fed a balanced diet,\" Brown told NPR, \"he slimmed down quite a bit and lived quite a healthy life here at the resort.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unfortunate reality for these turkeys has been a sore point for animal rights activists, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, which listed its complaints, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.peta.org/features/white-house-turkey-pardon/\">noting the fates\u003c/a> of the recent \"pardoned\" birds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others, including writers at the Washington Post and Vox, have called the pardon \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/11/26/the-turkey-pardon-is-americas-dumbest-tradition/\">America's dumbest\u003c/a>\" and \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7276353/white-house-turkey-pardon\">most absurd holiday tradition\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkey federation, of course, pushes back on the notion that the event is an arcane one that has seen it's time come and go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Think of the meaning of Thanksgiving,\" Keith Williams, vice president for communications and marketing at the turkey federation, argued to NPR in 2015. \"It's always been about the presentation of the National Thanksgiving Turkey — symbolic of the blessings of agriculture we have in this country. It becomes a time for the president to recall with the nation our blessings and celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Why do presidents pardon turkeys? Don't they eat turkey at Thanksgiving?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That irony may account for Obama's puzzlement. He also joked in 2014 that he was saving those turkeys from a \"terrible and delicious fate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People are full of contradictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's clearly been difficult for politicians to say on camera that they would eat the bird presented to them, especially as America has grown away from an agricultural society and grown up with Disney movies heavy on the personification of animals. Americans are far more removed from the actual process of how their food makes its way to their table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Your grandmother (1940s) would have killed her own and prepared it,\" Keith Williams of the turkey foundation noted. \"Since the 1950s, it became more convenient for families to have the dressed turkeys (all ready to cook), which they bought from the butcher or their grocery store. Few people actually hunt and dress their own food — we thankfully have the farmers who grow and deliver food to us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Side fact: The turkey federation actually provides dressed turkeys to presidents, too. Obama has donated his.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turkey federation seems \u003cem>potentially\u003c/em> open to a return to the days when presidents ate the turkeys presented to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The pardoning was a recent custom begun with President George H.W. 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"content": "\u003cp>For some people in the Bay Area, the guest of honor usually found on top of the Thanksgiving table has become a part of everyday life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All you have to do is take a drive or walk through some of the more suburban and rural areas of the East Bay, and it might seem like wild turkeys are everywhere. Whether in local parks, on neighborhood front lawns or wandering in disorganized groups along local roads, sightings of the rustic, colorful big birds have become a part of the daily scenery for many around the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They're unwanted scenery for some, like Walnut Creek resident Niki DeSilva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re a nuisance,” says DeSilva. “They get in the way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An avid cyclist, DeSilva is less than nostalgic for the idyllic scenery of old when a gang of 30-pound birds with very little flying talent cross her bike path -- and stay there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10772094\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10772094\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-800x756.jpg\" alt=\"KQED's Carly Severn spotted this fella in Berkeley while on her way to work, adding a whole new dynamic to casual carpooling.\" width=\"800\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-800x756.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-400x378.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-1440x1361.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-1180x1115.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/TurkeyonVan-960x908.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED's Carly Severn spotted this fella in Berkeley while on her way to work, adding a whole new dynamic to casual carpooling. \u003ccite>(Carly Severn/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She admits it. She hates these birds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The turkeys just like to park their rear ends in the middle of the trail. And short of me running them over with my bicycle...”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her voice trails off. But it doesn’t take too much imagination to guess what DeSilva may be thinking. She won’t do it. But she’s thinking it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More because I don’t want to clean up their feathers or their dead carcasses off my bike wheels,” DeSilva admits with a smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a sentiment shared by others. Social boundaries are not part of the wild turkeys' basic priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what’s going on here? Where did this wild bird come from and why is it on your front lawn?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wildlife biologist Joseph DiDonato has been in the Bay Area for more than 20 years. He says Meleagris gallopavo, better known as the California turkey, was actually invited here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the '60s and '70s, the Fish and Game Department decided to increase the amount of turkeys for the sportsman opportunities,” says DiDonato, “and introduced them widely across the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now places like the Lafayette Reservoir are filled with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They arrived probably around the year 2000. It was creating quite a stir,” recalls EBMUD park ranger Tom Brackett.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was at the East Bay reservoir when the first two arrived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People were talking about the turkeys, and have you seen the turkeys today, and do you know where they are?” Brackett says with a laugh. “Well, those two turkeys had 10 or 12 turkeys.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the rest is history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it doesn’t stop at the reservoir’s edge. DiDonato confirms what has become an obvious fact for many Bay area residents. These turkeys have actually moved into our habitat -- our neighborhoods, streets, parks and school grounds -- and love it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CityLab/status/665639620072374272\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SovernNation/status/655459073098317824\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/ManeMessage/status/656973048373841920\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They love our golf courses. They love our lawns. They love our swim beaches. And they love our neighborhoods.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as the population of wild turkeys continues to explode, solutions to reduce their number have been considered. But controlling the growth of these rambunctious, gobbling new neighbors isn’t as easy as it seems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DiDonato says the turkeys are always one step ahead of us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In order to control turkeys via hunting, you have to be able to hunt them on a spot that’s available to hunting,” reasons DiDonato. “Most of the areas where you see turkeys -- they’re in the city, in recreational areas -- so you don’t have the opportunity for a sportsman to come in and hunt turkeys.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a strategy to be admired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the truth is, many have expressed nothing but love for the loud, slow-moving, 3-foot-tall birds with sharp talons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like turkeys,” says DiDonato. “I like their inquisitive nature. Their kind of odd look. 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And felled trees lie by the roadside in piles, waiting for massive logging trucks to collect them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the holidays might look a little different this year, many families say they still have something to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234739565″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a sunny fall day last week, I caught up with students at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.lcics.org/\">Lake County International Charter School\u003c/a> in Middletown. About 50 students, ages 7 to 13, ran around the small schoolyard. 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"content": "\u003cp>Beware, friends. We have officially entered the high holy season of overindulgence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some may argue it actually started a month ago, when the first pumpkin spice lattes made their appearance in Starbucks stores, and children came home with a Halloween haul of Reese's Pumpkins and candy corn.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"#list\">List of 2014 Bay Area Races\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But for many, it begins on Thanksgiving Day, when the average American consumes between 3,000 and 4,500 calories. Fun fact: To burn all that excess energy, the average runner would need to log between 8 and 12 miles. Yikes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily, there is at least \u003cem>one\u003c/em> holiday tradition that your heart and waistline can feel good about -- the annual turkey trots that are held in hundreds of cities across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>To warm up, a few Turkey Trot facts:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Organizers of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ymcabuffaloniagara.org/turkeytrot.html\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Turkey Trot \u003c/a>claim that their race is not only the oldest Turkey Trot, but also the oldest continually running public footrace in North America. The event was first held in 1896.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>More running races are held on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year, and about 870,000 people ran in a race in 2013, according to Running USA.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thetrot.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas\u003c/a> claims the title of biggest Turkey Trot. This year, 35,000 are expected to cross the start line.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Distances of Turkey Trots can vary from a 5K to full marathon, but most are on the shorter side of that spectrum.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The city of Cuero, Texas, is known for hosting a Turkey Trot with \u003cem>actual\u003c/em> turkeys. The tradition dates back to the early 1900s, when local farmers would herd their birds into town for sale in early November. At one point the spectacle involved 18,000 turkeys. The event continues today under the name \u003ca href=\"http://www.turkeyfest.org/events/2014/the-great-gobbler-gallop\" target=\"_blank\">“The Great Gobbler Gallop,”\u003c/a> and only two birds are involved.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv id=\"list\">Though some races in the Bay Area have closed registration, there are dozens to choose from that still have open registration or offer race day sign-ups.\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Thanksgiving Day\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.brazenracing.com/nitroturkey.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> - Pinole.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Prices: Regular registration is sold out. Entry with a food bank donation is still open and ranges from $79 to $89.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://piedmontturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Piedmont Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Piedmont.\u003cbr>\n3 miles\u003cbr>\nPrices: 12 and under: $20; 13 and older: $30\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://formaturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Forma Gym Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Walnut Creek.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Runs\u003cbr>\nPrices: Kids Run: $15; 5K/10K for 17 and under: $36; 5K/10K for 18 and over: $41. Prices increase on race day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://svturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> - San Jose.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Runs, 10K Wheelchair, 5K Elite\u003cbr>\nPrices: All adult races: $47.74; Kids Fun Run: $13.78\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SanJose/AVRTR?\" target=\"_blank\">Almaden Valley's Run Turkey Run\u003c/a> - \u003c/strong> San Jose.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K\u003cbr>\nPrices: $25\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://marinturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Marin Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Novato.\u003cbr>\n1 miles, 5K, 10K, Gobble Wobble\u003cbr>\nRegistration Closed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.napaturkeychase.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Turkey Chase\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Napa.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids 100m Dash\u003cbr>\nPrices: 17 and under: $30, 18 and older: $35. Prices increase on race day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanfranciscoturkeytrot.com/2014/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\n3 miles, 5 miles, 100m dash\u003cbr>\nRace is sold out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://solanoturkeytrot.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Solano Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Fairfield.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Run\u003cbr>\nPrices: $45, but you must register in person on race day or at select locations.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://mvhsturkeytrot.shutterfly.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Spartan Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Mountain View.\u003cbr>\n5K, Kids Run, 1 Mile\u003cbr>\nPrices: $20\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.runthanksgivingday.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving Day 5K\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\n5K, Kids Dash\u003cbr>\nRegistration closed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.empirerunners.org/event-1778590?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=11/25/2014\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey Leg Relays\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Petaluma.\u003cbr>\nTeams of 2. Each runner runs 2.1 miles\u003cbr>\nPrices: Students: $10; Adults: $15. Register on site.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Thanksgiving Weekend\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://rhodyco.com/runwild.html#.VHUTTGTF-lc\" target=\"_blank\">Run Wild San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\nSunday, Nov. 30\u003cbr>\n5K\u003cbr>\nPrices: All adults: $40; Ages 18 & under: $20. Prices increase on race day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://brazenracing.com/quarryturkey.html\" target=\"_blank\">Quarry Turkey Thanksgiving Races\u003c/a> - \u003c/strong> Fremont.\u003cbr>\nSaturday, Nov. 29\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Kids Fun Run\u003cbr>\nPrices: 5K: $49; 10K: $54; Half Marathon: $70; Kids run is free if parent is running.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.quad-dipsea.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Quad Dipsea\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, Mill Valley.\u003cbr>\nSaturday, Nov. 29\u003cbr>\nRace is sold out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.active.com/san-francisco-ca/running/distance-running-races/friends-of-san-francisco-champions-5k-run-2014?cmp=39-34<clickid=11_131326574_2f0c60bc-373d-4009-b720-40952ab049e6<cmp=254301\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of San Francisco Champions 5k Run\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\n5K\u003cbr>\nRace is sold out.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Did we leave one off? Let us know in the comments!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Happy Running!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Beware, friends. We have officially entered the high holy season of overindulgence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some may argue it actually started a month ago, when the first pumpkin spice lattes made their appearance in Starbucks stores, and children came home with a Halloween haul of Reese's Pumpkins and candy corn.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"#list\">List of 2014 Bay Area Races\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But for many, it begins on Thanksgiving Day, when the average American consumes between 3,000 and 4,500 calories. Fun fact: To burn all that excess energy, the average runner would need to log between 8 and 12 miles. Yikes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily, there is at least \u003cem>one\u003c/em> holiday tradition that your heart and waistline can feel good about -- the annual turkey trots that are held in hundreds of cities across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>To warm up, a few Turkey Trot facts:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Organizers of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ymcabuffaloniagara.org/turkeytrot.html\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Turkey Trot \u003c/a>claim that their race is not only the oldest Turkey Trot, but also the oldest continually running public footrace in North America. The event was first held in 1896.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>More running races are held on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year, and about 870,000 people ran in a race in 2013, according to Running USA.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thetrot.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas\u003c/a> claims the title of biggest Turkey Trot. This year, 35,000 are expected to cross the start line.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Distances of Turkey Trots can vary from a 5K to full marathon, but most are on the shorter side of that spectrum.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The city of Cuero, Texas, is known for hosting a Turkey Trot with \u003cem>actual\u003c/em> turkeys. The tradition dates back to the early 1900s, when local farmers would herd their birds into town for sale in early November. At one point the spectacle involved 18,000 turkeys. The event continues today under the name \u003ca href=\"http://www.turkeyfest.org/events/2014/the-great-gobbler-gallop\" target=\"_blank\">“The Great Gobbler Gallop,”\u003c/a> and only two birds are involved.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cdiv id=\"list\">Though some races in the Bay Area have closed registration, there are dozens to choose from that still have open registration or offer race day sign-ups.\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Thanksgiving Day\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.brazenracing.com/nitroturkey.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> - Pinole.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Prices: Regular registration is sold out. Entry with a food bank donation is still open and ranges from $79 to $89.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://piedmontturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Piedmont Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Piedmont.\u003cbr>\n3 miles\u003cbr>\nPrices: 12 and under: $20; 13 and older: $30\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://formaturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Forma Gym Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Walnut Creek.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Runs\u003cbr>\nPrices: Kids Run: $15; 5K/10K for 17 and under: $36; 5K/10K for 18 and over: $41. Prices increase on race day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://svturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> - San Jose.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Runs, 10K Wheelchair, 5K Elite\u003cbr>\nPrices: All adult races: $47.74; Kids Fun Run: $13.78\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SanJose/AVRTR?\" target=\"_blank\">Almaden Valley's Run Turkey Run\u003c/a> - \u003c/strong> San Jose.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K\u003cbr>\nPrices: $25\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://marinturkeytrot.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Marin Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Novato.\u003cbr>\n1 miles, 5K, 10K, Gobble Wobble\u003cbr>\nRegistration Closed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.napaturkeychase.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Turkey Chase\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Napa.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids 100m Dash\u003cbr>\nPrices: 17 and under: $30, 18 and older: $35. Prices increase on race day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sanfranciscoturkeytrot.com/2014/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\n3 miles, 5 miles, 100m dash\u003cbr>\nRace is sold out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://solanoturkeytrot.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Solano Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Fairfield.\u003cbr>\n5K, 10K, Kids Fun Run\u003cbr>\nPrices: $45, but you must register in person on race day or at select locations.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://mvhsturkeytrot.shutterfly.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Spartan Turkey Trot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Mountain View.\u003cbr>\n5K, Kids Run, 1 Mile\u003cbr>\nPrices: $20\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.runthanksgivingday.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving Day 5K\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - San Francisco.\u003cbr>\n5K, Kids Dash\u003cbr>\nRegistration closed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.empirerunners.org/event-1778590?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=11/25/2014\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey Leg Relays\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> - Petaluma.\u003cbr>\nTeams of 2. 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"content": "\u003cp>What is it like to be a turkey farmer at Thanksgiving? It involves putting a lot of birds in one revenue basket. While turkey increasingly is part of everyday eating, just one signature American holiday is still the economic driver for the turkey portion of California's agribusiness sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are more than 300 farmers selling turkeys in the state. The two biggest producers -- both in the top 20 nationally, according to the National Turkey Federation -- are Foster Farms and Zacky Farms, each headquartered in the San Joaquin Valley. A smaller operation, with a history going back to the 1920s is nearby, the \u003ca href=\"www.diestelturkey.com\">Diestel Turkey Ranch \u003c/a>in the Sierra Nevada foothills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Diestel and his sister, Heidi, are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. Reared just outside Sonora, they went to college on the coast, and eventually boomeranged back to the ranch, where 5,000 turkeys a day have been packaged this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started range-growing turkeys, and my grandpa formally started Diestel Family Turkey Ranch in 1949,” says 26-year-old Heidi Diestel. “And since then, we’ve just been growing turkeys naturally, the right way, and we’ve kind of grown up with the natural foods industry. So there’s no antibiotics, no hormones, vegetarian fed. The turkeys are given the time and space to grow the way nature intended.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10350746\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10350746\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-400x275.jpg\" alt=\"The Diestel Turkey Ranch was formally founded in 1949, but its history goes back to the '20s. (David Hosley/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-400x275.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-800x551.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Diestel Turkey Ranch was formally founded in 1949, but its history goes back to the '20s. (David Hosley/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.eatturkey.com\" target=\"_blank\">National Turkey Federation\u003c/a> spokesman Kimmon Williams, the market for organic turkeys is growing. The Diestels sell most of their whole birds and other turkey products in the western United States, but some as far away as New York. Jason Diestel, who just turned 30, is joining family members and other workers at the ranch putting in long hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s our harvest season,” he says, wearing sanitary garb outside their on-site bagging line, “and so it’s pretty busy, and we’re just kind of doing everything we can to see that our customers get what they ordered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their grandparents and parents started out selling mostly to nearby residents and stores, and then expanded to the Bay Area and beyond. Neighbors still like to order their main course for the holiday in advance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here on the ranch we have a lot of the local community come out to pick up their turkeys,” says Heidi Diestel. “So the day before Thanksgiving is kind of, you know, calling in and checking on our customers to see if they have received our turkeys and have everything they need, and then handing out the local turkeys to the local community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">As their roles grow in the family vocation started in the 1920s, these two millennials bring new ideas and skills.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>When the last reserved bird is picked up, there will be a little celebration for friends and family on Thanksgiving eve. Then some sleep, but not much because Heidi and her mom will be up before dawn to answer hotline questions from customers all over the West.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at the same time, there’s a turkey to cook. “Grandpa Jack is still with us, and he still insures that he roasts the turkey each year,” says Heidi Diestel. \"But, you know, it’s always a really large turkey. Right around a 30-pound tom, cooked slow and low, with paprika, salt and olive oil paste, and with Granny’s stuffing right inside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10350728\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10350728\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-400x361.jpg\" alt=\"Jason and Heidi Diestel are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. (David Hosley/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-400x361.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-800x723.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason and Heidi Diestel are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. (David Hosley/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no one way to cook a turkey, she says. Brined, butterflied, spatchcocked can all be very tasty. It’s just the Diestel family tradition. And that’s true with putting the stuffing in the bird’s cavity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would be lying if I said that our family doesn’t stuff,\" she says. \"We stuff. We’re stuffers. Yeah. There’s many ways to do it -- stuff, unstuff -- but with Grandpa Jack around and kind of the family tradition, we stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like much of California agribusiness, turkey growers see opportunities in diversifying the uses of the meat and opening new markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my grandpa had the business, he just did turkeys for the holiday,” says Heidi Diestel. “Same with my parents. And then consumers started asking, ‘I would really like ground turkey.’ So we created ground turkey. ‘I would really like sausages.’ We have just a small set of sausages. We have deli meats. We have bone-in breasts, boneless roasts, we have pre-sliced deli turkey available that’s non-GMO project verified. So, you know, it’s one of those things, where you keep adding to our turkey repertoire. And anything and everything you can do with turkey that tastes good, we’ll do it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As their roles grow in the family vocation started by a great-uncle in the 1920s, these two millennials bring new ideas and skills, thankful to have their parents and grandparents as guides but applying their university educations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Diestel has particularly brought new elements to the sustainable farming practices with which he grew up. He is producing compost to help keep the soil healthy, and he’s sharing it with nearby farmers, master gardeners and schools that have gardens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is also proud of the heritage turkeys that have been brought back into the variety of birds that are raised. They look just like those turkeys we colored in elementary school with black feathers and red wattles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"350\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/SMekgOfdQro?showinfo=0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a really special turkey that you can’t get anywhere else,” he adds. ”It’s got a great heritage behind it and a great story. They are a lot slower grown, so the growth rate is a lot slower. That’s by design. And they are a little wilder and they take extra care to get them going. But once out here on the range, they’re pretty easy going. They eat quite a bit more and take about twice as long to grow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>America is facing a shortage of farmers. One study reports there are six times as many farmers 65 and older as there are 34 and younger. But this brother and sister think they’re in just the right place, ready to take the baton—or is it a drumstick?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The transfer of responsibilities, the responsibilities today are different than they were 10 years ago, and they’re different than they were 50 years ago,” says Jason Diestel. “And so it’s just a natural progression and we all work together. We’re really fortunate to have, to be able to work with family. It can be challenging at times, but at the end of the day, I think it’s a pretty great opportunity and something that we all look forward to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A stuffing recipe, courtesy of Diestel Turkey Ranch:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Savory Herb Stuffing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quick and easy. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What is it like to be a turkey farmer at Thanksgiving? It involves putting a lot of birds in one revenue basket. While turkey increasingly is part of everyday eating, just one signature American holiday is still the economic driver for the turkey portion of California's agribusiness sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are more than 300 farmers selling turkeys in the state. The two biggest producers -- both in the top 20 nationally, according to the National Turkey Federation -- are Foster Farms and Zacky Farms, each headquartered in the San Joaquin Valley. A smaller operation, with a history going back to the 1920s is nearby, the \u003ca href=\"www.diestelturkey.com\">Diestel Turkey Ranch \u003c/a>in the Sierra Nevada foothills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Diestel and his sister, Heidi, are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. Reared just outside Sonora, they went to college on the coast, and eventually boomeranged back to the ranch, where 5,000 turkeys a day have been packaged this fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We started range-growing turkeys, and my grandpa formally started Diestel Family Turkey Ranch in 1949,” says 26-year-old Heidi Diestel. “And since then, we’ve just been growing turkeys naturally, the right way, and we’ve kind of grown up with the natural foods industry. So there’s no antibiotics, no hormones, vegetarian fed. The turkeys are given the time and space to grow the way nature intended.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10350746\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10350746\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-400x275.jpg\" alt=\"The Diestel Turkey Ranch was formally founded in 1949, but its history goes back to the '20s. (David Hosley/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-400x275.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance-800x551.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/DiestelEntrance.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Diestel Turkey Ranch was formally founded in 1949, but its history goes back to the '20s. (David Hosley/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.eatturkey.com\" target=\"_blank\">National Turkey Federation\u003c/a> spokesman Kimmon Williams, the market for organic turkeys is growing. The Diestels sell most of their whole birds and other turkey products in the western United States, but some as far away as New York. Jason Diestel, who just turned 30, is joining family members and other workers at the ranch putting in long hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Neighbors still like to order their main course for the holiday in advance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Here on the ranch we have a lot of the local community come out to pick up their turkeys,” says Heidi Diestel. “So the day before Thanksgiving is kind of, you know, calling in and checking on our customers to see if they have received our turkeys and have everything they need, and then handing out the local turkeys to the local community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">As their roles grow in the family vocation started in the 1920s, these two millennials bring new ideas and skills.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>When the last reserved bird is picked up, there will be a little celebration for friends and family on Thanksgiving eve. Then some sleep, but not much because Heidi and her mom will be up before dawn to answer hotline questions from customers all over the West.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at the same time, there’s a turkey to cook. “Grandpa Jack is still with us, and he still insures that he roasts the turkey each year,” says Heidi Diestel. \"But, you know, it’s always a really large turkey. Right around a 30-pound tom, cooked slow and low, with paprika, salt and olive oil paste, and with Granny’s stuffing right inside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10350728\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10350728\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-400x361.jpg\" alt=\"Jason and Heidi Diestel are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. (David Hosley/KQED)\" width=\"400\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-400x361.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi-800x723.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/JasonAndHeidi.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason and Heidi Diestel are their family’s fourth generation to raise turkeys in Tuolomne County. (David Hosley/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no one way to cook a turkey, she says. Brined, butterflied, spatchcocked can all be very tasty. It’s just the Diestel family tradition. And that’s true with putting the stuffing in the bird’s cavity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would be lying if I said that our family doesn’t stuff,\" she says. \"We stuff. We’re stuffers. Yeah. There’s many ways to do it -- stuff, unstuff -- but with Grandpa Jack around and kind of the family tradition, we stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like much of California agribusiness, turkey growers see opportunities in diversifying the uses of the meat and opening new markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my grandpa had the business, he just did turkeys for the holiday,” says Heidi Diestel. “Same with my parents. And then consumers started asking, ‘I would really like ground turkey.’ So we created ground turkey. ‘I would really like sausages.’ We have just a small set of sausages. We have deli meats. We have bone-in breasts, boneless roasts, we have pre-sliced deli turkey available that’s non-GMO project verified. So, you know, it’s one of those things, where you keep adding to our turkey repertoire. And anything and everything you can do with turkey that tastes good, we’ll do it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As their roles grow in the family vocation started by a great-uncle in the 1920s, these two millennials bring new ideas and skills, thankful to have their parents and grandparents as guides but applying their university educations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jason Diestel has particularly brought new elements to the sustainable farming practices with which he grew up. He is producing compost to help keep the soil healthy, and he’s sharing it with nearby farmers, master gardeners and schools that have gardens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is also proud of the heritage turkeys that have been brought back into the variety of birds that are raised. 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Students at this San Francisco public school are \"newcomer\" children, recently arrived to the United States from various Latin American countries. The Thanksgiving meal — actually during lunch on the Friday before Thanksgiving — is the first time many of them have tasted turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the holiday is brand new to the children, the concept of gratitude is well understood. Teachers at MEC use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to ask their students to reflect on why they are grateful, and to share their life experiences with classmates. It is a moving experience for the teachers, many of whom have taught at MEC for more than 20 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">When I no longer had her near, I felt my heart was splitting and I’d cry so much that I couldn’t even breathe, just thinking that she had abandoned me and that I would never see her again….\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Our kids have gone through a lot,\" said first grade teacher Mario Chang. \"Some of them have not seen their parents for many many years — I teach first grade and I have a student who has never seen her mom before.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many MEC families have experienced being apart for lengthy periods of time. Parents left their children with relatives in their home countries while they immigrated to the U.S. After settling, they found ways to bring their children to join them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119514\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-119514\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/11/I-am-a-turkey-300x300.jpg\" alt='First grade Mission Education Center students sang \"I Am A Turkey\" as part of the Thanksgiving festivities. (Katrina Schwartz/KQED)' width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First grade Mission Education Center students sang \"I Am A Turkey\" as part of the Thanksgiving festivities. (Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the Thanksgiving event, fourth and fifth grade students read essays about what they are thankful for. Mario Castro wrote about his family. His excerpt was translated from the original Spanish by teacher Lilly Chow:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>This is the very first time that I am going to celebrate Thanksgiving Day; in my country, Honduras, I never heard of this special day...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to give thanks with all my heart because I am finally living with my mom. When I was four years old, my mom came to the United States. Nobody told me anything and so when my aunt arrived at the house, I asked her where my mom was, my aunt answered me that my mom had to leave because she couldn't find any work to support our family. I felt so very sad because my mom was my light, the one who took care of me and who gave me all of her love and affection. When I no longer had her near, I felt my heart was splitting and I'd cry so much that I couldn't even breathe, just thinking that she had abandoned me and that I would never see her again....It has been a few months since I came here to live with my mom. At first I felt very confused but then little by little I got used to her.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Another student, Daniela Renderos, wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I give thanks for all the meals and food that my parents give me and for those which I receive at school. I consider myself very fortunate because I know that there are millions of people in the world who do not have anything and they starve to death. That's why food is such a treasure to me and it hurts me to see when others waste it throwing it away in the garbage. Finally, I give thanks for having the opportunity to learn in this school and for advancing more — well, in the school where I used to be, I didn't get to read every day nor did they teach me how to divide.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Teachers at the Mission Education Center face many challenges when trying to prepare their students for other district elementary schools, where most instruction is in English.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's really, really hard not only for the academic background, because some of them have never been in school before, but also the emotional impact,\" said fourth and fifth grade teacher Lilly Chow. She said her students often act out in class because they are frustrated or confused not only about school work, but also about being in a new country with families they haven't seen in a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school district recommends the Mission Education Center to families if language and placement exams show that the student has few English skills and little academic experience. Chow says some of her students are in fourth or fifth grade, but have only completed first grade in their home countries. The school district operates a similar newcomer school for Chinese-speaking children in the Financial District called the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfusd.edu/en/schools/school-information/chinese-education-center.html\">Chinese Education Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Katrina Schwartz's story from November 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceItemEmbedly\">\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly\">\u003ciframe width=\"900\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F122237319&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=900\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right\">\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://embed.ly/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fkqed%2Fchildren-new-to-thanksgiving\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\">\u003cimg src=\"http://static.embed.ly/images/logos/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\">\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-attribution\">\u003cspan>via \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://soundcloud.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud\u003c/a>\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"embedly-clear\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\n",
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But for very-low-income neighbors living in single-room-occupancy (SRO) buildings without kitchens or communal dining areas, that’s not a regular experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One San Francisco church, Grace Cathedral, has been working to change that with a program called \u003ca href=\"http://www.gracecathedral.org/get-involved/dinner-with-grace/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dinner with Grace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent visit to the Dinner with Grace kitchen, I’m recording as Nicole Sroka piles big spoonfuls of mashed potatoes into an aluminum tray.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sroka, or Chef Nicole as she’s called here, is wearing a heavy-duty red apron over her tailored work clothes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the last five years, Sroka has a led a team preparing monthly meals for the residents of a Tenderloin SRO called the Crosby Hotel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I first moved here I really struggled with seeing people on the streets,” Sroka says. “I was tossing out granola bars on my way to work and being approached every day, and I didn’t know how to deal with it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then she joined \u003ca href=\"http://www.gracecathedral.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grace Cathedral\u003c/a> and learned about Dinner with Grace. Two teams of volunteers serve two different SROs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One Tuesday, a team cooks. The next day they serve and eat the food with SRO residents, whose small rooms lack kitchens which make communal dining rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rev. Andy Lobban from Grace Cathedral oversees the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lobban says what’s unusual about the program is that it’s “Dinner with Grace,” not “Dinner from Grace”. The team doesn’t just make the meal, they sit down with those they’re serving. That sets it apart from the typical soup kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Perhaps [that model] is a little bit more efficient, but I find we gain more than we lose by taking it a little slower and taking the time to sit down at the table and cooking a little extra food so that volunteers can eat with the residents at the SROs,” Lobban says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents like Troy Adams. The night after the cooking party, Adams is at the Crosby Hotel helping ferry 21 trays of food inside on a small gray cart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just like to help out a little bit,” Adams says. “Get it done neat and organized. I like neat and I like organized.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Crosby’s residents include the formerly homeless subsidized by social programs, while others on limited incomes pay out of pocket. The average rent is $500 a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tonight, about 70 residents crowd into the front lobby around tables decorated with small flower arrangements in plastic cups. Some write notes about what they’re thankful for as volunteers plate the food and start bringing it out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one table, Lobban asks participants: “What’s the most interesting thing that happened to you this week?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A man named Gideon Borrou chimes in. “I think the most interesting for me was rain, finally, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borrou is a regular at the meals. He attends classes at City College of San Francisco and has lived at the Crosby ever since lodging with a relative fell through three years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they have dinners like this, you get an hour to an hour and a half to sit down and discuss things and generally get an idea where people are,” Borrou says. “I’m the type of person who likes a community, it makes me happy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the next table over, Jathaporn Chaloeitheep is scooping up forkfuls of turkey and yams. She says she was homeless for 10 years until she came here a month ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the first time, this transition, trying to see if it works or not,” Chaloeitheep says. “You know, I’m trying to get back to the swing of things… like, part of the society versus being an outcast or being out there in the field.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says the two meals she’s eaten from Dinner with Grace beat the hot dogs she’d usually just heat up in her room. Plus, there’s the camaraderie among residents — and with volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next to her a volunteer and two long-time residents, including Kate Rabbit, are debating the merits of running for exercise. Soon the conversation turns to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like having the one Thanksgiving meal, or that one Christmas meal. You know I’m OK with one. This was the one,” Rabbit says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before long everyone is headed off to their rooms. The volunteers remain around the pile of notes where the diners had written their thanks and started reading them aloud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the notes spoke of joys: “I’m thankful for health and life.” “Having a granddaughter on the way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some were playful. Like the slip of paper that made everyone chuckle: “I’m thankful for soft toilet tissue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many were poignant. “I am thankful for human kindness,” read one. And “Thank you Lord for a place to lay my head after two years of homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the volunteers gather to say goodbye, Sroka says so many pieces come together to make the meals happen. There are all of the volunteers who shop, those who cook. 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Some write notes about what they’re thankful for as volunteers plate the food and start bringing it out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one table, Lobban asks participants: “What’s the most interesting thing that happened to you this week?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A man named Gideon Borrou chimes in. “I think the most interesting for me was rain, finally, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Borrou is a regular at the meals. He attends classes at City College of San Francisco and has lived at the Crosby ever since lodging with a relative fell through three years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they have dinners like this, you get an hour to an hour and a half to sit down and discuss things and generally get an idea where people are,” Borrou says. “I’m the type of person who likes a community, it makes me happy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the next table over, Jathaporn Chaloeitheep is scooping up forkfuls of turkey and yams. She says she was homeless for 10 years until she came here a month ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the first time, this transition, trying to see if it works or not,” Chaloeitheep says. “You know, I’m trying to get back to the swing of things… like, part of the society versus being an outcast or being out there in the field.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says the two meals she’s eaten from Dinner with Grace beat the hot dogs she’d usually just heat up in her room. Plus, there’s the camaraderie among residents — and with volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next to her a volunteer and two long-time residents, including Kate Rabbit, are debating the merits of running for exercise. Soon the conversation turns to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like having the one Thanksgiving meal, or that one Christmas meal. You know I’m OK with one. This was the one,” Rabbit says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before long everyone is headed off to their rooms. The volunteers remain around the pile of notes where the diners had written their thanks and started reading them aloud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the notes spoke of joys: “I’m thankful for health and life.” “Having a granddaughter on the way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some were playful. Like the slip of paper that made everyone chuckle: “I’m thankful for soft toilet tissue.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And many were poignant. “I am thankful for human kindness,” read one. And “Thank you Lord for a place to lay my head after two years of homelessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the volunteers gather to say goodbye, Sroka says so many pieces come together to make the meals happen. There are all of the volunteers who shop, those who cook. 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We received nearly 100 responses ranging from the sports teams (“2 World Championships in 3 years!!!” wrote Jason Resler, while Katyris Lynnell Byrd-Brumfield commented simply, “9ers!”) to plastic-bag bans (“Gosh, I love the message that sends!!! (totally serious)” wrote Gloglix del Kauffman).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can read all the comments \u003ca href=\"http://storify.com/kqednews/giving-thanks-for-the-bay-area\">here\u003c/a>. 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There are so many climates in the city of San Francisco that one enterprising startup has developed an \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfclimates.com/\">app\u003c/a> that can tell residents how the weather might change if they walk from the Mission to Potrero Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is one weather event that’s rarely seen in the Bay Area. And it’s part of the attraction for some who move from other parts of the country to the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It typically doesn’t snow here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the sunshine and no snow!!” wrote Noelle Boehm of San Jose, describing what made her thankful to live in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE FOOD\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80901\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80901\" title=\"crabs\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. 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The Census Bureau \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/us/29bcculture.html?_r=0\">reports\u003c/a> that more than 112 languages are spoken in the city, more than in almost any other American municipality. It shows how the Bay Area is “a land of people from all different backgrounds,\" as Monika Gorkani described it on Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The region's diversity might best be seen in its variety of dining, cultural enrichment and entertainment opportunities. You might spend a weekend in the Bay Area checking out Broadway shows, learning more about Asian art or sitting in on a lecture about Black history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And chances are, you’ll be sharing those experiences with many other Bay Area residents who have similar backgrounds and interests. The region’s diversity means there are friends and groups here for pretty much everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Found our tribe right away upon moving here,” wrote Angela Lebakken on Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE WEATHER\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t like today’s Bay Area weather? Walk a few blocks or wait a few minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80897\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/sunset.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80897\" title=\"sunset\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/sunset-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"A sunset in the East Bay. Photo by Andrionni Ribo/Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sunset in the East Bay. 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And it’s part of the attraction for some who move from other parts of the country to the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It typically doesn’t snow here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the sunshine and no snow!!” wrote Noelle Boehm of San Jose, describing what made her thankful to live in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE FOOD\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80901\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-80901\" title=\"crabs\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/crabs-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo by Sherif Salama/Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. 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San Francisco, in fact, is home to more restaurants per household than any other city in the country, according to the real estate website \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jed-kolko/eating-towns-drinking-towns_b_1729283.html?utm_hp_ref=food\">Trulia\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve heard the tired knocks against us, that we’re snobs, smugly celebrating our seasonal supremacy,” wrote San Francisco magazine restaurant critic Josh Sens in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sunset.com/travel/wests-best-food-towns-00418000072603/\">Sunset magazine\u003c/a>. “But consider this: When asked their reasons for visiting San Francisco, 94 percent of domestic travelers choose ‘dining out.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having such a lively food scene does present some unique challenges to local residents, however.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So many restaurants, so little time and money,” wrote Krissy Losik- Zaier on Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE PARKS AND NATURAL SETTING\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the top of Mount Tamalpais to the beaches of Half Moon Bay, Bay Area residents said they’re thankful for the region’s natural riches. The area is home to dozens of parks and greenspaces, including more than 50 state parks. Many offer breathtaking views and opportunities for unique outdoor experiences. Cliff Jones wrote on Facebook that the Bay Area is home to “some of the most spectacular vistas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's just so freaking beautiful,” added Jane Collins. ”I spent decades trapped in the stucco walls and traffic of L.A. The Bay area is paradise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What makes you thankful to live in the Bay Area? What did we miss in our list? Post a comment below and let us know.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Those who had consumed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner were less likely to splurge on any of the marked-down items, say Arul Mishra and Himanshu Mishra, the University of Utah marketing professors that co-authored the study.\"\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In non-Black Friday news: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/11/26/2-quakes-strike-near-bethel-island/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cbr>\n2 Quakes Strike Near Bethel Island\u003c/a> (KCBS)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tiny quakes, but these hit in an area that geologists didn't know was seismically active until a few months ago: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 struck early Friday morning in Contra Costa County. According to the USGS, the quake shook an area in the northeast corner of the county near Bethel Island at 1:29 a.m., 15 minutes after a 3.1-magnitude tremor rattled roughly the same location.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/25/2173745/citrus-crop-surviving-cold-calif.html\">\u003cbr>\nCitrus crop surviving cold California Thanksgiving\u003c/a> (Fresno Bee)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A freeze warning that began on Thanksgiving eve remained in effect through Friday morning, with the National Weather Service predicting that temperatures could fall as low as 25 degrees in rural areas. Citrus trees escaped serious damage Thursday when subfreezing temperatures failed to fall far enough to damage fruits, California Citrus Mutual president Joel Nielsen said. 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The San Jose Mercury News and other Bay Area News Group papers are blogging the all-night, all-day retail extravaganza:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_16715690?nclick_check=1\" target=\"_blank\">Black Friday shopping: Orderly chaos at malls, shops in Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\"5 a.m. \u003c/strong>The Great Mall in Milpitas is hopping. Parking attendants are out en force. Stores, including Old Navy, are so popular that there are bouncer-type employees keeping customers outside until enough people clear out to let new customers in. ... A Milpitas police officer on the scene says there have been no scuffles over merchandise at the mall, which opened at midnight. ... Kathy Keough of Sacramento says she didn't mind waking up at 3:30 a.m. and doesn't mind standing in line. 'I have nothing else to do at this hour,' she said. 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They rated how likely they were to buy popular items at a deep discount -- such as a Dell laptop marked down to $499. Those who had consumed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner were less likely to splurge on any of the marked-down items, say Arul Mishra and Himanshu Mishra, the University of Utah marketing professors that co-authored the study.\"\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>In non-Black Friday news: \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/11/26/2-quakes-strike-near-bethel-island/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cbr>\n2 Quakes Strike Near Bethel Island\u003c/a> (KCBS)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tiny quakes, but these hit in an area that geologists didn't know was seismically active until a few months ago: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 struck early Friday morning in Contra Costa County. According to the USGS, the quake shook an area in the northeast corner of the county near Bethel Island at 1:29 a.m., 15 minutes after a 3.1-magnitude tremor rattled roughly the same location.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/11/25/2173745/citrus-crop-surviving-cold-calif.html\">\u003cbr>\nCitrus crop surviving cold California Thanksgiving\u003c/a> (Fresno Bee)\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A freeze warning that began on Thanksgiving eve remained in effect through Friday morning, with the National Weather Service predicting that temperatures could fall as low as 25 degrees in rural areas. Citrus trees escaped serious damage Thursday when subfreezing temperatures failed to fall far enough to damage fruits, California Citrus Mutual president Joel Nielsen said. Citrus damage can occur when temperatures fall to 28 degrees for four hours or longer.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/26/BU591GHMLU.DTL\" target=\"_blank\">S.F.-based Del Monte to be sold for $4 billion\u003c/a> (San Francisco Chronicle) Also see a \u003ca href=\"http://www.delmonte.com/history/dm_history.asp\">nice graphic history of Del Monte\u003c/a>, a label that goes back to 1886, on the company's website. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"A group led by KKR & Co. agreed to acquire Del Monte Foods Co. in a $4 billion transaction that gives the New York buyout firm pet-food brands such as Meow Mix and Kibbles 'n Bits. KKR, Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Partners will pay $19 a share in cash, San Francisco-based Del Monte said in a statement Thursday. 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