The James Logan Courier

By Tim Jones
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Bob Randels, Rose Miller and Teresa Osborne spend most of their waking hours rescuing food.

They're not dumpster divers, but they are relentless in their pursuit of pizzas that weren't picked up, sub shop bread that wasn't used and even small bags of shrimp from the local Red Lobster that didn't get tossed into a pasta Alfredo.

By Ericka Montes, Courier Staff Writer

The French Club is planning to go San Francisco to watch a seven-headed mouse lead his mouse army into battle a with wooden soldiers at the San Francisco Ballet Dec. 15.


Go the the S.F. Ballet's website for more information.

Woman?s Day (MCT)

Black Friday is approaching. Does the thought of shopping for presents in crowded stores give you a headache? Keep your running around to a minimum with these tips from Woman's Day magazine:

— Organize your shopping list by category rather than by person.
— Take your address book with you when you shop so you can have packages shipped from the store.
— Hang on to those small shopping bags with handles. When you need to wrap an oddly shaped item, cover the store name with wrapping paper cut in the shape of a tree or a star and tie handles with a bow.
— Ask for a box with everything you buy, even non-gifts.
— Give a whole family one gift, such as tickets to a play or holiday pageant, a booklet of movie passes or restaurant gift certificates.
— Choose gifts that don't require shopping, such as magazine subscriptions and museum memberships.

For more tips, pick up the latest issue of Woman's Day magazine or visit www.womansday.com.

(c) 2006, Woman's Day magazine.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

By Lisa Anderson
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

NEW YORK — One autumn day in 1621, newly arrived Pilgrims joined native Wampanoag Indians in Massachusetts' Plymouth Colony to share a harvest meal of thanksgiving, including roast turkey, pumpkin pie and the Indian-supplied delicacy, popcorn. From kindergartners acting in their first pageant to grandparents presiding over the family feast, most Americans know the story of Thanksgiving cold. And most of them would be wrong.

It's time to talk turkey about Thanksgiving.


President George W. Bush joins Admiral William J. Fallon, right, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and other military personnel during a breakfast Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at the Officers Club at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. White House photo by Eric Draper

By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT)

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Alexa Chausse was perfectly fine with spending Thanksgiving alone. In fact, for a few years, she actually preferred it.

With her family living in southern California, she generally went home for Christmas, instead of the shorter Thanksgiving holiday. She'd use the day to relax and reflect. But friends would insist she get out of the house and join them and their families.

By Alan Schmadtke
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Newspapers publish updated points spreads every day. Self-proclaimed expert football prognosticators buy television time every week. And cable-network programmers seem to discover ever more Texas Hold `Em tournaments.

All of the above are legal.

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By Ericka Montes, Courier Staff Writer

Seniors who want to attend one last, end-of-the-year, end-of-the-high-school-career, all-night party with thousands of their fellow graduates should make a down payment to reserve their spots on the magic bus to the Magic Kingdom as soon as possible.

Visit Disneyland's Grad Nite website

By Bobbi Maas, Courier Staff Writer

When mosts student headed home after school on a recent rainy Monday afternoon, a few dozen students remained at school awaiting the beginning of a workshop about an injustice that Filipino war veterans faced after World War Two.


Filipinos and Americans fought together in the U.S. armed forces during World War II, but haven't received the same benefits. U.S. Government photo.

By Priya Jagannathan, Courier Staff Writer

Thanksgiving week is right around the corner and students and teachers are ready to spend time with their friends and families. Most are ready to eat turkey, sleep in and have a good week off. School will be closed from November 20-26.


The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jennie Brownscombe

By Iona Childers, Courier Staff Writer

On a weekend trip to Berkeley to visit some college friends at the UC campus, my friends and I stumbled upon a complete dessert gold mine; gelato to be exact. Two friends and I took BART all the way to the Downtown Berkeley stop, and met up with a friend who asked us what we wanted for dessert. It was around six in the evening, and we walked down Shattuck Avenue to a place called Gelato Milano.

For more information, visit Gelato Milano's website.
Photo by Ann L. from Yelp.com

By Michelle Raskin, Courier Staff Writer

The new breakfast/lunch restaurant, Country Waffles, located in the Target shopping center on Industrial Avenue, next to Panda Express, is nowhere near as good as IHOP.

For more information about the Country Waffles chain of restaurants, visit their website.

By Iona Childers, Courier Staff Writer

LA Sokongdong Soontofu is the name of a Korean restaurant, with an emphasis on tofu dishes, located near the Marina Grocery store. My friends and I normally go to Koi Sushi Boat when we want to eat somewhere close by after school, but winds of change were blowing, and we decided to try Korean cuisine instead. None of us had ever heard anyone at school mention the name of this particular restaurant, so we all entered the place with open minds.


LA Sokongdong Soontofu's is at 1749 Decoto Road. The phone number is (510) 489-7288. Iona Childers/Courier Photo

By Jessica Mutch, Courier Features Editor

Veteran Logan art teacher Michael Freed, in his first year as teaching a multicultural art class, has had his students decorate the new 200’s court, while hoping to teach them about other cultures at the same time.


Michael Freed's Multicultural Art class' totem decorates the 200's court. Jessica Mutch/Courier Photo