Thanks for everyone who helped with the dinner; feel it was a success and everyone enjoyed.
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| Claire and Phyllis starting to clean, rub, and put 4 turkeys in the roasting pans. |
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| Kenwood RV Park Thanksgiving Dinner |
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| Manager Rosie stopped by to see how things were going. |
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| Rochelle, our new Office Manager, has never done a turkey and is supposed to fix one for her family Thursday. She is getting a look at things -- and she wasn't excited about doing it. |
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| Claire rubbing seasoning on a turkey |
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| Ready for some heat |
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| I ground up several onions for the dressing, with tears in my eyes. |
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| Bread drying for the dressing; with necks, hearts, gizzards and livers starting to cook at the right. |
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| Phyllis getting ready to add things to the bread for dressing. |
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| Tables all set up Thursday morning. |
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| 4 Turkeys cooked Wednesday, then cut up that afternoon. This is Thursday morning with all the meat ready to warm up for serving. |
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| Getting ready for food brought by the park people. |
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| Gathering |
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| Bobbi Raab, who just arrived in the park Tuesday from Minneapolis area, talks with Ann and Steve DeBoom who got in this week from near Sioux City, Iowa. |
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| 11:40 am or so and food starting to come in. Pat Sumner setting his crock pot with Judy Chroninger supervising. |
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| Pat and Lois Sumner had their daughter and family from Arlington, Texas as guests for the dinner |
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| Pat and Lois Sumner had their daughter and family from Arlington, Texas as guests for the dinner, and got a family picture |
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| People gathering |
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| People gathering - coffee, tea and water table set up |
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| Some food has arrived |
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| People gathering |
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| People gathering |
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| Phyllis & Gene Fruth setting cooker of turkey out, ready to serve |
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| Provided turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy set out and ready. |
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| Food being brought in |
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| People gathering |
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| People gathering - many had center pieces and decorations for their table. |
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| Ready for food |
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| Visiting, waiting for time to eat. |
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| Sisters Judy and Maxine waiting to set out food brought by residents. |
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| Waiting |
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| Servers getting in position |
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| Phyllis ready to make announcements |
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| Phyllis doing a reading before giving blessing of meal. |
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| Final setting out of food |
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| Little after 12 Noon -- people starting through line |
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| Getting their food |
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| Getting their food - Phyllis helping with 90 year old Jean Snyder, getting 100 year old Ralph's plate |
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| Starting through the "carry-in dishes" table line |
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| Miles' table in foreground with flowers received from son and daughter-in-law Wednesday evening. |
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| Phyllis and Darlene (who directed traffic for tables being released to the food line) chowing down as last table to eat. |
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| Our table - chowing down. |
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| Still lots of food, but lot of food taken. |
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| Pat Sumner, full, satisfied, and coming for some drink. |
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| This is a reading that I gave before Phyllis, as Activity Director and organizer of the dinner, gave a reading and then prayer before our meal. |
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