Thanksgiving in the Village

Happy Thanksgiving! Our Thanksgiving celebration lasted two days here in the village. First, we had our feast at school and then we had our teachers' dinner. Too much food! On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, it is traditional to have a village feast here at the school. The entire village is invited and we provide the food. Our student council helps prepare the food several days in advance. Before the actual dinner begins, we have an awards ceremony. Students are recognized for passing phases in reading and writing, for achievement in sports, and for perfect attendance. The presentation lasts about 30 minutes. I've included the photo of the wrestling team. Look closely. We do have girls on the wrestling team.

After the presentation is done, we have the blessing for the food. The choir from the church gathers and sings the Lord's Prayer. The priest says a blessing and then we enjoy our dinner together. Families eat first.

Students whose families don't come, eat with Mrs. Furr and Mr. Hanlon. Typical kids, I'd say!

On Thursday, a few of the teachers did gather together for a Thanksgiving dinner. We were to go to Oscarville for dinner with that village, but our temperatures have been in the 40s making travel far too dangerous. We travel via the frozen river. Because of the thin ice, all travel is suspended. The only way we can get out of the village is to travel by plane. Oscarville has no airstrip, so we couldn't go for dinner. Instead, we had a Thanksgiving potluck. We did have turkey and all the fixings. Bob recorded a football game for us to watch after dinner. It seemed like a typical Thanksgiving Day.


Here Bob, Maria, and Jan work in the kitchen. Jan is making gravy.

Dinner is ready. Maria, Kim and Jan set up the table.

Karin (principal's son) and Jan begin dinner.

Dinner! It's the the turkey leg for me!