Another year has passed, and it is once again Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving is many folks favorite holiday and with good reason. Thanksgiving is a day set aside to give thanks for all the blessings of the previous year and for the end of harvest season. It is also a day to enjoy good food. The typical traditional meal consists of turkey and dressing with giblet gravy to pour over your dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, and all kinds of good pies. Of course, there are many variations and additions to today’s Thanksgiving meal, fried or smoked turkey has become a mainstay for Thanksgiving fare.
The original Thanksgiving meal in 1621 probably had considerably more variation. According to surviving documents the meal consisted of waterfowl, wild turkey, and venison. The birds were probably stuffed, not with corn bread dressing like today, but with onions, herbs, and chestnuts. The cornbread stuffing is a southern addition to the Thanksgiving meal. Historians also believe much of the meal would have been seafood, due to its abundance at Plymouth. Local vegetables would have included corn, beans, and peas. While the meal may have been a little different, it was still quite a feast.
Whatever the meal, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians celebrated, ate and napped for 3 days at the Plymouth Colony in 1621, creating Thanksgiving in the U.S. that we still observe and celebrate today. So, it really makes no difference whether you are having turkey, beef steak, or venison, the day is not so much about the meal as it is being thankful for all we have.
DISTRICT 8 FARM AND RANCH SEMINAR A multi-county Farm and Ranch Seminar for farmers and ranchers conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 8 is scheduled December 11, 2025. The Comanche County Program will be held at the DeLeon City Auditorium located at 125 South Texas Street, DeLeon, Tx.
Private Applicators License holders must obtain 15 hours of CEUs every five years to renew/recertify their license; including two hours of Laws and Regulations, two hours of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and any mix of these and General hours to equal the required 15 hours of CEUs. Licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators are required to recertify every year by obtaining five continuing education credits with one credit each from two of the following categories: laws and regulations, integrated pest management or drift minimization.
The December 11th seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to receive up to seven (8) CEUs. Of these seven (8) hours, three (3) hours will be in General, three (3) hours in IPM, two (2) hours in Laws and Regulations. Licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators will be able to obtain their required five hours within the first five hours of the program.
Program registration cost is $60.00, which includes lunch, and handout materials. Registration will begin at 7:00 AM with presentations starting at 7:30AM and running till 4:00 PM. Please pre-register by December 5th by contacting the Comanche County Agents office at 325356-2539. All speakers will be on a live video feed, none of the speakers will be on hand.