By Sara Schaffer, Mower County Senior Center

For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions or a forerunner to Christmas festivities.

The first Thanksgiving, however, was neither a feast nor a holiday, but a simple gathering. Following the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock on Dec. 11, 1620, the pilgrims suffered the loss of 46 of their original 102 colonists. With the help of 91 Native Americans, the remaining pilgrims survived the bitter winter and yielded a bountiful harvest in 1621.

In celebration, a traditional English harvest festival, lasting three days brought the pilgrims and natives to unite in a “thanksgiving” observance.

Come gather with us at the Mower County Senior Center for a simple traditional Thanksgiving meal this year. We will be having turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole and cranberries.

As usual we will end the meal with your choice of desert.

Members are $8.50, non members will be $9.50. Please call ahead to reserve your spot at 507-433-2370.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. Tuesday we are having tuna noodle hotdish for only $2

Upcoming events

Monday: Bone Builders, 9 a.m.; Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Naps, 9:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Exercise w/Evie’s Friends, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:15 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.;

Hormel breakfast, 9 a.m.;

Tuna noodle hotdish, 11:30 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge) 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Closed. Thank you to all the Veterans

Thursday: Silver Sneakers 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evies Friends, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle), 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 6:15 p.m.

Friday: Sons of Norway bake sale, 8 a.m.;

Bone Builders, 9 a.m.;

Turkey Dinner, noon;

Cards (Duplicate Bridge, Pinochle, Cribbage),12:30 p.m.; Ping pong, 3 p.m.

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

Oct. 26, two tables

1st Millie Seiver, 2nd Carolyne Higgins, 3rd John Karnes, 4th Mary Johnsen, 5th Ann Dvorak

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Oct. 27, five tables

1st Teresa Baldus, 1st Bud Higgins; 2nd Gail Schmidt,

2nd Ray Schmidt; 3rd Jim Fisher, 3rd Larry Crowe; 4th Millie Seiver, 4th Joyce Crowe; 5th Lorraine Lippert, 5th Russ Vaale

Tuesday 500

Oct. 27, two tables

1st Wayne Freitag, 2nd Sally Michaels, 3rd Patricia Andrews

Wednesday Cribbage

Oct. 21, 1.5 tables

1st John Karnes, 2nd Barb Dickman, 3rd Russ Vaale

Friday Bridge

Oct. 30, two tables

1st Bob Kraushaar, 2nd Russ Vaale, 3rd Mary Johnsen, 4th Jaynard Johnson, 5th Dave Solomonson

Pinochle

Dave Solomonson

Hilton Henschen

Friday 500

Oct. 30, three tables

1st Romans Kikuts, 2nd Sally Michaels, 3rd Eddie Hall

Friday Cribbage

No Results