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AAA predicts busy holiday travel season despite high gas prices

November 10, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Gasoline prices surged in October and are likely to remain elevated through the holiday season. AAA spokesman Gene LaDoucer says in North Dakota, the average price for gas is about $3.20 per gallon. LaDoucer says Thanksgiving gas prices haven’t been this high since 2013. Last Thanksgiving, the state average was $1.99 per gallon. “As it appears these high…

Crooked Lane Farm Teaches Holiday Traditions with Lefse-making Classes

"We love using this space as a way for people to come together."

November 6, 2021

Site Staff,

COLFAX, N.D. (KVRR) — Lefse-making season is here, which means Crooked Lane Farm is hosting lefse-making classes. Lefse is a traditional Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes, flour, butter, and milk. This Scandinavian treat is especially popular around Thanksgiving and Christmas. A Colfax farmstead offers several lefse making classes to the public. “Some of the folk classes and traditional things that…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary says it’s too soon to know if there will be a turkey shortage

October 29, 2021

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WASHINGTON (KVRR) – In an interview with KVRR, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it’s premature to know if we’re going to have a turkey shortage for Thanksgiving. He says the Biden Administration is doing what it can to end supply chain issues to get birds and other cargo shipped nationwide. That includes trying to accelerate approving commercial drivers’ licenses to…

Thanksgiving day house fire kills 3 dogs in Fargo

November 27, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Three dogs were killed in a Thanksgiving day fire that started in the kitchen of a Fargo home. Firefighters were called at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to 5217 47th Ave S. The homeowner had just arrived home and discovered her house was full of smoke and immediately called 911. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire…

Volunteers prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals in Fargo, West Fargo

About 50 volunteers delivered over 400 meals.

November 26, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.– Blessed Sacrament Church and Meals for Wheels deliver Thanksgiving meals to people in Fargo and West Fargo. Blessed Sacrament Church has been filling up stomachs and bringing families together on Thanksgiving Day for over 40 years. “It’s usually bustling with volunteers. This year just a few. The tables are usually set up for the hall, and it’s…

Silent Activism for the National Day of Mourning

The push for a new understanding of Thanksgiving

November 26, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — As many families celebrate Thanksgiving, many bison statues in the FM area have been covered with signs that are against the holiday. This day for many Native Americans is the National Day of Mourning. For them, the day is a symbol of the actions taken by the pilgrims and other colonizers when they came to America. Some…

Social Distancing: Pie In The Sky

First Time Cooks Are Navigating Kitchens All Across The Country This Thanksgiving

November 26, 2020

Site Staff,

We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving celebration today. Safe from COVID risk, and safe from kitchen calamity. A lot of people are attempting Thanksgiving cooking for the first time today. We’ve got first-time turkey cooking tips on the morning show page on KVRR.com from our friends at Meats by John & Wanye. This Thanksgiving morning I’m sharing…

Holiday Inn is serving 900 family Thanksgiving to-go meals

Almost 2.5 tons of food are being prepared for those who ordered ahead with the Thanksgiving caterer

November 25, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- The Holiday Inn in Fargo may not be having its annual Thanksgiving buffet, but it’s still preparing 2.5 tons of food for local families celebrations. It started taking to go orders at the beginning of the month. The Thanksgiving buffet normally brings in around 1,500 people. To go orders have added up to be at around 900 orders….

Blessed Sacred Catholic Church prepares delivery Thanksgiving meals

The church normally hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for thousands of people. This year, they will be delivering approximately 425 meals.

November 25, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Blessed Sacred Catholic Church in West Fargo is continuing its tradition of providing Thanksgiving dinner for members of the community. Normally, the church hosts an in-person dinner that serves 1,200-2,000 people. This year, the church will be preparing around 425 meals to deliver on Thanksgiving day. The food will be delivered to people who receive…

Home for good kits help support homeless community members transition into permanent housing

"When these individuals have the opportunity to transition again to permanent housing, they have a lot to be thankful for."

November 23, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D — A home for good initiative is helping support local families transitioning from homelessness into a stable household The move from homeless to housing is made a little bit easier for 90 families in the metro with the help of Bremer Bank’s home for good initiative. “In partnership with United Way we just dropped off 90 home for…