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Page 8B - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 15, 2001 Nothing's more delicious or easy 10 sen e (hart The HotuyBuked Hum, with os golden s*vet glaze and fall-off-the-bone tenderness. And complement your ham u ith a succulent Turkey Breast for only $19,991 llanesBuked Simply. Delicious. Turkey Breast With The Purchase Of Any Size Half Ham. , honeybaked sit. Valid until 12/24/0! only at MS. NC, NE. NV. SC.TN. IJT; STOP IN TODAY! Albany, 2831 Ledo Rd (229) 883-4426 Fax 883-4441 Have A Deliciously Easy Holiday! With I lonevSaked! Monuments Masterbuilt with Skill, Honor and Intergrity Ur an,, U.S. Hwy. 19 (N. Slappey] JjM' Across from Winn Dixie, Many 420-9300 ° s,0 ni Memo x '^ Carol Anne Davis Roberts Certified Memorialist An Entrusted Family Name Since 1922 371 Hwy. 19 S. Camilla 3364112 The First Thanksgiving Not Like Todays 1 73 Society Street Leesburg, GA 31 763 Buttons Bows Daycare amp Learning Center Submitted by Daphne Hanks Lee County School System Food Service Director On December 11, 1621 the Pil grims shared a harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanks giving. The feast was more of a traditional English harvest festi val than a true thanksgiving din ner, and it lasted three full days. But because it was a harvest cel ebration- not a national holiday - this thanksgiving celebration was not repeated the next year. In fact, it wasnt until October of 1777 that all of the American colonies joined together in a Thanksgiving observance. Twelve years later, George Wash ington unofficially proclaimed one national day of Thanksgiving, although many were opposed to his efforts. (Years later. President Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the idea of having a day of thanks giving.) It was Sarah Josepha Hale, a diligent magazine editor, whose efforts eventually led to what we recognize as Thanksgiving Day. Finally; after a 40-year campaign of writing editorials and letters to governors and presidents, Hale's obsession with putting Thanks giving Day on the country's cal endar became a reality. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln offi cially proclaimed the last Thurs day in November America's Thanksgiving holiday. Thanks giving was re-proclaimed by ev ery president after Lincoln. The date was changed a few times, most recently by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who set it up one week earlier in order to create a longer Christmas shopping season. Pub lic uproar against this decision caused the president to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. In 1941, Con gress sanctioned Thanksgiving as a legal holiday; officially mark ing the date as the fourth Thurs day in November. What could you expect at the first Thanksgiving feast? While cooking methods and table man ners have changed as the Thanks giving holiday has evolved, the first meal was consumed with the same spirit of celebration and in dulgence as it is today. Historians aren't certain about the full bounty, but it's safe to say the pil grims weren't gobbling up mashed potatoes and candied yams. While our modern Thanksgiv ing meal is usually centered on the turkey, that wasn't the case for the Pilgrims. Their meals included different meats, like venison and wild fowl. Other than corn, vegetable dishes didn't really have a large presence at the first Thanksgiving table, either. In fact, the newly discovered potato was thought to be poisonous by many Europeans. The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. They wiped their hands on large cloth napkins which they also used to pick up hot morsels of food. Still another staple at almost every Thanksgiving table - but one that probably wasn't served at the original feast is pumpkin pie. The pilgrims' supply of flour and sugar had long since diminished. There was no milk or butter. Lastly, the Pilgrims didn't have an oven, which eliminated the pos sibility of baking pies, cakes or breads at all! So. . . what could you expect to find on your plate at the first Thanksgiving? A full meal would have consisted of fish, watercress, berries, dried fruit, plums, and surprisingly enough: clams and lobster! House For Sale Birdie and Pete Long’s house on Griffith Rd Three bedroom, two baths, large great room, 20 x 40 in ground pool, screened back porch, large wired shop and irrigated yard. Located on three acre lot and close to Lee County Schools. Con tact Henry Studdard at 759-6892 or Walden - Kirkland at 436-8811. 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Investors 10% down, 7% interest stated income OK Good Credit. 2nd Mortgage up to 125 % Value GA Residential Mortgage Licensee -| 216 Dawson RD. • Suite 206 GIVE US "*4, # A m CALL ; i Jr - - A I m Frank Hines Amie Cleghorn 420-0021 The Executive Center TODAYS HOT NEW COUNTRY PRESENT HUNTERS FROM ALL OVER COME TO SOUTH GEORGIA FOR THE OPENING OF THE DEER HUNTING GUN SEASON. B-1QD'S BIS BUCK CONTEST STARTS OCTOBER 27TH THROUGH JANUARY 9th 2m. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE GOING HUNTING TOR YOUR BIG BUCK, AND YOUR CHANCE AT THE GRAND PRIZE GF ZOOl 300 4ft ARGTIC CAT AND TRAILER. LISTEN TO B-lOO FOR DETAILS ON WEEKLY FRIZES AND WHERE TO PICK UP REGISTRATION FORMS FRIZES INCLUDE: 2001300 4X4 ARCTIC CAT AND TRAILER, RUGER ZOO BOLT ACTION RIFLE, GUN CABINET FROM TURNERS BUDGET LEE INVITATION TO BID CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW LEESBURG FIRE/EMS STATION AND THE NEW REDBONE FIRE/EMS STATION The Lee County Board of Commissioners is accepting sealed writ ten bids from professional and qualified contractors to construct two new 8,850 square foot pre-engineered metal buildings with masonry fronts in accordance with the construction plans and specifications prepared by Pollard & Company. Construction plans and specifications for both buildings are avail able after Monday, November 5, 2001 at the offices of Pollard & Company located at 1900 Dawson Road in Albany (229-434-0882) Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a deposit of $75.00 per set. Payment must be made by check, no cash ac cepted. Make checks payable to Pollard & Company. The deposit is fully refundable to each bonafide bidder if the documents are returned to Pollard & Company in good and reusable condition within ten days of owner's announcement of the successful bidder. In addition, the construction plans and specifications for this project are also available in the Dodge Room located at 1216 Dawson Road in Albany (436-2458). If you choose to submit a written bid on this project, your sealed bid must be marked, "Sealed Bid - Leesburg and Redbone Fire/EMS Stations" and delivered to the Lee County Clerk's Office at 104 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia 31763 no later than 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2001. All bids will be opened during a public bid opening at 11 :05 a.m. on Thursday, November 29.2001 in the County Clerk's Office. You are invited to attend this bid opening. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the bid opening. Each bidder must include in their sealed bid a bid security of 5% of the base bid amount payable to the Lee County Board of Com missioners from a company authorized to do business in the state of Georgia. In addition, the successful bidder must submit a 100% performance bond and 100% payment bond. The successful bidder will have until June 30, 2002 to complete this project or face $100 per calendar day in liquidated damages. The terms and time of payment will be monthly. The Lee County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to ac cept or reject any or all bids received and/or disregard informali ties in the bids received. The Lee County Board of Commissioners will consider awarding the project to the lowest responsive bidder during the Board's commis sion meeting of Monday, December 3, 2001 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Both stations shall be treated as one project. The lowest total bid der shall be awarded both stations, "Winner take all". 11/1,11/8,11/15, and 11/22