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Banasiewicz celebrates Thanksgiving at home
WSBT-TVThanksgiving was a celebration indeed for South Bend BMX star Brett Banasiewicz. Three months ago, the 18-year-old Washington high schooler was practicing a routine trick before a competition in Virginia, when his tire caught on something and sent him...Tags: Holidays
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Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday is a distant memory. Small Business Saturday is long gone. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed a spike in online sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving...
Tags: Sears, National Retail Federation, Cyber Monday, Black Friday (shopping), Maytag Corp.
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Shoppers line up early for Black Friday...really early
WSBT-TV ReportIt is Black Friday -- the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season. Stores opened earlier than ever this year, some, on Thanksgiving night. That means some shoppers spent their holiday in line. To get the best items and the best deals shoppers...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Toshiba Corporation, Target, Holidays
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Thanksgiving Day Run in Niles attracts record turnout
South Bend TribuneNILES –– It was not exactly your typical Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run, Torrie Eger, of Buchanan, could tell by the large turnout Thursday. Sure songs like “The Eye of the Tiger,” “Jump” and appropriately...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Holidays, YMCA
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Niles woman gives up family Thanksgiving to volunteer on East Coast
WSBT-TV ReporterWhile you enjoy your warm house and good food this Thanksgiving, don't forget thousands of families on the East Coast are still without power, nearly one month after Hurricane Sandy hit. About 10 St. Joseph County Red Cross volunteers chose to spend...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Natural Disasters, American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Holidays
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Hungry and homeless line up for Hope Ministries meal
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- They came in the Notre Dame jackets and hoodies, Cubs hats, even a leather jacket. The smell of hot turkey and gravy and dressing permeated the small room. And people were definitely enjoying the fixin's. While in some ways this might...Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Holidays, Amish
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Stores borrow from fast-food industry's playbook
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts of up to 70 percent off to lure shoppers during the busy holiday shopping season. But the...
Tags: Nordstrom, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Food Industry, Science and Technology, Google Inc.
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Economy means sacrifice for Thanksgiving travelers
CHICAGO (AP) — Feeling the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, rely on relatives for airfare or scour the Web for travel deals to ensure...
Tags: New York City, Weather Reports, Weather, Travel Deals, Fiscal Cliff
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Never too early to give thanks
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - You don't have to wait until Thanksgiving to give thanks. So, on Sunday, area residents gathered at the Century Center, not only to count their blessings but to mingle and learn about religions, cultures and ethnic groups other than their...Tags: Entertainment Events, Charity, Hybrid Vehicles, Holidays
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Notre Dame football: Irish take time to give back
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - If Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist was feeling star-crossed about his senior season, you would have never known it on Wednesday. With no classes scheduled and a rare chance to sleep in thrown his way, Crist instead piled in a bus with...Tags: Entertainment Events, Brian Kelly, Cranberries, Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Soldier's family's holiday diminished
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The Taylor & Wilson family is celebrating Thanksgiving on the home front, but they're thinking about a loved one serving in Kuwait. It's just another day for 25-year-old Jerri Taylor, who is serving at Camp Arifjan, which is an Army military...Tags: Entertainment Events, International Travel, Travel, Holidays, Lee Johnson
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For them, it's a 55-year holiday tradition
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - On Thanksgiving Day in 1957, a young couple got married at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, followed by a reception at the Morris Inn, a hotel on campus. Every year since, Corky and George Patton have returned to Sorin's...Tags: Entertainment Events, Holidays, Family, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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