NEWS
Thanksgiving, Black Friday bring unique traditions
Thanksgiving is a unique holiday in that it is the convergence of two of its hallmarks: Family gatherings and the launch of the Christmas shopping season.
In some families the two are joined together. In the past after stuffing themselves with the holiday bird, members of the family would chart their shopping strategy, while the rest of the families watched football or took a nap.
However, in more recent years the growth of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has come earlier and earlier and grown as one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Three years ago when some stores began opening on Thanksgiving Day, many people were in an uproar to have their family holiday hijacked by retail; but, it has made little difference as stores release their Black Friday sales earlier each year. There may be doorbusters for different times on turkey day for sales in store and online. An early Friday morning breakfast or a midnight dinner on Thursday, for many families has become family tradition unto itself.
The Bowie News asked on its Facebook page what are your family’s Thanksgiving Day traditions. Many said it was football and food, and lots of Christmas decorating. Many grandparents recruit those spry grandkids to help get their house decorated.
Read more about how Thanksgiving traditions and Black Friday have begun to meld together at least for some families in your mid-week Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 27 in council chambers.
Items on the agenda include the following: City manager’s report discussing the master plan grant, repairs to Rock and Pillar and status of the substation transformer; consent agenda of minutes and bills; speed limit ordinance update second reading; Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation request to approve expenditures on park enhancement project to include additional concrete parking at Pelham Park and installation of covered pickleball courts southwest of the Bowie knife and public comments.
Bowie City Councilors heard complaints about the recently approved food truck ordinance during last week’s meeting and were updated on damage from recent flash flooding.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris also presented a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week, as members of the local EMS team were presented with the proclamation.
In his city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham said there were numerous problems with excessive rainfall during the last few weeks, with the most significant at Rock and Pillar where the rusted washed out culverts have been deteriorating for several years. Portions of Rock have collapsed near that intersection closing part of the street.
Another less traveled street had a sinkhole which the city crews have repaired, and two crews have been out trying to fill potholes and make street repairs as they can.
Cunningham told the council they have to figure out a way to pay for the new culverts on Rock and Pillar, and he has been meeting with a pair of engineering companies to get some preliminary estimates that are close to $1,000,000. He also has been talking with the city’s financial advisor to discuss options for financing repairs.
Read the full story in the May 22 Bowie News.
Photo – Mayor Gaylynn Burris presented a proclamation from the City of Bowie for National EMS Recognition Week. Several members of the Bowie EMS team were present: Daniel Fogle, Enrique Roman, Fire Chief Doug Page, Chad Gerlach, Marco Sandoval and Luke Waltersheid. (Courtesy photo)
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