Are you ready for some turkey, great friends and family? The holidays are just around the corner.

Thanksgiving will take place on Thursday, Nov. 25. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated the last Thursday in November.

Thanksgiving is a day that doesn’t always fall on the same date each year unlike Halloween or Christmas. Thanksgiving is a great time to be thankful and appreciate who you have and what you have.

I asked some of my classmates and teachers what they were thankful for.

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 Are you ready for Halloween? Are you safe? Chris Medaglia has been with the Tolleson Police Department for eight years. He likes helping people and working as a school resource officer. “Working with kids is very rewarding,” says Medaglia.

Medaglia has some important Safety tips:

• Trick or Treat in a known area.

• Stay on the sidewalks.

• Stay away from “Stranger Danger.”

• Check your candy before you eat it.

• Bring a light and cell phone.

 

Medaglia’s tips for trick-or-treaters

going to house parties:

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