Thanksgiving

If there's one thing I've never been shy about, it's getting a good deal when shopping.

My friends have often heard me say how my favorite jacket cost me 99 cents. Hearing myself, I've realized that, when I get a deal, I value

that item even more than if I'd paid full price.

SNOWBASIN -- While many shoppers arose well before the crack of dawn today to take advantage of Black Friday shopping deals, Marshall McGonegal and his friends opted for Black Thursday.

McGonegal, of Eden, was first in line to board the Needles Gondola at Snowbasin as it opened its lifts for the 2011-12 season -- his reward for arriving at the resort around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

OGDEN -- At 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Sandy's Fine Foods had been open for 20 minutes and had 545 pies to sell to hit a million.

Would they do it? "We've got the camera ready, we've got the certificates," said Suzy Sackrell, one of the owners.

"We're ready."

But who would buy the one millionth pie in the restaurant's 35-year career and win free pie for a year? A regular? A first-timer?

PLAIN CITY -- Students at Plain City Elementary School took a step back in time Tuesday to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the first Thanksgiving.

The students took part in a 35-year tradition at the school to relive the first Thanksgiving as closely as possible, right down to their attire, dressed like pilgrims or American Indians, right along with teachers and parents.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Over the river and through the woods, Utahns are planning to hit the road for Thanksgiving.

GARNER, N.C. -- An animal rights group is urging travelers on U.S. 70 to go vegetarian this Thanksgiving with a billboard in Garner, home to turkey giant Butterball.