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November 26, 2008
A look back at Thanksgiving in Sacramento
Here is a look at Thanksgiving Day pictures made by photographers from The Sacramento Bee during the last decade. (20 of images)

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Brandon Brooks, 8, left, and Katrina Johnson, 7, sample potluck goodies with David Silchuk, 12, at Sierra Gardens Elementary School in Roseville on Nov. 17, 2004. Andy Alfaro / aalfaro@sacbee.com

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After waiting for hours, a woman named Viola breaks down as she nears the front of the line for a free Thanksgiving care package Monday at the Sacramento Food Bank in Oak Park. One volunteer called the line "incredible. Nov. 24, 2008. Brian Baer / bbaer@sacbee.com



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Sgt. Mickey Scott heads home with his wife, Monique after a stopover on Nov. 22, 2004, at Mather Field. Members of the Army National Guard got a break from training in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones in Northern California. But after the turkey and trimmings, the citizen soldiers were headed to war. Bryan Patrick / bpatrick@sacbee.com



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Tech. Sgt. Tim Herbranson finds two baby teeth missing upon greeting daughter Raqual at a Thanksgiving feast at Travis Air Force Base on Nov. 17, 2001. Herbranson had just returned after being away for two months. Jose Luis Villegas / jvillegas@sacbee.com



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Colleen Short, 25, of El Dorado Hills, participates with flair in the 13th annual Run to Feed the Hungry in Sacramento on Thanksgiving morning Nov. 23, 2006. Autumn Cruz / acruz@sacbee.com



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Thousands of runners at start of the 9th annual Run to Feed the Hungryat the entrance to California State University, Sacramento on Nov. 28, 2002. The Sacramento Bee / Owen Brewer



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Participants in the annual Run to Feed the Hungry are reflected in a puddle as they make their way down H Street near Carlson Drive in Sacramento on Nov. 27, 1997. Randy Pench / rpench@sacbee.com



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Runners await the start of the annual Run to Feed the Hungry on Nov. 22, 2001. The Sacramento Bee / Dick Schmidt



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Sheriff Ed "The Turkey" Bonner waves to the under-3-foot crowd from an open Hummer in The Day Before Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 26, 2003, in Loomis. The Taylor Road parade route from Jimboy's Tacos to Loomis Grammar School is about a block and a half long. Twenty-six groups each donated a can of food to participate. Bryan Patrick / bpatrick@sacbee.com



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A rescued turkey enjoys a hand-fed vegetarian meal at Farm Sanctuary in Orland on Nov. 22, 2003. The symbolic gesture is an annual celebration of animal rights and a reaffirmation of the vegetarian and vegan lifestyle. Randall Benton / rbenton@sacbee.com



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Morgan Lindroos of Placerville, 3, and Chris Campbell of Diamond Springs, 4, pretend to be turkeys with Chellsie Watson, right, of Diamond Springs, 15, at the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner held at St. Patrick's Parish Center in Placerville on Nov. 24, 2005. Florence Low / flow@sacbee.com



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Tuynenne Tally, 4, of Del Paso Heights watches a big helping of turkey hit the plate of his grandfather Michael A. Buchanan on Nov. 28, 2002, at the Progressive Elks Lodge 1587 in Del Paso Heights. The Thanksgiving feast began at 11 a.m., and people were lining up in anticipation of the meal. Lezlie Sterling / lsterling@sacbee.com



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Raul Lujan and his fiancee, Liana, kiss at a Thanksgiving meal they shared with their daughter Laila, 4, on Nov. 17, 2007, at Elk Grove United Methodist Church. They are part of a program for the homeless sponsored by Family Promise of Sacramento, which houses several families nightly at local churches and synagogues. The Sacramento Bee / Kevin German



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Rick Holbert, dressed as a pilgrim, helps deliver 72 donated turkeys to the Sacramento Lao Community offices on Nov. 22, 2005. Xia Vang Kao, left, the agency's executive director, hopes to persuade more Hmong families to make cooking turkey part of their Thanksgiving. Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com



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California First Lady, Maria Shriver, and daughter Christina, 12, greet clients while handing out Thanksgiving turkeys and food at the Sacramento Food Bank on Nov. 26, 2003. The Sacramento Bee/ John Decker



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Elizabeth Burek of Lincoln is the center of attention at a pre-Thanksgiving party presented on Nov. 24, 1998 by Cobblestone Elementary School sixth-graders. Among the students who served and entertained the seniors at the Rocklin school are, from the left, David Stine, Chase Roselli and Brett Van Dusen. The Sacramento Bee / Chris Crewell



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Vintage Willow Creek resident Marie Sorci hugs great-granddaughter Hannah Duane,6, of Cameron Park at an early Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 21, 2003. Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com



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Bobbie Swenson of Placerville receives her Thanksgiving dinner from Cub Scout volunteer Sergio Spinelli of Pollock Pines at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center on Nov. 25, 2004. Randall Benton / rbenton@sacbee.com



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Roman Peschke peers up at his headband at the Fair Oaks Preschool annual "Friendship Feast" on Nov. 16, 2007. Randy Pench / rpench@sacbee.com



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After a four-hour drive from Siskiyou County to Sacramento International Airport Richard Zimmerman takes a nap while he waits for his flight on Nov. 23, 1999. Zimmerman was traveling to South Carolina to spend Thanksgiving with his sister. Randy Pench / rpench@sacbee.com



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