The entire Thanksgiving week-

end will be jam packed with

family activities. Duck hunting

per usual will take place in the

wee hours of the morning on the

25th. The traditional wine tasting

will take place on Friday, the

26th of November . Christina

and Mandi both turned 21 this

year and are excited to be

included!

Don’t forget, to be prepared to

tell us at the table what you are

thankful for! I think I can speak

for everyone when I say, we are

all thankful Rose flew in from

Florida for dinner last year. This

was her favorite holiday and it

meant so much to her to be with

everyone last year.

So we hope everyone can come

early, stay late and enjoy each

other’s company.

Happy Thanksgiving!

There has been a lot of anticipa-

tion for Thanksgiving 2010 with

the excitement building on

Facebook. More and more family

members have joined this social

network and which has allowed

us to relay messages, submit food

and job requests and create a lot

of hype. What you are reading is

the official Thanksgiving Itinerary

and Assignments. We all know

everyone in the Ray family and

those invited to the infamous Ray

Ranch festivities take their jobs

and assigned menu items very

seriously and thus the

importance of this newsletter.

At this time, we also would like

to point out those who are trav-

eling far to eat at this feast. Lia

and her new fiancé Chris, are

traveling 1927 miles from Okla-

homa City. Chris’s dad is also

going to be joining us from

Dallas, Texas. (2031 miles away!!)

He is spending the week in Ore-

gon searching for long lost rela-

tives in his family tree. Christina

is risking the rain and cold

weather and flying 1334 miles-

from Arizona! She is going to

“tough it out” for a whole week!

It looks like the newbie, Fred

Vincent (Chris’s dad) wins this

year!

Might want to show up early

for an “island breakfast”!

RAY RANCH FESTIVITIES WEEKEND

R A Y F A M I L Y

Thanksgiving 2010 N O V E M B E R 1 S T , 2 0 1 0 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1

Coming up in this

newsletter:

Day itinerary

What to bring!

Did you

knows?

Blast from the

past pictures!

Remembering

Rose

Scholarship

Program

Here’s a little blast from the past!

P A G E 2

Did you know

Kauia has been

setting the table at

Thanksgiving for at

least 20 years!?

Itinerary for the day! Bring all the chairs to the table (12N)–

Chris Hutchins Little John Josh Bjerke

Experienced Gravy Stirring – Dave Bjerke

#1 Turkey carver- John

Set the table(1:30pm) –

Kaitlin Ann Kauia Christina Roseann

Family Photo out on the steps – 3:00pm

Bring food to the table (3:15pm)–

Kathy Nancy David SR

Open the wine bottles (3:15pm)– Jack

T H A N K S G I V I N G 2 0 1 0

Did you know??

You can donate money to a scholarship fund named after Rose?

Go to www.RememberingRose.org to get more info!

They have raised $71,000 since the start in February of this year.

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1

Clear the table – Trish Jane Mandi

Condense food into smaller containers for the refrigerator –

Janell

Dishes – Patty Jo Lia Ann Chris Vincent

Set out desserts out after dinner – Hope Randi Ann and Kate

Put chairs back where they belong/set up poker Justin

Yeshua

Daniel

Thanks for coming!!

Remember when

the island bridge

use to be green?

Did you know that no

one in the whole

United States has a

cooler family than the

Rays?

Did you know that

Trisha is the only

guest to ever be able

to name every person

at the table without

any mistakes? We

considered her family

THAT day!

Dinner

Turkey(s) Grandpa and John

Grandma’s Famous Gravy Grandma Ann

Mashed Potatoes David and Kathy

Dressing Grandma Ann

Jello salad in pumpkin jar Patty Jo

Broccoli with cheese Jordan

2 cans of corn Daniel

2 cans of corn Kaitlin Ann

Green salad Nancy

Blanched string beans with toasted pine nuts Kauia

Rolls and butter David and Jane

Sweet potatoes Randi Ann

Cranberry sauce (4) Yeshua

Herbed pork multigrain stuffing Kauia

2 cans of olives Little John

Pickles Chris Hutchins

Green bean casserole Patty Jo

Jelly/butter Grandma

Fruit Plate John

Dessert

Ice Cream Josh Bjerke and Kate

Apple Pie Lia Ann

Pumpkin Pie/cool whip Janell

Dessert of your choice Christina Roseann

Pecan pie Hope and Dave Bjerke

Brownies Chris Vincent

For after dinner snacking

Bread for turkey sandwiches Chris Vincent

Potato Chips and dip Justin

Mayo Trisha

Lettuce Trisha

Veggie Tray Mandi

Drinks

Homemade Wine Janell and Jack

Sparkling grape/apple juice Eileen

Wine Everyone bring your favorite!

Coke/Diet Coke Fred Vincent

What to bring…..