Nowhere to go? Check out these places for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a great American holiday many of us anticipate. We gorge ourselves on turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, top it all off with desserts usually consisting of many kinds of pies and puddings, and then maybe sit back and watch a football game.
One thing that’s unfortunate as this holiday comes around is some people on campus have no place to go. Some students’ families may lives overseas, some can’t afford a visit and some can’t get away from work and other responsibilities.
For students who are looking for things to do on Thanksgiving, there are places that will be open where you can go and get something to eat, maybe even reminding you of a home-cooked meal.
It might be your first Thanksgiving meal away from home, you first Thanksgiving in Logan or your first Thanksgiving ever. This is a great opportunity to experience a great American tradition or make a new tradition. There are also plenty of opportunities to have fun if you’re looking for something to do over the holiday break.
Golden Corral
The Golden Corral will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Randy Threlfall, marketing manager, said they will be serving everything you would be expecting at a Thanksgiving feast from home.
Golden Corral is a buffet, so it’s all-you-can-eat. The menu will be regular price, but all day long they will be serving their Thanksgiving dinner so you can come in as early as you want. Threlfall said that they usually get a good number of people coming in for Thanksgiving and all are welcome.
Angie’s
Adam Lowther, one of Angie’s managers, said a charity is offering a meal at their
restaurant from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The food will include yams, stuffing, turkey, and everything else you would expect to fill you up at a Thanksgiving dinner table.
The whole meal is free. There will be an opportunity to make a monetary donation, but it is not required. Any amount will be appreciated. They will continue serving until they run out of food.
Hamiltons
Located at 2427 N. Main, this higher-end restaurant is offering a Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. It will feature not only turkey, but prime rib and seafood in addition to sides and desserts. This meal for those who want to splurge will be buffet-style and costs $28 per person.
Elements
One of Cache Valley’s newer restaurants, located at 640 S. 35 East, will be offering a special on Thanksgiving for $15.95 per person. It will feature a choice of dessert – baked apple galette or spiced pumpkin cheesecake – in addition to a traditional Thanksgiving meal served in gourmet style. Elements will be open from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Cache Valley Fun Park
The park offers many things to do such as bowling, roller skating, arcade games, billiards and more. General manager of the Fun Park, Lee Stevens, said the Fun Park will be open from 4-10 p.m. on Thanksgiving day.
Stevens said usually for Thanksgiving they get a fair crowd but it varies from year to year. Since it is a holiday they will also be offering cosmic bowling with black lights that night.
The Movies
From Stadium 8 in Providence to Cinefour in North Logan, you have many options in Cache Valley for movies. The Providence theater as well as Movies 5 and University 6 can be found online at westatestheatres.com, and you can look online or in the newspaper to see the listings and times for budget-theater Cinefour, which costs $3 per ticket.
Additional information gathered by Chelsey Gensel
– ronald.wallace@aggiemail.usu.edu