Chinook's 2018 Community Dinner set for Thanksgiving Day on the 22nd

Betty and Mark Billmayer headed up their first Community Thanksgiving last year. The Billmayers are back to head the annual holiday dinner for a second year aided this year by Kathy O’Brien and Jay Eslick. Organizers are reaching out again this year for homemade pies—with fruit pies being the choice among most locals. This year’s dinner will be served at the Chinook Senior Center from 12 Noon to 1:30 pm.

The exact year of when the community dinner was first offered has been lost over time. Most agree it was in the 1980’s, first held at the Presbyterian Church and moved to the Chinook Senior Ce...