Brayton Kindergartners on 'How to Make a Thanksgiving Turkey'

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The kindergartners in Shealee Cooke's classroom at Brayton Elementary School share their answers here to "How Do You Make a Thanksgiving Turkey."
 
They were pretty sure on where you get turkeys (at a store) and nearly unanimous on where you cook it (in an oven, though Gram's house makes a lot of sense) and what to do when it's done — eat it. 
 
But they differed on temperatures (we like "hot") and the times ranged from 22 seconds to 21 days. 
 
We hope you enjoy their cooking instructions — please don't follow them — and the "hand turkey" art they created to illustrate them.
We thank Cooke and her class for having some fun with us. Happy Thanksgiving! 
 
Reece, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? I don't know because my Grammie buys it.
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? I help set the table
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? 20
How long do you cook it for? 22 seconds
After you cook the 
turkey what do you need to do? Eat it
You should eat the turkey with: corn and cranberry sauce
 
Eva, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? At Walmart
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? Wash it
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? 50
How long do you cook it for? 90 seconds
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Eat it
You should eat the turkey with: a fork and a knife
 

Everly, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? At a store
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? I don't know
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? hot
How long do you cook it for? 21 days
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Eat it
You should eat the turkey with: toppings and veggies
 
Jaxson, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? At a store
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? Wash it off
Where do you cook the turkey? On the stove
At what temperature do you cook it? 10
How long do you cook it for? 10 hours
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Put it on a plate
You should eat the turkey with: lobster and green beans
 
Marc, 6
Where do you buy the turkey? Grocery store
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? Put it in the fridge
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? 7
How long do you cook it for? 8 hours
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Let it cool down
You should eat the turkey with: a fork and a spoon
 
Mason, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? At the market
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? I have to wash it
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? 7
How long do you cook it for? 7 minutes
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Cut it
You should eat the turkey with: chicken and fries.
 
Sabrina, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? From the store
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? Get the heart out
Where do you cook the turkey? In the oven
At what temperature do you cook it? 7 degrees
How long do you cook it for? 8 minutes
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? Eat it
You should eat the turkey with: a sandwich and mashed 'tatoes
 
Zayden, 5
Where do you buy the turkey? Walmart
Before you cook the turkey, what do you have to do? You have to take the heart out and then put this stuff inside the turkey. It's like seeds or something
Where do you cook the turkey? At my Grandma's
At what temperature do you cook it? 8
How long do you cook it for? Almost like 50 minutes
After you cook the turkey what do you need to do? I put water on it to wash it
You should eat the turkey with: pigs and blanket and chicken nuggets

 

 

 

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Veteran Spotlight: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Bernard Auge

By Wayne SoaresSpecial to iBerkshires
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Bernard Auge served his country in the Navy from 1942 to 1946 as a petty officer, second class, but most importantly, in the capacity of Naval Intelligence. 
 
At 101 years of age, he is gracious, remarkably sharp and represents the Greatest Generation with extreme humility, pride and distinction.
 
He grew up in North Adams and was a football and baseball standout at Drury High, graduating in 1942. He was also a speed-skating champion and skated in the old Boston Garden. He turned down an athletic scholarship at Williams College to attend Notre Dame University (he still bleeds the gold and green as an alum) but was drafted after just three months. 
 
He would do his basic training at Sampson Naval Training Station in New York State and then was sent to Miami University in Ohio to learn code and radio. He was stationed in Washington, D.C., then to Cape Cod with 300 other sailors where he worked at the Navy's elite Marconi Maritime Center in Chatham, the nation's largest ship-to-shore radiotelegraph station built in 1914. (The center is now a museum since its closure in 1997.)
 
"We were sworn to secrecy under penalty of death — that's how top secret is was — I never talked with anyone about what I was doing, not even my wife, until 20 years after the war," he recalled.
 
The work at Marconi changed the course of the war and gave fits to the German U-boats that were sinking American supply ships at will, he said. "Let me tell you that Intelligence checked you out thoroughly, from grade school on up. We were a listening station, one of five. Our job was to intercept German transmissions from their U-boats and pinpoint their location in the Atlantic so that our supply ships could get through."
 
The other stations were located in Greenland, Charleston, S.C., Washington and Brazil.
 
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