Today in Columbia: Patch Wants Your Thanksgiving Memories, Traditions, Recipes

The Weather:

"Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind between 10 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind between 8 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent." — The National Weather Service

Thanksgiving Stories Wanted:

Patch editors are looking for Howard County residents willing to share Thanksgiving traditions, recipes, crafts, funny stories and any other tidbits about the holiday you'd like to share.

Have you ever ruined dinner? Dropped the turkey on the floor? Forgot to thaw the bird in time for the big feast? Do your Thanksgiving dinners always end in arguments?

Give us the good, the bad, the funny! Pictures get extra credit.

Send an email to marge.neal@patch.com to include your story in Patch's Thanksgiving coverage.

This Day in History:

On Nov. 24, 1851, Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, was published by Harper & Brothers. — History.com

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