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Chelsea Resident Awarded Honorable Mention in State’s Turkey Naming Contest

Courtesy photo. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Mitch E. Gander,  the first turkey that she has pardoned before Thanksgiving.

Dorothy Rosentreter of Chelsea, and Mike Dotsch of Alpena were awarded honorable mentions by the State of Michigan for their entries into the Name the Turkey contest. Both submitted the name Lynyrd.

The state reached out to state residents to submit names for the turkey that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pardoned earlier in the week.

More than 6,000 entries were received, and the name Mitch E. Gander was chosen. It was submitted by Seneca Sojourn of Grand Rapids, Mia Simmons of Harper Woods, Justin Rzegocki of Saint Clair, and Tony Lopez of Riverview.

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

Tahquamenon Tom (Kerry Quick, Chesterfield and Ben Schultz, Ann Arbor, 6th grade)

Otto Moe Beel (David Tomczyk, Ann Arbor)

Turcules (“like Hercules with a T”) (Jack Neely, Brighton, 5th grade)

Ryan Gobbling (Christian Hurkmans, Ishpeming, 11th grade)

Simon Fowl (Jennifer Eccleton, Taylor)

Mack E. Gnaw (The Hayes family: Kristin, Mike, Maddie, & Miles, from Cadillac)

Roger Featherer (Joan Hanna Darrell, Kalamazoo)

Steve Thighzerman (Sean Hickey, Ypsilanti)

Tom Thanks (Sean Hickey, Ypsilanti and Elarose Etchison, Big Rapids, 4th grade)

Teddy Roostavelt (Michelle Rondell, Manistee)

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