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

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, 6^th grade)

Otto Moe Beel (David Tomczyk, Ann Arbor)

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

Ryan Gobbling (Christian Hurkmans, Ishpeming, 11^th 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, 4^th grade)

Teddy Roostavelt (Michelle Rondell, Manistee)