Dateline: April 10, 2003

Hill still top bird in Turkey King election

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Alderman Tommy Hill is still the top bird as Turkey King election officials cleared out the flock and rung the necks of 14 low-performing candidates this week.

The voting is now expected to get serious as only five candidates now remain with just over a week to go. They are Hill, Annette Osburn, Benny Osburn, Nancy Davis, and Mark C. White (the banker).

Hill continues to hold a wide lead in the Enterprise / Gobbler Poll with $111.98 in his money jar at Duckwall’s.

In second place is Hill’s nearest competitor Annette Osburn with $59.61, who has rocketed from her fifth place position last week. Meanwhile, her husband, Benny Osburn, has shot out of the coop like a bird with his tail feathers on fire to claim the third place spot with $58.16.  Mr. Osburn was asleep on the roost last week with only 14¢ to his name.

Former Howardwick Alderman Nancy Davis fell from second place last week to fourth place this week with a total of $53.57.  And Mark C. White (the banker) trails the five top candidates with $34.11.

Voting continues through next Friday, April 18, and the winner will be crowned as Donley County’s third Turkey King during the annual Turkey Strut Festival on Saturday, April 19.

The money jars are in position at Duckwall’s, and the time is now to cast your vote for your favorite bird. The candidate with most money wins, and all the other usual rules apply – as vague as they may be.