Villagers Turn Out to Vote for Bunch of Turkeys
<i> Associated Press</i>
ANCHORAGE —
Residents of the village of Koliganek cast their votes last week and came up with a bunch of turkeys.
The villagers have been declared the winners of $500 worth of turkeys in a contest, sponsored by the Bristol Bay Native Assn., to encourage the region’s residents to vote. Seventy of Koliganek’s 87 registered voters, or 80.5%, participated on Nov. 6, said association director Terry Hoefferle.
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