If you
haven't heard, the race is over and the winner is
Pa Kettle!
Bloodhound Pa narrowly beat wolf
Keyni, who will now serve as vice-mayor, and third place winner
Buster the cat, whose to be the viceroy. No word just yet on how much the race raised, money-wise, for TCRAS, but given that Pa won with 2,387 (beating Keyni by 55 votes) and Buster garnering 1,790, TCRAS walked away with at least several thousand dollars.
An inauguration celebration will be held April 19.
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... next animal
Mayor of Divide!
Before we go further: forgive my squee-licious tone. I just can't help myself.
If you haven't been following before, here's the deal: Each year, the
Teller County Regional Animal Shelter hosts an "election" in which voters — for a small donation — cast their ballots for their favorite furry politician.
In the past, a three-legged cat named
Walter won the day, and before that, a three-legged dog named
Spright (despite the outcomes, four legs are welcome to run as well).
But for the last few years it hasn't been a strictly two-party system, and the running opened up for all animals, like the wolves of the
Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Rescue, horses, donkeys, parrots, and even hedgehogs, like
Blackberry, who's running this year with
Hedgehog Rescue Inc.
(Based on nothing more than their profile shots, I'm feeling partial to
Herbie of the
2 Mile High Club and
Pa Kettle of
Teller County Search & Rescue.)
Ultimately, this is a fundraiser for TCRAS, and for just $1 you can vote as early and as often as you like between now and April 8, when the polls close. This has raised thousands for the shelter over the years, and at times, the race was
pretty darn close.
Here are the 11 candidates. Choose wisely:
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