Help a small Yooper town!

[WillParkinson]

Help a small Yooper town!

My friend Vicky works at the Animal Shelter in Iron River Michigan. If you have the chance and desire to vote I know she'd appreciate the help. :-)

Will

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Please take the time to do this. You can vote once every 24 hours. This is the school my stepbrother Eric teaches at. Thanks for the vote. Vicky.

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Eric's school qualified for a grant for $10,000 for playground equipment from the NFL. He needs your vote. As of today they are in the lead. You can help this little Yooper town accomplish there goal. Please take a minute and go to

www.Kaboom.org/playday

Scroll down to ONTANOGOAN and vote.
Much appreciated . The kids need this.
Don't be afraid to forward this website.

(When I checked 10 minutes ago they were 105 votes behind.)

[onestepforward]

1. Done!

[rubberducky]

2. Only 24 behind now!!

[niyad]

3. I just voted--looks to be up by 10

bookmarking, since we can vote every 24 hours

[WillParkinson]

4. Back to down by 14...

This is kind of exciting. :-)

[mrcheerful]

5. Done

32791 votes (42.9%)

ONTANOGOAN
32716 votes (42.8%)

[lamp_shade]

6. Done

[Vidar]

7. Done

[JNelson6563]

8. Ontonogoan, they gave us Diane Byrum!

How I miss her in the lege! I hope they win!

Julie

[WillParkinson]

9. Heh. Back up by 24 votes.

See-Saw. See-Saw.

[Canuckistanian]

10. Done

Ahead by 74

[Generic Other]

11. done

good luck

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

12. Ontonagon ahead with 43% of vote.

[Greyhound]

13. Done

[WillParkinson]

14. They're down again...

By 17 votes. Yeah, this is kind of exciting. :-)

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

15. kick

[FSogol]

16. Kick. n/t

[Ocracoker16]

17. I will vote everyday

I have some family in the UP.

[question everything]

18. Done. Ahead by 102

I hate those squiggley words that I need to enter always takes me two attempts..

:hi:

[Greybnk48]

19. Done.

Good luck neighbor (Wisconsin here). :hi:

[roody]

20. done

[WillParkinson]

21. Update:

Play Ontonagon 38220 votes (43.5%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 37670 votes (42.8%)

Thank you very much for your help DU!

This runs until December 1st and you can vote each day. :-)

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. I went to the UP on vacation last summer

Loved it!

K&R

[Heidi]

23. Done.

:kick:

[calimary]

24. Voted. They're ahead!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

25. Done again. Ahead with 43.7%.

[WillParkinson]

26. New Update:

Play Ontonagon 43080 votes (43.9%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 42193 votes (43.0%)

Thanks to DU they're pulling ahead slowly but surely!

[Laelth]

27. My wife has family in Iron River, and I loved fishing in Brule Lake when I visited.

It was in the Summer, of course. ;)

My wife's aunt was the Principal at a local school for a long time. Happy to help.

:dem:

-Laelth

[WillParkinson]

29. Really? PM me the names!

I work for the shelter in Iron River (we live in Milwaukee but love the people and the area enough that we go up there a couple times a year to deliver items for the shelter).

[Noseyaboutpollution]

62. beautiful land

It is very nice there.

[Kaleva]

28. Done!

[Kaleva]

30. kicked

[WillParkinson]

31. New Update:

Brusly Kittens Play! 48709 votes (43.7%)
Play Ontonagon 48474 votes (43.5%)

They've fallen behind by 235 votes.

A nail-biter to be sure.

[WillParkinson]

32. Incredibly...

I checked this morning when I got home and...

They are exactly tied!

Brusly Kittens Play! 49427 votes (43.2%)
Play Ontonagon 49427 votes (43.2%)

[Kaleva]

34. This will go right down to the wire.

[WillParkinson]

35. I know....11/19 update

Play Ontonagon 53570 votes (42.8%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 53176 votes (42.5%)

Ahead again by .3%!

[DU GrovelBot]

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[WillParkinson]

36. 11/21 Update

Play Ontonagon 59036 votes (42.9%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 57694 votes (42.0%)

Ahead now by 1,342 votes. I hope they can keep the momentum up.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

37. Yooper Kick.

[JNelson6563]

38. Voted again.

Thanks for kicking this. I hope they win!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

39. kick. nt.

[WillParkinson]

40. 11/22 Update

Wow. They're actually opening up a lead!

Play Ontonagon 61424 votes (43.2%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 59221 votes (41.7%)

2203 votes ahead. Largest lead I've seen.

[Waiting For Everyman]

41. Done.

[Egnever]

42. +1

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

43. kick. nt.

[WillParkinson]

44. 11/22 Update

Play Ontonagon 63933 votes (43.3%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 61110 votes (41.4%)

Almost 2 full percent ahead! Thank you so very much DU.

2823 votes ahead.

[WillParkinson]

45. 11/23 Update - Holy Moley!

Play Ontonagon 67500 votes (43.5%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 63502 votes (41.0%)

3998 votes ahead.

[Kaleva]

47. voted

[Barack_America]

46. Done! This troll is always happy to help some Yoopers!

"Troll": One who lives under the Mackinaw bridge, i.e. from the Lower Peninsula.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

48. Ahead with 44 % of vote.

kick.

[WillParkinson]

49. 11/25 Update - Still ahead!

Play Ontonagon 74245 votes (44.4%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 66474 votes (39.8%)

Because of DU they are now ahead by over 7,000 votes!

[Kaleva]

50. voted

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

51. I have to wait 25 minutes to vote again. but kick any way.

[etherealtruth]

52. !

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

53. kick. 4 days left to vote, daily. nt.

[Crabby Appleton]

54. Voted again

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

55. 2 days to go kick.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

57. afternoon kick.

[WillParkinson]

56. 11/29 Update

Play Ontonagon 83079 votes (45.7%)
Brusly Kittens Play! 70281 votes (38.7%)

A stunning 12,798 votes ahead.

I don't know what you DU'ers did, but thank you!

[Kaleva]

58. voted & kicked

It is amazing how Ontonagon has pulled out to such a commanding lead.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

59. One day left. Vote kick.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

60. I have to wait 3 hours to vote again. but KICK. Last Day!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

65. 15,000 ahead? GBY Will.

[Noseyaboutpollution]

61. voted

Thanks for the link. Makes us feel good to do something besides worrying about neighboring business dumping car fluids into our garden.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

63. Thanks for posting this thread Will.

My county borders on this one. It means alot to me to help win it for them.

Looks good for a win, like 14,000 votes ahead.

[Crabby Appleton]

64. Voted again