BobblEction '08 moves from Cyberspace to the real world
Northwest League
BOISE, ID - The Boise Hawks announce a major change to the way BobblEction '08 voting will be conducted.
"We've been pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming response we've gotten to the celebrity bobblehead," said Hawks President/GM Todd Rahr. "That's the good news. Unfortunately, we've also received numerous allegations of voting impropriety. Because our webhosting company can't guarantee that the poll we're conducting online is absolutely fair, we believe it's in everyone's best interest to move to a face-to-face voting format. We'd heard rumors people had started calling it BobbleGate '08. I'm not saying we had hanging chads or anything like that, but I think Congress was this close to getting involved (laughs)!"
To that end, the Hawks are inviting the four celebrities to the club's HawksNation Celebration which is tentatively scheduled for Friday night, May 16 at Memorial Stadium. It's an evening of free fun and fireworks at the ballpark for fans and families from across the Treasure Valley. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to make a brief stump speech to the crowd followed by a one-person, one-vote election.
Four local celebrities are vying for the top prize in BobblEction '08. They are: Mark Johnson - KTVB news anchor; Natalie Hurst - KBCI news anchor; Scott Dorval - KIVI meteorologist and Vin Crosby - KTRV meteorologist. Jeff Caves and Mike Prater - co-hosts of KTIK's Idaho Sports Talk have asked to be removed from the competition.
The winner of the contest will get his/her likeness on a bobblehead that will be given to the first 1,250 fans at one of the Hawks' games this summer!
Fans can still win! We're looking for e-mails telling us why you're voting for your favorite celebrity. There will be a winning e-mail for each of our four candidates. Those winners will receive a VIP invitation to HawksNation Celebration. If their candidate wins BobblEction '08, the fan will receive a Hawks jersey signed by the winning celebrity, a Boise Hawks ticketing bonus book and the opportunity to throw out the first pitch with your celebrity on BobblEction promotional night this summer.
The Hawks continue to prepare for their 22nd season of Northwest League play in 2008. The club has won 6 NWL Championships, the most recent banner coming in 2004. Season, mini-plan, and single game tickets for Hawks' games are available at 322-5000. Don't stand in line. Purchase and print your tickets from home @ BoiseHawks.com. The Boise Hawks...rated F for fun!
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