The July 4,
2017, print edition of the McMinnville
N-R/News-Register reports on page one the 57th Turkey Rama,
“McMinnville’s signature summer bash,” July 7-8, 2017.
Subheading
headline to the story reads,
“One
of the changes: BBQ turkeys, but no meals at Wortman Park this year.”
The story says Saturday’s (July 8, 2017) signature event,
the World’s Largest Turkey BBQ at Wortman Park, a “mouth-watering nod to the
county’s former status as the state’s largest turkey producer” will “not offer
sit-down meals this year. Organizers framed those as cost-cutting moves.”
No McMinnville Turkey Rama sit-down turkey meals in 2017!
No matter the location of Turkey Rama – it used to be held
in downtown McMinnville with turkeys grilled on Third Street – sit-down turkey meals
always went hand-in-hand with the grilling of turkey.
No McMinnville Turkey Rama sit-down turkey meals in 2017!
The
subhead should have read:
“Turkey
Rama goes ‘cold turkey,’ axes sit-down meals!”
If the time honored, historic sit-down meals of Turkey Rama had
to be put in the dustbin of history, couldn’t 2017 Turkey Rama have done it
differently? Turkey Rama could have had and promoted sit-down turkey meals at
2017 Turkey Rama as the final, historic not to be missed finale. Could have
charged a higher price for those final
sit-down meals, too.
No McMinnville Turkey Rama sit-down turkey meals in 2017!
Postscript - Yes, turkey halves will be barbecued and sold in 2017. But, no McMinnville
Turkey Rama sit-down turkey meals in 2017!
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