4-H mom wins big prize!

This article was featured in the Port Townsend/ Jefferson County Leader newspaper - congratulations to Mary and the Turner family!

3/28/2011 8:31:00 PM

Port Townsend woman wins $250,000 in Mega Millions drawing

Ticket bought at Port Townsend QFC

Port Townsend’s Mary Turner is the latest big lottery winner in Jefferson County. Turner spent $10 on tickets and ended up with one that was worth $250,000 – before taxes, of course. Her lucky numbers were drawn March 25.

Port Townsend’s Mary Turner is the latest big lottery winner in Jefferson County. Turner spent $10 on tickets and ended up with one that was worth $250,000 – before taxes, of course. Her lucky numbers were drawn March 25. Submitted photo

When it's your lucky day, it's your lucky day.

A Port Townsend woman won $250,000 in the Washington State Lottery's Mega Millions drawing Friday, March 25.

Mary Turner spent $10 on tickets at the Port Townsend QFC with her daughter because they just “had a feeling” they were going to win.

“We don’t play [the lottery] very often,” said Turner in a press release from Washington State Lottery. “But we knew there was a big jackpot, and my daughter and I just felt we were going to win. Maybe not the big jackpot, but something.”

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Power of YOUth in Washington State

WSU Extension Youth Take on Media and Politics
 More than 250 4-H youth and volunteers from around Washington gathered in Olympia recently for a series of press conferences that addressed illegal immigration, year-round schools, teen violence and Internet privacy.

These events weren’t part of a candidate’s political platform or hosted by a special interest group. They were a part of the 2011 WSU Extension 4-H’s Know Your Government conference.

4-H’ers became members of the media during the four-day conference in February as they examined and reported issues that impact their communities, and gained an understanding of politics in the media. They also learned how their own views can affect the coverage of these topics.

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