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Turtle race makes waves at RiverQuarium
Posted: 03.06.2010 at 9:48 PM
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six thousand turtles were adopted for Saturday's race
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The turtle race took place at the Flint RiverQuarium Saturday afternoon.

Six thousand turtles were adopted at $5 dollars each. They had four heats where turtles could qualify for the final race. First prize was $3,000 cash.

Other prizes included free gas for a year, a $3,000 Publix grocery gift card, a Hobie lanai kayak and free Chick-Fil-A for a year.