Springfield Elks Lodge held their annual Drug Awareness Poster Contest awards ceremony at Union St. School in Springfield. Drug Awareness chairman Jim Kirkwood of Springfield Elks Lodge remarked that quality of the posters entered was exceptional. That made the judging that much harder to come up with the six top winners.
1st place winner for the girls was Erlianyss Aviles, 2nd place Allison Messer and 3rd place went to Paige Austin. The boys 1st place winner was Ryan Gould followed by 2nd place of Nicholas Burlew and Zachary Pickielnok was a 3rd place winner. Miss Aviles was awarded a new bicycle with a helmut and an additional prize of $50 for her top 1st place finish. Ryan Gould also received a $50 prize for 1st place for boys. Second place winners were awarded $15 and each 3rd place winner received $10.
Shown L to r; Paige Austin, Allison Messer, Erlianyss Aviles, Elks Drug Awareness Chairman Jim Kirkwood, Ryan Gould, Nicholas Burlew and Zachary Pickielnok at the recent Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest awards ceremony.
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.