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Article content A West Elgin Secondary School student has been awarded for writing the winning essay in a local contest. Paige Doherty won $200 and a certificate from the West Lorne Optimist Club, which runs the contest every year. Doherty’s essay, which was on a topic called Reaching your Dreams by Choosing Optimism, will be entered in a district level competition for a $2,500 prize. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. She will be moving on to post-s...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Optimist Club announces essay winners Posted Submitted Although the Optimist Club of Perdido Bay has had to adjust some of its events in the past year, they participated in two yearly events hosted by Optimist International, the Essay and Oratorical contests. This year’s winners of the Essay Contest are Elberta Middle School students Hartley Gunderson, Gold; Rile...

West Ottawa students were recognized as winners of a distracted driving awareness contest and local essay contest.

Anjolie Suberro In a virtual ceremony held Jan. 18, the Sussex Optimist Club announced the winners for its 2020-21 Optimist International Essay Contest. First-place winner was Josiah Moore from Milford High School. Yeraldin Torres-Landeros from Seaford High School won second place, and third place went to Anjolie Suberro from Woodbridge High School. All three winners received a certificate, a medallion and a monetary prize. Moore’s essay has been forwarded to the district level where his essa...

Feb 17, 2021 Courtesy Photo Above is Optimist Club of Alpena essay winner Macy Rundell with her medallion and certificate, with her father, Ken Rundell. Macy Rundell, a senior at Alpena High School, recently won the Optimist Club of Alpena’s essay contest based on a theme of “Reaching Your Dreams by Choosing Optimism.” Rundell was awarded a certificate and medallion on Feb. 15 for the honor. In addition, the essay will be sent to the district level to be judged along with winners from oth...

The Knoxville Optimist Club is sponsoring an essay contest in conjunction with Iowa District Optimists. Craig Kelley with the organization tells KNIA/KRLS News that the theme of the essay is “Reaching your Dreams by Choosing Optimism.” All Knoxville High School students are eligible to enter the contest. The winner of the Knoxville contest will win a $250 scholarship, and will have their essay submitted to the Iowa District Optimists statewide contest, with a chance to win a $2,500 scholars...

Read Article West Paris church offers Christmas Eve service WEST PARIS — The public is invited to a candlelight service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at West Paris Baptist Church, Church Street. Masks are required and there will be social distancing.   Church Christmas Eve service going virtual AUBURN — The annual Christmas Eve worship service from the First Universalist Church of Auburn will take place on Zoom at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. The link opens at 5:30 p.m. The ser...