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Published November 14, 2008, 12:00 AM

Young writers honored

Cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25, as well as honorable mentions, were awarded at the Young Writers’ Contest “Created Equal” Awards Luncheon.

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    The 10th anniversary Young Writers’ Contest “Created Equal” Awards Luncheon — honoring all the young writers who participated in this year’s contest — took place Nov. 1 in Slayton. Pictured are, front row (from left): Marcus Speakman (Lake Benton), Ariel Reker (Jasper), Kelly Kohler (Redwood Falls) and Michele Pesch (Vesta). Back row (from left): Allison Mulder (Chandler), Lucinda Sweazey (Willmar), Cynthia Jorgenson (Lake Benton) Camryn Dinnel (Lake Benton), Gabriella Holthe (Jackson) and Fatima Fareed (Marshall). Not pictured but attending were Tessa Lueck (Pipestone), April Norman (Luverne), Brenna Salzwedel (Okabena), and Cassandra and Megan Ulbricht (Lakefield).

SLAYTON — Cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25, as well as honorable mentions, were awarded to the following Nov. 1 at the Young Writers’ Contest “Created Equal” Awards Luncheon:

Essay: First place, 10th– 12th grade: Beth Pekar (Ghent); second place, Chelsey Johnson; third place, Brenna Salzwedel (Okabena). First place, seventh-ninth grade: Emily Turner (Bingham Lake); second place, Lucinda Sweazey (Willmar); third place, Cassandra Ulbricht (Lakefield). Honorable mentions: Alissa Sauer (Lismore), Marcus Speakman (Lake Benton) and Camryn Dinnel (Lake Benton).

Poetry: First place, 10th-12th grade: Chelsey Johnson, (Heron Lake); second place, Mikayla Unruh (Morton); third place, Catherine Creech (Estherville, Iowa). First place, seventh-ninth grade: Kelly Kohler (Redwood Falls); second place, Camryn Dinnel (Lake Benton); third place, Gabrielle Holthe (Jackson). Honorable mentions: Chelsey Johnson (Heron Lake), Michele Pesch (Vesta), Brenna Salzwedel (Okabena), Ariel Reker (Jasper), Mikayla Unruh (Redwood Falls), Raisa Villa (Windom), Tessa Lueck (Pipestone) and Cassandra Ulbricht (Lakefield).

Short Story: First place, 10th-12th grade: Beth Pekar (Ghent); second place, Chelsey Johnson (Heron Lake), third place, Catherine Creech (Estherville, Iowa). First place, seventh-ninth grade: Emily Turner (Bingham Lake); second place, Allison Mulder, Chandler; third place, Cynthia Jorgensen (Lake Benton). Honorable mentions: Beth Pekar (Ghent), Emily Turner (Bingham Lake), Megan Ulbricht (Lakefield), Fatima Fareed (Marshall), April Norman (Luverne), Tessa Lueck (Pipestone), Karolyn Jorgensen (Lake Benton), Davionna Martin (Redwood Falls), Mikayla Unruh (Morton) and Tara Zeinstra (Pipestone).

The writing contest is co-sponsored by the Plum Creek Library System and its affiliated member libraries. Contest judges were Linda Johnson, Lake Wilson; Diane Thier, Adrian; and Dan Roos, Worthington; Kayla Westra, Fulda; Fonda DeKruif, Chandler; Mary Ann DeSutter, Minneota; Nancy Suchy, Sibley, IA; Tami Suchy, Sibley, IA; and Shari Nelson, Bigelow.

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