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All winners will be given cash prizes. Congrats to the winners, and thank you to the sponsors! The contest was judged by Ruth Sarar.
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1st Place was Chase Costello. Judge’s commentary: “A creative way to show the excitement of Christmas. The snowglobe with trees and mountains are great!”
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2nd Place was Cecelia Fiegen. Judge’s commentary: “A very cozy Christmas scene... peaceful and an excellent use of perspective.”
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3rd Place was Harper Hanisch. Judge’s commentary: “Sharp and clean lines... a very cute drawing!”
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Honorable Mentions are Gavin Coburn and Kaden Hoogland. Judge’s commentary: “Kaden and Gavin both included great, fun details in their drawings!”
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Thank you to
- Alliance Communications,
- Bill Benson’s Body Shop,
- Blue Dragon Academy,
- CHS,
- City of Garretson,
- Don’s Auto,
- First Bank and Trust,
- Garretson Food Center,
- Garretson Insurance,
- Jesse James Country Store,
- Kibble Equipment,
- Minnehaha Funeral Home,
- Nordstrom’s Automotive,
- Palisades Chiropractic,
- Peoples Insurance,
- Performance Press,
- Steve’s Electric and
- Vandersnick Excavating
for sponsoring this holiday drawing contest!