Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Spring Valley Tribune Entry Title: Reflections from my Notebook Entry Credit: David Phillips Judge Comment: This is the kind of detail-oriented writing that comes when a guy knows his community.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Waterville - Lake Region Life Entry Title: Lisa's Lines Entry Credit: Lisa Ingebrand Judge Comment: Well-written slice-of-life stuff. They were all enjoyable reads.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Montgomery Messenger Entry Title: A young perspective Entry Credit: Wade Young Judge Comment: The column on the historical society making bad history of its own perfectly mixed equal parts of irritation and satire.
Competition Comment: Some very nice writing in this category. To be honest, there could have been six or seven place-winners.
