Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Grand Rapids Herald Review Entry Title: Make your calendar a friend, my dear; I should've been Tinkerbell; I'll take the Golden Axe but my real prize is my partner in plaid Entry Credit: Britta Arendt Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: St. Joseph Newsleader Entry Title: Mike Knaak columns Entry Credit: Mike Knaak Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Detroit Lakes Tribune Entry Title: Perry Detroit Lakes columns Entry Credit: J.J. Perry Judge Comment: None
Competition Comment: Heartfelt, sweet prose lets the reader inside for the winner. Her love of her life and community shine through.
