Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Pine City Pioneer Entry Title: Woman meets rescuers after rollover crash Entry Credit: Mike Gainor Judge Comment: First place: Author used multiple voices to craft a narrative about a harrowing accident and its uplifting aftermath. Well woven story that used the best quotes to propel the story.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Pelican Rapids Press Entry Title: 22A Pelican Rapids Press: More building on the Back 40 Entry Credit: Louis Hoglund Judge Comment: Second place: Ah, the time honored NIMBY conflict, writ rural. The story gives a flavor of the conflict within the community on the topic of relaxing zoning and allowing for more development in an agricultural community.
