PICTURED RIGHT: Winners of the Callaway Jr high and high school American Legion Auxiliary Essay contest have been selected. This year’s essay theme is: “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday and the Veterans who Fought for Our Freedom.” Front Row, from left: Gracie Brennan – 9th grade, 2nd place; Amelia Pandorf – 8th grade, 1st place; Lauren Reiff, 8th grade, 2nd place; Reid Birkel – 8th grade, 3rd place; Kennedy Eggleston – 7th grade, 2nd place; Olivia Doggett – 7th grade, 1st place; and Faythe Duckett – 7th grade, 3rd place; Back Row: Callen Hickenbottom – 9th grade, 3rd place; Tasia Trotter, 9th grade, 1st place; Taryn Rohrbough - 10th grade, 1st place; Miranda Tucker, 11th grade, 1st place; and Zane Ellison - 12th grade, 1st place. (Photo courtesy Mary Ann Boldt)