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- 0:05Speaker 1: Montgomery names winners of Arbor Day poster contest. Written by
- 0:10Speaker 1: Judy Harvey, This article is being read by an automated
- 0:14Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. The Village of Montgomery
- 0:18Speaker 1: Beautification Committee announced the winners of its twenty twenty six
- 0:22Speaker 1: Arbor Day Poster contest during the May eleventh village board meeting.
- 0:27Speaker 1: Each year, the contest invites local students to celebrate the
- 0:30Speaker 1: importance of trees through art. This year's theme was Our Country,
- 0:35Speaker 1: Our Trees. This year's entries showcased creativity and environmental awareness
- 0:40Speaker 1: while honoring the America two hundred and fifty celebration. The
- 0:44Speaker 1: Beautification Committee was thrilled by the overwhelming response to this
- 0:48Speaker 1: year's poster contest, which garnered over seven hundred submissions, the
- 0:52Speaker 1: village said in a news release. The grade level winners
- 0:56Speaker 1: are Kindergarten Caroline R. Lakewood Creek Elementary first grade poster
- 1:01Speaker 1: title United by Heart by Josie P. Mcdoll. Elementary second
- 1:05Speaker 1: grade poster title We Keep Trees Safe for the Community
- 1:09Speaker 1: by Gabrielle L. Lakewood Creek Elementary third grade poster title
- 1:13Speaker 1: Sun Tree by Juliana P. Lakewood Creek Elementary fourth grade
- 1:18Speaker 1: post a sure title The end of the Path is
- 1:19Speaker 1: not the end of Nature by Miranda gh Kruge Elementary,
- 1:23Speaker 1: fifth grade poster title Our country grows, so do our
- 1:26Speaker 1: trees by m H. Lakewood Creek Elementary. The winners were
- 1:30Speaker 1: honored at the board meeting and receive certificates of recognition
- 1:35Speaker 1: and special prizes for their artistic contributions. According to the release.
- 1:40Speaker 1: Each winner received a village goodie bag that included fun
- 1:43Speaker 1: items and a Dairy Queen gift card. According to the release,
- 1:48Speaker 1: For more information about the Arbor Day poster contest, visit
- 1:51Speaker 1: Montgomeril dot org, slash seven sixty one slash Arbor Dash
- 1:54Speaker 1: Day or emailp faf at Montgomeril dot org four