POLAND — The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland held a Visual Arts Competition in April for students ages eleven and under. Club members voted on fourteen entries at a meeting on April 27 and selected 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. They were 1st Place – Ambrie Cotnoir, Age 11; 2nd Place – Perrie Cotnoir, Age 7; 3rd Place – August Orlando, Age 9.
All qualified entries received a certificate of participation and those who placed received ribbons. The 1st place winner also received a gift card and will have their art submitted to Optimist International for further judging by the Marketing and Communications Committee.
This committee will select 13 winners for creation of a 2024 Optimist Calendar, where 12 winners will receive $150 – and the winner of the calendar cover will receive an additional $100.
OIVA 1st Place 1st Place – Ambrie Cotnoir, Age 11 (cactus)
2nd Place – Perrie Cotnoir, Age 7 (abstract)
3rd Place – August Orlando, Age 9 (dirt bike)
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