Darke County Parks coloring contest winners

Josie Winemiller, Mary Gray Kinnison and Faith Kindred

Darke County Parks coloring contest winners

Held on the October First Friday event for Downtown Greenville, the Citizens for Darke County Parks concluded a coloring contest, a “drawing for a drawing.” All Darke County school-aged children were invited to send in a drawing of a tree, home to various woodland animals. All drawings were entered into a drawing, held at A & B Coffee and Cake Co. at the conclusion of First Friday. Holding the FOR Darke County Parks sign is Betsy Ward of A & B Coffee and Cake Co. where the drawing was held. Riley Hunt, student at South School and $100 prize winner in the drawing was presented with the check by Mary Gray Kinnison, treasurer of the Citizens for Darke County Parks. Riley’s winning work was the last one pulled in the drawing sponsored by the Citizens for Darke Co. Parks.

In the Citizens for Darke County Parks coloring contest, treasurer Mary Gray Kinnison presents checks to the prize winners. All entries were entered into a drawing. Pulled first for a $50 prize was Faith Kindred, pictured on the right, student at Emmaus Learning Center. The second prize drawn for $75 was won by Josie Winemiller, shown on the left, student at St. Mary’s School. All prizes were paid for by the Citizens for Darke County Parks, the group working for passage of the Darke County Park District ½ mill Replacement Levy in November.

Riley Hunt, 6th grader at South School and daughter of Nathan and Laurie Hunt of Greenville is shown donating a check for $100 to Darke County Parks Director Roger Van Frank in front of the Nature Center. Riley won the $100 in the Citizens for Darke County Parks coloring contest and chose to donate her winnings. Riley commented, “Our family likes to come here (the Nature Center) and enjoy the parks.”