Feature - 1st placeCarolann Dye, an employee of Putt-Putt Golf and Games of Springfield, uses a long pole to place an Uncle Sam hat on the head of the giraffe sculpture on the miniature golf course for Memorial Day. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 2nd placeMyles Wisniewski, 3, of Garfield Heights, grabs onto his mother Sarah Savnik on his very first "Little Dipper" roller coaster ride at Memphis Kiddie Park and Miniature Golf. The Little Dipper is the oldest operating steel coaster at the same location in North America. The Memphis Kiddie Park opened in 1952 and in it's 61st year. ( Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Feature - 3rd placeMarlina Fleming and her husband Jeremiah of Akron get doused with a bucket of water from their son Julian, 6, as they spend the afternoon cooling off at the Interactive Water Fountain at Falls River Square in Cuyahoga Falls. (Karen Schiely / Akron Beacon Journal)
Feature - HMSpectator Michael Paktinat reads his Nook between innings as Elizabeth Reeb (a 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A civilian) rests during a vintage baseball game between the Ohio Village Muffins and members of the Ohio General Assembly (as the Capitol Cannons) on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMKenny Chumley, a production manager with Advance Sign Group dusts off one of the completed butterflys that will be installed as part exterior wall signs on the new Nationwide Children's Hospital and surrounding buildings The butterflys will range from 3 feet to over 18 feet in height with a full color pattern for each individual species of butterfly. The company produces signs for companies in over 47 states and 3 countries so this local installation has special meaning for the employees according to Advance Sign Group President/CEO Jim Wasserstrom. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st placeBarbara Sowers rolls a bucket of water from the kitchen through her home that she will use use to flush the toilet since the plumbing does not work in her home in Homer. Due to credit problems not due to her, it has been difficult for Barbara to fix up her 200 year old home. Barbara uses the chair due to her arthitis. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeDelores Stephens, 15, a sophomore at Bedford High School, carries flags to be placed next to veterans' gravestones inside the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford. About 25 high school students helped place American Flags in front of veterans' gravestones for Memorial Day. For more than 50 years, Bedford High School students have helped place flags according to Mike Garvin, 65, of the VFW 1082. He has been organizing the flag placement since 1985. Garvin says that they will have nearly 950 flags placed on veterans' graves by Monday's Memorial Day service at Bedford Cemetery. Some gravestones date back to The War of 1812. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
General News - 3rd placeJoann Ross, 71, of S. Euclid, raises her hands in praise as she sings during the 61st Annual Observance of the National Day of Prayer held a Public Square in downtown Cleveland on Thursday. The prayer service started at 9 a.m. and will be filled with prayer, live music and scripture reading. (Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Portrait - 1st place A victim who wanted to remain anonymous of a near death experience reflects upon her experience. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd placeBob Folck shows off the giant, plump strawberries just starting to turn red on his berry and produce farm on Ohio 54 in Champaign County. According to several farm owners, things are going well so far in 2012, thanks to the weather. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Portrait - 3rd placeJim North stands close to his hives on the property of the Pleasantview Farm in Circleville. North has noticed a significant difference in the amount of bees contained in his hives, and has noticed piles of dead bees nearby the hives. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st placeTwo young women hold each other after learning the names from the double homicide in or near the Northland Arms complex north of Morse Road in Columbus. The two women both dated one of the two men that were killed. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd placeA firefighter looks out the window at the fire burning on the roof above him as fire departments from Springfield, German and Bethel Townships battle a house fire at 235 Hedge Dr. in Springfield Township. Two residence were at home at the time of the blaze and both made it out safely after a fire alarm alerted them of the fire. The house was believed to be a complete loss. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd placeThe mother one of the victims reacts after learning that she son was shot and killed in a double homicide near the Northland Arms complex north of Morse Road in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st placeCanton South's Deonte Settles races home to score the winning run in the bottom of the 12th to give the Wildcats a 1-0 victory over Triway in the Div II district semifinal game at Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports - 2nd placeGrove City's Brandon Gooch shows the ball to the umpire for the out against Orange's Brai Beckel during their regional championship game at Dublin Coffman High School. (Chris Parker / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Sports - 3rd placeRobbie Ashbaugh, (2) of Kenton Ridge dives for a fly ball in the outfield backed up by Darrian Hamilton (10) during a Division II sectional baseball game against Graham. Kenton Ridge won the game 3-2. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports feature - 1st placeOrange's Ryan Black and Brady Harris console each other after losing to Grove City after their regional championship game at Dublin Coffman High School. (Chris Parker / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Sports feature - 2nd placeCanton South's Damon Wade (center) is mobbed after driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th to give the Wildcats a 1-0 victory over Triway in the Div II district semifinal game at Thurman Munson Stadium Canton. Deonte Settles, is shown at left, who scored on the play, and Logan Bowles is visible at right. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports feature - 3rd placeOrange's Brai Beckel celebrates as he heads toward home plate after hitting the game winning home run during their Div. I regional semi-final game at Dublin Coffman High School May 24, 2012. (Chris Parker / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 1st placeChild life specialist Michelle Peterson (left) places an anaesthesia mask over the mouth and nose of interpreter Denso Gay to demonstrate to Elie Pierre (left) held by hospital medical photographer Ted Stevens, and Kurtis Petion how the mask will be placed on them before their surgeries at the hospital in Akron. (Karen Schiely / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 2nd placeSpectator Michael Paktinat (left) reads his Nook between innings as Elizabeth Reeb (a 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A civilian) rests during a vintage baseball game between the Ohio Village Muffins and members of the Ohio General Assembly (as the Capitol Cannons) on the Ohio Statehouse lawn. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd placeTim McVey of Columbus a Harley rider who was cheering on runners and walkers takes time to hug friend and participant Beverly Erwin of Columbus in the Race for the Cure . (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
