First Place, Assigned Feature - Eustsacio Humphrey / The Plain DealerEvery day, Les Czaben gives longtime client Paula Fox a shower before feeding her breakfast. Paula holds on tight to Czaben as he had to single handely pick her up from her wheelchair to the bath tub. "It is quite the physical exercise for me," he said.
Second Place, Assigned Feature - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerIt was a tight squeeze for Josh Starr, 12, and his teammates when they tried to fit into a teepee shelter they were constructing from branches April 15, 2002. Josh and other sixth-graders from Cleveland's Bolton Elementary School were at the Hiram House School Camp in Moreland Hills this week to learn survival skills, complete outdoor challenges and take nature hikes.
Third Place, Assigned Feature - Chris Crook / Zanesville Times RecorderChase Williams, 2, considers Dana Matz, dressed as Santa, from a distance during a breakfast with Santa at Bryan Place in Zanesville.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - David Distelhorst / The AdvocateAurora Smith, 6, covers her eyes while her sister Lydia Wears, 5, gets a shot in the thigh at the Licking County Health Department, August 20, 2002.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Dale Omori / The Plain DealerBlind twins Bruce and Bryan Tegowski follow Tops employee Pete Cieckiewicz through the store Jan 23, 2002, Parma.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Jeff Greene / The Plain DealerJonathan Brown, 14, corrals Nathaniel Sawchak, 2, as Nathaniel's father, Timothy, celebrates Mass at Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Lakewood's Birdtown area.
