First Place, Enterprise Feature - Stephanie J. Smith / The Lima NewsCousins Bella Frye (left), and Gabrielle Poling play dress-up as they walk down the sidewalk outside their aunt's home on Pierce Street in Lima. The girls said they found the matching gowns in a store and that they were originally from a wedding.
Second Place, Enterprise Feature - Lynn Ischay / The Plain DealerMiss Jamie Alspach gets big goodbye hugs from the preschool class at the Achievement Centers for Children in Highland Heights. It was the last day of Miss Jamie's music class before summer break.
Third Place, Enterprise Feature - Neal C. Lauron / The Columbus DispatchDance instructor Tami Kelly rewards anxious mini ballerinas, from the Basic Ballet class at the Grove City YMCA, stickers after their class, March 14, 2006. The dancers got to pick out the sticker and have them stuck to their cheek or wrists after the class. Not all of the tiny dancers were patient for the reward.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - Greg Ruffing / FreelanceA group of college students bury a friend in the sand while partying along the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago to celebrate the end of their semester.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerGabby Theriot, 10, of Columbia Station comes out of the depths of her aunt's pool to the surface after a dive into the pool escaping the heat of the day July 26, 2006 in Olmsted Township.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerCleveland Browns fans and newlyweds Bruce and Dawn MacLaren celebrate their wedding in true Cleveland tailgating style October 22, 2006 at the Municipal Parking Lot in Cleveland. The two were wed before the start of the Browns game with their fellow fans- who they call their second family.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - Ken Love / Akron Beacon JournalFranki Lichtenberger, 14, of Akron stands among some of the 2,500 flags at sunrise at Goodyear Metro Park that is part of the Patriot's Healing Field Flag Memorial on September 8, 2006 in Akron.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - Scott Shaw / The Plain DealerWilliam Hinton, 5, yells for "Candy!" as he waves a flag during the Fourth of July parade in Berea. He was sporting a hole as he just lost his first tooth the other day.
Award of Excellence, Enterprise Feature - Thomas Ondrey / The Plain DealerBride Coleen Conroy picked a wet and snowy day to marry, as her arrival beneath an umbrella held by limo driver Dave Sternad attests. Conroy and husband Jerry held their reception at the Hyatt Regency, downtown, despite predictions of 8 inches of snow arriving by midnight.
