First Place, Feature - Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community NewsStudents in Mrs. Courtney Worley's Safety Town class wait for the light to change at the intersection of High and Main streets at New Albany Safety Town. During the summer class, kids use pedal cars to learn about the rules and etiquette of the road.
Second Place, Feature - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchNine-year-old Elise Hedrick concentrates on a stitch as she learns about making quilts during Pioneer Day at Heritage Park in Westerville.
Third Place, Feature - Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) BladeTom Deckelman, Sylvania, ducks as a Canada goose attacks him while he jogs in the rain at Olander Park. Mr. Deckelman was out for a run when the goose went after him defending the nearby nest its' mate was building.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunThe Boonshoft Museum of Discovery's Andy Bergeron cleans a stuffed polar bear as he and other employees work to get the museum's new branch ready to open the old Elder Beerman location at the Upper Valley Mall in Springfield. The Boonshoft Museum is moving from its current smaller location in the mall to a much larger space vacated by the department store with space for much many more exhibits and hands on activities.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Eric Albrecht / The Columbus DispatchA dog takes advantage of the frozen leg of snowman to relive himself at a park.
Award of Excellence, Feature - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchColumbus Jewish Day School sixth-graders (from left) Maya Rothchild, Tal Mars, and Arrie Zimmerman relax as they fly kites to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot- also known as the Feast of Booths. They were remembering Janusz Korczak, who headed an orphanage in Poland during World War II until he and his charges were killed in Treblinka. Korczak gave his children kites to distract them, saying, "A kite is a gift of the wind to a child."
