Feature - First Place, “Huge”Jose Correa of Houston rests his head as he waits for a fork lift which will push a Megalodon into place at the Ohio Expo Center. As the fork lift pushed, Correa guided the pre-historic shark. The Megalodon, estimated to be 50-60 feet long and weigh an estimated 66,000 pounds, will be displayed at an event called Jurassic Quest. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - Second Place, “Coming Home”Eight year old Ella Grace Rike hugs her brother Riley Allen after being away for 6 months in the military. Allens mother Anta Rike (right) welcomed him home for Christmas at the Dayton International Airport. (Marshall Gorby / Dayton Daily News)
Feature - Third Place, “Santa’s Helpers”Alessa Hirschfeld, 5, sits on a couch with her sister Adelle, 12, as they wait to help hand out goodie bags for kids visiting Santa during the Toledo Club’s Tea Dance. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - Award of Excellence, “Ship Shape”Jax Napolski, 3, of Whitehouse, wears his Edmund Fitzgerald costume during the ‘Boo on the Boat’ halloween event at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo. Jax’s interest avid interest in boats and the Great Lakes was spurred by his grandfather, Greg Slack, who owns a boat. He was originally going to dress as the Titanic but decided on the Edmund Fitzgerald instead, his mother, Sara Napolski, said. (Dave Zapotosky / The Blade)
