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by Melissa Newland
Your vote could help advance two local area students’ artworks which made it to the semifinals in the Michigan Department of State’s ‘I Voted’ sticker contest and every vote
counts to move their designs through the polls and hopefully into the winner’s circle. Arvon Township School (ATS) students Avery Kahkonen (third grade) and Araminta Widby (sixth
grade) were named as semifinalists in the elementary/middle school division of the contest after submitting their creations. Teacher Jane VanBuren noted after announcement of the contest on local news in late May, she and the students went over the rules and the design template found on the state’s website. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.