The city of Banks holds a coloring contest annually to commemorate National Drinking Water Week for youth in Banks, and this year is no different.
Here are the winners — and their artwork — of the contest. The artwork was presented during the May 11 Banks city council meeting by Mayor Stephanie Jones. First place winners receive a $25 gift card to Main Street Pizza, while their parents are gifted with a credit on their water bills for the same amount. Second place winners receive the same awards in the sum of $15, while third place winners receive $10 in the same awards. In the honorable mention category, winners receive a free slice of pizza.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.