“Mayor for a Day” essay contest: The League of Minnesota Cities is once again encouraging our state’s 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to share ideas about how they would make cities better through submitting essays in the League’s “Mayor for a Day” essay contest. Contest information can be found at www.lmc.org/mayorforaday. Three winning students will be chosen from among submitted entries. Each winning student will receive $100 and will have their essay published in a future issue of Minnesota Cities magazine. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 13. Students and parents/guardians can submit essays via an online form, a PDF email attachment, or through the mail. Winners only will be notified in early January.
Winner: Titus Brandon, age 11
Titus’s drawing will be the official artwork for the Hackensack Clean Energy Team’s Happy Walleye Campaign. The campaign aims to engage community members through educational events and activities that help keep our area lakes and streams clean and our walleyes happy.