Winners of Veterans Day essay contest announced
CITY OF SANIBEL
From left, Micah Baker, Hazel DeCosta, Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America representative and ret. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Doug Quelch, Elizabeth Agibalova-Garcia and Grant Muddell.
The Sanibel Recreation Department and Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America hosted a Veterans Day Essay Contest for island youth in grades 4-8. The winners were fifth-grader Hazel DeCosta and fourth-grader Grant Muddell. In addition, honorable mentions were awarded to eighth-graders Liza Agibalova-Garcia and Micah Baker. The winners were recognized at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11. The winners received $100 checks and the honorable mentions received $50 checks provided by the Bank of the Islands.