TELLING HER STORY: Grace Ruyle reads aloud a story she wrote as part of the Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School’s Young Authors project. The second grader was one of three top winners in the contest, along with fourth grader Riddock Moran and sixth grader Ethan Percival. The students were honored with a luncheon last week. (Staff Photo by Teresa Livers)

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