Auxiliary honors patriotic essay winners

  • American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 American Essay Contest winners included, in front, Irma Wehrli (from left), Judy Ripple, Kynlee Bogie, Timothy Steele, Kazzeley Vernon, Darien Cooper, Daelyn Cooper, Witness Hatch, Katheryn Coleman; back row, Olivia Medeiros, William Matheney, Madison Cruess, Kaiden Berg and Mason Garling. (COURTESY)
    American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 American Essay Contest winners included, in front, Irma Wehrli (from left), Judy Ripple, Kynlee Bogie, Timothy Steele, Kazzeley Vernon, Darien Cooper, Daelyn Cooper, Witness Hatch, Katheryn Coleman; back row, Olivia Medeiros, William Matheney, Madison Cruess, Kaiden Berg and Mason Garling. (COURTESY)

    Fourteen Columbia County students were honored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 for their patriotic essay writings.

    The Legion Auxiliary’s annual Americanism Essay Contest for students in the C…