CONTEST Posters serve customers recycling reminders

The winning entries are on display at local county restaurants.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County commissioners recognized eight pupils who submitted winning entries in the Reuse & amp; Recycling Division's 2005 poster contest.
Peg Flynn, recycling division environmental educator, said there were 612 entries from county private and parochial schools in the contest, which ran from January through March.
Each poster described a recycling or anti-litter theme. All of the first-place posters were made into placemats to be used at local county restaurants or other locations.
Terry Bishop, of Dominion East Ohio, presented each winner with an American Express gift certificate from the utility company. The recycling division, also called the Green Team, also presented certificates to the children.
The commissioners honored pupils' efforts before their Thursday meeting.
Winners
The winning pupils, their grade levels and their schools are as follows:
UJacob Frederick, first grade, Poland North Elementary School; Bryan Partika, second grade, Poland North Elementary; Alexa Hripko, third grade, St. Christine; Lea Carroll, fourth grade, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Arina Kravitz, fifth grade, Boardman Center Middle School; Gianna Sansone, sixth grade, St. Nicholas School; Monica Ciarniello, seventh grade, Springfield Middle School; and Ashley Wilfong, eighth grade, St. Joseph the Provider.
The placemats can be seen at these restaurants or locations:
UThe American Legion Post 737, Lake Milton; Chapters Caf & eacute;-Poland and Austintown libraries; Countryside Golf Course, Lowellville; Denny's Restaurants in Austintown and Boardman; Dino's Restaurant, North Jackson; Ellsworth VFW Post 9571, Ellsworth Township; The Fireplace Restaurant, Poland; Jitters Grill, New Middletown; National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, Lipkey Road, North Jackson; Perkins Restaurant, Sebring; Stephanie's Pasta Bowl, New Middletown; Wrangler's Restaurant, North Jackson; and Young's Restaurant, Ellsworth Township.