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Award Certificate

Originally uploaded by jicarney.

Your Obedient Servant is seen here holding a third-place award from the Inland Press Association’s Local News Writing Contest. A story I wrote back in April about Ted Lewis, a short-term missionary from Shelbyville, won third place in the category of personality / individual profile stories among newspapers with under 10,000 circulation.

I have placed in statewide competitions before, but this is the first time I’ve gotten an award like this from a national organization.

The awards were announced Oct. 24 at a breakfast in Chicago, although I was unable to attend. We waited to announce them in the T-G until my certificate arrived in the mail, which happened today. The photo will be in Sunday’s T-G.

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  • I'm one of the lucky few who knew about this already, but officially, congrats!
  • Congratulations John!

    Though reading you here it's no big surprise. Thank you for sharing your award-winning voice with me here.

    Pete
  • Congrats John - that's quite an achievement! I, too, enjoy your writing. :)
  • Ivy
    :::channeling A Christmas Story::::::

    "It's a major award!"

    Seriously, congratulations. :)
  • Way to go, buddy!
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