It's fun to be in the newspaper!

It's fun to be in the newspaper!

When I was in sixth grade I entered a speech contest sponsored by the Optimist Club. I won first place, and the next day there was an article in the Missoulian (my hometown newspaper) about the contest, and there was my picture! My schoolmates saw it, their parents, my teachers, the folks at church—it was quite a thrill for me! Over the years, with different activities, my picture or a story inclu...