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Each year the Gilbert Community Club, which sponsors the Lexington County Peach Festival, invites students from our Gilbert schools to enter the “Peachy Arts Contest.” Students are asked to create art with a peach theme. The students can choose the media they wish to use, which includes photography, watercolor, acrylic, or mixed media. Before school closes for the summer, the artwork is judged and winners announced. The art is then displayed displayed in the lobby of Gilbert Primary School for the July 4 Peach Festival.

Here are the winners:

Gilbert Primary School: 5K: Brielle Kaahul - 1st place, Harry Keefer-2nd place, and Zander Rodriguez -3rd place. First Grade: Camryn Merrell -1st place, Olivia Seawrigh t-2nd place, and Kimberlie Herrera-Rios -3rd place and honorable mention goes to Breanna Sox. Second grade: Lola Lee -1st place, Ravyn Cason -2nd place, and Savannah Wood -3rd place and honorable mention goes to Kelsey Baker.

Gilbert Elementary School: Third grade: Maddie Williams-1st place, Kaylin Quina-2nd place, and Jocelyn Evangelista-Ramas-3rd place. Fourth grade: Jordin Kneece-1st place, Kimberly Cruz Zepeda -2nd place, Jaidyn Israel-3rd place. Fifth grade winners: Sophia Parriott-1st place, Ahtzini Rojas Morales-2nd place, and Fernada Becerra Sanches-3rd place and honorable mention goes to Jasen Martin.

Gilbert Middle School: Sixth grade winners: Caroline Beasley-1st place, Desiree’ Kinard-2nd place, and Wilson Oxner-3rd place. Seventh grade winners: Bryson Mc-Murray-1st place, Katherine Branham-2nd place, and Anabelle Warden-3rd place. Eighth grade winners: Aleigha Frye-1st place, Kaylee Krys-2nd place, and Elaina Stewart-3rd place. Gilbert High School art winner Ninth through Twelfth grades was Sophie Ngo-1st place.

children enrolled in the Universe of Stories Summer Reading Program at the Gilbert-Summit Library will enjoy Larry the Duck and Tim Sonefelt this week. Those attending will be blown away by their amazing magic, kooky comedy and puppetry.

Meals on Wheels dads in our community will receive a surprise this week with their meals. For several weeks the Gilbert-Summit Senior Center crafters have been making pickup truck photo magnets for the dads for Father’s Day.

Director Donna Neel said the members will be going to First Baptist Church of Lexington for a Young at Heart luncheon and to Beulah United Methodist Church for the monthly lunch and fellowship. The center will celebrate fathers this Friday with entertainment. Former GSSC employee Bo Bogart will perform with Jeff Long singing songs. For information on becoming a member of the GSSC, call 892-5745.