Recently, Miss Sidney Wire awarded the 3rd place in the 21-22 State Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Sidney Wire, age 17, received cash award for her work titled, “In God We Trust.” The 16” x 20” artwork is created with prismacolored pencil of a still life by observation. She is sponsored by the Hovel-Barnett VFW Post 1341 in Bull Shoals. Sidney is the daughter of Mr. Chris Wire and Ms. Melody Wire of Flippin and studies art at Flippin High School under the instruction of Mrs. Cheryl Blasdel. The state award was presented to Miss Wire by Mr. Charles Bailey, 20-21 President of the VFW Post 1341 Auxiliary, and Mrs. Sherry Bushre, chairmen of the VFW Post 1341 Patriotic Arts Contest.
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