EVELETH/GILBERT â Winners in the VFW Patriotic Art Contest in the Eveleth-Gilbert Schools were Hailie Dryer, first place; Gavin Kokal, second place; and Rebecca Muster, third place. Kim Mattson, member of the auxiliary to Mesaba Range VFW Post 1172, is chairwoman of the Patriotic Art and Voice of Democracy contests.
Deb Custer, Eveleth-Gilbert art teacher, put together a slideshow of past Patriotic Art national winners as part of the students instruction. There were 27 Eveleth-Gilbert participants in the contest. Love