Daughters of the American Revolution names essay winners

April 17, 2015 at 10:33 am CDT

Nathan Shervheim and Kate Sutten, middle, are winners of the DAR American history essay contest. Also pictured are Bonnie Riepe, contest chairman, and Theresa Bahniuk, chapter regent. (Contributed photo)

Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded winners of American history and Christopher Columbus essays at its meeting April 11.

The American history contest is open to students in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Bonnie Riepe of Arispe is the chapter chairman of this contest.

Nathan Shervheim of Redding was the eighth-grade winner, and Kate Sutten of Afton was the seventh-grade winner. The title of the essay was “A child’s journey through Ellis island.”

Emma Richardson of Afton was the chapter winner of the Christopher Columbus contest. The title for her essay was “Joining Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the new world.”

Richardson has also been chosen by the Iowa DAR Society as the state winner and will be honored at the state conference the end of April. Because of a schedule conflict, Richardson was unable to attend the meeting.