Amador County – On Monday, Jackson City Councilman Keith Sweet, chairman of the Kennedy Mine Tailing Wheel’s “Save the Wheel Committee” announced the winners of the committee’s logo contest, including the open division champion whose logo will become the official logo of the “Save the Wheel Campaign” for funding.

The contest had 30 entries, and the final selections were made by Amador Arts members Peggy West and DeDe Doran. Sweet said the large number of entries came in part due to participation by students encouraged by art teacher Rand Huggett.

Sweet awarded the top, open division prize to Steven Tze of Ione. Tze’s design will become the official logo for the Tailing Wheels Park. Sweet said the Committee has already ordered buttons with Tze’s logo.

Tze won a prize of $250 for his winning logo, which Sweet said will also be on the cover of the program of this weekend’s fundraiser dinner and auction, to be held Saturday, April 14 at Thomi’s Banquet Room.

Sweet also announced the high school division winner, who was Caroline Dale. Dale won a prize of $100. The middle school division winner was also announced, and presented with his prize of $50. The middle school division logo designer was Zachary Zable.

Sweet said entrants of the logo contest will receive certificates of participation for their entries, which will be digitally chronicled by the Save the Wheel Committee.

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