Student wins prize for fire poster

Vernon — Samantha Guidotti, a student at Rolling Hills Elementary School, won a $50 savings bond as the 2008-2009 Township Division 2 winner for her poster on the theme “Prevent Home Fires.” Vernon’s Fire Official Tom Van Gorder presented Samantha with her prize during a June ceremony. The bond was donated by the Vernon branch of Lakeland Bank. The poster contest is promoted in Vernon’s schools by the Vernon fire prevention office, as a way to make children aware of fire safety.