Top left: 1st Place, COLD NOVEMBER TRAIL, by Carol Berning; Bottom left: 2nd Place, THIS EVEN MADE THE GREAT FATHER CRY, by Wade McMackins; Center: 3rd place, OUT OF THE DARKNESS INTO THE LIGHT – HOPE PERSEVERANCE RESILIENCE HEALING, by Barbara Hodges; Top right: Best in show, NEVER LOOK BACK, by Melba Checote Eads; Bottom right: Honorable Mention, PEACE, by Carole Davenport. Photo by Melanie Bender / People’s World