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Backpack prize winner

by Contributed
2 years ago
(Courtesy of Verizon Wireless Zone)

Lilith Wright of Presque Isle, 7, recently won a special prize at the backpack giveaway at the Verizon Wireless Zone store in Presque Isle. Wright is going into the first grade at Pine Street Elementary School, and was one of 10 students across the U.S. to receive a $100 gift card and a $1,000 prize for their schools.

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