ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS SING POLICE PRAISES.Byline: Dominic Berbeo Staff Writer Despite problems and scandal that shroud the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police, fifth- grader Katie Kirkpatrick said Tuesday she has a long list of reasons to appreciate them. ``If harm comes my way, I know they will do everything they can to stop the danger,'' said Katie, reading from an essay that won first place in a contest to celebrate Police Appreciation Day on Nov. 10. The Knollwood Elementary School elementary school: see school. student received a $100 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. Tuesday at the Devonshire Division station during a ceremony in front of officers and parents of essay finalists. ``They also make me feel proud of my city,'' she wrote. ``If harm comes my way I know they will do everything they can to stop the danger.'' Katie was among fifth-graders from five elementary schools in the north San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. who took part in the essay contest, describing why they appreciate officers. ``All the essays were winners,'' said Officer Amanda Chapin, who helped organize the event for Devonshire. ``It was hard to choose because they were all so good.'' Second place in the contest went to Jacob Leon of Lassen Elementary, and third place went to Ryan Merkle of Sierra Canyon Elementary, Chapin said. The Devonshire Community Police Advisory Board, a citizens anti-crime group, has worked with the station to hold the contest for the past five years. ``The important thing is to put the kids in contact with police and help them understand the hard work they do,'' said Colleen Hardman, co-chairman of the Devonshire CPAB CPAB Canadian Public Accountability Board CPAB Community Police Advisory Board (LAPD) CPAB Computer Programmer Aptitude Battery CPAB California Pear Advisory Board CPAB Corrosion Prevention Advisory Board . ``One student told me he didn't even realize all the different things officers do for the community,'' she said. ``They get so many negative images, it's good to point out some positive things, too.'' Prizes were donated by Granada Hills Bank, the Granada Hills Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. , a citizen's anti-crime group called Madd Against Rising Crime, and Dairy Queen Dairy Queen (also known as DQ) is an ice-cream shop and fast-food restaurant franchise based in the United States and founded in 1940. For many years the franchise's slogan was "We treat you right!" In recent years, it has been changed to "DQ something different. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Fifth-grader Katie Kirkpatrick reads her first-place essay on police appreciation Tuesday as Capt. Jerry Szymanski listens. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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