Colfax banner contest artists recognized

Cal Lewis, a JES fourth grader, and Dick Gebhardt, a five-time entrant, received the “People’s Choice Awards” May 3 to conclude this year’s street banner contest sponsored by the Colfax arts council.

The winners were determined by a count of ballots on the entries which were deposited in paint buckets around town.

Lewis, son of Scott and Susan Lewis, painted “Appaloosa on the Palouse.” The painting was in tribute to Misty, his mother’s Appaloosa who died last year at age 27.

Gebhardt painted “The Ides of Spring” featuring blooming crocus.

Gebhardt’s previous banner entries have featured the fi...