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AHPP Art, Essay Contest, Seeks Entries From Students

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, will sponsor its seventh annual "Preserve Our Past" historic preservation art and essay contest for Arkansas fifth-graders, AHPP director Cathy Slater announced February 6.

The theme for this year's contest is "Boats, Bridges and River Towns," and all art and essays should focus on historic properties with the many rivers and streams that flow through the Natural State.

First-place winners in each division will receive $100 savings bonds and second- place winners will receive $50 savings bonds donated by the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas.

All winners, including honorable mention recipients, will receive other historic preservation prizes.

Winning entries will be displayed in the Arkansas State Capitol during May, which is Arkansas Heritage Month and also contains national Historic Preservation Week.

The contest is open to all fifth-grade students in Arkansas. All entries must be postmarked no later than April 15.

For more information, write Tammie Dillon, AHPP education coordinator, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201; or you can call her at (501) 324- 9880.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is the agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage responsible for the identification, evaluation, registration and preservation of the state's cultural resources.

Other agencies in the department are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Arkansas Commemorative Com-mission, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Arkansas Territorial Restoration.