Osan City Holds Awards Ceremony for 6th Osan Stream Painting Contest

[Suwon Ilbo=Ki-ho Choi] Osan City held the '6th Osan Stream Painting Contest Awards Ceremony' on the 26th in the city hall conference room.

This painting contest, held under the theme of 'Drawing a Clear and Beautiful Osan Stream,' took place outdoors on the 15th for the first time in two years with the Osan Stream as the backdrop. Approximately 1,440 submitted works were reviewed by four professional judges, and award winners were selected in both the preschool and elementary school divisions, with the awards presented on this day.

Seven children—Jeon Ha-jun (4 years old), Lee Ji-an (5 years old), Yoo Yeol-mae (6 years old), Lee Ha-ra (7 years old), Min Ji-on (8 years old), Choi Ji-yu (9 years old), and Kang Min-chae (10 years old)—received the honor of winning the Grand Prize, which is the Mayor's Award of Osan City.

Excellence Award winners include 7 people each in two categories—the Osan City Council Speaker's Award and the National Assembly Member's Award; Merit Award winners include 7 people each in two categories—the Osan University President's Award and the Osan Childcare Support Center Director's Award; and Encouragement Award and Special Award recipients total 35 people in one category—the Osan Childcare Support Center Director's Award.

Meanwhile, the award-winning entries from this contest can be viewed on the Osan Childcare Support Center website and the Osan Childcare Support Center YouTube channel from the 1st to the 11th of next month, and can also be viewed with movie lights at the Osan Stream behind the Osan Cultural and Sports Center and at Balsum Park.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae of Osan City stated, “Since children are happy when parents are happy, I will work to make Osan a place where both parents and children are happy,” and added, “I will make greater efforts to create a citizen-friendly stream by installing swings where children and parents can rest at the Osan Stream.”