Park Rapids Student Wins National Art Contest

Park Rapids Area High School junior Greta Ertl has been named the winner of the 2009 Congressional Art Competition for Minnesota's 8th District for her painting "The Path Within."

As an aspiring artist, Ertl says she often looks inward when she is creating a painting. "The Path Within" explores the concept of coming together, which in turn creates harmony.

Southwest Airlines has donated three tickets so Ertl can attend the reception for contest winners in Washington DC on June 24th.