Sheiss wins second place award in regional children's writing contest
(Talk of the Town file photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Young author Dillon Sheiss, below, learned today that his story "The Littlest Ear" won second place at the regional PBS Go Kids Writers Contest.

By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Dillon Sheiss, son of Donnie and Kelley Sheiss of Larwill, was notified today that he won second place in the PBS Go Kids Writers Contest regional competition.
Sheiss, a second grader at Northern Heights Elementary School, won first place in the local contest for his grade level in March at Peabody Public Library.
His book entitled "The Littlest Ear" was about ears of corn growing in a field and the effects of bullying.

By Jennifer Zartman Romano
Dillon Sheiss, son of Donnie and Kelley Sheiss of Larwill, was notified today that he won second place in the PBS Go Kids Writers Contest regional competition.
Sheiss, a second grader at Northern Heights Elementary School, won first place in the local contest for his grade level in March at Peabody Public Library.
His book entitled "The Littlest Ear" was about ears of corn growing in a field and the effects of bullying.