Why I Love Revelstoke Contest winners! 2013-06-01Universal Footwear owners Malcolm and Debbie Bott (center) pose with some of the winners of their Why I Love Revelstoke Contest on Saturday afternoon.Here are the official winners (by category):Age 6-8 — Nyssa Thomas — $100 gift certificateAge 9-11 — Sarah Carey — $200 gift certificateAge 12-14 — Simon Blackie — $300 gift certificateAge 15-17 — Austin Carter — $400 gift certificateHonourable Mentions:Age 9-11 — Everet Carter — $50 gift certificateAge 9-11 —Alexandra Robertson — $50 gift certificateAge 15-17 — Emily Farrell — $50 gift certificateJoint Project Maxine Opatril/Alana Brittin — one $50 gift certificate eachAll of the entries in the contest are displayed in one of the show windows at Universal Footwear.“We had a total of 43 entries and 33 were in the 9-11 year old category,” Malcolm said. Five judges evaluated the entries for their visual properties, creative writing, uniqueness, community effect and how well the children’s drawings matched their stories. “There were some hard decisions and after the final total there were still some tough decisions,” he said. As a result there were five honourable mentions.” What’s more, everyone that entered received $20 coupons. “So thank you all for your outstanding work and thank you for being the future of Revelstoke!” Malcolm said. David F. Rooney photo