ALPHABET SOUP CONTEST WINNER

Eight children have been chosen as winners in the Alphabet Soup contest, sponsored by the Southeast Missourian and the Show Me Center.

Children under 6 were asked to cut out every letter of the alphabet from the Southeast Missourian newspaper and attach them -- in the correct order -- to a letter-sized piece of paper.

Winners, who were randomly selected from two age groups, are as follows:

In the 1-3 year-old category, Dora Brewington, 3, Fredericktown; Nathan Mecum, 2, Cape Girardeau; Julie Aufdenberg, 3, Gordonville; Alex Shafer, 1, Cape Girardeau.

In the 4-6-year-old category, Betsy M. Reed, 5, Perryville; Iliana Arvelo, 4, Jackson; Steven Eddy, 4, Cape Girardeau; Wil Holt, 5, Sedgewickville.

The children each won four tickets to next weekend's show, Elmo's Coloring Book.