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“First place winners in the Orange County Fair’s writer-illustrator competition for two or more persons aged eight and nine are Damien Riley, right, and Michael Pierce, both of Mission Viejo. Damien Penned the story while Michael supplied the illustrations for “Swimmy the Turtle.” Bothe youths share other interests, Damien in the third grade string class of the 1978 honors orchestra playing his violin and Michael playing baseball hitting for the highest average on his team, the Mesa Verde Giants.”
