The votes are in! After a two-step selection process, the Junior Dispatch staff (which is really the staff of The York Dispatch) is ready to name the winners for our coloring contest.

Jordyn's winning entry in the coloring contest.

As first described in the contest rules, we were actually awarding two first prizes. Why? Because we had two amazingly cute stuffed animals to give away!

It’s a good thing that we did too, because out of the 60-plus entries, we ended up having a two-way tie for the top vote-getters.

The winners both submitted their entries through the York Jewish Community Center, and they are … (drum roll please!) …

• Lexi, age 8
• Jordyn, age 11

Congratulations to our two winners! We will be dropping those cute and adorable huskies off at the York JCC  in a few days.

See all the entries in this slideshow.

More prizes: All the entrants to our coloring contest earned one of our mammoth-sized Junior Dispatch water bottles. If you entered the coloring contest through the library, a class or a daycare, we’ll soon be bringing you and your classmates water bottles. If you entered through the mail or e-mailed us an entry, you can come to the York Dispatch offices (205 North George St. in York, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.)  and pick up a water bottle.

Lexi's winning entry in the coloring contest!

The details: The coloring contest was held in conjunction with our coverage of the 2012 Iditarod dog sled race and featured a scene inspired by our “Little White Fox” reading project.

The reading project features a kid-friendly story, videos, more coloring pages and other activities to promote reading.

You can learn more about the “Little White Fox” reading project here. Read our Iditarod coverage here.

How voting worked: After we collected all the 60-plus entries, we picked two staffers to each select their five favorites.

Then we posted the top ten entries and had all of our staffers vote for their three favorites.

The two coloring efforts by Jordyn and Lexi got the most votes and were declared the winners.

You can check out even more coloring pages here!

What’s next? We have a big contest planned for this summer. Keep an eye out for news on that coming soon!

You have a chance to win this stuffed animal when you submit your entry in the Junior Dispatch's coloring contest!

In conjunction with its Iditarod coverage and its “Little White Fox & His Arctic Friends” reading project, the Junior Dispatch is holding a coloring contest where you can win one of two soft and squishy stuffed animals — a pair of huskies. You’ll only win one of them for your coloring effort, but we assure they have more than enough cuddle.

THE RULES

Ages: This contest is open to kids ages 3 to 13.

Get the image: Here is a PDF of the image.  (Don’t try printing the JPG at right; the PDF will work much better!)

Color it: Color the image of the little fox meeting the seal, which is a scene from our current reading project. Although the fox in that story is called “Little White Fox,” you don’t have to color this fox white. You can color it with crayons, markers, colored pencils or anything else you like, including computerized coloring through programs such as PhotoShop.

Don’t forget: Include your name, age and a parent’s phone number so we can contact you.

Submit it: You can deliver it to the Junior Dispatch in a number of ways. Email a digital scan to juniordispatch@yorkdispatch.com. Mail your entry to:

Junior Dispatch
c/o The York Dispatch
205 N. George St.
York, PA 17401

You can drop off entries at the same location.

Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by Friday, March 23, 2012.

Prizes: Every submission earns a Junior Dispatch water bottle. The top two entries will win a stuffed animal husky dog

Notes: All decisions by the Junior Dispatch contest staff are final. Entries become the property of Junior Dispatch. Submission prizes (Junior Dispatch water bottles) must be picked up at the York Dispatch offices while supplies last, except bulk deliveries to classes or libraries. Submission prizes are only available while supplies last. Submissions will be judged on creativity and other factors. Only one entry per person.

Click on this PDF link  for a printer-friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!

By Olivia Tucker, 13, of Columbia, Lancaster County

to the Junior Dispatch

coloring contest

for a chance to win

a stuffed husky dog.

To enter, download your

copy of the coloring page

found on our site.

Just click on the

Little Fox poster or

the special projects link.

Please email your entry to juniordispatch@yorkdispatch.com.

If you can’t scan and email your picture,

send it to:

By Claire, 7, of Dover

The entry deadline is March 23, 2012.

The “Little White Fox” story features animals encountering Omnok the Hunter more than once. While it’s not entirely clear, it sounds like he’s an Inuit who is hunting for fur and meat to keep his family warm and fed.

The coloring page at left is based on an old picture of an Inuit hunter from Canada. You can learn more about Canada’s native peoples here.

Click on the image for a printer friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!

As part of our “Little White Fox & His Arctic Friends” reading project, we will be offering a few coloring pages.

This one features our little fox hero, dreaming about what he always dreams of — food!

You can read the “Little White Fox” story series here.

Also check out our coloring contest (using a different image) here!

Click on the image for a printer friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!

The York Emporium is hosting a coloring contest in conjunction with the York St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and the winners in two age categories will get a spot on the bookstore’s parade float.

Clicking the image will download a PDF of this contest entry!

To enter, just print out and color the image at right and return it to the York Emporium ,343 W. Market St. in downtown York. Alternatively, you can visit the York Dispatch’s office at 205 N. George St. and pick up the entry forms there.

If you print out the coloring page from here, be aware that it’s to be printed on legal-size (8.5 in x 14 in) paper.

Besides the awesome prize of a ride on the parade float, the top winners also get a $25 gift certificate to the store.

The top winners aren’t the only winners either: Just by delivering your entry to the York Emporium, you’ll get a free book from the Emporium’s children’s book section, which includes picture books, chapter books and even some reference books.

Entries are due by March 10, so get coloring!

Frankenstein’s monster is one of Halloween’s greatest monsters. Now you can put him on your wall with this coloring page.

Click on the image for a printer friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!

Scarecrow by Elayna Slyder, age 6

Stacia Zutell submitted these two pictures for her daughter, Elayna Slyder, who is 6 years old.

Elayna wanted to send in some pictures she colored. They printed them from The Junior Dispatch’s Coloring Pages section and then emailed them along to us.

Elayna and her mother hope you enjoy them!

Check out  more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section! Color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here.

Witch by Elayna Slyder, age 6

This witch knows how to create a splash with her spells, doesn’t she? Try coloring her and her spell in!

Click on the image for a printer friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!

Fall is here, and that means its time for hayrides, pumpkins and, eventually, Halloween. Celebrate the traditional harvest time with this coloring page by York Dispatch staff artist Todd Stouch.

For plenty of fall and Halloween activities, check out York Weekend.

Our other harvest and fall-themed coloring pages:

• Scarecrow
• Apple picking
• Trees (You can color the leaves red, yellow, green and orange!)

Click on the image for a printer friendly version of this drawing, color it and then mail it back to us so we can post it here. Get even more coloring pages at the Junior Dispatch’s COLORING PAGE section!