This year’s Fair Bear Writing Competition sponsored by the Georgia National Fair has Fair Bear visiting the fair and planting an amazing garden. The theme prompted writers to include different fruits and vegetables that can be grown in Georgia. This annual writing contest, open to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in Georgia, allows students to submit a creative writing essay based on the theme of the contest. Fourth-grader Abbie Griffis’s entry was selected as the winning entry. Her entry will be forwarded to the Georgia National Fair for the state-wide competition. Kara Colon’s entry earned second place.