Local youths in grades six through eight are invited to enter the annual Christmas essay contest sponsored by Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc.

Essays should be 300 words or fewer and answer the question "How can you live out your Christmas spirit all year long?" Only original essays will be considered.

Entries should include the child's name, age, complete mailing address, and phone number. Submission of an essay constitutes permission to print the essay and publish the name of child. Not all entries are guaranteed to be published.

Winners will receive a Good's Store gift card that can be used at any of the business's locations. The winning essays, along with other essay selections, will be published in a commemorative special section appearing in the Garden Spot Pennysaver and the Morgantown/Honey Brook Community Courier in early December. All entries will also be featured at http://www.townlively.com.

Submissions are due by Monday, Oct. 30, and they may be submitted in one of two ways. They may be typed and emailed to info@engleonline.com with the subject line "Christmas Spirit," and the email must include an access link to a shared Google document or folder. Alternately, they may be handwritten or typed and mailed to Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc., Attn. Christmas Spirit, PO Box 500, Mount Joy, PA 17552.