Marge Peterson, Palmerton, has won a second-place award during the Regional Art Exhibit at Williamsport High School.

She displayed an oil painting entitled "The Other Side of East," for which she won a $300 award.The event was juried by Thomas N. Armstrong III, director of the Whitney Museum of American Art. A total of 220 artists submitted 575 paintings, drawings and graphics into competition, seeking recognition and a portion of the $5,245 total in prize money distributed.