SYRACUSE — We’ve all heard the term “pay it forward,” an idea promulgated in the 2000 movie and 1999 novel by the same name. The generally accepted definition is repaying a good deed to others instead of back to the original benefactor.

Elementary students in the Wawasee Community Schools are enjoying a busy week of learning the best methods for staying drug free now and always.

ROCHESTER — After a hard-fought contest at the Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, Spell Bowl in Rochester, a quartet of writers representing The Shopping Guide News of Fulton County and The Papers Inc. walked off with a narrow victory at the Fulton County Literacy Coalition’s 16th annual fundraiser.