![Lakeland eighth grader Elizabeth McCormick won best logbook for her "Drink-A-Drop" invention at the 2024 Invention Convention U.S. Nationals held June 5-7 in Dearborn, Mich. She is seen here during the Invent Idaho North Idaho Regional competition awards ceremony in January.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2024/06/12/Elizabeth_McCormick_t1170.png?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Lakeland eighth grader Elizabeth McCormick won best logbook for her "Drink-A-Drop" invention at the 2024 Invention Convention U.S. Nationals held June 5-7 in Dearborn, Mich. She is seen here during the Invent Idaho North Idaho Regional competition awards ceremony in January.
June 13, 2024
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June 13, 2024 1 a.m.
Local kids place at Invention Convention nationals
Winners hail from Lakeland, Bryan, Hayden Meadows
North Idaho's young inventors earned a place on the national stage at the Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, held June 5-7 at the Henry Ford museum complex in Dearborn, Mich.