2006 competition winners:

December 2006

Prints (18 entries)

Leaves of Green by Vic Rausch

Slides (7 entries)

Turning Red by Denise McCracken

November 2006

Prints (This year's Scavenger Hunt was for prints only)

Zoos (33 entries)

1st - Lion by Debbie Steinhausser
2nd - Untitled by Karl Francis
3rd - Mexican Wolf by Debbie Steinhausser
HM - Golden Pharaoh by Wilma Yoder
HM - Just Relaxing by Larry McVay
HM - Big Bird by Ted Stone

Close-ups (29 entries)

1st - Water Lily-Tina by John L. Stein
2nd - Full Hopper by John Briggs
3rd - Floating Frog by Denise McCracken
HM - Innis Park (2) by Cindy Kidwell
HM - Innis Park (1) by Cindy Kidwell
HM - Large Species-Fly by Ted Stone

Sunrises/Sunsets (18 entries)

1st - Sunset on Lake Tarpon by Bev Ratliff
2nd - Sunset Beach 2006 by Bev Ratliff
3rd - Arizonal Sunset by Tom Ziegler
HM - Sun Up by Karl Francis
HM - Christmas Sunrise by John L. Stein
HM - by

The Color White (22 entries)

1st - Iris-Laced Cotton by John L. Stein
2nd - Current by Denise McCracken
3rd - Butterfly-Rice Paper by John L. Stein
HM - Hairy Cacti by Tom Ziegler
HM - January at the Cave by Tom Ziegler

October 2006

Prints (23 entries)

1st - Fall Reflections, Hocking Hills by Ted Stone
2nd - Barred Owl by Wilma Yoder
3rd - Three Cone Flowers by Bev Ratliff
HM - Thistle by Ted Stone
HM - Majestic Monarch by Wilma Yoder

Slides - (20 entries)

1st - Busy Hopper by Denise McCracken
2nd - Blackwater Falls by Bev Ratliff
3rd - Sunset by Bev Ratliff
HM - Blue Fish by Ted Stone
HM - Butterfly on Pink Petals by Denise McCracken

September 2006

Prints (13 entries)

1st - Bees on a Plant, Inniswood by Ted Stone
2nd - Autumn by Cheryl Hyde
3rd - Bee on a Flower by John Kiss
HM - Two Geese by Sheralyn Graise

Slides - (not enough to have a competition)

August 2006

Prints (31 entries)

1st - Palm Leaves by Ted Stone
2nd - Yummy by Debbie Steinhausser
3rd - Great Owl by Tom Ziegler
HM - Feed Me by Bev Ratliff
HM - Butterfly on Pastel Flowers by Debbie Steinhausser
HM - Deer and Fawn by Bev Ratliff

Slides - (30 entries)

1st - Grasshopper by Denise McCracken
2nd - Fireweed/St. Elias Mtns. by Bev Ratliff
3rd - Sunset in Arizona by Herb Schumacher
HM - Butterfly's Dessert by Denise McCracken
HM - What Big Eyes You Have by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Orchid by Ted Stone

July 2006

Prints (9 entries)

1st - Lower Falls/Yellowstone National Park by Wilma Yoder
2nd - Dragon Fly by Richard Wood
3rd - Whitey by Andrew Livelsberger
HM - Innis Pond by Richard Wood

Slides - (30 entries)

1st - Cacti by Ted Stone
2nd - Orange Flower by Debbie Steinhausser
3rd - Butterfly Pose by Denise McCracken
HM - Summer's Gifts by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Wet Flowers by Ted Stone
HM - Peaceful Valley by Vic Rausch

June 2006

Prints (27 entries)

1st - Rocks & Ice by Tom Ziegler
2nd - Leaf Patterns by Cheryl Hyde
3rd - Half by Karl Francis
HM - Harris Hawk by Tom Ziegler
HM - Stone Man by Karl Francis
HM - Fancy Headdress by Ted Stone

Slides - (35 entries)

1st - Rose Drops by Cheryl Hyde
2nd - Branches by Tom Ziegler
3rd - Red Flower by Ted Stone
HM - Crowned Crane by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Thissel Drops by Tom Ziegler
HM - Something Itches by Vic Rausch
HM - Red Rock Crossing by Herb Schumacher

May 2006

Prints (39 entries)

1st - Wine and Roses by Richard Wood
2nd - Three of a Kind by Ted Stone
3rd - Tour de Amish by Ted Stone
HM - Babcock Mill by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Big Black Boots by Karl Francis
HM - Doo Dah by Karl Francis
HM - Resting Butterfly by Debbie Steinhausser

Slides - (28 entries)

1st - Window Frame Zennia by Debbie Steinhausser
2nd - Hard Water by Bev Ratliff
3rd - Moonville Tunnel by Denise McCracken
HM - Slate Run Farm Junk by Denise McCracken
HM - Conservatory Sculptures by Ted Stone
HM - Sunlit Pattermon Bridge by Cheryl Hyde

April 2006

Prints (26 entries)

1st - Tree at Dusk by Tom Ziegler
2nd - Orchids by Ted Stone
3rd - Cone Flowers by Karl Francis
HM - Big Horn Sheep by Debbie Steinhausser
HM - Holly Berries by Janice Piette
HM - He's at it Again by John Briggs

Slides - (26 entries)

1st - Mushrooms by Ted Stone
2nd - Explosion of Light Sunrise by Cheryl Hyde
3rd - Bear Grass and Mountains by Debbie Steinhausser
HM - Golden Mushrooms by Tom Ziegler
HM - Backlit Tree by Ted Stone
HM - Fall in Cuyahoga Valley by Denise McCracken

March 2006

Prints - Less than 400 Points (19 entries)

1st - Banana Leaf by Karl Francis
2nd - Baby Sunflower by Pat Leffler
3rd - "J" by Karl Francis
HM - Got My Eye on You by Adriann Stuart
HM - It Wasn't Me by Dick Wood

Prints - More than 400 Points (10 entries)

1st - A Picnic Place by Debbie Steinhausser
2nd - Bark Curls by Tom Ziegler
3rd - Untitled by Dan Borzynski
HM - Crane in Flight by Ted Stone
HM - Tree at Cades Cove by Tom Ziegler

Slides - (36 entries)

1st - Dewy Buds by Debbie Steinhausser
2nd - Rocky Fork #99 by Tom Ziegler
3rd - Pitcher Plant by Ted Stone
HM - Grand Canyon Sunset by Herb Schumacher
HM - Ash Cave by Herb Schumacher
HM - Boulders by Tom Ziegler
HM - Blackwater Falls #5 by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Pinstripe Suit by Dan Borzynski

February 2006

Prints - Less than 400 Points (27 entries)

1st - Hen & Chicks by Dan Borzynski
2nd - Vine by Karl Francis
3rd - Loaves of Bread by Dan Borzynski
HM - Snow Scene I by Adriann Stuart
HM - Rock by Karl Francis
HM - Snow Scene III by Adriann Stuart

Prints - More than 400 Points (10 entries)

1st - Bee on Thistle by Beverly Ratliff
2nd - Building a Nest by Bob Stapleton
3rd - Dragon Fly by Beverly Ratliff
HM - Blackwater Falls by Cheryl Hyde

Slides - not enough of each to split into the two categories (33 entries)

1st - Lines by Dan Borzynski
2nd - Evening Falls by Dan Borzynski
3rd - Tony by Tom Ziegler
HM - Layered Light on Water by Beverly Ratliff
HM - Ash Cave by Herb Schumacher
HM - Tomato Leaves by Sheralyn Graise

January 2006

Prints (33 entries)

1st - Chipmunk by Janice Piette
2nd - Birches by Dan Borzynski
3rd - Two Tulips by Deb Steinhausser
HM - Green Frog in Purple Flowers by Deb Steinhausser
HM - Cedar Falls Winter by Janice Piette
HM - Do You See What I See? by Dan Borzynski

Slides (38 entries)

1st - Japanese Garden by Sheralyn Graise
2nd - Cool Tree by Tom Ziegler
3rd - Top Notch Beauty by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Rocky Gorge by Deb Steinhausser
HM - Water Droplets by Cheryl Hyde
HM - Glacier National Park Wild Flowers By Deb Steinhausser
HM - Triplets Reflected by Bev Ratliff

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