Digital photography winners announced

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The work of Debbie Moore of Viola captured the 2017 Best in Show award in the 12th Annual Digital Photography Contest. The contest is sponsored by Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, Integrity First Bank, The Baxter Bulletin and Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County.

Moore’s top award was an entry in the landscape category. Her work and all the entries in this year’s content are available online at mtnhomedigitalphotocontestshow.businesscatalyst.com and on a new digital, interactive public display at the sponsor locations beginning on the second floor of the Vada Sheid Community Development Center (The Sheid) through June 1. The exhibit will then be transferred to the Donald W. Reynolds (Baxter County) Library from Monday, June 5 – Friday, June 16. The next stop for the artwork is the main branch of Integrity First Bank, Tuesday, June 20 – June 30. The last stop for the photo display is the Integrity First Bank branch near Wal-Mart, Wednesday, July 5 – Friday, July 28.

A reception for winners will take place at Donald W. Reynolds Library on Thursday evening, June 15 at 5:15. The “Best in Show” grand prize will be $100 and a prize package. More cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in each category will be awarded.

Winners by category are:tg

2017 Best in Show (Landscape Category) – Debbie Moore of Viola, AR.

Animals – 1st Place, Susan L. Thornton of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Ardith Jenkins of Yellville, AR; 3rd Place tie between, Holly Strain of Gainesville, MO; and Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place tie between, Thomas Walden of Mountain Home, AR; and Margaret Phillips of Mountain Home, AR; Honorable Mention, Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; and Paul Port of Lakeview, AR.

Creative/Abstract – 1st Place, Paul Port of Lakeview, AR; 2nd Place, David Roberts of Puyallup, WA; 3rd Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place, Debra Spiegle of Gassville, AR; Honorable Mention, Elizabeth Young of Mountain Home, AR

Hobby/Adventure – 1st Place, Alan Herrmann of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 3rd Place, Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; 4th Place, Debbie Moore of Viola, AR; Honorable Mention, Christi Melton of Mountain Home, AR.

Landscape/Nature – 1st Place, Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; 2nd Place, Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; 3rd Place, Debbie Moore of Viola, AR; 4th Place three-way tie between Brandon Belcher of Mountain Home, AR; Steve E. Thornton of Mountain Home, AR; and Kristen McKee of Caulfield, MO. Honorable Mention, Debra Spiegle of Gassville, AR; and Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR.

People/Portraits – 1st Place, Wesley Oldham of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 3rd Place, Debra Spiegle of Gassville, AR; 4th Place, Elizabeth Young of Mountain Home, AR; Honorable Mention, Christi Melton of Mountain Home, AR; and Debbie Moore of Viola, AR.

Plants – 1st Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Kristen McKee of Caulfield, MO; 3rd Place, Margaret Phillips of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place tie between Paul Port of Lakeview, AR; and Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; Honorable Mention, Alan Herrmann of Mountain Home, AR; Kristen McKee of Caulfield, MO; Leann McGovern of Salem, AR; Debbie Moore of Viola, AR; and Ralph Moore of Viola, AR.

Structures/Objects – 1st Place, Carrie Litzsinger of Oakland, AR; 2nd Place, Ralph Moore of Viola, AR; 3rd Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place, Carol Martin of Lakeview, AR; Honorable Mention, Liz Cunningham of Gassville, AR; Steve E. Thornton of Mountain Home, AR; and Brandon Belcher of Mountain Home, AR.

Water – 1st Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Debbie Moore of Viola, AR; 3rd Place, Marjorie Jones of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place, Debbie Moore of Viola, AR.

Youth (Grades 12 & Under) – 1st Place, Haley Bell of Mountain Home, AR; 2nd Place, Cheyenne Ethridge of Mountain Home, AR; 3rd Place, Rachel Walden of Mountain Home, AR; 4th Place, Olivia Posey of Mountain Home, AR; Honorable Mention Grace Beckham of Mountain Home, AR; and Allison Andeline of Mountain Home, AR.

For more information, please contact Mindy Fulcher at ASUMH, 870-508-6149, mfulcher@asumh.edu.

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