Murrysville Photo Contest

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Good luck to 2011 contestants!

The deadline for entering the 2011 contest has passed. For this contest there were a record 155 entries! Click on this link to a blog that shows the photos entered in the 2011 contest.

Over the next several weeks the entries will be organized and judged; check back for updates and to learn the current status of the contest.

If you would like to learn about how you can help with the contest or sponsor it, please email or call. Help with the contest is fun and always welcomed, and sponsorships provide excellent value for local businesses.

Chickadee in a prize birdhouse (birdhouse donated by Greybeard Designs; photo by Dale Matuza)

2010 Contest Results Joan Kearns, President of Murrysville's Council, announced the prize winners for the 2010 contest at a celebration on March 8, 2011. See complete contest results.
A collage of most (but not quite all) of the winning photos from the 2010 contest
2010 Grand Prize Winning Photo by Dale Matuza	2010 contest winners with Joan Kearns From left: Maira Khwaja, Joan Kearns, Dale Matuza, Ben Stampahar, Pat Comas, Clarence Skena

History of the contest

Several years ago the Westmoreland Conservancy held two photo contests in successive years in honor of the memory of Vernon Bachelder, for photos taken within the Conservancy's reserves.

Prize Winning Photo of Duff Park Bridge
2008 Grand Prize Winning View
in Duff Park by Bob Pitulski

In 2007 Friends of Murrysville Parks initiated a new contest for photos taken within Murrysville parks. In 2008 the contest was expanded to include photos taken within Westmoreland Conservancy nature reserves, and the Westmoreland Conservancy joined Friends of Murrysville Parks to co-host the contest.

In 2010 Murrysville's Parks and Recreation Commission assumed hosting of the contest.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to our Contest Sponsors, without whom the contest would not be possible. The contest is also made possible by a wide variety of effort from many people, covering organizing, promoting, judging, gathering awards, and preparing displays of winning photographs. Thank you to everyone who has helped in the past, and to those helping with the current contest:

Judges Cary Bohl, Rebecca Brusca, Dave Metzgar, Tom Morton
Organizers Jim Boyd and Betsy Aiken
Our Photomeister who receives all entries, Doug Bauman

Prize winning photo of hawk at Murrysville Community Park

2009 Grand Prize Winning
Photo from MCP by Pat Comas

Special thanks to the Penn Franklin News, the Murrysville Star, and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review for publicizing the contests and results.

Thank you to Murrysville's Recreation Department, Friends of Murrysville Parks, the Murrysville Parks & Recreation Commission, the Westmoreland Conservancy, and the Westmoreland Bird and Nature Club for their help with the contest.

Thank you to the Murrysville Community Library, the Murrysville Branch of the American Association of University Women and the Municipality of Murrysville for hosting displays of winning photographs. If your organization would like to host a display of winning photos please email or call.

Finally, thank you to everyone who entered photos showing the beauty of Murrysville's parks and open spaces.

Prize Winning View from Townsend Park
2007 Grand Prize Winning
View from Townsend Park
by Ernie Hahn

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