Carefree Truth

Issue #311, March 24, 2014

 

 

 

On Saturday, March 24th, during the Sonoran Arts League show two awards ceremonies took place in the Carefree Garden Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion.  At 11 AM, the awards were presented to the winners and honorable mentions in the 2014 Carefree Garden Photo Contest.  At 1 PM, the Spirit of Carefree Award was presented to Arthur Gimson.

 

 

 

The photo contest winners were Linda Benedetto-1st place, Taline Schmidt-2nd place, and Tom Baker-3rd place.  Honorable mentions went to Betsy Anderson, Paige Brinkley, Teri Ferro, Nicole Neri, Sandra Neri, D.J. Stapley, Linda Stewart, James Thomas, Hazel Vaughn, and Sara Windom.  The photographer whose photo got the most votes from the public was Taline Schmidt.  Her Grand Prize is a 2 hour one-on-one workshop donated by renowned local photographer Jerry Sieve.  The photos were hosted for public voting by the Magic Bird Festivals, the Desert Foothills Library, and the Cave Creek Museum.   

 

 

 

Gift certificate prizes for these photographers were donated by the following Carefree businesses:

Alberto Ristoranti

Black Mountain Coffee Shop

Cafe Bink

Carefree Ace Hardware

Carefree Bistro

Cooper Nutrition

English Rose Tea Room

Giordano's Trattoria Romana

Lariat Restaurant at the Carefree Resort    

Pizzafarro's

Sundial Cafe

The Carefree UPS Store

Venues Cafe

 

 

 

 

Co-chair Joe Corpora and I wish to thank our hosts, our prize donors, and all those who entered this year.  The photos were lovely, as always.  The 2015 calendars, featuring the photos that went on display for public favorite voting, will be available at Carefree Town Hall in the fall.  Enjoy this video of the awards ceremony.

https://vimeo.com/89881062

 

 

Lyn Hitchon

 

 

 

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