Harsens Island News - Week Ending 8/6/04

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WE'RE BACK

A little late, but we are back from vacation. Just in time to annouce our July photo contest winners ! We had an overwhelming response to our photo contest and the poll is officially closed. Results below:

AND THE WINNERS ARE !!!!

FIRST PLACE WINNER !
"The Harsens Island Turn Around"
July, 2003
Submitted by Alice King
Received 274 Votes - 52%
$25.00 First Place Prize

A CLOSE SECOND PLACE WINNER !
"Harsens Sunset "
Cruising the Old Shipping Channel
Near the Old Club
Submitted by The Victory Family
Received 242 Votes - 46%
$10.00 Second Place Prize

HONORABLE MENTION
"The Tall Ships"
2003
Submitted by Mark Smith
Received 8 Votes - 2%

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS
Join in the fun, rules of the contest are below.
Winning photos will remain on display on our Photos Page !

UPCOMING WEEKEND EVENTS - JULY 30 - AUGUST 1, 2004

Sunday - August 1, 2004
11:00am - Cardboard Boat Regatta - Launch at the Raft Resturant
All vessels must be made of cardboard and tape. Prizes awarded.
Call 810-794-8896

Don't forget Vacation Bible School begins August 2nd - August 6th

Election Day - August 3rd - Vote at the Lions Hall

HARSENSISLAND.COM PHOTO CONTEST

Harsensisland.com is sponsoring a monthly photo contest which began July 1st. Submit your Harsens Island photo (information provided below) by August 15th for the August Contest and September 15th for the September contest, photos will be displayed and voted upon by our readers, there will be a First Place winner, Second Place winner and an honorable mention. Winners will be announced by the 30th of each month and will receive prizes of $25.00 for 1st place and $10.00 for 2nd place as well as being displayed on the harsensisland.com website throughout the summer.

The Harsensisland.com website averages hundreds of visits per day, if you are an amateur photographer, this is the place to have your photos viewed, if you're just submitting your photo for the heck of it, it's a great place to send your family and friends to view your pics.

Harsens Island is the place to capture beautiful photos, sunsets, nature, kids, pets, families, local events, etc. PLEASE keep your photos to a G rating, any photos submitted which are not appropriate in nature will obviously be disqualified.

Here are the rules:
You must be the owner of the photo or have expressed permission to submit the photo into the contest.

Photos may be color or black and white.

Photos can be submitted either by postal mail or email.

Postal Mail: Photos will be scanned and uploaded by the harsensisland.com staff, photo quality may be diminished by this method.
Mail to: HarsensIsland.Com, P.O. Box 54, Harsens Island, MI 48028
Include: Name, Address, Phone Number, and description of photograph, i.e., location, date, subjects, events, etc.

EMAIL: Email all photos to scoop@harsensisland.com. Photos MUST be in either a jpeg or gif format no larger than 800 by 600 pixels. Please include reply email address, name and phone number, as well as a description of the photograph, i.e., location, date, subjects, events, etc. Photos submitted in a format other than jpeg or gif will not be submitted.

Good Luck to all our readers ! We look forward to receiving your photos and honoring our winners. If you have any questions, please email us or call.

Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2004