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Oty of <br /> E1 Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Economic Development Authority 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> General Business October 21,2013 Brian Beeman, Director of Economic <br /> Development <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Introduce and award winners of the Powered by Jeremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD <br /> Nature photography Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> The winners will be recognized by the EDA and awarded Chamber Bucks by Jay Grammond. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> In June, as part of the independence day celebration,The EDA and Sandhill Photography club <br /> sponsored the second annual Powered by Nature Photography contest. Using photography,the goal was <br /> to advance the missions of the club and EDA's marketing initiative. The People's Choice Award as voted <br /> on by visitors to ArtSoup, and the Landmark Division of the contest as judged by a team of the Sandhill <br /> Photography Club members.A fourth category was eliminated due to a lack of entries. <br /> The winners this year are: <br /> Don Deckert, 1st Place People Choice (as judged by guests of ArtSoup community arts festival. <br /> Don Deckert, 1st Place Landmarks <br /> Tracy Dunne, 1st Place Nature <br /> Both have been invited to attend the EDA meeting.Jay Grammond, the head of the Sandhill <br /> Photography Club,will be present to present the winners. The winners from this year's contest and last <br /> year's contest will be featured at a Sandhill Photography club photo exhibit coming up on Nov. 4 through <br /> Dec. 6 at the Sherburne County Government Center in Elk River. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> $150 for the purchase of Chamber Bucks. <br /> Attachments <br /> • Star News Independence Day Photography Contest Article <br /> • 2013 Photo Contest Flyer <br /> r ® • E I E 1 111 <br /> NATUR <br />