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Council Awards Photo Contest Winners

The city council praised the work of several talented photographers in Golden Valley for their entries in the annual Views of the Valley contest.

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The Golden Valley City Council handed out awards to the winners of the city’s photo contest at their meeting this week.  was started 20 years ago as a way to get residents involved in a community activity and for the city to collect pictures to use for promotional purposes.

Golden Valley Communications Manager Cheryl Weiler was on hand at the meeting to give out the awards.

The mayor and the council praised the winners. Mayor Shep Harris said, “It’s great to see such wonderful pictures of our city and it’s a great way to engage the community.”

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Here are the winners of the 2012 Views of the Valley competition:

Natural Golden Valley

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  • First Place and Overall Grand Prize Winner: Amy Sands for “A Closer Look”
  • Honorable Mention: Audrey Grinolds for “Syringa’s Escape”
  • Honorable Mention: MaryLou Adams for “The Yellow Sunflower” 

Golden Valley Lifestyle

  • First Place: Jason Boudreau-Landis for “Silhouette of Autumn”
  • Honorable Mention: Amy Sands for “Stepping Stones"
  • Honorable Mention: Stan Waldhauser for “Trendwatch: The Dairy Van Dyke”

Enhanced Golden Valley

  • First Place: Amy Sands for “Nature’s Mosaic”
  • Honorable Mention: McKenna Karpan for “Golden Valley Pops”
  • Honorable Mention: Kalin Kauppila for “Playful Dismount”

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