2016 Cavendish calendar winners announced

The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association has selected winners and 2016 calendar selections from its annual Calendar Photography Contest. Entrants submitted photos this past spring, which were displayed at numerous venues around town. Cavendish residents cast their ballots for the best photos.

Fence in Winter by Peter LaBelle

Winner of the Best in Show award is Belle McKnight for her photo New Camper taken at Meadowbrook Farm Campground. Winner of the 5 to 12 age group is Claire Palmer for her photo Is it Spring Yet? and winner of the 13 to 18 age group is Emery Benoit for her photo Bumblebee on a Lilac.

The 2014 calendar selections are as follows:

• January – Susan Rogers – January Ice;
• February – Tim O’Donoghue – Look Out Below;
• March – Hans Schrag – Vacationing in Cavendish;
• April – Gail Verheyen – Cow Selfie;
• May – Gary McElligott – Feed Me;
• June – Winston Churchill – Harbinger of Summer;
• July – Belle McKnight – New Camper;
• August – Cheryl Leiner – After the Rain;
• September – Pat Moore – Proctorsville Sunrise;
• October – Jonathan Rice – Are You Lost;
• November – Nancy Kelley – Stick Season;
• December – Peter LaBelle – The Fence in Winter.

The 2016 calendars will go on sale in November. For additional information on the contest, please call Cheryl Leiner at 802-226-7820.