NACo is in search of photos featuring County Fairs and Festivals

Contest Deadline January 15, 1998

Hardly anything is as American as the county fair or its contemporary offspring, the county festival. That's why County News and NACo want to showcase your county's best Americana in our third annual photo contest.

Categories are:

1. Midways
2. Kids and/or Animals at the Fair
3. Seasonal Festivals
4. Displays

Winning entries will be published in County News and featured in NACo's 1999 County Government Calendar.

Contest Rules:

Photographs (either color or black and white) must be printed in an 8 x 10 format, and labeled on the back with:

1. Name of event and date
2. Name of county and state
3. Entry category
4. Photographer's name and phone number, or e-mail address
5. Name, phone number (or e-mail address) and address of county contact

Entries will be judged on quality, creativity and visual interest.

• All photographs become the property of the National Association of Counties. Winners may be asked to provide negative or color slide.
• There is no entry fee and you may enter as many categories as you wish.
• There will be one grand prize and two distinguished winners in each category.

Prizes

Each grand prize-winning county will receive two complementary registrations to the NACo conference of its choice in 1998. "Distinguished" county winners will receive one complementary registration for the NACo conference of their choice in 1998.

Also - new this contest - all entrants who are NACo members-in-good-standing, will be entered in a super prize drawing for a multi-media, PC/Mac compatible computer. The drawing will take place during NACo's 1998 Legislative Conference.

Entries should be mailed to:

NACo In Search Of, 440 First St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001-2080.

Questions? E-mail to cnews@naco.org; or phone 202/942-4249.