We are now accepting submissions of nature photos for the 22nd Annual Nature Photo Contest.  See below for details.

Children & Adult Divisions

• Photos must be delivered byMonday, October 14 to the BFEC Resource Center at 9781 Laymon Road, Gambier.  Entry forms will be available and photos may be dropped-off anytime in the building breeze-way.
• Each participant may submit up to 3 photos, and must pay a flat-rate $10 entry fee.  ($10/person rate applies regardless of number of photos).
• Please restrict entries to those depicting Knox County nature.  Photos may feature close-up shots, landscapes, and everything in between so long as   natural elements are focal points.  Photos may also depict people interacting with nature and the positive or negative outcomes of those interactions.
• Photos must be  mounted on mat board or foam core.  No framed entries will be accepted.
• There is no minimum photo size, although entries that are at least 8×10” are recommended.  Photographs should not exceed 14″ in any dimension, and mat size should not exceed 16 x 20”.
• No composite digital photos, please.  (Photos may be digitally altered in the following ways: cropping, adjusting contrast, exposure, brightness, etc. Prints should not contain layered objects from multiple images.)
• All entries will be displayed during a photo contest show on Saturday, October 19th, during the BFEC Harvest Festival (12-4pm).
• A panel of judges will select three winners.  Winners will be posted as the Harvest Festival ends.  Cash awards will be offered: 1st Prize – $50;  2nd Prize – $30;  3rd Prize – $20
• Harvest Festival visitors will select “People’s Choice” winners on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 12-2pm.  Winners will be posted as the festival ends.
• The show will remain up through November 9th.  Participants may pick-up photos from November 11 – 15.  The BFEC is not responsible for prints left at the center after this period.

Student Division

• College students enrolled full-time at any college or university are invited to submit up to 3 entries per person electronically.  Photographs will be displayed via a continuous slide show at the BFEC Harvest Festival.  Students opting to submit photos via prints will be entered into the “adult” division above.
• A panel of judges will select three winners.  Cash awards will be offered: 1st Prize – $50;  2nd Prize – $30;  3rd Prize – $20
• There is no fee to submit photos.  Limit entries to three per person, each not to exceed 10 MB.
• Photos may be submitted tofoxm@kenyon.edu, no later than Monday, October 14. 
• Please restrict entries to those depicting Knox County nature.  Photos may feature close-up shots, landscapes, and everything in between as long as natural elements are focal points.
• No composite digital photos, please. (Photos may be digitally altered in the following ways: cropping, adjusting contrast, exposure, brightness, etc. Prints should not contain layered objects from multiple images.)

Information

Contact our office at 740-427-5050 or foxm@kenyon.edu.  Guidelines also available at bfec.kenyon.edu

Utica Homecoming Fall Festival

October 2 – 5, 2019

Wed 5pm‑10pm, Thu 5pm‑10pm, Fri 5pm‑11pm, Sat 11am‑10pm

You are invited to join us at Alum Creek State Park for are annual fall fest activities.

The celebration of our 30th Anniversary continues! You are invited to join Starting Point at our annual Walk / Run fundraiser on Saturday, October 5. With an exciting new 5K added to the former “WALK” event, there is sure to be something for everyone! Additionally, you will enjoy food, live music, and a tour of our facility. All proceeds will go toward Starting Point’s operational costs.

Runners are encouraged to recruit their friends/family to participate in the race with them. Walkers are asked to seek donations/pledges via their FundEasy page. For every guest a runner recruits, or for every $100 a walker raises, he/she will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates to some of Knox County’s favorite businesses!

Thank you for partnering with us in this life-changing event. We will see you there!

A Handmade Marketplace featuring over 180 artisan booths, live music, festival food, horse-drawn wagon rides, artist demonstrations and hands-on crafting for kids.

Sorry, no pets allowed in the show.

Celebrate the beginning of fall at the Near East Primary Care Fall Fun Fest! Enjoy free food, crafts and prizes. Children can meet and get a photo with their favorite princesses and superheroes. Get your child’s ID as well, provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Flu shots will be available for all Nationwide Children’s Primary Care Center patients.

This event is free to attend.

The Park District invites you to celebrate 2019’s International Observe the Moon Night! International Observe the Moon Night is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation and understanding of our Moon and its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration. The annual event connects scientists, educators and lunar enthusiasts from around the world.

The early evening event will include: a moon presentation, crafts and activities. Then after the sun sets OCVN and Richland Astronomical Society member Chad Ruhl will be on hand with telescopes and binoculars, providing guided tours of the Moon, and maybe even a few glimpses of some of our planets or other celestial objects.

Knox County Park District is proud to take part in this year’s International Observe the Moon Night which is sponsored by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission and partners. LRO is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

For more information about International Observe the Moon Night, visit: www.moon.nasa.gov/observe For more information about LRO, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/lro