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Sep
25
Wed
Nature Photo Contest at BFEC @ BFEC Resource Center
Sep 25 @ 1:36 pm – Oct 14 @ 2:36 pm

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

Oct
13
Sun
Vegetarian Style Natural Cooking @ Mount Vernon Seventh Day Adventist Church
Oct 13 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Learn Easy Cooking Technics
  • Add Years to your Life
  • Decrease your risk of Cancer
  • Decrease Heart Disease
  • Improve your Mental & Physical Outlook
  • Create an atmosphere if happiness and fun during family meals

Class #1 – Easy Homemade Breadmaking / Learn about the value of healthy whole grain diet

Class # 2 – Breakfast

making a healthier meal –

Class #3 Add Proteins – Inexpensively

 

Oct
14
Mon
Fall Festival at The Farm @ The Farm at Walnut Creek
Oct 14 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am
 Oct 11 – Oct 26 – Closed Sundays!

We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.

Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase

Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase

Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75

Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25

Sewing w/ Lisa – Public Library @ Mount Vernon Public Library
Oct 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Oct
15
Tue
Fall Festival at The Farm @ The Farm at Walnut Creek
Oct 15 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am
 Oct 11 – Oct 26 – Closed Sundays!

We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.

Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase

Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase

Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75

Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25

Adult Book Discussion – MtV Library @ Mount Vernon Public Library
Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oct
16
Wed
Fall Festival at The Farm @ The Farm at Walnut Creek
Oct 16 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am
 Oct 11 – Oct 26 – Closed Sundays!

We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.

Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase

Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase

Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75

Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25

Circleville Pumpkin Show @ Downtown Circleville Ohio
Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – Oct 19 @ 10:00 pm
Brown Bag Chat Hue, Saturation, Value: The Archer Paintings @ Mount Vernon Public Library
Oct 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Oct
17
Thu
Fall Festival at The Farm @ The Farm at Walnut Creek
Oct 17 @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am
 Oct 11 – Oct 26 – Closed Sundays!

We’re celebrating fall! There is something for everyone each year at “The Farm at Walnut Creek’s Fall Festival,” located at Walnut Creek, Ohio.

Weekday Activities (Mon-Thurs)
– Corn Box for Kids (similar to a sandbox)
– Pumpkin Slingshot
– Straw Castle
– Kid’s Maze
– Fall Decorations for purchase
– Scavenger Hunt
– Optional: Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
– Food available to purchase

Weekend Activities (Fri & Sat), in addition to the list above
– Apple Butter Cooking
– Sorghum Cooking
– Horseshoeing Demo by Emery Stutzman
– Demonstrations
– Foods available to purchase

Regular Admission rates will apply. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.
General Admission
Adult……………………$11.75
Children (3 – 12)………$8.75
Seniors………………….$8.75
Group Rates (15+)……$7.75

Admission Plus Wagon Rides through the Animal Park
Adult……………………$16.75
Children (3 – 12)……..$11.75
Seniors…………………$11.75
Group Rates (15+)…..$10.25