JUDGES: Cheryl Capporelli, 3-H; Nancy Jacobek, APSA, Pixel; and Mike Willey, Blue Island

SLIDE OF THE MONTH: "Autumn Storm" by Al Havlicek, Photogenesis I

AWARDS: "Colorado Valley Ranch" by Earl Kubis, Downers Grove; "Tiers" by Bailey Donnally, FPSA, North Shore; "Sunrise at Grand Canyon" by Don Plocher, Photogenesis I; and "Bee For Breakfast" by Joyce Burzloff, Riverwoods.

HONORABLE MENTION: "Bryce at Dusk" by John Hewitt, Nature; "Pine Trees" by Jim Klepac, Oak Lawn; and "Capitol Reef Wall Of Color" by Pam Havlicek, Photogenesis I.

AWARDS: "Hot Pool" by Claudia Currie, 3-H; "The Iris" by Dave Garney, Central DuPage; "Canyon Lands" by Alan Riesbeck, Photogenesis II; "Nature’s Design" by Curtis Larsen, Sandwich; and "Arches Waterpocket" by John Hewitt, Wright.

HONORABLE MENTION: "Malign Lake Boat House" by Dorothy Posavec, 3-H; "Nature Painted That" by Alice Jacobson, Morris; "Cougar Canyon" by Ralph Dunham, Schaumburg; and "Arches" by Judith Thibault, Wright

We wish to thank the committee consisting of: Joyce Burzloff, Peggy DiPietro, Elli Glist, Dorothy Gore, Pam Havlicek, Len Rodeghiero, and Carolyn Sparling.

John Hewitt, Don Alton, Co-Chairmen

JUDGES: Nancy Brown, Nature-Chicago; Kathleen Sims, Washington Park; and Sam Krizan, Schaumburg

PRINT OF THE MONTH: "View From the 32^nd Floor" by Ginger Pender, Blue Island.

Class AA

AWARDS: "George" by Santokh Kochar, Downers Grove; "Skagit Valley Tulip Festival" by Don Lytton, Green Briar; "In Flight" by Phyllis Brauer, Oak Lawn; "Bloodroot Arc" by Gene Burda and "5 Day Old Fawn" by Rich Fisher, both of Riverwoods; and "A Change in the Weather" by Al Alvis, Digital Darkroom.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: ê "American Oystercatcher" by Janet Schleeter and ê "Phacelia" by Ruth A. Smith, both of Downers Grove; ê "Horned Owl" by Robert Schmaedeke, Blue Island; ê "American Widgin" by Rich Fisher, Garden; and

ê "Feather My Nest" by Harry Gnadt, Lombard.

ELIGIBLE FOR STAR AWARDSê : "Gathering Clouds Over Golden Canyon" by Al Alvis, Blue Island; "Highwire Act" by John Wiet and "Owl’s Clover" by Barbara Kudrnovsky, both of Creative Digital; "Feathers & Down" by Vicki Cobb, "Monument to Love" by Phyllis Brauer, and "Masas, River & Flowers" by Richard Fox, all of Digital Darkroom; "Color in the Mountains" by Elizabeth Kubis, Downers Grove; "Oak Leaf After the Rain" by Don Bolak, "Ibis and Friends Beachcombing" by Harriet Hawkins, and "Fallen Mossy Log" by Betty Wong, all of Garden; "Temple Vista" by Don Erbach and "Glowing Sandstone-Miner’s Beach" by Joe Rakoczy both of Green Briar; "Golden Blossoms" by Ginger Pender and "Great Horned Owl" by Robert Schmaedeke, both of Oak Lawn; "Hanging On" by Don Plocher, Photogenesis I; "Rustico Lighthouse" by Bob Benson, Pixel; "Portrait of a Red Maple" by Don Bolak, Riverwoods; "View from the Inca Trail" by Phyllis Walters" and "Wagner Falls" by Peggy Benson both of Schaumburg.

Class A

AWARDS: "Marsh Mismatch" by Kent Wilson, Arlington; "Ice Teeth" by Mark Southard, Nature; "Visitor to My Garden" by Ron Capek and "African Cheetah" by Deb Morey, both of F Stop; "Back Seat Driver" by Steve Kaiser, Fox Valley Elgin; "Wasp With Lunch" by John Janunas, Mayslake.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: ê "Hanging On" by Ken Olsen, Arlington; ê "New Hampshire Covered Bridge" by Bob Buyle, F Stop; ê "Elk in Rut" by Fred Drury, Mayslake; ê "Guarding the Nest" by Alison Newberry, North Shore; ê "Down On The Forest Floor" by Richard Capps, Pfun Pfoto.

ELIGIBLE FOR STAR AWARDSê : "Wind-Sculpted Clouds" by Matt Sparapani, Nature; "Four for Show" by Ken Black, Des Plaines; "Comma Butterfly" by John Janunas, Mayslake.

Class B

AWARDS: "Contrast in Nature" by Fred Walker, Morris; "A Model’s Smile" by Bill Hammett, Washington Park; "Tulips" by Lyle Anderson and "Fox and Squirrel" by Jim Petersen both of Fox Valley-Crystal Lake.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: ê "Big Boy" by Phyllis Brauer, Foresters’; ê "Barred Owl" by John Roquet, 3H; ê "Deborah With New Outfit" by Artie Harris, Washington Park; ê "Moonrise Over Crater Lake" by Greg Parkhouse, Fox Valley-Crystal Lake.

ELIGIBLE FOR STAR AWARDSê : "You Can Almost Smell It" by Jim Ross, Lake County; "Canada Goose In Flight" by Michael Kobe, 3H; "Shore Bird" by Robert Popelka, Fox Valley-Crystal Lake

* Lake County accidentally got an extra print judged. This will get straightened out in May.

Thanks to our committee including Ron Byland, Gwen Selby and Alison Newberry. Also thanks to Rudy Navarro and Wayne Weishaar who helped sort prints, John Hewitt and the invisible helpers who brought the supplies from storage and helped set up and put away all the equipment.

Janet Schleeter and Karen Frischman, co-chairmen

JUDGES: Bruce Malmin, Arlington; Russell Krete, Downers Grove; Chuck Sanderson, Salt Creek.

PRINT OF THE MONTH: "Gore Creek Vail Colo." by Quanmei Deng, 3H.

AWARDS: "Me Jim" by Robert Schmaedeke and "John’s Place" by Al Alvis, both of Blue Island; "Down to Sea" by Dave Ducommun and "On the Web" by Ruth A. Smith, both of Downers Grove; "Alabana Hills" by Don Plocher, Photogenesis II; "Bush and Canyon Wall" by Bob Benson and "The Curving Path" by Dennis Arendt , both of Pixel.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: "Pond Reflections" by Barbara Kudrynovsky, Creative Digital Images; "Fence Patterns" by Don Plocher, Downers Grove; "Old Doors" by Betty Nehls, Oak Lawn; "Deserted Sheds" by Earl L. Kubis, Pfun Pfoto Group; "Sedona" by Jerry Hug, Pixel.

AWARDS: "Gorilla Gaze" by Ed Cayot, Kankakee; "The Garden of the God" by Fangling Yu and "Gore Creek Vail Colo." by Quanmei Deng both of 3H; "Lighthouse View, Prince Edward Island" by Bob Benson, Schaumburg.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: "Some Worrisome News" by Kent Wilson; Arlington, "Lara’s" by Ken Duszynski and "Wilderness" by Bailey Donnally, both of North Shore; "Lighthouse" by Emma Grant, Washington Park.

A big thanks to the people who helped this month: Judy and Joe Falout, Betty Wong, Bob Ungar and Wes Kiel..

Norb Wrobel

Print Chairman

JUDGES: Artie Harris, Washington Park; Jane Jacobson, Salt Creek; Curt Larsen, Sandwich.

MONOCHROME

PRINT OF THE MONTH: "Rooftops and Smoke" by Bailey Donnally, North Shore.

AWARDS: "Great Horned Owl" by Robert Schmaedeke, Blue Island; "Rainbow Bridge Walk" by Ron Capek, F-Stop; "Night View of Florence" by Karen Frischman, Garden.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *"Stone Sculptures Antelope Canyon" by Al Alvis, Blue Island; *"Girl from Puerto Rico" by Santokh Kochar, Downers Grove; *"Spring Brook Scene" by Dennis Arendt, Fox Valley; *"Spring Creek" by Dennis Arendt, Pixel.

AWARDS: "Mister Excitement" by Richard L. Capps, Pfun Pfoto; "Railway to the City" by Emma Grant, St. Mark; "Sedona" by Jerry Hug, Des Plaines; "Museum Lobby" by Iku Shimizu, Wright.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *"An Impending Storm" by Quanmei Deng, 3H; "Nestled in the Trees" by Elizabeth Kubis, Pfun Pfoto; "Winter's Last Blast" by Lynne Lee, St. Mark; "Cable Creek" by Norb Wrobel, Des Plaines.

PRINT OF THE MONTH: "Mountain Reflections" by Don Plocher, Photogenesis I.

AWARDS: ""Glowing Canyon" by Robert Schmaedeke, Blue Island; "Airborne Pursuit" by John Wiet, Downers Grove; "Double Arch" by Dennis Arendt, Pixel; "Horseshoe Bend" by Jerry Hug, Pixel.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *"Cold Afternoon" by Sharon Peterson, Green Briar; *"Autumn Leaves" by Frank Milne, Photogenesis I; *"Working Under the Trees" by Bailey Donnally, North Shore; *"Oak Leaf After the Rain" by Don Bolak, Riverwoods; "Utah Vista" by Bob Benson.

AWARDS: "Nyalas at the Waterhole" by Phyllis Brauer, Foresters; "Nature Wonder Yosemite N.P." by Quanmei Deng, 3H; "Tiger with an Itch" by Emma Grant, Washington Park; "Enchanted Evening" by Tom Lowden, Fox Valley CL; "Mountain View" by Randy Vlcek, Arlington.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: *"Roseate Spoon Bill" by Vicki Cobb, Foresters; *"Grand Portage Falls" by Homer Keller, 3H; *"A View I Usually Get" by Tom Mulick, Des Plaines; "Haleakala at Dawn" by Alvin Reisbeck, Photogenesis II; *"Female Cardinal" by Steve Svalina, Foresters.

Many thanks to our hard-working committee: Al Alvis, Robin Dunham, Lynne Lee, and Ron Kurowski.

Bailey Donnally and Bob Schmaedeke, co-chairmen

Judges: Mike Willey, Blue Island; Nancy Jacobek, Pixel; and Cheryl Cappopelli, 3-H.

Best of Show: "Design in Green and White," Jane Kriete, FPSA, EPSA, Downers Grove.

Award: "Golden Fields", Lloyd McCarthy, FPSA, EPSA, Mayslake.

Honorable Mentions: "Gallardia, Helen Lynch, APSA, EPSA, Salt Creek, and "Gaping Gator", Lillian Fulde, Riverwoods.

Committee: Carolyn Sparling, John Hewitt, Joyce Burzloff, and Elli Glist.

Jane Kriete, FPSA, EPSA, Chair.