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NEXT UP • FALL 2025 SCAVENGER HUNT COMPETITION
Digital entries due Thursday, September 25 (2025), midnight • topics will be announced TBD • SWMCC Members Only (see MEMBER ONLY menu tab for more details)
2025 SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT
Signs of Spring
1st Place - © Ted Pagel
2nd Place - “Spring in His Step” © Lori Long
3rd Place tie - “Beautiful Buds” © Billy McCune
3rd Place tie - “Springtime Lilies” © Rachelle Leonardo
Winter Activities
1st Place - “Frozen Bubbles” © Jane Ballard
2nd Place - “Joy of Sledding” © Lori Long
3rd Place tie - “Hiking in the Canyons” © Rachelle Leonardo
3rd Place tie - “Winter Activities 2” © Harley Galland
Country Western
1st Place - “Country Western 1” © Kerri Seichter
2nd Place - “Country Western 2” © Harley Galland
3rd Place - “Platinum Pair” © Billy McCune
Curl Up with a Good Book
1st Place - “Little Reader” © Lori Long
2nd Place tie - © Ted Pagel
2nd Place tie - “50’s Home Economics” © Lori Decker
3rd Place - “Reading Alfresco” © Rachelle Leonardo
Fireside Chat
1st Place - © Ted Pagel
2nd Place - “The Rise of the Dragon” © Jane Ballard
3rd Place - “Fireside Chat” © Kerri Seichter
Heavy Metal
1st Place tie - © Ted Pagel
1st Place tie - “Rusty Metal” © Rachelle Leonardo
2nd Place - “Heavy Price to Pay” © Jane Ballard
3rd Place tie - “Heavy Metal 2” © David Stotts
3rd Place tie - “Dinner Bell” © Lori Decker
2024 FALL SCAVENGER HUNT
A Shot in the Dark
1st Place - “Capturing the Milky Way” © Elaine Miller
2nd Place - “Chihuly at Night” © Susan Gettys
3rd Place - “Working on the Railroad” © Ted Pagel
As Seen on TV
1st Place - “I DO Know Jack!” © Jane Ballard
2nd Place - “Don’t You Want One?” © Valerie Rippey
3rd Place tie - “Beer Can from the Train” © Sue Nevatt
3rd Place tie - “Mike It Progresso” © Elaine Miller
3rd Place tie - “Doorway to Nowhere” © Owen Single
Back to School
1st Place - “Teacher’s Pet” © Ted Pagel
2nd Place - “Back to School in 1930” © Elaine Miller
3rd Place tie - Learning to Write” © Nancy Ryder
3rd Place tie - “An Apple for Teacher” © Lori Long
For the Birds
1st Place - “Goldfinch” © Rachelle Leonardo
2nd Place - “Roadrunner in a Tree” © Jane Ballard
3rd Place - “The Guardian” © Suzanne Walker
Games People Play
1st Place - “Hickok’s Last Hand” © David Stotts
2nd Place - “Chairman of the Board” © Ted Pagel
3rd Place - “Fumble!” © Rachelle Leonardo
Here’s Your Sign
1st Place - “Welcome!” © Valerie Rippey
2nd Place - “The Best Athletes” © Susan Gettys
3rd Place - “Googly Eyes” © Jane Ballard
2023 FALL SCAVENGER HUNT
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Shadows and Light
1st Place - “Foggy Sunbeams” © Nancy Ryder
2nd Place - “Nectar” © Rachelle Leonardo
3rd Place - “This Way” © Valerie Rippey
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Fun with Perspective
1st Place - “Look How Strong I Am” © Nancy Ryder
2nd Place tie - “Contortion Distortion” © Ted Pagel
2nd Place tie - “Watching You from the Inside Out” © Jim Gulley
3rd Place tie - “A Tinge of Monarch” © Rachelle Leonardo
3rd Place tie - “Doorway to Nowhere” © Owen Single
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Leading Lines
1st Place - “Green for Go” © Owen Single
2nd Place tie - “Pathway to the Cave” © Jane Ballard
2nd Place tie - “All I can Take is One Step at a Time” © Suzanne Walker
3rd Place tie - “Alien Invasion” © Ted Pagel
3rd Place tie - “Anchored and Stretched” © Diane O’Quinn
3rd Place tie - “Into the Tunnel” ˙© Janice Rosenburg
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Frozen in Time
1st Place - “Leap” © Elaine Miller
2nd Place - “I’ll Have a Splash of Coffee” © Jane Ballard
3rd Place tie - “Cold as Ice” © Ted Pagel
3rd Place tie - “Blast from the Past” © Janice Rosenburg
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Centered Composition and Symmetry
1st Place tie - “New Life” © Kerri Seichter
1st Place tie - “V Twin” © David Stotts
2nd Place - “Sunflower” © Elaine Miller
3rd Place - “Under a Blue Sky” © Suzanne Walker
Sharpen Your Shutter! - Reflections or Mirrors
1st Place - “Hide and Seek” © Rachelle Leonardo
2nd Place - “Through the Looking Glass” © Ted Pagel
3rd Place - “Leaving a Small Reflection” © Janice Rosenburg
2023 SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT
Travel Promotion - Family Fun or Entertainment
1st Place - “Come Fly with Me” © Lori Good
2nd Place - “Putt Putt with the Family” © Rachelle Leonardo
3rd Place - “So Beary Much Fun at Bass Pro” © Jana Anderson
Travel Promotion - Historic Sites or Landmarks
1st Place - “The Midway” © Laura Messersmith
2nd Place (tie) - “Simon’s Island Light” © Lori Good
2nd Place (tie) - “Wommack Mill, Fair Grove” © Elaine Miller
3rd Place - “Forked” © Ted Pagel
Travel Promotion - Night Life
1st Place - “Last Call” © Ted Pagel
2nd Place - “Dinner & Drinks Along the Waterfront” © Laura Messersmith
3rd Place - “I Love the Night Life” © Jane Ballard
Travel Promotion - Outdoor Activities
1st Place - “Kayaking on Our Rivers” © Suzanne Walker
2nd Place (tie) - “Here Fishy Fishy” © Jane Ballard
2nd Place (tie) - “Just a Fishin” © Jana Anderson
3rd Place - “Child Plays Airplane” © Nancy Ryder
Travel Promotion - Scenery or Landscapes
1st Place (tie) - “Angler’s Paradise” © Jane Ballard
1st Place (tie) - “Missouri’s Natural Bridge” © Laura Messersmith
2nd Place - “St. Simons Marshland Walkway” © Lori Good
3rd Place - “Experience Country Life in Pleasant Hope” © Elaine Miller
Travel Promotion - Shopping or Dining
1st Place - “Dine at Finley Farms” © Elaine Miller
2nd Place - “Soup’s On” © Ted Pagel
3rd Place - “Local Bar & Grill” © Jane Ballard
