Tops in Top Notch contest
Sharon Laird of Holmes Beach is the grand prize winner of the Islander’s annual summertime Top Notch photo contest. She captured this May 31 photo of manatees in the Gulf of Mexico near 58th Street in Holmes Beach. There were six weekly winners in the contest who won Page 1 placement of their photos. Laird, as the grand prize winner, will collect $100 from The Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers, including AMI Coffee Shack, The Feast, Small Town Creamery, Salty Beach Boutique, Slim’s Place and Vinny’s Italian Kitchen. Look for the winner of the pet photo contest in the Sept. 2 issue and honorable mentions in the Sept. 9 issue. Islander Courtesy Photo
Want to enter? Email entries to topnotch@islander.org. Each original JPG must be submitted in a single email, along with the photographer’s name, the date the photo was taken, the location, a description, the names of any recognizable people and the photographer’s address and phone number. Complete rules are at islander.org.
