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County fair contest offering cash for best recycled yard art

Photo from Lynn Barber

Last year's winner was this small ship, made out of recycled copper and glass cut from blue bottles.

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By PENNY CARNATHAN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 25, 2009

Dumpster-dive for yard art

Repurposing household throwaways to serve a higher calling as yard art may be its own reward, but the payoff just got bigger.

The second Recycled Yard Art Contest will award two $100 prizes (first place and People's Choice), a $75 second place and $50 for third to winning art designed with mostly reused or recycled materials. The art must be two- or three-dimensional and able to withstand the elements.

Last year's first-place winner was Don Hardy, who crafted a small ship out of glass from blue bottles and copper. People's Choice went to Bob Dickey for a metal duck created from shovels.

The contest is open to Hillsborough County residents of all ages and will be held during the Hillsborough County Fair, Nov. 4 through 8. It's sponsored by the county Extension Service and Waste Management department.

To be sure your entry meets all requirements, including content and safety standards, you can e-mail it by Wednesday to Watsonb@hillsboroughcounty.org or fax to (813) 744-5776. Include your name, date, address, phone number, e-mail, entry description and reused/recycled materials.

Deliver your entry to the county fairgrounds at State Road 60 and Sydney Washer Road in Dover from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 1 or Nov. 2. Be sure to include the aforementioned information. If you didn't send a photo first, your entry might be rejected for failure to meet requirements.

For all the rules, entry forms, and a look at last year's winners, visit hillsborough.extension.ufl.edu. Questions? Call Barbara Wilson at the Extension, (813) 744-5519, ext. 146.

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