Chattanooga Girl Wins Best of Show for 2011 Tennessee Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest
May 16, 2011
Nashville, TN - Joanna Rush, of Chattanooga is the Best of Show winner in the 2011 Tennessee Federal Junior Duck Stamp art contest. She was recognized as this year’s winner at an awards’ ceremony held at Bass Pro Shops.
Joanna, who recently turned 15, is a sophomore home school student. She titled her winning artwork “Let’s Get Together,” depicting a male and female cinnamon teal in acrylic, colored pencil, and water color.
Joanna Rush, of Chattanooga, is pictured with her awards. Also pictured (from left), Don King, Chief of the Information and Education Division of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Jarron Ritchie, Bass Pro Shops Operations Manager, Joan Stevens, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tennessee Refuge, Karen Anna Barton, Joanna’s art teacher, Mike Butler, CEO of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, and Barron Crawford, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tennessee Refuge. (TWRA)
Brian Brown road race at UT Martin
March 26, 2009
The 2009 Brian Brown Memorial 5K and 1 mile Fun Walk will be held Saturday, April 18 at 9 a.m. at the Elam Center at University of Tennessee at Martin. Proceeds benefit the Brian brown Memorial Greenway Project and the UT Martin SHAPE Club.
The course runs through the UTM campus.
Pre-registration received before April 11th is $12 (day of race, $15). Pre-registration ensures proper t-shirt size. Prizes will be awarded in multiple age divisions.
Make checks payable to UTM Shape Club, 3006 Elam Center. Martin TN 38237. For more information, visit the website at www.utm.edu/departments.cebs/hhp/SHAPEClub.php.
