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The Votes Have Been Tallied and Here?s the Announcement of the 2007 Messenger Summer Photo Contest Winners!
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Three members from the Messenger’s Reader Advisory Board, Jon Lashbrook, Keith Fenstermacher and “Gunny” Hartman met on Saturday, September 8th? at the Murphy UPS Store, where store owner Jason Duke has been displaying photo entries since May.
A special thanks to Jason and his wife, Kristina, who put her creative  touches on the entry labeling.? The Messenger traveled to so many exciting places this year – doubling the number of entries from 2006. We thank everyone who sent us a photo. Your entries were a fun addition to our summer issues! Cash prizes were presented to the winners on September 12th.? Farthest Distance:? Samuel Stout traveled 9786 miles to visit Sentosa Island off the coast of Singapore.
Honorable Mention: Florence Abubaker traveled to Petra Jordan and took this picture of her son with some very photogenic camels.
Most Unique Setting: Elizabeth McCormick holds a Longaberger basket in front of the Longaberger headquarters basket building in Newark, Ohio.???
Funniest Setting:? Mary Ellen Hartman visited New York City and found a new Messenger reader!? Not pictured is Mary Ellen Hartman;? Jason Duke holds her winning entry. Drum Roll . . .
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Newest Entries in the Summer Vacation Photo Contest
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 Where is Friar Tuck?
The photo was taken at Major Oak in Sherwood Forest in Nottingham, England.? Major Oak is a tree that is over 700 years old that Robin Hood used to sleep in/on. Pretty impressive tree that is being held up by stilts to help keep it from collapsing and stay alive. The history behind the tree is extremely interesting. The distance from Murphy to Nottingham, England is 4,656 miles. "In the photo is Caryn, Chris, William and Jonathan Rooke with our favorite local paper, The Murphy Messenger!"??
?On a huge sign The Great Wall tells everyone that the theme of the 2008  Beijing Summer Olympics is "One World, One Dream." Dongjie Cheng visited the Great Wall with the Murphy Messenger on July 16, 2007.? The Great Wall looked more majestic than in the photo when I stood on it. I was really sweaty but excited after climbing to a high point. Local people challenge visitors with Chairman Mao's famous words, "You are not a hero yet before you get on the Great Wall." Distance from Murphy: 6987.9 miles
?  A Tisket a Tasket, What’s inside the Longaberger Basket/Building? Elizabeth McCormick is pictured in front of The Longaberger Company headquarters building in Newark, Ohio (with the Messenger).? The building is 7 Stories tall and weighs 9000 tons. The handles weigh 150 tons and are heated to prevent ice from forming.?The 2 Longaberger tags are attached to the sides of the building.? The gold leaf painted tags are 725 lbs each and measure 25 feet long! When Dave Longaberger (founder) took this idea to the architects- he was told it couldn't be done.? His response?? If they can put a man on the moon, they can certainly build a building that's shaped like a basket." The building has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, People magazine, Time magazine and US News and World Report.
The Acuna family visited The Badlands in South Dakota and also added their faces to this picture of Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota! Maybe a future President Isabelle, Alexander or Sophie to carve into the side of the mountain?????
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 Florence Abubaker? traveled to Jordan to visit? relatives in Amman following a stop in France. Then they traveled to Petra that is the most unusual of places, since it was newly added to the list of world wonders. Pictured is son, Sam, and family members. Distance to Petra, Jordan from Murphy 7070.1 miles.
 Tanya Paul, back from India, 9382.7 miles from Murphy, traveled to Kochi, Kerala (southernmost tip of India) and the Messenger went with her. It was a 2-1/2 day journey by plane. The Kothamangalam Church is historical church in Kerala, which was built in the early 1600's and it's still standing strong!
Samantha and Alex Chopp visited the Herrenchiemsee Palace, located on  the "Herreninsel", an island in the middle of the Chiemsee, one of Bavaria's largest lakes, 60 km south east of Munich, Germany. It is the biggest palace built by "King Ludwig II of Bavaria", built between 1878 and 1885. The palace is full scale replica of King Louis XIV's "Palace of Versailles", France, which was meant to oudo its predecessor in scale and opulence. But the palace was never finished once the king ran out of money, and Ludwig lived there for only 10 days before his mysterious death.
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More Travels With the Messenger!
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Here's the latest photo entries!  Mary Ellen Hartman and “Ms. Liberty” get into the spirit of New York and the Messenger’s photo contest!? Even a New York M & M enjoys reading the Messenger! Mary Ellen Hartman made a special delivery. Note her husband, Pastor Eric “Gunny” Hartman, is on the cover.
The cast of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas takes time out to scan the Murphy Messenger! Holli Banks, Murphy Messenger Graphic Artist (2nd from the right), is working this summer at the Shawnee Playhouse located?at the Shawnee Inn Resort on the Delaware River in the Pennsylvania Poconos. The actors are New York based, and the playhouse auditions were held in New York. Holli? plays "Jewel" in this production and "Mabel" in the Pajama Game,?another?Shawnee theatre
production currently?entertaining audiences.
“David” and the gals at Caesars Palace in Vegas!? Jill Lambouses,  Shannon Sadler, Marti Daniel and Colleen Halbert didn’t come back to Murphy millionaires, but they had a lot of fun anyway.?
 Lena Parker recently returned from Zambia, Africa on a mission trip with a group from her church, (North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship, Richardson, TX) where they conducted a Women’s Conference:? Kingdom Living. Zambia is 8812 miles from Murphy and the Messenger went with her!
Corey Garrow is pictured at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.  The car is a Porsche GT-2 valued around $400,000. The Messenger looks fabulous next to this car!
 Kristin and Matthew Meenan tried like crazy to get a picture of them in front of the whole lighthouse that Hilton Head is famous for, but it was too big or were they were too small???? So they headed for the water!?? 
 Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand with 1/3 of that country’s population—not counting the Sourjahs who recently traveled 7449.7 miles from Murphy to visit there.
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 Hello Mates! The Sourjah family is pictured in Sydney, Australia (with the Messenger), 8600 miles away from Murphy.
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See all of the 2007 Photo Entries are on display at the Murphy UPS Store in the Albertson’s Shopping Center. Stop by and see where the Messenger has traveled!
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Messenger on the Road!
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Latest entries in the Summer Photo Contest:
 Destination: Outer Banks, North Carolina
Where were you?: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina @ Wright Brothers Nation Monument built in 1932 to dedicate the First Successful Air Flight.? It sits atop a hill in an area called Kill Devil Hills, NC (just outside Kitty Hawk).
Miles from Murphy: aprox. 1200
?Submitted by: Christi Van Laere,? hubby?Chris, and? sons Alex (8) and Zach (6) who attened Boggess last year.
Destination:? Most Unusual - Independence Pass  - Continental Divide
Where were you? The photo was taken on June 2 as we drove back to Texas from Aspen, Colorado. Independence Pass is one of the most dangerous roads in America.? At points it is one lane with steep cliffs on one side, and sheer dropoffs on the other. (10 mph only!) The road had only been open for about a week since it takes a while to clear away snow, rocks, and tree debris from the Winter storms. It was about 45 degrees when the photo was taken and much colder with the wind! It is amazing what a change in altitude can do to the temperature! The photo is me and my daughter, Katelyn.
Submitted by:? Angie Buchta
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June ?Classic? Yard of the Month Winner - 147 Westwood in The Timbers
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 The yard of Anna and Miguel Calderon, 147 Westwood, has been voted the Classic Gardens/Murphy Messenger June Yard of the Month. There were ten yards nominated this month; the Calderon’s yard nominated by Suzi Zimmerman, a neighbor who enjoys walking by the colorful and artistic display.?
Anna Calderon designed the landscaping plan and did the planting herself with the “heavier jobs” done by her husband, Miguel. The photo does not show all of the beautiful flowers and shrubs in this yard, so please take a drive-by look and see why this yard was voted June’s winner.?? ?Pictured are Don Tafelski, Classic Gardens, who presented a $50 gift certificate to Mrs. Calderon, Omar age 9, Kayla age 4 and Mrs. Anna Calderon. CONGRATULATIONS!
Please send in your nominations for July Yard of the Month before Saturday July, 15th.? You may email your nominations to marcia@murphymessenger.com. ?
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