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Wanted: Your best wildlife photos

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PHOENIX — If you enjoy watching and photographing Arizona’s amazing wildlife, consider entering the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s annual wildlife calendar photo contest.

Send three of your finest wildlife photos via email or through a file-sharing website. Information and rules are posted at www.azgfd.gov/photocontest. As always, entry is free.

Winning images will be featured in the 2018 wildlife calendar, in the November–December 2017 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine. Cash prizes are awarded. Prize money is funded through publications sales.

Whether you’ve photographed a colorful hummingbird in flight, a bighorn ram perched on a rocky ledge or a rabbit sipping water from a pond, submit your best work. Your photo could be chosen as a winner or for honorable mention.

The contest accepts entries through August 11 at 5 p.m. MST.

Back to School and Community Health Fair in Flagstaff

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FLAGSTAFF – The Coconino County Public Health Services District is holding a Back to School and Community Health Fair on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 29. The event will be held at the Health and Community Services Building, 2625 N. King St., Flagstaff, Az.

Students grades K – 12 will receive free backpacks and school supplies, while supplies last. Students must be present and complete an event passport to receive a backpack.

Students can receive vaccinations required for Arizona school entry and vaccinations recommended by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Insurance will be billed with no insurance copay or office visit fee regardless of insurance status. Please bring insurance card and immunization records.

Other services and activities available at the Health Fair include:

  1. Free sports physicals ~ Limited number available. Inquire at Check-in tent.
  2. Oral health information ~ Free toothbrushes (limited supply), meet Tootsie the Tooth.
  3. WIC, nutrition and injury prevention information.
  4. Review of children and adult immunization records.
  5. Fun activity stations.
  6. Prizes, giveaways, music.
  7. Learn more about the Health District and other community resources.

For more information visit www.coconino.az.gov/health.

Nominations sought for 2017 Game and Fish Commission Awards

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PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is soliciting nominations for its 2017 Commission Awards. The deadline for submission is Aug. 24, 2017. The purpose of these awards is to recognize Arizonans who have contributed significantly to the conservation of the state’s wildlife, its outdoor heritage, and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Nominations may include individuals, organizations, clubs, foundations or government agencies. Arizona Game and Fish Department employees are not eligible for nomination.

To submit a Commission Awards nomination, download a nomination form and submit the completed form and all supplemental materials to:
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Attn: 2017 Commission Awards
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, AZ 85086

Nominations also can be submitted via email to lroe@azgfd.gov or faxed to 623-236-7299.

The submission deadline is 5 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2017.

The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will select the 2017 Commission Award recipients at its Sept. 8-9, 2017, meeting. The awards will be presented at the annual Arizona Game and Fish Commission Awards Banquet to be held on Jan. 13, 2018.
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