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| The Morris Camera club was organized in January 1977 by four persons who had the interest and foresight to form a camera club. These four individuals were
Brent Mc Ardle, Lola Pine, Tobey Nagel and Phyllis Wiekert. David Carr
joined the group shortly after the formation and served as the club's first
president from 1977 to 1979. The club year was established from September 1 through August 31. The mission of the Morris Camera Club is to share and promote photography in and around Grundy County, Illinois through cooperation, effort and good fellowship. The meetings were first held in club members' homes and apartments. As the club grew, the meetings were moved to a meeting room in the Morris City Hall at the corner of Jefferson and Wauponsee Avenues. Some meetings were held at the Morris Public Library until the city hall was settled on. The meetings have always been the second Thursday of every month. After one year, the club was up to twenty members. Dues, then, were established as $10 for a single member or $15 for a family, i.e. more than one member at the same address. In 1978, the camera club assumed hosting the Grundy County Cornfestival Photo Exhibit. The first year, the photo contest was held in the basement of the Morris City Hall - meeting room. The photo exhibit had five categories in the adult division the first year. A youth division was established years later. In 1979, John Zappia became the second president of the new camera club. By the end of his term, the club was up to about 35 members. The Grundy County Corn Festival Photo Exhibit is the main vehicle for attracting new members. The "Bill Magner" Service Appreciation Award was established in 1980 with the first recipient being Bill Magner. Bill Magner received the award for designing and building the peg board racks, along with Walt McLuckie that are still used today for the photo exhibit. The award is presented yearly by the current president to a club member chosen by the president that has gone above and beyond the call in service to the camera club. more history to come..... |
2009-2011
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| PAST PRESIDENTS: 1977-1979 Dave Carr 1979-1981 John Zappia 1981-1985 Gene Bunker 1985-1987 Jean Lyon 1987-1991 Phyllis Wiekert 1991-1993 Chuck Van Grevenhof 1993-1997 Richard Wagner 1997-2001 Tobey Nagel 2001-2007 John Zappia 2007-2009 Chuck Van Grevenhof |
| BILL MAGNER APPRECIATION AWARD This is an award given to distinguished members for recognition of service to the Morris Camera Club. Past recipients are: 1980 Bill Magner 1982 Lola Pine 1983 Betty Anderson 1986 Gordon Windsor 1988 Dave Helland and Don Lyon 1989 Dean Jacobson 1990 Alice Jacobson 1992 John Zappia 1993 Betty Zappia 1994 Dorothy Gore 1995 Phyllis Wiekert 1996 John and Betty Zappia 1997 Chuck Van Grevenhof 1998 Rich Hausken 1999 Richard Wagner 2000 Pam Burton 2001 John Zappia 2002 Chuck Van Grevenhof 2003 Tobey Nagel 2004 Margo McIntyre 2005 Dorothy Gore 2006 Ron Byland 2007 Margo McIntyre |
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