C&N’s annual calendar photo contest has concluded with Bernadette Chiaramonte of Wellsboro earning the grand prize spot.

Each spring, C&N hosts their annual calendar photo contest for local amateur and professional photographers. The winning photographs are featured in C&N’s upcoming calendar. In August, a panel of employees selected 12 photos for the 2024 Wall Calendar, with all employees voting on the grand prize photo.

“The C&N calendar contest is a great opportunity for local photographers to showcase their work and share the beauty of our region with others,” said Charity Frantz, Director of Marketing at C&N. “We are always impressed by the quality of the photos submitted, and we are grateful for the opportunity to support these talented artists.”

The winning photographers are awarded the first copies of the new calendar highlighting their winning photos, a $100 cash prize, and other goodies. The grand prize winner also receives the coveted cover sport on the calendar; a large, framed copy of their photo; and a $300 cash prize. 

The 2024 winners, the month their photographs represent, and their hometowns (all are in Pennsylvania unless noted) include:

• January: Virginia Edwards of Sugar Run
• February: Kelli Wesneski of Canton
• March: Jason Robson of Knoxville
• April: Alissa Bradfield of Marietta
• May: Colin Gillette of Milan
• June: Rebecca Simpson of Corning, N.Y.
• July: Emily Kreider of Wellsboro
• August: Jim Conforti of Towanda
• September: Megan Hemling of Roaring Branch
• October: Bernadette Chiaramonte of Wellsboro
• November: Phil Burkhouse of Emporium
• December: Angie LaCoe of Wellsboro

There were 17,000 copies of this year’s calendar printed, which are now available free of charge in all C&N offices. They usually go quickly, so stop in, and pick one up today before they’re gone!