Golf tourney, tug o’ war, carnival rides, rodeo, pancakes, and Pony Express are just a few of the things that make the Yucca Valley’s Grubstake Days something to celebrate. Local merchants can join the Grubstake Days celebration and get into the spirit by entering the Z107.7 Grubstake Days Decorating Contest. Reporter Mike Lipsitz is here to tell you how to enter your business…
Yucca Valley’s annual Grubstake Days celebration, honoring the rich and colorful history of our region, is set for Memorial Day weekend May 24 through 27. Let your storefront or interior reflect this year’s theme, “Honoring our Mining, Ranching, and Pioneer Heritage” for a chance to win hundreds of dollars in broadcast and online advertising, a cool plaque, and bragging rights. Best of all, your customers will know you care about your community. Z107.7 Radio and Z107.7FM.com offer the Grubstake Days Decorating Contest” to businesses in the west end of Morongo Basin. Contest judges will use a ten-point scale to evaluate five criteria; including “overall appeal,” “use of space and color,” “inventiveness,” “theme,” and “wow factor.” Separate first and second place awards will be given for interiors and exteriors, and for large businesses and small. Entries are due by 5 p.m. Friday, May 17 with winners announced on May 24. Contest entry is free.
See below for complete contest rules and a link to the entry form, or call Z107.7 Radio at 760-366-8471.
Grubstake Days Business Decorating Contest Official Rules
Contest will be judged by professional local artists and designers. It is free to enter; and the rules are simple.
Entry form:
https://www.z1077fm.com/business-decorating-contest-entry-form/
The Theme is “Honoring our Mining, Ranching, and Pioneer Heritage.”
Judges use a scale of 1-10 for five criteria:
“Overall Appeal,” “Use of available Space,” “Use of Color,” “Inventiveness and Overall Theme,” and “Wow Factor.”
Painted windows do not qualify for this contest.
Judging will be done in 4 simple categories;
SMALL BUSINESS (up to 1,500 square feet)
Best Interior
Best Exterior
LARGE BUSINESS (1,500 square feet or more)
Best interior
Best Exterior
Awards will be given for 1st and 2nd place in all four categories.
Judging is done on artistic merit; decision of the judges is final.
First place winners get $250.00 in radio advertising from Z107.7* and a banner ad for 30 days at z1077fm.com. Second Place winners get $150.00 in radio advertising from Z107.7* and a tile ad on z1077fm.com. There are some restrictions (see * below).
There is no charge to enter; just go to www.z1077fm.com and click on the “Grubstake Days Business Decorating Contest” slider or call Z107-7 Radio at 760-366-8471 and tell us the name, location, and operating hours of your business and what category you are entering.
Business entries must be physically located in the “Western Morongo Basin,” defined as from Morongo Valley to the West, Joshua Tree to the East, North to Johnson Valley, and South to the border of Joshua Tree National Park.
Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019. Winners will be announced May 24, 2019
*(ad credit cannot be used for existing contracts or billing)
*(ad credit cannot be used for political purposes)
*(ad credit cannot be transferred)
*(ad credit must be used by August 25, 2019)
