'Take Your T.O. Acorn on Vacation' Winners & Honorable Mentions

E.T., PHONE HOME'-Katie Weibezahl of Westlake Village shares the Thousand

Second Place: Oaks Acorn with a new friend at the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M. Does the government know what she's doing? The family wins $50 for this second-place photo.

Third Place:

Thank you, Thousand Oaks Acorn readers, for submitting photographs to this year's "Take Your Thousand Oaks Acorn on Vacation" contest. All the entries were funny, sharp and engaging. Picking a winner wasn't easy.

Next time you're on vacation, don't forget to bring your T.O. Acorn along and grab that award-winning pose. We strive to publish all photos, although it may take several months to see yours in print.

Please send your next "Take Your Thousand Oaks Acorn on Vacation" picture-including name, address, phone number and caption information-via e-mail or regular mail to the address on page 4, and have a safe and enjoyable vacation. Honorable Mentions:

Third Place: PACK YOUR TRUNKS-Patricia and Robert Carrelli of Thousand Oaks shop around at the Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, home to about 70 pachyderms. They didn't adopt one to bring home, however. This photo receives $25 as a thirdplace tie winner. THAR SHE BLOWS- Local residents Matthew and David Case stay dry at the blowhole on the north shore in Maui, Hawaii. They won $25 for this photo in a thirdplace tie. DREAMY NIGHT-JoAnne and Adya Riss of Thousand Oaks relax at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, during a vacation. A GREAT LADY- Casey Armstrong of Westlake Village stands with a replica of Lady Liberty in Sandpoint, Idaho. ALWAYS READY-Fourth-year cadet David Radin, along with Sharon and Michael Radin of Westlake Village, stands in front of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Eagle at he U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. SERENE SITE-The Chulack family of Thousand Oaks enjoy the beauty of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan. From left, Matthew, Jason, Mark, Debbie and Danny, who holds the paper. A LAKE RUNS THROUGH IT-Lexie, Jackson, Max and Sammy Seligman of Newbury Park get ready for a day of fishing at Mammoth Lakes, Calif. RIDE-ALONG-Local resident Becky Halvorson pets a baby gray whale that swam along with the boat on Halvorson's whale watching trip to Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California. SLOW GOING-Steve, Michele, Jordan and Caly Venetis of Thousand Oaks wait for the traffic to go by on the Galapagos Islands. These turtles won't be breaking any speed limits. WHAT A VIEW-Cousins Erin Hoffmann and Dakota Philips join their relatives on the annual family vacation to Avalon on Catalina Island.