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2003 Best Ad Ideas Contest |
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A. Best use of one color and black | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Better Ideas Audio & Video Inc.) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune (Fernando's Hideaway) |
| HM | Mail Tribune, Medford (Nimbus) |
| Division B | |
| 1st (tie) | The Outlook, Gresham (Westlie Ford) |
| 1st (tie) | Ashland Daily Tidings (Village Shoes) |
| 2nd (tie) | News-Register, McMinnville (McMinnville Grand Ballroom) |
| 2nd (tie) | News-Register, McMinnville (Mary's Hallmark) |
| HM | The News-Review, Roseburg (Oregon Federal Credit Union ) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Ray's Food Place) |
| 2nd | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (KFC/Taco Bell) |
| HM | Central Oregonian, Prineville (The Posie Shoppe) |
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B. Best institutional/image ad | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Sparrow Clubs) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune (Les Schwab) |
| HM | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Eugene Public Library) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings ('A' St. Marketplace) |
| 2nd (tie) | Hood River News (Les Schwab) |
| 2nd (tie) | The News-Review, Roseburg (The Neil Company) |
| HM | The News-Review, Roseburg (Lithia Automotive) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Mid-Columbia Medical Center) |
| 2nd | The Redmond Spokesman (9/11 Memorial) |
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C. Best multi-color merchandising ad | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Cancun Grill) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Balian) |
| HM | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brenner's Furniture) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Southern Oregon Nursery) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Action Motor Sports) |
| HM (tie) | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Independence Appliance) |
| HM (tie) | The Outlook, Gresham (Oregon Rustics) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Ray Schultens Ford) |
| 2nd | The Redmond Spokesman (Best in the West) |
| HM (tie) | The Redmond Spokesman (Cascade Lakes Brewing Company) |
| HM (tie) | The Dalles Chronicle (Auto Country) |
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D. Best black and white ad | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (Irvington Flowers) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Musgrove Family Mortuary) |
| HM | The Oregonian, Portland (Transitions Realty Inc.) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland Springs Spa & Boutique) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland Fiber Network) |
| HM | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bruce's Appliance) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Posie Shoppe/The Robin's Nest/Prineville Men's Wear) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Town & Country Lanes) |
| HM | Baker City Herald (Valley Metal & Heating) |
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E. Best series | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Ray's Food Place) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune (Les Schwab Series ) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (Ernesto's) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The World, Coos Bay (Cone 9) |
| 2nd | The World, Coos Bay (Julia Digthee's Gifts and Home Decor) |
| HM | Ashland Daily Tidings (Bloomsbury Books) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Java Crew) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Lore Christopher for Mayor) |
| HM | The Dalles Chronicle (Wasco Title, Inc.) |
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F. Most effective use of small space | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (The Peerless Restaurant) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Louie's Village) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (Old Mill Mortgage Group) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Dirty Girl) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Levi Van Slyke Construction) |
| HM | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (American Realty) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Cannon Packer - Bridal Choices Made New Every Day) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Cannon Packer - A Bride. A Choice. A Gift.) |
| HM | Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day (Byron's Excavating) |
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G. Best section cover | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (At Home in Portland - March 2003) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Central Oregon Baby Book) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (Central Oregon New Home Living - Winter 2002) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Panorama Blossoms) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Shakespeare 2002) |
| HM (tie) | The Outlook, Gresham (Portrait) |
| HM (tie) | The Outlook, Gresham (Last Minute Gift Ideas 2002) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Phone Book) |
| 2nd | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Exploring Central Oregon) |
| HM | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (Neighbors 2003) |
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H. Best merchandising section | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (Portland Presents) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune (Be Downtown- Holiday Issue) |
| HM | Mail Tribune, Medford (HomeLife - February 2003) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Peak Sports) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Thinking Outside the Box) |
| HM | Ashland Daily Tidings (Real Estate Guide December 2002) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Welcome Visitors) |
| 2nd | Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day (Mosier's Home Furnishings) |
| HM | News-Times, Forest Grove (Home and Garden 2003) |
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I. Best institutional section | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (Entree 2003) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Central Oregon New Home Living - Spring 2003) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (The Story of a Decade) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Panorama Blossoms) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Perspective) |
| HM (tie) | News-Register, McMinnville (Bridal Planner) |
| HM (tie) | The News-Review, Roseburg (Reflections) |
| HM (tie) | The Outlook, Gresham (Portrait) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (2002 Iris Festival Guide) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Kids Say No) |
| HM | Keizertimes (Keizer's 20th Birthday) |
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J. Best multi-sponsor ROP ads | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Gifts For Cooks) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune ('FORE' Golf Group Page) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (Spring & Summer Fashion) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Umpqua Valley Logo Mania) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (4th of July) |
| HM | The News-Review, Roseburg (Parks and Recreation) |
| Division C | |
| 1st (tie) | The Redmond Spokesman (Boys and Girls Basketball Pages) |
| 1st (tie) | Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day (Christmas Train) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Students of Excellence) |
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K. Best single house ad | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (The Morning Bulletin) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (January Content Promo) |
| HM | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Home Finder) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Happy Holidays) |
| 2nd | The World, Coos Bay (Holiday Greeting) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day (Kick-Back) |
| 2nd | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (The Oregon Garden Guide) |
| HM | West Linn Tidings (Delivering the Best) |
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M. Best use of alternative media | |
| All Divisions Combined | |
| 1st | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (Outlook: A Day in Our Life) |
| 2nd | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (Movie Theater PreShow Slides) |
| HM | Central Oregonian, Prineville (We Can Do It! ) |
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1. Classified: Best private party promotion | |
| All Divisions Combined | |
| 1st | The World, Coos Bay (Have you found a home?) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Christmas Basket) |
| HM | The Oregonian, Portland (Pets for sale) |
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2. Classified: Best promotion of the classified section | |
| All Divisions Combined | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mid-Valley Newspapers Classified Section) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Give Your Garage Sale A Jump Start) |
| HM | Portland Tribune (Greenlight Classifieds (Tear-Out series)) |