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2006 Better Newspaper Contest |
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Click here for 2006 Associate Member Publications Contest winners In the lists below, click the award name to view an image of the winning entry; click the publication's name to view a list of its awards. Close that window to return to the winner list. |
| General excellence | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Statesman Journal, Salem |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland |
| Division B | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus |
| 3rd | Hood River News |
| HM | Canby Herald |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings |
| 3rd | Springfield News |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman |
| 2nd | Keizertimes |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta |
| HM | Tri-County News, Junction City |
| Best page one design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Anders Ramberg, Andrew Pritchard) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Troy Heie, Randy Wrighthouse, Robert Galvin) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Friesen) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dave Sager, Sofi Smith) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Allyson Longueira, Robin Weber) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mike Henneke) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Dan Spatz) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Peter Hahnloser) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Christian Knight) |
| 2nd | Molalla Pioneer (Jerry Raehal) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Scott Graves) |
| HM | Canby Herald (Steve St. Amand) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Kevin L. Harden) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Tracy Stepp, Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| HM | Springfield News (Finn John) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Eric A. Howald) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Margaret Fogus) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Maria Lance, Maggie Fogus) |
| HM | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| Best section front or inside page design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Steve Dieffenbacher, Robert Galvin) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Reed Darmon) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Copy Desk) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dave Sager) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Robin Weber) |
| HM | Albany Democrat-Herald (Karen Petersen) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Kathleen Strecker) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Bill Schlichting) |
| HM | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Sean Fierst) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Margaret Fogus) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Maria Lance, Maggie Fogus) |
| Best headline writing | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Seth Prince) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Jim McNett) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Christine Sherk) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Greg Hanberg) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Dan Dillon) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Todd Wels) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Max Charlton) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Lawrence Kreifels) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Ty Walker) |
| HM | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Laura Stanfill) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| HM | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Ken O'Toole) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (LaRae Ash) |
| Best graphics | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Michael Mode, Steve Cowden) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Eric Baker) |
| HM | Mail Tribune, Medford (Paul Bunch) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Lacey Hoyer) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Gillian Garcia) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Gillian Garcia) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Peter Hahnloser) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman, Mike Ferguson) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman, Mike Ferguson) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (Mac Barrett) |
| Divisions E & F combined | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| Best special section or issue | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Newsroom staff) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (George Rede, Editor) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Grant Butler, Bob Hicks, Co-editors) |
| HM | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Sports staff) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (Full staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Tom Eggers, Nik Dirga) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jessica Coudare, editor/coordinator) |
| HM | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Staff) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Sue Cody, Max Charlton) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Peter Hahnloser) |
| HM | Baker City Herald (Baker City Herald staff) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Staff) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Staff) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Hood River News staff) |
| HM | The Outlook, Gresham (Sharon Nesbit, Outlook staff) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Community Newspaper staff) |
| 2nd | The Madras Pioneer (Pioneer staff) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Staff) |
| HM | Lake Oswego Review (Alandra Johnson, Vern Uyetake) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Brianne Beigh) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (staff) |
| 3rd | Keizertimes (Staff) |
| HM | Burns Times-Herald (Burns Times-Herald staff) |
| Best coverage of business and economic issues | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Brent Hunsberger, Julie Tripp) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Bill Graves) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Joe Mosley) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig) |
| 2nd | The World, Coos Bay (Elise Hamner) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig) |
| HM | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dean Brickey) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Chronicle Staff) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Kate Ramsayer) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| HM | Baker City Herald (Mike Ferguson) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Peter Rice) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Christian Knight) |
| 3rd | Molalla Pioneer (Jerry Raehal) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Cottage Grove Sentinel (Jonni Gratton, Anne Thomas) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Barbara Sherman) |
| 3rd (tie) | The Madras Pioneer (Susan Matheny) |
| 3rd (tie) | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| HM | The Redmond Spokesman (Trish Pinkerton) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Eric A. Howald) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Scotta Callister) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Cindy Garrison) |
| Best sports page | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Dennis Peck, Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (James Day) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Lance Ogden) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Craig Reed) |
| 3rd (tie) | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Steve Gress) |
| 3rd (tie) | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Travis Moore) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Joe Sova, Tony Adame) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Jodi Nofziger Rich) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Allen Moody) |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Benjamin McMorries) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (David Ball) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Dan Brood) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Gary G. Newman) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (Ian Forrest) |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post (Bill Wilson) |
| 3rd | Keizertimes (Geoff Parks, Eric A. Howald) |
| Best sports page for Sunday editions | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Dennis Peck, Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Jim Day) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| Divisions B & C combined | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Craig Reed) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Steve Gress) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Lance Ogden) |
| Best sports story | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Norm Maves Jr) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Rachel Bachman) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Curtis Anderson) |
| HM | The Bulletin, Bend (Mark Morical) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Cliff Kirkpatrick) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Beau Eastes) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Cliff Kirkpatrick) |
| HM | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Steve Mathies) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Jodi Nofziger) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Jodi Nofziger) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Lawrence Kreifels) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Christian Knight) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Allen Moody) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Dan Brood) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Matthew Sherman) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Eric A. Howald) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Ty Gonrowski) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Ian Forrest) |
| Best editorial | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Statesman Journal, Salem (Barbara Curtin) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Rick Attig, Doug Bates) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Mary Kitch) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Dennis Roler) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Widdison) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Theresa Novak) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Andrew Scot Bolsinger) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Molalla Pioneer (Jerry Raehal) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Newport (Gail Kimberling) |
| 3rd (tie) | The Hermiston Herald (Michael Kane) |
| 3rd (tie) | The Hermiston Herald (Michael Kane) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Kathleen Newton) |
| 2nd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Joe Happ) |
| 3rd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Kathleen Newton) |
| HM | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 3rd | Lebanon Express (A.K. Dugan) |
| Best editorial page | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Statesman Journal, Salem (Dick Hughes) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Robert Caldwell) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Gary E. Nelson) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bart Smith) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dave Balcom) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Dennis Roler) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Andrew Scot Bolsinger) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| Divisions D & E combined | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Mark Garber, Tiffaney O'Dell) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Wanda McAlister, Jeb Bladine, Steve Bagwell) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Mike Thoele) |
| 2nd (tie) | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 2nd (tie) | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 3rd | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Dave Hassler) |
| Best local column | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Duin) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Bob Welch) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Paul Fattig) |
| HM | Mail Tribune, Medford (Bill Varble) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bart Smith) |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Steve Matthies) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Hasso Hering) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Tami Hart) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| HM (tie) | Argus Observer, Ontario (Andrew Cutler) |
| HM (tie) | The Observer, La Grande (Tony Adame) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (W. Clark Gallagher) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Jayna Noley) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Elaine Rohse) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Redmond Spokesman (Leslie Pugmire Hole) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (John Schrag) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Barb Randall) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Pat Bettencourt) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Gary Crum) |
| 3rd | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Blair J. Parker) |
| Best writing | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Jeff Wright) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Kayley Mendenhall) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Susan Palmer) |
| HM | Mail Tribune, Medford (Bill Varble) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Patricia Snyder) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Dan Spatz) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Mardi Ford) |
| HM | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Alison Ryan) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Andrea Barkan) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Lisa Cromwell) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Janet Cook) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Ken O'Toole) |
| 2nd | The Redmond Spokesman (Leslie Pugmire Hole) |
| 3rd | Springfield News (Stacy D. Stumbo) |
| HM | Beaverton Valley Times (AmyJo Brown) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Chronicle, Creswell (Curt Deatherage) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Joshua Palmer) |
| Public service journalism | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Maxine Bernstein, Brent Walth) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Alan Gustafson, Shawn Day) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Winston Ross) |
| Divisions B & C combined | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Staff) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Robert Plain) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Katie Willson) |
| 2nd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Newport (Joel Gallob; Gail Kimberling) |
| Divisions E & F combined | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Lee van der Voo) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp, David Jagernauth, Cindy Garrison) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (LaRae Ash ) |
| Best silk purse story | |
| Divisions A & B combined | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Joe Harwood) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Capi Lynn, Kay Worthington) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Mark Baker) |
| HM | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig ) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Laurel Eddy) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Jennifer Squires) |
| HM | The Observer, La Grande (T.L. Petersen) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Christian Knight) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Jayna Noley) |
| 3rd | Canby Herald (Steve St. Amand) |
| Divisions E & F combined | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 3rd | Springfield News (Stacy D. Stumbo) |
| HM | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
2005 Associate Member Publications Contest
For the Associate Member Publications Contest,
entries were judged in 5 categories.
There are no circulation divisions in this contest.
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| Target audience | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune |
| 3rd | The Sherwood Gazette |
| HM | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie |
| Photography | |
| 1st | The Sherwood Gazette (Nick Peterson) |
| 2nd | The Sherwood Gazette (Nick Peterson) |
| 3rd | The North Coast Citizen, Manzanita (Dave Fisher) |
| HM | The Sherwood Gazette (Nick Peterson) |
| Writing | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (Todd Murphy) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie (Patrick Sherman) |
| 3rd | The Sherwood Gazette (Nick Peterson) |
| HM | Capital Press, Salem (Mitch Lies) |
| Design | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie |
| 3rd | The Sherwood Gazette |
| HM | Capital Press, Salem |
| Graphics | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem (Mark Rozin, Steve Brown) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie (Patrick Sherman) |
| 3rd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie (David Stroup) |