APG MONTANA NEWSPAPERS SHINE AT STATE CONTEST

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APG newspapers in Montana had a strong showing at the recent state newspaper contest.

The awards were presented on the final night of the 138th annual Montana Newspaper Convention in Helena, June 16-17. In all, APG newspapers earned 43 first-place awards and 124 overall awards, including seconds and thirds.

Leading the way was the Belgrade News, which earned 13 first-place awards and 36 overall awards. The newspaper also captured the coveted Thomas Dimsdale award for best weekly newspaper.

Other APG Montana newspapers that received awards included: Bozeman Daily Chronicle with five first place and 11 overall; Lewistown News-Argus with seven first place and 20 overall; Dillon Tribune with five first place and 18 overall; Stillwater

County News with four first place and nine overall; Judith Basin Press with three first place and 10 overall; Laurel Outlook with two first place and 11 overall; Glendive Ranger Review with two first place and three overall; Big Horn County News with one first place and five overall; and Carbon County News with one first-place award.

During the Friday night Major Awards ceremony, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Production Manager Ed Renaud received the Dick Crockford Distinguished Service Award for his many years of dedicated service to the press operations in Bozeman. Renaud was nominated by George Hoffman, Advertising Director of the Belgrade News. Hoffman, who retired the week following the convention, was also serving as outgoing president of the Montana Newspaper Association. APG Regional President Mark

Dobie spoke during the awards ceremony and honored Hoffman for his long service to the Belgrade News. Also honored during the Major Awards ceremony was Jacques Rutten, APG Montana East Regional Editor. He received the Master Editor/Publisher award from the Montana Newspaper Association. Other APG members who have served on the MNA board of directors during the past year include Cindy Sease and Michael Wright of Bozeman and Chad Knudson of Glendive.

Toni Savarese, advertising manager of the Livingston Enterprise, was elected to the Montana Newspaper Association Advertising Service board of directors during the convention.

Successful night at the Idaho Press Club Awards for APG

It was a successful night at the Idaho Press Club Awards for a number of publications in Adams Publishing Group.

The Idaho Press, which covers the Boise metro area along with southwestern Idaho cities Nampa and Caldwell, took home first place in the General Excellence category. The General Excellence Award is granted to the top print publication in the state, an honor the Idaho Press has won three of the past four years.

Boise Weekly, the sister publication of the Idaho Press, took home first place in General Excellence in the weekly newspaper division. Boise Weekly is an alt-weekly publication featuring the arts and entertainment while also providing news and opinion work.

Additionally, the Emmett Messenger Index won second place overall in General Excellence in the weekly division while the Post Register in Idaho Falls took home third place General Excellence among the state's daily newspapers.