C & G employees win Better Newspaper Contest awards

The Michigan Press Association recently announced the winners of its 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, and members of the C & G Newspapers staff received awards.

C & G Newspapers competes in the category of weekly newspapers with class A circulations, which are the largest circulations among weekly papers.

Staff Writer Maria Allard won first place in the category of Government/Education News for her story “Holocaust Center visit is emotional, enlightening” in the Warren Weekly

Page Designer Jason Clancy won second place in the Best Page or Pages Design for “Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolls into town” in the West Bloomfield Beacon

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile story was part of C & G’s ongoing feature called “Behind the Wheel,” which profiles people and the special vehicles they drive. Allard is the writer of “Behind the Wheel.”

Additionally, Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss, who joined C & G Newspapers in January from The Alpena News, won third place in the Daily C Best Columnist category for her

Goldfish Swim School Is Now Open In West Bloomfield

Goldfish Swim School is a learn-to-swim facility dedicated to teaching children as young as 4 months how to swim and be safer in and around the water. Its approach is called “The Science of SwimPlay.” It is a combination of guided play and a safe environment, which the school believes are two things that help little ones build upon their cognitive growth.

Goldfish Swim School is located at 6335-A Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield.