BNCWINNERS2020 133rd Year • Oct. 9, 2020
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2020 Better Newspaper Contest CONTENTS
2020 Contest by the numbers
JUDGES: New York Press Association BNC COMMITTEE Caralyn Bess, Chair, Columbia Basin Herald Patrick Grubb, The Northern Light Roger Harnack, Cheney Free Press Fred Obee, WNPA Janay Collins, WNPA
Web: 20 entries General Excellence: 40 entries Participating Newspapers: 51
CONTEST PERIODS Regular Contest Eligibility: Published April 1, 2019—March 31, 2020 Tourism Special Sections Eligibility: Published April 1, 2019—May 31, 2020 General Excellence Issues: Published Sept 15 & 22, 2019 plus Publisher’s choice CIRCULATION GROUPS Circulation Group 1 – up to 2,500 Circulation Group 2 – 2,501-4,999 Circulation Group 3 – 4,500-11,000 Circulation Group 4 – 11,001 and up
NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY DIVISION Advertising: 133 entries Special Sections: 93 entries News: 887 entries Photography: 247 entries
Advertising Division ...................................3-5 Special Sections ...............................................6 News Division ............................................7-19 General Excellence .......................................8-9 Photography Division ..............................20-23 Digital Division ..............................................23
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Advertising Ad of the Year Groups 1-4
Third Place
Terry Hamberg Roslyn Labor Day Weekend Northern Kittitas County Tribune
First Place
Dana Moreno & Team Coldwell Banker, Blake Rollins Columbia Basin Herald
Groups 3&4
Second Place
First Place
Dana Moreno & Team 2019 Senior Picnic Columbia Basin Herald
Ruth Lauman & Molly Ernst Birch Bay The Northern Light
Third Place
Second Place
Rainier Powers THING Festival Port Townsend Leader
Ruth Lauman & Molly Ernst Semiahmoo Shore The Northern Light
Third Place
Single Advertiser (Sale/Event) Smaller than 1/2 Page Groups 1&2
Rainier Powers Howell’s Sandwich Company Port Townsend Leader
First Place
Terry Hamberg Mountain Voices Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Second Place
Casey Clark Swiftwater Cellars Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Raquee Rivera & Marleen Martinez Edible Garden Tour Bainbridge Island Review
Groups 3&4 First Place
Rainier Powers Nifty Fiftys Port Townsend Leader
Second Place
Doug De Visser & Louise Mugar Semiahmoo The Northern Light
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Branding Ad Groups 1-4 Third Place
Raquee Rivera & Brenda Jorgens Saint Antony’s Central Kitsap Reporter
Single Advertiser (Sale/Event) 1/2 Page or Larger Groups 1&2 First Place
Terry Hamberg Kittitas Books Northern Kittitas County Tribune
First Place
Rainier Powers Hulbert Construction Port Townsend Leader
Second Place
Ruth Lauman & Kristin Siemion Fox Hall Events Center The Northern Light
Third Place
Raquee Rivera & Brittany Tatro Sotheby’s, Claudia Powers Bainbridge Island Review
Second Place
Raquee Rivera & Brittany Tatro Coldwell Banker, Barb McKenzie Bainbridge Island Review
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Advertising Community Service Groups 1-4
First Place Doug De Visser & Molly Ernst Athletic Hall of Fame The Northern Light Second Place Dana Moreno & Team Senior Picnic Columbia Basin Herald Third Place Job Wise Free Movie Sunnyside Sun Use of Small Space Groups 1-4 First Place
Ruth Lauman & Molly Ernst Crab Dinner The Northern Light
Second Place
Columbia Basin Herald & HMAC Teams Alsted Real Estate Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Michelle Nedved Priest River Glass Newport Miner
Multiple-Advertiser Ad, 1 or 2 Full Pages Groups 1-4 First Place
Ileana Martinez Great Prosser Balloon Rally Sunnyside Sun
Second Place
Delicia Frost, Bonita Green, Allen Diers & Jeremy Fink Christmas in the Gorge Skamania County Pioneer
Third Place
Ruth Lauman, Molly Ernst, Doug De Visser & Louise Mugar Holiday Harbor Lights The Northern Light
Ad Campaign Groups 1-4 First Place
Lloyd Mullen Port Townsend Paper Port Townsend Leader
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Second Place
Tim Heitzman Glen Cove Repair Key Peninsula News
Third Place
Tim Heitzman Key Peninsula Community Services Key Peninsula News
Color Ad, Full Page Groups 1-4 First Place
Raquee Rivera & Brittany Tatro Sotheby’s, Claudia Powers Bainbridge Island Review
Second Place
David Boehmke Line & Lure The Reflector
Third Place
Ruth Lauman & Kristin Siemion Samson Estates Winery The Northern Light
Color Ad, 1/2 Page or Larger Groups 1-4 First Place
Raquee Rivera & Brittany Tatro Sotheby’s, Marie Bennett Bainbridge Island Review
Second Place
Ruth Lauman & Louise Mugar Custom Rx Shoppe The Northern Light
Third Place
Ruth Lauman & Louise Mugar Destination Cultus The Northern Light
Color Ad, Smaller than 1/2 Page Groups 1&2 First Place
Raquee Rivera & Marleen Martinez Ace Hardware Bainbridge Island Review
Second Place
Raquee Rivera & Harmony Liebert Sequim Food Bank Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Jeremy Fink & Cathy Kane Spring Fling East County Journal
Groups 3&4 First Place
Ruth Lauman & Louise Mugar Semiahmoo The Northern Light
Second Place
Ruth Lauman & Molly Ernst Scampi Osteria Italian Cuisine The Northern Light
Third Place
Columbia Basin Herald & HMAC Teams Porterhouse Steakhouse Columbia Basin Herald
Advertising Use of Clip Art Groups 1-4 First Place
Ruth Lauman, Molly Ernst & Doug De Visser Black Forest Steak House The Northern Light
Second Place
Terry Hamberg Carpenter House Museum & Art Gallery Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Rainier Powers Chamber of Jefferson County Port Townsend Leader
Newspaper House Ad Groups 1&2 First Place
Jana Stoner Tribune Newspaper Sold Here Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Second Place
Jana Stoner & Terry Hamberg Find the Good Stuff in Your Tribune Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Terry Hamberg Harvest These Opportunities Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Groups 3&4 First Place
Lloyd Mullen Newest Public Art Installation Port Townsend Leader
Third Place
Tim Heitzman A Winning Proposition Key Peninsula News
Most Original Idea Groups 1-4 First Place
Terry Hamberg Buddy’s Buddies Pet Giving Tree Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Second Place
Casey Clark In Memoriam 2019 Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Youth-Oriented Content Groups 1-4 First Place
Ruth Lauman & Louise Mugar Bay Builders The Northern Light
Second Place
Ruth Lauman & Louise Mugar The Borderite Report The Northern Light
Third Place
Ruth Lauman & Molly Ernst Birch Bay Waterslides The Northern Light
Third Place
Casey Clark Roslyn Library Fundraiser Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Humorous Ad Groups 1-4 First Place
Terry Hamberg & Jana Stoner Roslyn Doggie Olympics Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Second Place
Terry Hamberg Boulet Theatre Productions Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Rainier Powers Elevated Ice Cream Port Townsend Leader
Second Place
Tim Heitzman Pat & Diane Thank You Key Peninsula News
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Special Sections Third Place
Pili Linares, David Hamilton & Sharon Newman-Adjiri Visitor’s Guide 2019 Snoqualmie Valley Record
Lifestyle/Culture Special Sections Groups 1&2 First Place
Staff Methow Home 2020 Methow Valley News
Second Place
Shawna Dixon & Laura Foster Living on the Peninsula: Tribes Today Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Staff Health & Wellness 2019-20 Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Topical, In-Paper Special Sections Groups 1-4 First Place
Dee Camp Road to Recovery Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Second Place
Ruth Lauman, Molly Ernst & Louise Mugar Back to School The Northern Light
Third Place
Patrick Shelby & Ileana Martinez Mat Classic XXXII Sunnyside Sun
Tourism Special Sections Groups 1&2 First Place
Aly Siemion, Louise Mugar, Doug De Visser & Ruth Lauman Pacific Coast Weddings 2020 The Northern Light
Second Place
Raquee Rivera, Bryon Kempf, Nick Twietmeyer, Brian Kelly & Bob Smith Upbeat Fall 2019 Port Orchard Independent
Third Place
Team Voice of the Pend Oreille River Valley Newport Miner
Special Events/Festivals Sections Groups 1&2 First Place
Staff Pioneer Days 2019 Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Staff Methow Valley Summer 2019 Methow Valley News
Second Place
Staff Methow Valley Winter 2019-20 Methow Valley News
Third Place
Second Place
Third Place
Staff Washington’s Central Cascades 2019-20 Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Groups 3&4 First Place
Aly Siemion, Louise Mugar, Doug De Visser & Ruth Lauman Waterside 2019 The Northern Light
Second Place
Team Tourism Guide 2020 Columbia Basin Herald
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Evan Caldwell & Kathy Boyd Stanwood Camano Fair 2019 Stanwood Camano News Staff Holiday Gift Guide 2019 Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Groups 3&4 First Place
Team County Fair & Roundup Rodeo 2019 Columbia Basin Herald
Second Place
Staff Centrum Music Festival Port Townsend Leader
Third Place
Staff Wooden Boat Festival Port Townsend Leader
Community Guide Sections Groups 1-4 First Place
Staff Methow Made 2019 Methow Valley News
Second Place
Team Progress Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Staff Whidbey Almanac 2020 Whidbey News-Times
Special Section Covers Groups 1&2 First Place
LaShelle Easton Methow Home 2020 Methow Valley News
Second Place
Walter Willand Outdoors 2019 Cheney Free Press
Third Place
Ileana Martinez Wedding Book 2020 Sunnyside Sun
Groups 3&4 First Place
Christina Poisal & Sue Stevenson Strawberry Festival 2019 North County Outlook
Second Place
Pili Linares & Analise Hannah Eastside Gives Bellevue Reporter
Third Place
Grant Gunderson, Doug De Visser & Oliver Lazenby Mount Baker Experience Winter 2020 The Northern Light
News 2020 SPORTS WRITER OF THE YEAR
2020 NEWS WRITER OF THE YEAR
2020 FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
First Place Justin Johnson Shelton-Mason County Journal Second Place Taylor Newquist The Statesman Examiner Third Place Michael Dashiell Sequim Gazette
First Place Carolyn Bick Northwest Asian Weekly Second Place M. David Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Third Place Kelly Moyer Camas-Washougal Post-Record
First Place Sara Thompson Key Peninsula News Second Place Luciano Marano Bainbridge Island Review Third Place Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly
News Story, Long Groups 1&2
Group 2
First Place
Jim Fossett Moving a Horse Barn Northern Kittitas County Tribune
First Place
Kelly Moyer Camas Principal on Leave Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Second Place
Eric Rosane & Paul Dunn The Loss from Flood is Immense Nisqually Valley News
Third Place
Paul Dunn Residents Count Their Losses After Flooding Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Eric Rosane Intimidating Behavior Investigated Nisqually Valley News
Third Place
Marcy Stamper Rendezvous Fire Caused by Burning Debris Methow Valley News
Group 3
First Place
Group 3
Zoe Deal Apprehensions Rise at the Canadian Border The Northern Light
First Place
Dana Kampa Fire District’s Alleged Racist Remarks Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Dee Camp Reports: Fire Cause Undetermined Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Third Place
M. David Meyer Chinese American Veterans Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Third Place
Jami Makan Canadians Increasingly Face Five-year Bans The Northern Light
Group 4
First Place
News Story, Short Group 1 First Place
Anne Basye Smelt Derby Extinct La Conner Weekly News
Olivia Sullivan Community Remembers Murdered Teen Federal Way Mirror
Second Place
Cameron Kast The Big One The Reflector
Third Place
Second Place
Third Place
Steve Hunter Sister Seeks Safer Intersection Kent-Covington Reporter
Zoe Deal Fatal Collision at Border The Northern Light
Group 4
First Place
Haley Ausbun Failing to Keep Them Down Renton Reporter
Ken Stern Local Run on Hand Sanitizer La Conner Weekly News
Second Place
Colleen Smith Man Drowns in Mountain Lake Islands’ Sounder
Third Place
Cameron Kast Rare Corpse Flower Blooms The Reflector Rick Bannan Casino Closes Overnight The Reflector
2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 7
General Excellence Group 1 First Place
Bainbridge Island Review
Brian Kelly & Luciano Marano Second Place
Ferndale Record Brent Lindquist, Calvin Bratt & Hailey Palmer
Third Place
Stanwood Camano News Evan Caldwell, Kathy Boyd & Peggy Wendel
Group 2 First Place
Chinook Observer
Matt Winters Second Place
Anacortes American
Briana Alzola, Richard Walker, Monique Merrill & Colette Weeks Third Place
Methow Valley News Staff
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General Excellence Group 3 First Place
Columbia Basin Herald Team
Second Place
North Kitsap Herald
Nick Twietmeyer, Tyler Shuey, Mark Krulish & Ken Park Third Place
Mukilteo Beacon
Paul Archipley
Group 4 First Place
Marysville Globe
Steve Powell & Douglas Buell Second Place
The Reflector Eric Schwartz
Third Place
Kent-Covington Reporter Mark Klaas, Steve Hunter, Marie Skoor & Danielle Chastaine
2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 9
News Breaking News Story Groups 1&2 First Place
Paul Dunn An Evacuee’s Story Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Elizabeth Shepherd & Susan Riemer Tacoma Police Kill Vashon Man Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Third Place
Marcy Stamper Longtime Valley Resident Detained Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Patrick Grubb Directive to Detain Iranian-Americans The Northern Light
Second Place
Michael Whitney Former Mill Burns Snohomish County Tribune
Third Place
Michael Heinbach Fanning Found Guilty of Murder Shelton-Mason County Journal
Health or Medical Story Group 1 First Place
Bill Reynolds Celebrate Opening of Dental Clinic La Conner Weekly News
Second Place
Evan Caldwell Long-term Care Challenges Hit Home Stanwood Camano News
Third Place
Colleen Smith Recovery in Community Making a Difference Islands’ Sounder
Group 2
First Place
Ashley Ahearn Learning to Ask for Help Methow Valley News
Second Place
Paul Dunn Seniors Cautious as Virus Spreads Nisqually Valley News
Third Place
Terry Hamberg & Jana Stoner For the Love of Lily Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Group 3
First Place
Carmen Jaramillo Mental Health: Breaking the Cycle Port Townsend Leader
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Second Place
M. David Meyer New Health Care Model Northwest Asian Weekly
Third Place
Evangeline Cafe COVID Survivor Urges Cooperation Northwest Asian Weekly
Group 4
First Place
Ray Miller-Still Mom & Me Medical Clinic The Courier-Herald
Second Place
Cameron Kast PTSD Horse Program The Reflector
Third Place
Ray Miller-Still St. Elizabeth Workers Picket The Courier-Herald
Environmental Story Group 1 First Place
Heather Spaulding Bear Searches Islands for a Mate Journal of the San Juan Islands
Second Place
Peggy Wendel Whale Deaths Spike Stanwood Camano News
Third Place
Evan Caldwell Unlocking Leque Stanwood Camano News
Group 2
First Place
Ashley Ahearn Fire, Drought & High Anxiety Methow Valley News
Second Place
Eric Rosane Living on the Edge Nisqually Valley News
News Environmental Story Group 2
Education Story Group 1
Third Place
First Place
Alex Brown Saving Washington’s Salmon Nisqually Valley News
Laura Kussman Kaleidoscope Outdoor Preschool Islands’ Sounder
Second Place
Groups 3&4
Evan Caldwell Early Warning Stanwood Camano News
First Place
Oliver Lazenby Donut Hole The Northern Light
Third Place
Heather Spaulding Building Dreams for All Children Journal of the San Juan Islands
Second Place
Lily Haight Discovering a Lost Wilderness Port Townsend Leader
Group 2
Third Place
First Place
Brian Soergel Coyotes on the Prowl Edmonds Beacon
Paul Dunn Yelm Rotary Book Program Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Business News Story Groups 1&2
Karl Holappa Hands-on Education Daily Record
First Place
Third Place
Marcy Stamper Practical Processing Methow Valley News
Eric Rosane Dedication Beyond Years Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Marcy Stamper Mushroom Pickers Spring Up Methow Valley News
Third Place
Matthew Nash Businesses Take Sides on MAT Clinic Sequim Gazette
Groups 3&4 First Place
M. David Meyer Coronavirus Fears Hurt Businesses Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Ray Miller-Still Cocktail Farm The Courier-Herald
Third Place
M. David Meyer A Monument to Chinatown Returns Northwest Asian Weekly
Business Feature Story Groups 1&2 First Place
Paul Dunn Power House Motorsports Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Ralph Schwartz The New Young Faces of Winthrop Retailing Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 Group 3
First Place
First Place
Gordon Weeks Bringing Passion, Growth to Shelton Schools Shelton-Mason County Journal
Jason Cruz From Machine Learning to Cheesecakes Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Stacy Nguyen Phamily Business Northwest Asian Weekly
Third Place
Second Place
Third Place
Joshua Holland Making Room for Business Northwest Asian Weekly
Group 4
Ray Miller-Still Student to Meet Dalai Lama The Courier-Herald Rick Bannan Schools Nix Sex Ed Requirement The Reflector
Government Story Groups 1&2
First Place
First Place
Second Place
Second Place
Third Place
Third Place
Ray Miller-Still Alternative Birth Options The Courier-Herald Ray Miller-Still Care for the Dead, Serve the Living The Courier-Herald Cameron Kast Where Everything Turns Out Right The Reflector
Marcy Stamper Answering the Call Methow Valley News Eric Rosane House Leader Wilcox Nisqually Valley News Michael Dashiell Citizens Seek Answer From Board Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Conor Dowley Tsunami Bats Crafting Excellence Sequim Gazette 2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 11
News
Government Story Groups 3&4
Election Story Groups 1&2
First Place
Brock Hires Firearms, Cash & Drugs Missing Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
First Place
Michael Dashiell Fire District 3 Candidates Sequim Gazette
Second Place
Don Gronning Cusick Audit Damning Newport Miner
Second Place
Michael Heinbach Auditor to Observe Ukraine Election Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
Brent Lindquist Position 4 Truly a Toss-up Ferndale Record
Third Place
Bill Reynolds Huge Tribal Senate Upset La Conner Weekly News
Crime & Court Story Groups 1&2
Groups 3&4 First Place
First Place
Brandon Gustafson Zieve Caught with Forum Questions Mukilteo Beacon
Conor Dowley Man with Down Syndrome Arrested Sequim Gazette
Second Place
Second Place
Ruth Bayang Seattle City Elections Northwest Asian Weekly
Marcy Stamper ICE Takes Mushroom Pickers Into Custody Methow Valley News
Group 3
First Place
M. David Meyer Father Still Hopes To See Daughter Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Michael Heinbach Murderer Gets 35 Years Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
Michael Heinbach Daring Escape from Courthouse Shelton-Mason County Journal
Group 4
First Place
Rick Bannan First Court Appearance The Reflector
Second Place
Olivia Sullivan Fire Destroys Home Federal Way Mirror
Third Place
Ray Miller-Still Father Charged with Assault The Courier-Herald
Social Issue Story Groups 1&2 First Place
Ann McCreary The Methow Housing Trust Methow Valley News
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Third Place Second Place
Kelly Moyer Their Bold Voices Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Third Place
Matthew Nash A Mother & Grandmother’s Love Sequim Gazette
Group 3
First Place
Kai Curry Inventor of the Pussyhat Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Carmen Jaramillo Three Homeless Deaths Port Townsend Leader
Third Place
M. David Meyer Battleground for Taiwanese Identity Northwest Asian Weekly
Group 4
First Place
Haley Ausbun Family Mourns Son Who Lived on the Streets Renton Reporter
Second Place
Ray Miller-Still Stay Woke Conference The Courier-Herald
Third Place
Rick Bannan Church Banners Vandalized The Reflector
Rick Bannan Controversy Over Campaign Finance The Reflector
Comprehensive Coverage, Single Writer Group 1 First Place
Peggy Wendel Stanwood Growth Stanwood Camano News
Second Place
Kelly Moyer Aquatics Center Bond Proposal Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Third Place
Mandi Johnson Former Principal Accused of Sexual Offenses Journal of the San Juan Islands
Group 2
First Place
Patrick Shelby Plea for Justice Sunnyside Sun
Second Place
Marcy Stamper French Creek Road Methow Valley News
Third Place
Richard Walker City Takes On Inclusion Anacortes American
Group 3
First Place
Brian Soergel Edmonds Street Waterfront Connector Edmonds Beacon
News Comprehensive Coverage, Single Writer Group 3 Second Place
Gordon Weeks Transformative Fall for District Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
M. David Meyer Keiro Closure Saga Northwest Asian Weekly
Group 4
First Place
Ray Miller-Still Cold Case Trial The Courier-Herald
Second Place
Ray Miller-Still District Official Accused of Stealing The Courier-Herald
Third Place
Ray Miller-Still Local Civil War Soldier The Courier-Herald
Comprehensive Coverage, Multiple Writers Groups 1-4 First Place
Patrick Grubb & Jami Makan Iranian-American Series The Northern Light Second Place
Second Place
Third Place
Third Place
Paul Dunn & Eric Rosane Flooding on the Nisqually River Nisqually Valley News Natalie Johnson, Will Rubin, Cody Neuenschwander & Eric Schwartz Arrest After Woman Vanished Nisqually Valley News
Investigative Reporting Groups 1-4 First Place
Peggy Wendel Driving Miss Vicky Stanwood Camano News Diana Zimmerman Musician Created Memorable Memories Wahkiakum County Eagle
Group 2
First Place
Ashley Lodato Re-raising the Barn Methow Valley News
Gordon Weeks Shelton Toxic Dump Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Ray Miller-Still Three Percenters The Courier-Herald
Third Place
Second Place
Third Place
Rick Bannan Crime in North County The Reflector
General Feature Story, Long Group 1 First Place
Peggy Wendel Keeping His Story Alive Stanwood Camano News
Don Sanderson Expert Crosscut Saw Filers Skamania County Pioneer Philip Watness Old Guys Who Build Stuff Skamania County Pioneer
Group 3
First Place
Dee Camp Moon Landing Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Second Place
Joseph Pentheroudakis The Night Key Center Burned Key Peninsula News
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News General Feature Story, Long Group 3
Group 2
First Place
Marcy Stamper Perplexed by Plastic Methow Valley News
Third Place
Sophia Aldous American Ninja Warrior History Newport Miner
Second Place
Cathy Kane Senior Living: Wanda Justice East County Journal
Group 4
First Place
Third Place
Olivia Sullivan & Haley Donwerth Motorcycle Crash Miracle Federal Way Mirror
Cathy Kane Veteran Bill Evans East County Journal
Second Place
Olivia Sullivan Couple Quarantined on Cruise Ship Federal Way Mirror
Group 3
First Place
Charles H. Featherstone Cigar Box Blues Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Cameron Kast Climbing Out of Your Comfort Zone The Reflector
Second Place
Sophia Aldous Fried Chicken Flies High Newport Miner
General Feature Story, Short Groups 1&2
Third Place
First Place
RaeLynn Ricarte Kettle Falls Grouch The Statesman Examiner
Second Place
Don Nelson Two for the Road Methow Valley News
Edward Olinger Homemade Parade Key Peninsula News
Third Place
Monique Merrill Building on History Anacortes American
Groups 3&4 First Place
Lily Haight Hen Bravery Set Stage for Victory Port Townsend Leader
Second Place
Olivia Sullivan Please Not My Son Federal Way Mirror
Third Place
Cheryl Schweizer Meals to Heal Columbia Basin Herald
Lifestyle Feature Story Group 1 First Place
Kelly Moyer Finding Her Bliss Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Second Place
Evan Caldwell Family Footsteps Stanwood Camano News
Third Place
Colleen Smith The Spinogattis Islands’ Sounder
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Group 4
First Place
Cameron Kast Lighting Up La Center The Reflector
Second Place
Bob Smith Artist Keeping Art Form Alive Port Orchard Independent
Third Place
Cameron Kast Making a Mint The Reflector
Personality Profile, Long Group 1 First Place
Kelly Moyer Turn of the Century Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Second Place
Bill Reynolds Teacher Hands Off Rich Legacy La Conner Weekly News
Third Place
Bill Reynolds Fisher Family Built a Long History La Conner Weekly News
Group 2
First Place
Ashley Ahearn Blind Faith Methow Valley News
News Personality Profile, Long Group 2 Second Place
Paul Dunn Volunteer of The Year Nisqually Valley News
Third Place
Conor Dowley Running Boys & Girls Clubs Sequim Gazette
Groups 3&4 First Place
Edward Olinger Phil Bauer Key Peninsula News
Second Place
Gordon Weeks A New Life in Shelton Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
Brian Soergel Killer Photos: Ted Bundy Edmonds Beacon
Personality Profile, Short Group 1 First Place
Peggy Wendel A House with History Stanwood Camano News
Second Place
Bill Reynolds Herrera Truly a Life-saver La Conner Weekly News
Group 2
First Place
Marian Flandrick New Family Fit for a Queen Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Matthew Nash Miss Washington Junior Pre-Teen Contestant Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Julia Hart Maynard Koen Mystery Solved Sunnyside Sun
Groups 3&4 First Place
Sophia Aldous New Priest Finds Home in Priest River Newport Miner
Second Place
Brandon Gustafson Making History Mukilteo Beacon
Third Place
Ted Ralston Mary Mazur, Historian Key Peninsula News
Story on the Arts Group 1 First Place
Diane Craig Fire Station Mural Project Islands’ Sounder
Second Place
Peggy Wendel A Musical Life Shines Stanwood Camano News
2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 15
News
Feature Page Design Groups 1&2
Story on the Arts Group 1
First Place
Darla Hussey Practical Processing Methow Valley News
Third Place
Mandi Johnson Deep Dive Journal of the San Juan Islands
Second Place
Group 2
First Place
Marcy Stamper All the Right Notes Methow Valley News
Second Place
Elizabeth Shepherd A Story of Hard Times & Resilience Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Third Place
Rodney Harwood Jazz in the Valley Daily Record
Groups 3&4 First Place
Andrew Hamlin Mark Dacascos Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Cameron Kast Barn Quilts The Reflector
Third Place
Janice Nesamani Canvassing for Artists Northwest Asian Weekly
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Art Reviews Groups 1&2 First Place
Elizabeth Shepherd ‘She Kills Monsters’ Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Second Place
Ken Stern ‘Addams Family’ La Conner Weekly News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Stacy Nguyen ‘The Grudge’ Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Stacy Nguyen ‘Yesterday’ Northwest Asian Weekly
Third Place
Kai Curry ‘Birds of Prey’ Northwest Asian Weekly
Tate Thomson Street Art Island Scene Journal of the San Juan Islands
Third Place
LaShelle Easton Everyone’s An Artist Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Joel Martin Quincy City Administrator Columbia Basin Herald
Second Place
David Boehmke Clark County Fair The Reflector
Front Page Design Group 1 First Place
Evan Caldwell It’s All of Ours Stanwood Camano News
Second Place
Brian Kelly Just Stay Home Bainbridge Island Review
News News of the Weird Groups 1&2 First Place
Jim Fossett He’s Got a Piece of Berlin Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Second Place
Matthew Nash Woman Finds ‘Price is Right’ Twice Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Colleen Smith Fire Department Saves Choking Dog Islands’ Sounder
Group 3
First Place
Oliver Lazenby Mt. Baker Slush Cup The Northern Light
Second Place
Brock Hires Pearl Harbor Art Work Discovered Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Third Place
Front Page Design Group 1 Third Place
Evan Caldwell A Fairly Big Deal Stanwood Camano News
Group 2
First Place
Michael Dashiell Sequim Shuts Down Sequim Gazette
Second Place
RaeLynn Ricarte Buffaloed The Statesman Examiner
Third Place
RaeLynn Ricarte & Taylor Newquist Riding for Those Who Can’t The Statesman Examiner
Groups 3&4 First Place
Adam Rudnick COVID-19 Upends County Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Adam Rudnick Recovering Apollo 11 Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
Connor Vanderweyst Green Thumbs Columbia Basin Herald
Dee Camp Small, Human-like Skull Found Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Group 4
First Place
Ray Miller-Still All Things Sasquatch The Courier-Herald
Second Place
Olivia Sullivan Elf on 320th Street Federal Way Mirror
Second Place
Jim Fossett 152 Goals Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Patrick Shelby Toppenish Elevates Community with Trophy Sunnyside Sun
Groups 3&4 First Place
Justin Johnson Crafting a Legacy Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Hailey Palmer Unbeaten Run Ended Lynden Tribune
Third Place
Casey McCarthy Time for Nine Columbia Basin Herald
Sports Feature Groups 1&2 First Place
Bill Reynolds Team Enjoyed Banner 1968 Season La Conner Weekly News
Second Place
Luke Olson A Father-Son Place Daily Record
Third Place
Eric Rosane We Used to Be in the Shadows Nisqually Valley News
Sports News Story Group 1 First Place
Wayne Havrelly Papermaker Perfection Camas-Washougal Post-Record
Second Place
Bill Reynolds Girls Basketball Place Second at State La Conner Weekly News
Third Place
Steve Powell They’ll Be Back Arlington Times
Group 2
First Place
Michael Dashiell Wolves Race to State Championship Sequim Gazette
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News Sports Feature Groups 3&4 First Place
Steve Powell Marysville Umpire Marysville Globe
Second Place
Al Camp Town Teams Ruled a Century Ago Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Sports Personality Profile Groups 1&2 First Place
Diana Zimmerman Lee Tischer Wahkiakum County Eagle
Second Place
Michael Dashiell In for the Long Run Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Marcy Stamper A Through-hiker’s Best Friend Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Mark Krulish Cancer Won’t Stop Youngster Port Orchard Independent
Second Place
Casey McCarthy Coaching Tree Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Second Place
Third Place
Jason Cruz Pro Wrestling Classic Northwest Asian Weekly
Sports Page Design Groups 1-4 First Place
Don Nelson Out of Session Methow Valley News Ken Stern Take Flattening the Curve Seriously La Conner Weekly News
Groups 3&4 First Place
First Place
Don Nelson A Win for Open Government Methow Valley News
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RaeLynn Ricarte Editorial Pages The Statesman Examiner
Third Place
Third Place
Editorial Groups 1&2
First Place
Carrie Rodriguez Mirror’s Role in Vetting Candidates Federal Way Mirror
Justin Johnson & Adam Rudnick Mason County Cup Shelton-Mason County Journal Connor Vanderweyst Hunter to Hunted Columbia Basin Herald
Editorial Pages Groups 1-4
Second Place
Second Place
Third Place
Brad Skiff Bipartisan Dead End Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Dean Miller City Hall Sits on Offer to City Manager Port Townsend Leader
Patrick Shelby & Ileana Martinez Sunnyside Opener Sunnyside Sun
Second Place
Third Place
Lloyd Mullen Learning From Tragedy Port Townsend Leader
Editorial Cartoon Groups 1-4 First Place
Brad Skiff A Match Made in Twisp Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Second Place
David Boehmke Corpse Flower The Reflector
Adam Rudnick & Kirk Ericson Editorial Pages Shelton-Mason County Journal Keven Graves, Jessie Stensland & Staff Editorial Pages Whidbey News-Times
General Interest Column Groups 1&2 First Place
Eric Schwartz Editor’s Notes Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Ken Stern Musings, On the Editor’s Mind La Conner Weekly News
News General Interest Column Groups 1&2 Third Place
Don Nelson No Bad Days Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Adam Rudnick Editor’s Desk Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Kirk Ericson These Times Shelton-Mason County Journal
Third Place
Ray Miller-Still Our Corner The Courier-Herald
Newspaper Community Service Groups 1-4 First Place Roger Harnack Going Galapagos The Statesman Examiner Second Place Emry Dinman Changes at Grant Integrated Services Columbia Basin Herald
Humorous Column Groups 1-4 First Place
Ray Miller-Still Our Corner The Courier-Herald
Second Place
Sophia Aldous Sophie’s Choice Newport Miner
Third Place
Carolyn Wiley Devil’s Head Diary Key Peninsula News
Topical Column Groups 1-4 First Place
Samantha Pak On the Shelf Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Pat Paul Aqiimuk’s Kitchen La Conner Weekly News
Third Place
Don Gronning Rodeo Scene Newport Miner
News Headline Groups 1&2 First Place
Staff Come Check Out Our Caboose Nisqually Valley News
Second Place
Eric Schwartz The ‘Iceman’ Runneth Nisqually Valley News
Third Place
Don Nelson Frozen in Time Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Charles H. Featherstone Comfy Cowch Columbia Basin Herald
Second Place
Cheryl Schweizer Who’s a Good Officer? Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Joel Martin Friday Knight Lights Columbia Basin Herald
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Photography Photographer of the Year First Place Roger Harnack Cheney Free Press
Roger Harnack positioned himself at the top of the hill to get this shot of a motorcyclist losing control.
Roger Harnack, a repeat winner in the Phtographer of the Year category, captured this image of a derailed train making a zigzag across the landscape.
Second Place Evan Caldwell Stanwood Camano News
Evan Caldwell’s landscape shot of a church and some daodils complemented his sports photography.
Evan Caldwell earned second place in the Photographer of the Year category with shots like this competitive swimmer.
Third Place Al Camp Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Like Harnack, Al Camp was a repeat winner in the Photographer of the Year category with shots like this. 20 2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
Al Camp gets close to the action with this shot of a recreational softball league.
Photography B/W Feature, Portrait or Pictorial Photo Groups 1-4 First Place
Mandi Johnson Whales & Ship Journal of the San Juan Islands
Second Place
Matthew Nash Rooster Rides in Style Sequim Gazette
B/W Sports Photo Groups 1-4 First Place
Chris Johnson Gracie May West Plays a Ball East County Journal
Second Place
Chris Johnson Rodeo Finals East County Journal
Photo Essay Groups 1&2 First Place
Steve Mitchell Vintage Wheels Methow Valley News
Second Place
Steve Mitchell, Don Nelson & LaShelle Easton Up, Up in the Air Methow Valley News
Third Place
Steve Mitchell, Don Nelson, Marcy Stamper & Lauralee Northcott Christmas at the End of the Road Methow Valley News
Group 3
Shawna Whelan of the Shelton-Mason County Journal took first place for a Breaking News Photo with this shot of firefighters on a roof. Third Place
Ray Miller-Still Thrill of the Hunt The Courier-Herald
Breaking News Photo Groups 1-4 First Place
Shawna Whelan Venting the Flames Shelton-Mason County Journal
First Place
Second Place
Second Place
Third Place
Brock Hires & Al Camp Rodeo Time Can Get Crazy Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Richard Miller & Joseph Pentheroudakis Springtime Out and About Key Peninsula News
Third Place
Shawna Whelan Wild Goats Go Yonder Shelton-Mason County Journal
Group 4
First Place
Brandon Gustafson Man Arrested in SWAT Incident Mukilteo Beacon
First Place
Richard Walker Live Firefighter Training Anacortes American
Second Place
Patrick Shelby Memorial Day Weekend of Remembrance Sunnyside Sun
Third Place
Jacob Ford Shop With a Cop Daily Record
Rainier Powers Nina Otaki is Free Port Townsend Leader
General News Photo Group 1 First Place
Brian Kelly Grace in Isolation Bainbridge Island Review
Ray Miller-Still Getting Down & Dirty The Courier-Herald
Second Place
Ray Miller-Still Leaping Lizards The Courier-Herald
Third Place
Second Place
Group 2
Ken Stern Seniors Go With A Pop La Conner Weekly News Ken Stern Blessing of Fleet La Conner Weekly News
Brian Kelly of the Bainbridge Island Review captured this photo titled Grace in Isolation and took a first place in the General News Photo category. 2020 WNPA BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 21
Photography General News Photo Groups 3&4 First Place
Shawna Whelan Family Members React to Baptism Shelton-Mason County Journal
Second Place
Makenna Dreher Edmonds Park Fit for Everyone Edmonds Beacon
Third Place
Michael Heinbach Fanning Found Guilty of Murder Shelton-Mason County Journal
Color Feature Photo Group 1 First Place
Evan Caldwell A Fair Amount of Fun Stanwood Camano News
Second Place
Peggy Wendel Silvana Fair Stanwood Camano News
Third Place
Colleen Smith Orcas Homecoming Islands’ Sounder
Group 2
First Place
Jacob Ford Lima Bean Spitting Contest Daily Record
Second Place
Michael Dashiell School Spirit on Parade Sequim Gazette
Third Place
Steve Mitchell A Bang-up Day Methow Valley News
Groups 3&4 First Place
Lisa Bryan Tip Toland: Genuine Life in Sculpture Key Peninsula News
Second Place
Al Camp A Young Dancer at Powwow Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Third Place
Chris Konieczny Key Peninsula Beekeepers Key Peninsula News
Color Portrait Groups 1&2 First Place
Don Nelson Class (of 2019) Acts Methow Valley News
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Lisa Bryan of the Key Peninsula News earned a first place award for this portrait of an artist at work in the Color Feature Photo category. Second Place
Jana Stoner A Calico’s Journey Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Third Place
Roger Harnack Dancing Boobie The Statesman Examiner
Groups 3&4 First Place
Richard Miller Mac Bryant Key Peninsula News
Second Place
Al Camp Rodeo Clown Glenn Damian of the Skamania County Pioneer picked Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle up a first place in the Pictorial category for this shot of a
Third Place
Sophia Aldous Ash Wednesday Newport Miner
Color Pictorial Groups 1-4 First Place
Glenn Damian Lightning Storm Skamania County Pioneer
Second Place
Bob Lampert Ear Today Sequim Gazette
lightning storm.
Third Place
Michael Dashiell Creek Seeks a Name Sequim Gazette
Color Sports Photo, Action Groups 1&2 First Place
Roger Harnack Nitro Nationals The Statesman Examiner
Photography Color Sports Photo, Action Groups 1&2
Groups 3&4 First Place
Connor Vanderweyst 2 to Tango Columbia Basin Herald
Second Place
Matthew Nash Rodeo Bareback Riding Sequim Gazette
Second Place
Chris Johnson Synchronized Celebration East County Journal
Third Place
Casey McCarthy A Perfect Ending Columbia Basin Herald
Third Place
Justin Johnson Final Roll Shelton-Mason County Journal
Groups 3&4 First Place
Al Camp Prepare for a Hard Landing Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Second Place
Al Camp Tanner Hall Loses His Sunglasses Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Third Place
Shawna Whelan Sunday Summer Kicks Shelton-Mason County Journal
Color Sports Photo, Feature Groups 1&2 First Place
Steve Mitchell Happy To Be There Methow Valley News
Second Place
Roger Harnack Your Mom Called Cheney Free Press Steve Mitchell of the Methow Valley News took home a first place award in the Color Sports Photo category for this trail runner jumping for joy.
Digital Website Groups 1-4 First Place
Aly Siemion, Louise Mugar, Doug De Visser & Ruth Lauman WatersideNW.com The Northern Light
Second Place
Aly Siemion, Kristin Siemion & Louise Mugar PacificCoastWeddings.us The Northern Light
Third Place
Team ColumbiaBasinHerald.com Columbia Basin Herald
Online Ad Groups 1-4
Video Groups 1-4
First Place
Doug De Visser & Louise Mugar Beyond Fairway Tours The Northern Light
Second Place
Dana Moreno & Team Digital Subscriptions Columbia Basin Herald
First Place
Han Bui & Assunta Ng Lunar New Year Parade Northwest Asian Weekly
Second Place
Ruth Lauman Semiahmoo Spit Kite Flying The Northern Light
Third Place
Dana Moreno & Team Talk About Subscriptions Columbia Basin Herald
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for fixing the culvert. Hurst & Sons LLC plans to hire PACE Engineers after the culvert is fixed to look at its drainage, Romack said. It will then know whether it can replace the three damaged mobile homes or will need to remove them. “We’re just at the county’s mercy here,” he said. “You can’t really blame them either. It was a flood event and, what can you do?” It is unclear what the original drainage plans for the mobile home park were. The Chelan County Community Development Department
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