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Photo of the Year
K.M. Cannon–Nevada Appeal (Fallen Firefighters)
Ad of the Year
Henderson Home News (Skyline)
Story of the Year
Sandy Thompson–Las Vegas Sun (A Family Torn)
Editorial of the Year
Susan Brockus–Humboldt Sun (Wow, That Was Dumb)
Outstanding Journalist (Dailies)
Gary Thompson–Las Vegas Sun
Outstanding Journalist (Weeklies)
Steve F. Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle
Freedom of the Press (Dailies)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (Secrecy in School District Audit)
Freedom of the Press (Weeklies)
Mason Valley News (Tax Vote)
Journalist of Merit
Glenn Puit–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Class 1)
Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (Class 3)
CLASS I
General Excellence
1. Las Vegas Review-Journal
2. Reno Gazette-Journal
Community Service
1. Las Vegas Sun (Family Court)
2. Reno Gazette-Journal (Compulsive Gambling)
3. Reno Gazette-Journal (DMV Errors)
Best Spot News Story
1. Warren Bates, Mike Weatherford, Tanya Flanagan, Glenn Puit–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Tupac Shakur’s Death)
2. Warren Bates, Michael Paskevich,Mary Hynes–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Judge Bongiovanni Charged)
3. Susan Greene, Glenn Puit–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Water System Crashes)
Honorable Mention–Karen Zekan–Las Vegas Sun (House Fire Kills Two Girls)
Best News Feature Story
1. Sandy Thompson–Las Vegas Sun (A Family Torn)
2. Janice Hoke–Reno Gazette-Journal (Series on Washoe County’s At-Risk Elementaries)
3. Barbara Anderson–Reno Gazette-Journal (Managed Care Series)
Best Feature Story
1. Caren Benjamin–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Building Beautiful Dancers)
2. Scott Dickensheets–Las Vegas Sun (On the Laugh Track)
3. Joan Whitely–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Mom and Dad’s Gambling Addiction)
Honorable Mention–Joan Patterson–Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Business Coverage
1. Las Vegas Review-Journal
2. Reno Gazette-Journal
Best Business Story
1. Gary Thompson–Las Vegas Sun (The Dreamspinners-Bob Stupak)
2. John Edwards–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Turning the Tide)
3. Aric Johnson–Reno Gazette-Journal (A Secret is Service)
Best Investigative Story
1. Robert Anglen–Reno Gazette-Journal (Collision Course)
2. Rachael Levy, Sandy Thompson, Bill Gang–Las Vegas Sun (Family Court Out of Order)
3. Frank Mullen Jr–Reno Gazette-Journal (Living on the Edge).
Honorable Mention–A.D. Hopkins, Natalie Patton, Joan Whitely, Monica Caruso–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Great Expectations)
Best Local Column
1. John L. Smith–Las Vegas Review-Journal
2. Geoff Schumacher–Las Vegas Sun
3. Ken McCall–Las Vegas Sun
Honorable Mention–Sandy Thompson–Las Vegas Sun
Best Writing by Rural/Free-lance Writer
1. Deidre Pike–Reno Gazette-Journal (Seafood Safety)
Best Local Sports Story
1. Steve Carp– Las Vegas Sun (Coaches Ready To Slug It Out)
2. Joe Santoro–Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Red Army Reopen Cold War)
3. Ron Kantowski–Las Vegas Sun (Hearn Weaves Way Through Traffic)
Best Local Sports Feature
1. Tim Graham–Las Vegas Sun (A Source of Inspiration)
2. John Trent–Reno Gazette-Journal (Memory of Reno Little League Coach Burns Bright)
3. Heather Burns–Reno Gazette-Journal (Cowboys Learn to Ride With Pain)
Best Local Sports Column
1. Steve Sneddon–Reno Gazette-Journal (Maybe Now McCall Can Help Himself)
2. Steve Carp–Las Vegas Sun (WAC Needs to Improve Officiating)
3. Joe Santoro–Reno Gazette-Journal (Fans Flocking to Apathy, er Vegas Bowl)
Honorable Mention–Dean Juipe–Las Vegas Sun (New Course Shields Itself from Despair)
Best Editorial
1. Larry Wills–Las Vegas Sun (Anglophiles Are Slurring Their Words)
2. Bruce Bledsoe–Reno Gazette-Journal (A Passionate Voice Has Been Stilled)
3. Sandy Thompson–Las Vegas Sun (Guardianship Emphasis Is Out of Kilter)
Best Editorial Page
1. Reno Gazette-Journal
2. Las Vegas Sun
Best Page One Design
1. George Petras–Reno Gazette-Journal (The Worst is Over, Jan. 3, 1997))
2. Ched Whitney, Christine Mason–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Pitcher Perfect, Sept. 29, 1996)
3. Corrine C. Clement–Las Vegas Sun (747 Explodes, July 18, 1996)
Best Sports Page Design
1. Las Vegas Sun
2. Guy Clifton–Reno Gazette-Journal
3. Patrick Everson–Las Vegas Review-Journal
Honorable Mention–Dan Hinxman–Reno Gazette-Journal
Best Overall Design
1. Las Vegas Sun
2. Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Feature Page Design
1. Mark Antonuccio–Las Vegas Review-Journal
2. Corrine Clement–Las Vegas Sun
3. Mark Antonuccio–Las Vegas Review-Journal
Best Special Section (News)
1. Reno Gazette-Journal (Why Should I Vote?)
2. Reno Gazette-Journal (Flood of ‘97)
Best Information Graphic
1. Mark Bartley–Reno Gazette-Journal (Where the Water Goes)
2. Kent Salas–Reno Gazette-Journal (Bustin into Reno)
3. Mark Bartley–Reno Gazette-Journal (Pioneer Place Car)
Honorable Mention–Hugh Roper–Las Vegas Sun (Stratosphere Tower)
Best Illustration
1. David Stroud–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Shaquille O’Neal and Dennis Rodman)
2. Michele Lee DePierro–Reno Gazette-Journal (Get More Bang for Your Buck)
3. Perry Fowler–Reno Gazette-Journal (Do You Strive for Perfection)
Best Editorial Cartoon
1. Jim Day–Las Vegas Review-Journal
2. Mike Smith–Las Vegas Sun
3. Calder Chism–Daily Sparks Tribune
Best Headline Writing, Daily
1. Karl Kistner–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Primm Finally Proper)
2. Larry O’Hanlon–Lahontan Valley News (Ewes Come A Long Way with Babies)
3. Dave Lanson–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Scientist Have A Hunch About Intuition)
Honorable Mention–Nevada Appeal (Jury Squeezes O.J.)
Best Spot News Photo
1. Ethan Miller–Las Vegas Sun (Lumberyard Blaze)
2. David B. Parker–Reno Gazette-Journal (Rough Experience)
3. Clint Karlsen.–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Reaction to Fire)
Honorable Mention–Mark Studyvin–Reno Gazette-Journal (Mount Rose Accident)
Best Feature Photo
1. Lisa J. Tolda–Reno Gazette-Journal (Keen Sense of Smell)
2. Ethan Miller–Las Vegas Sun (Boy in Water)
3. Jean Dixon–Reno Gazette-Journal (Getting Sleepy)
Honorable Mention–Marilyn Newton–Reno Gazette-Journal (Frozen Lake)
Best Multiple Feature Photos
1. Steve Marcus–Laws Vegas Sun (Vision Quest)
2. Jeff Scheid–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas Outtakes)
3. Mark Studyvin–Reno Gazette-Journal (Sundown Zone)
Best Portrait
1. Clint Karlsen–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Indian Boy)
2. Aaron Mayes–Las Vegas Sun (Dean Radin)
3. Andrea Figgatt–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Daw MacRae)
Best Illustrated Photo
1. Brad Talbutt–Las Vegas Sun (Ultimate Test)
2. Brad Talbutt–Las Vegas Sun (Schizophrenia)
3. Brad Talbutt–Las Vegas Sun (Phone Framed)
Best Sports Photo
1. R. Marsh Starks–Las Vegas Sun (Speedway Crash)
2. Ethan Miller–Las Vegas Sun (Football Catch)
3. Clint Karlsen–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Bowler Agony)
Honorable Mention–R. Marsh Starks–Las Vegas Sun (Play at Home Plate)
CLASS II
General Excellence
1. Nevada Appeal
2. Tahoe Daily Tribune
3. Daily Sparks Tribune
Community Service
1. The Humboldt Sun (Domestic Violence)
2. Nevada Appeal (School Bond Coverage)
3. Lahontan Valley News (Flood Coverage)
Honorable Mention–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Mudslide)
Best Spot News Story
1. Tahoe Daily Tribune (Autumn Hills Fire)
2. Sharon Carter–Nevada Appeal (Autumn Hills Fire)
3. Christy Chalmers–Nevada Appeal (Carson Valley Flood)
Best News Feature Story
1. Lorrie Baumann–The Humboldt Sun (Class Size Series)
2. Louis A. Schack–Daily Sparks Tribune (Conditions Are Dismal at the Salvation Army Center)
3. Larry O’Hanlon–Lahontan Valley News (Abandoned Wells Threaten Drinking Water)
Best Feature Story
1. Marlene Garcia–Daily Sparks Tribune (The Making of a Killer)
2. Rob Bhatt–Tahoe Daily Tribune (A Veterans Day Snapshot)
3. Patrick McCartney–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Salvage Logging)
Honorable Mention–Nancy Oliver Hayden–Tahoe Daily Tribune (The Keys to Happiness)
Best Business Coverage
1. The Humboldt Sun
2. Lahontan Valley News
3. Tahoe Daily Tribune
Best Business Story
1. Cory Fisher–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Rags & Riches)
2. Lorrie Baumann–The Humboldt Sun (Ranchers: We’re In Danger)
3. Ron Eland–Lahontan Valley News (Fallon Merchants Get a Lesson)
Best Investigative Story
1. Daine Jirus–The Humboldt Sun (Fractured Families)
2. Patrick McCartney–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Report Card for Lake Tahoe)
3. Marlene Garcia–Daily Sparks Tribune (Reno Cop’s DUI)
Honorable Mention–Cory Fisher–Tahoe Daily Tribune (I Don’t Want to Go Home)
Best Local Column
1. Sally J. Taylor–Tahoe Daily Tribune
2. Jeff Ackerman–Nevada Appeal
3. Barry Smith–Nevada Appeal
Best Local Sports Story
1. Ross Maak–Nevada Appeal (Chinese Olympians Enjoy Peaceful Carson)
2. Michael Traum–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Despised Shootout KO’s Vikes Again)
3. Dan Eckles–Daily Sparks Tribune (O’Hair Shines in Raider’s Victory)
Best Local Sports Feature
1. Michael Traum–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Sampras Makes Celebrity Golf Debut)
2. Ross Maak–Nevada Appeal (You’ll Find This Pearl On Cable Access)
3. Dave Price–Nevada Appeal (Mom’s a Wrestling Ref)
Best Local Sports Column
1. Dave Price–Nevada Appeal
2. Ross Maak–Nevada Appeal
3. Steve Yingling–Tahoe Daily Tribune
Best Editorial
1. Susan Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (Wow, That Was Dumb)
2. Kent Harper–Ely Daily Times (The Council Must Heal Its Differences)
3. Claire Fortier–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Osti’s Pruate Meeting Not in City’s Best Interest)
Honorable Mention–Marlene Garcia–Daily Sparks Tribune (Don’t Mess With Freedom)
Best Editorial Page
1. Nevada Appeal
2. Tahoe Daily Tribune
3. Daily Sparks Tribune
Best Page One Design
1. Nevada Appeal
2. Steve Miller–Tahoe Daily Tribune
Best Sports Page Design
1. Nevada Appeal
2. Tahoe Daily Tribune
3. Daily Sparks Tribune
Best Overall Design
1. Nevada Appeal
2. Tahoe Daily Tribune
3. Humboldt Sun
Best Feature Page Design
1. Steve Miller–Tahoe Daily Tribune
2. Nevada Appeal
3. The Humboldt Sun
Best Special Section (News)
1. Tahoe Daily Tribune (Snapshot)
2. The Humboldt Sun (Progress)
3. Nevada Appeal (Living in Carson Country)
Best Information Graphic
1. Kurt Hildebrand–Nevada Appeal (Water Graphic)
2. Susan Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (First Day Enrollment)
Best Illustration
1. Susan Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (Gas Tax Hike)
2. Heather Newman–Sierra Sun (Truckee’s Game Show Champion)
Best Spot News Photo
1. Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Lost Centenarians)
2. Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Wandering Bear)
3. Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Head-on Collision)
Honorable Mention–Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Scary Scene)
Best Feature Photo
1. K.M. Cannon–Nevada Appeal (Fallen Firefighters)
2. Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Beach Girl)
3. Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Lifeguard)
Honorable Mention–Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune
Best Multiple Feature Photos
1. Rick Gunn–Nevada Appeal (Railroad Museum)
2. K.M. Cannon–Nevada Appeal (Rock Climbing)
3. Lewis Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (Humboldt County)
Honorable Mention–Ron Eland–Lahontan Valley News (Last Gasp of Summer)
Best Portrait
1. K. M. Cannon–Nevada Appeal (Medal of Honor)
2. Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Art Professor)
3. Dan Thrift –Tahoe Daily Tribune (Dancer)
Best Illustrated Photo
1. Dan Thrift and Steve Miller–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Santa’s Flight)
2. Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Room Service)
3. Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Belly Chain)
Best Sports Photo
1. Lewis Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (Rodeo)
2. K. M. Cannon–Nevada Appeal (Baseball)
3. Debra Reid–Daily Sparks Tribune (Soccer Goalie)
Honorable Mention–Dan Thrift–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Snow Boarder)
CLASS III
General Excellence
1. The Record-Courier
2. Tahoe World
3. Sierra Sun
Community Service
1. The Record-Courier (Flood Coverage)
2. The Record-Courier (Community College Fund Drive)
Best Spot News Story
1. Brian H. Bose–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Incline Steroid Investigations)
2. Sierra Sun (New Year’s Flood)
3. Irwin M. Goldberg–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Immigration Nabs Wrong Man)
Honorable Mention–Teresa Mills–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Former School Employee Files Civil Suit)
Best News Feature Story
1. Tahoe World (January 9th Flood Coverage)
2. Tanya Branson–Tahoe World (December 19th Coverage of Shooting of Deputy)
3. Sheila Gardner–The Record-Courier (Crash Victim’s Mother Asks for Tougher Penalties)
Best Feature Story
1. Henry Brean–Pahrump Valley Times (Nowhere School)
2. Denise Cardinal–Las Vegas Business Press (Fremont Street Divides the City)
Best Business Coverage
1. Las Vegas Business Press
2. The Record-Courier
Best Business Story
1. Tanya Branson–Tahoe World (Day Trippers Are Changing Tourism)
2. Treva Lind–The Record-Courier (Make No Mistake)
3. Vincent Hernandez–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Superman Books Net $120,000)
Best Local Column
1. John Clark–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
2. Paul Szydelko–Henderson Home News
3. Peter Kostes–Sierra Sun
Best Local Sports Story
1. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (State Football Champions: Truckee Wins)
2. Ryan Jones–Tahoe World (World Pro Tour Fighting Uphill Battle)
3. Brian H. Bose–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Hyatt Sports Book Takes Heavy Hit)
Best Local Sports Feature
1. Bill Bowman–Henderson Home News (Double Trouble; Basic’s Harris Twins)
2. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (Ski Manager Story)
3. Ray Brewer–Henderson Home News (Rugby; Annual Journey Exhibits Players’ Hearts)
Honorable Mention–Brian Bose–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Best Writing by Rural/Free-lance Writer
1. Mark McLaughlin–Sierra Sun (Weather Windows)
2. Tracy Panzarella–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Spin Dr. of Love)
Best Local Sports Column
1. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (Catching Up With Popson)
2. Stuart Streuli–Tahoe World (On the Ball)
Best Editorial
1. Shelia Gardner–The Record-Courier (Attitude Checks)
2. Peter Kostes–Sierra Sun (Secrecy in Hiring a Disservice)
3. Paul Szydelko–Henderson Home News (Where We Live)
Honorable Mention–Irwin Goldberg–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Bah Humbug in Incline)
Best Sports Page Design
1. Tim Ball–The Record-Courier
2. Stuart Streuli–Tahoe World
3. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun
Honorable Mention–Bill Bowman–Henderson Home News
Best Editorial Page
1. Sierra Sun
2. North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
3. Tahoe World
Best Page One Design
1. Sierra Sun
2. Joyce Hollister–The Record-Courier
3. Tahoe World
Best Overall Design
1. Tahoe World
2. North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
3. Sierra Sun
Honorable Mention– The Record-Courier
Best Feature Page Design
1. Henderson Home News
2. Henderson Home News
3. North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Best Special Section (News)
1. Tahoe World (The Flood of 1997)
2. Sierra Sun (Truckee Almanac 1996)
3. The Record-Courier (Today’s Woman)
Best Headline Writing
1. Steve F. Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Different Demoninations Find God)
2. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (The Real, Authentic “I Love You” Man)
3. Steve F. Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Planes Sit Until Museum Gets Off Ground)
Best Spot News Photo
1. Lee Zaichick–Henderson Home News (Political Fortunes)
2. Stacey Thorum–Tahoe World (Accident Kills One/ No wrecked Cars)
3. Bill Kunerth–Tahoe World (Flood Rescue)
Best Feature Photo
1. Lee Zaichick–Henderson Home News (Lids on Kids)
2. Bill Husa–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Happy Chanukah)
3. Rob Weidenfeld–Henderson Home News (Water Play)
Honorable Mention–Belinda Grant–The Record-Courier (Douglas High Graduation)
Best Multiple Feature Photos
1. Robert Bundy–Tahoe World (Snowfest Snapshots)
2. Belinda Grant–The Record-Courier (Flood Coverage)
3. Troy Boman–Sierra Sun (Hang Time)
Best Portrait
1. Bill Husa–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Sporting the …)
2. Belinda Grant–The Record-Courier (Two Children)
3. Erick Studenicka–Sierra Sun (Recycling)
Best Illustrated Photo
1. Belinda Grant–The Record-Courier (Smart Athletes)
2. Rob Weidenfeld–Henderson Home News (Prep Football Kickoff)
3.Bill Husa–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (No Soot for Santy)
Best Sports Photo
1. Erick Studenicka –Sierra Sun (Baseball Mind)
2. Stacey Thorum–Tahoe World (Blade Skater)
3. Belinda Grant–The Record Courier (Sync or Swim)
Honorable Mention–Lee Zaichick–Henderson Home News (Jubilation)
CLASS IV
General Excellence
1. Pahrump Valley Gazette
2. Mason Valley News
3. Battle Mountain Bugle
Honorable Mention–Fernely Leader-Dayton Courier
Community Service
1. Mason Valley News (Tax Hike Coverage)
Best Spot News Story
1. Jim Sanford and Cory Sanford–Mason Valley News (Flood in Mason/ Smith Valley)
2. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Nachen Case Ends With 20-Year Sentence)
3. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Judge Orders Sheriff to Repay Expense)
Best News Feature Story
1. Mason Valley News (A River Runs Thru It)
2. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (Coverage of January Flooding)
3. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Electronic Bracelet is Jail Alternative)
Best Feature Story
1. Patti Babcock–Pahrump Valley Gazette (The Chosen Ones)
2. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (For Duo, Road is an Adventure)
3. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (Training Sled Dog Racers)
Best Business Coverage
1. Battle Mountan Bugle
2. Mason Valley News
Best Business Story
1. Cory J. Hailey–Battle Mountain Bugle (Locals “Slammed” in Long Distance Switch)
2. Betty Aleck–Mason Valley News (Stanley Tools Coming to Fernley)
3. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Leaky Pipes Replaced in National Settlement)
Best Investigative Story
1. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (Advanced Specialty Cases)
2. Howard Copelan–High Desert Advocate (Memeo Decries Smear Tactics)
3. Howard Copeland–High Desert Advocate (Clinic Critical)
Best Local Column
1. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier
Best Local Sports Story
1. Dave Woodson–Lovelock Review-Miner (Mustang Soccer Team Socres First Win)
Best Local Sports Feature
1. Keith Trout–Mason Valley News (After Busy Summer…Nuti Looks to Sr. Season)
2. Jeff Hansen–Battle Mountain Bugle (Nelson Continues Motorcycle Success)
Best Editorial
1. Robert Bartley–Battle Mountain Bugle (July 4, Prostitution Don’t Mix)
2. Jim Sanford–Mason Valley News (We don’t Need Term Limits)
3. Gwen Bogh Carter–Lovelock Review-Miner (Williams’ Release is Imminent)
Best Editorial Page
1. Mason Valley News
2. Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier
3. Battle Mountain Bugle
Best Page One Design
1. Mason Valley News
2. Robert Bartley–Battle Mountain Bugle
Best Feature Page Design
1. Dann Weeks–Pahrump Valley Gazette
2. Dann Weeks and Sean Wilson–Pahrump Valley Gazette
Best Overall Design
1. Battle Mountain Bugle
2. Mason Valley News
3. Pahrump Valley Gazette
Best Sports Page Design
1. Dann Weeks–Pahrump Valley Gazette
2. Dave Woodson–Lovelock Review-Miner
3. Mason Valley News
Best Special Section (News)
1. Mason Valley News (Reflections)
2. Mason Valley News (Raw Power)
3. Lovelock Review-Miner (Mining in Review)
Best Illustration
1. Robert Dandy–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Cultural Center/Alien Visitors)
2. Roxanne Whitacre–Mason Valley News (Yerington Sack Race)
Best Spot News Photo
1. Keith Trout–Mason Valley News (Accident)
2. Betty Aleck–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (Transient Arrest)
3. Keith Trout–Mason Valley News (Flood)
Best Feature Photo
1. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (A Dream Come True)
2. Steve F. Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Beer Gut)
3. Bruce Stevenson–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Horse Crossing Signs)
Honorable Mention–Steve F. Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle
( Fair Fun)
Best Multiple Feature Photos
1. Steve Lyon–Battle Mountain Bugle (Gridley Days)
2. Patti Babcock–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Abandoned Horses)
3. Dawn Van Sickle and Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader-Dayton Courier (1997 Flood)
Best Portrait
1. Laura Tennant–Fernley Leader Dayton-Courier (With a Collection)
2. Dave Woodson –Lovelock Review-Miner (Most Valuable Players)
3. Patti Babcock–Parhump Valley Gazette (The Littlest Horseman)
Best Sports Photo
1. Patti Babcock–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Rodeo)
2. Jeff Hansen–Battle Mountain Bugle (Pole Vault)
3. Terri Quin–Lovelock Review-Miner (Basketball)
Honorable Mention–Keith Trout–Mason Valley News (Boxing)
ADVERTISING – DAILIES
Best Large-Space Ad
1. Mark Graham and Michael Marriant–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Harley’s at Horizon)
1. Jim Decker–Las Vegas Review-Journal (A Cut Above the Rest)
2. Rob Shepherd and Laura Brigham–Reno Gazette-Journal (Experience the Caughlin Ranch)
3. Sheldon Bergenheier–The Humboldt Sun (Good Morning Furniture)
Best Small-Space Ad Campaign
1. J.C. Copley–Lahontan Valley News (Workmans Farms)
2. Elaine Heit–The Humboldt Sun (Model T)
3. Janine Adcock and Dale Kajiwara–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Deb Howard)
Best Black and White Ad
1. Sheldon Bergenheier–The Humboldt Sun (Romasco)
2. Steve Reynolds and Mike Smoot–Nevada Appeal (Valley Appliance)
3. Pam Bettencourt and Betty Barsamian–Tahoe Daily Tribune
(Thrans Flowers)
Best Spot Color Ad
1. Roz Brooks–Tahoe Daily Tribune (So. Tahoe Public Utility)
2. Roz Brooks and Diane Lewis–Tahoe Daily Tribune (Barton’s Photo Album)
3. Michele Hines and LeAnne French–The Humboldt Sun (Owens Ford)
Honorable Mention– Mathew Eggleston and Rachael Stowe–Las Vegas Review-Journal (Catholic Charities)
Best Multi-Color Ad
1. Elaine Heit and Susan Brockus–The Humboldt Sun (Echeverria)
2. Colin Moore and Diane Kneeland–Nevada Appeal (Landmark)
3. Rob Shepherd and Kathy Web–Reno Gazette-Journal (Christmas Theme Promotion)
Best Special Section, Advertising
1. Nevada Appeal (Discover Carson)
2. The Humboldt Sun (Mining ‘96)
3. Tahoe Daily Tribune (New Year Flood of 1997)
Honorable Mention–Reno Gazette-Journal (Your Neighbor)
Best In-House Advertising Promotion
1. Las Vegas Review-Journal (The Best of Las Vegas)
2. Nevada Appeal (Saturday Promotion)
3. Lahontan Valley News (Fire Dept. Benefit)
Honorable Mention–The Humboldt Sun (Clicks)
Advertising General Excellence
1. Tahoe Daily Tribune
2. Daily Sparks Tribune
ADVERTISING – WEEKLIES
Best Large-Space Ad
1. Carlton McCaslin and Sean Wilson–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Don’t Blow Your Cool)
2. Brian Arington and Elaine Barkdull–Sierra Sun (Sierra Business Group)
3. Alicia Hulsey and Anne Picking–Henderson Home News (McCaw School of Mining)
Best Small-Space Ad Campaign
1. Vina Curtis–Henderson Home News (Diskin)
2. Anne Picking–Henderson Home News (Skyline)
3. Barbara Castellani–Mason Valley News (Cresent Garage)
Best Black and White Ad
1. Leesa Hanson and Tammie Bohman–The Record-Courier (Joyce’s)
2. Donna Blobel and Goldie Begley–Boulder City News (Dale’s Texaco)
3. Carlton McCaslin and Sean Wilson–Pahrump Valley Gazette (Odyssey Garden)
Honorable Mention–Cari Bartley and Robert Bartley–Battle Mountain Bugle (Third Eye)
Best Spot Color Ad
1. Donna Blobel and Anne Picking–Henderson Home News (Sunset Lanes)
2. Brian Arington and Susan Kokenge–Sierra Sun (Prudential)
3. North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Reno Subaru)
Best Multi-Color Ad
1. Donna O’Callaghan, Donna Blobel and Alicia Hulsey–Henderson Home News (Skyline Casino)
2. Suzi Higgins–Tahoe World (Emerald Bay Artist)
2. Vina Curtis and Donna O’Callaghan–Henderson Home News (Ocean Spray)
3. Donna O’Callaghan and Vina Curtis–Boulder City News (Sprint)
3. Brian Arington and Susan Kokenge–Sierra Sun (Boice Countryside Realtors)
Honorable Mention–Donna Blobel and Anne Picking–Boulder City News (Football ‘96)
Best Special Section, Advertising
1. Tahoe World (Ski Tahoe)
2. The Record-Courier (Carson Valley Almanac)
3. North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (North Shore Almanac)
Honorable Mention–Tahoe World (North Lake Living)
Best In-House Advertising Promotion
1. Mason Valley News (40 Years and Thanks)
2. Kelly Nalder and Chris Olesen–The Record-Courier (Trick or Treat Saftey Street)
3. Chris Allison and Bill Husa–North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (Circulation Promo)
Advertising General Excellence
1. Henderson Home News
2. Mason Valley News
