The MACPA 2010-2011 Editorial and Web Award Winners are part of a Ad, Editorial & Web Award Contest. Please see the Ad Contest winners as well.

1. THE MID-ATLANTIC COMMUNITY PAPERS ASSOCIATION proudly presents… AD & EDITORIAL AWARDS 2010-2011

3. Category 10 - Division 1 Community Service - Sequential Pages or Publication 1st Place Washington Family Magazine “Signs of Spring” “Articles are very well written. Easy to ready and informative.”

4. Category 10 - Division 1 Community Service - Sequential Pages or Publication 2nd Place Webb Weekly “GAS - We’ve Got It…Now What?” “The content was good and to the point. Well written.”

5. Category 10 - Division 1 Community Service - Sequential Pages or Publication 3rd Place The Courier “Happy Birthday America!” “Very informative. Loved the use of read, white and blue. Very eye catching.”

6. Category 10 - Division 1 Community Service - Sequential Pages or Publication Honorable Mention The Courier “Gone Fishin’” “Layout was exceptional, very colorful and to the point. Very easy and pleasing to read.”

7. Category 10 - Division 2 Community Service - Separate Section 1st Place East County Times “Essex Day 2010” “Very well presented and colorful. Good use of pictures.”

8. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column 1st Place East County Times “Eat, Pray and Be Wary” Beth Garner, Writer “I don’t like to cook and this made me want to cook!”

9. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column 2nd Place The Courier “It’s All About…” Chip Bertino, Writer “Very sweet. I loved it!”

10. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column 3rd Place Webb Weekly “The Jaded Eye” Gerry Ayers, Writer “Funny stuff. Great reading!”

11. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column Honorable Mention The Post “Publisher’s Notebook” Bruce Trogdon, Writer

12. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column Honorable Mention East County Times “Wojo’s World” Michele Wojciechowski, Writer

13. Category 11 - Division 1 Original Writing - Personal Column Honorable Mention Journal Newspapers “Out In The Open” Alex Zidock, Writer

14. Category 11 - Division 2 Original Writing - Editorial 1st Place Washington Family Magazine “Gifts to Go” Amy Bevins, Writer “Comprehensive, easy for a parent to use. Nice job!”

15. Category 11 - Division 2 Original Writing - Editorial 1st Place Washington Family Magazine “Toys & Games” Amy Bevins, Writer “Comprehensive, easy for a parent to use. Nice job!”

16. Category 11 - Division 2 Original Writing - Editorial 2nd Place The Post “America Needs to Make a New Year’s Resolution” Bruce Trogdon, Writer “Oooohh! Scathing! I love it!”

17. Category 11 - Division 2 Original Writing - Editorial 3rd Place Webb Weekly “A Part of the Tapestry” Mike Rafferty, Writer

18. Category 11 - Division 2 Original Writing - Editorial Honorable Mention Webb Weekly “In My View: 9/11 Ride for Remembrance Not Fireworks and Celebration” Steph Tori, Writer

19. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story 1st Place Webb Weekly “Aaron Kelly: Central PA’s Own American Idol” Jeff Federowicz, Writer “At a time when newspapers are struggling to reach a younger audience this hits the target 100%. Excellent job!”

20. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story 1st Place The Post “Indians Take The Cake” Todd Stumpf, Writer “Excellent story. Nice touches of personality! Good story about good kids!”

21. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story 2nd Place Webb Weekly “Local Man Reunited with Dollar Bill After 43 Years” Lou Hunsinger Jr., Writer “Great human-interest story.”

22. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story 3rd Place The Post “Township, Car Dealer Go Head To Head Over Inflatable” Allison Wood, Writer “Great David vs. Goliath story and nice that you don’t tell the readers which is David and which is Goliath”

23. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story Honorable Mention Columbus Messenger “Angry Naked Man Confronts Police” Rick Palsgrove, Writer “BIG Kudos for the headline alone!”

24. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story Honorable Mention The Beacon “Teacher’s First Book Hits The Shelves” Angie Zam, Writer

25. Category 11 - Division 3 Original Writing - News Story Honorable Mention East County Times “New Trash Boom Helps to Restore Back River” Lena Sala, Writer

26. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story 1st Place Engle Publishing “Museum Nets Bounty From ‘Mystery’” Rick Hiduk, Writer “Wonderful human-interest story.”

27. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story 1st Place Columbus Messenger “Titanic Exhibit Leaves Lasting Impressions” Christine Bryant-Whaley, Writer “Very good. Nice way to place the reader within the story.”

28. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story 1st Place The Post “Local Man Suspected of Murdering Wife” Katie Saxon, Writer

29. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story 2nd Place Columbus Messenger “Camp Chase Soldier Returns to It’s Post” Whitney Wilson Coy, Writer “Very nice community story.”

30. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story 3rd Place Engle Publishing “Dogs are Reading Companions for Coatesville Students” Francine Fulton, Writer “Dogs - Books - What’s not to love?”

31. Category 11 - Division 4 Original Writing - Feature Story Honorable Mention Webb Weekly “Local District Justice Works to Restore Highway Markers” Lou Hunsinger Jr., Writer “Nice community story.”

39. Congratulations to all the winners

40. Winners are asked to stay for photographs.