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Show r 1 l I t - 'V -.. v. ! N - .v km' """ tmmtjf . k .... f Garfield County News employees Rebecca Bales and Debby Urpani display the five presigious awards captured at the 106th Annual Utah Press Association Awards Banquet, held last Saturday in St George. News Captures Five Writing And Advertising Awards ST. GEORGE The Garfield County News captured five prestigious prestig-ious awards at ,the 106th Annual Utah Press Association Winter Convention held Mar. 10- 13. The News, competing against 19 small Utah newspapers in the same circulation circu-lation classification, captured two first place plaques, a second-place award and two third-place awards. Publishers, editors, and other staff members from 50 Utah news paper-members of the Utah Press Association gathered to conduct the association's business, hear from prominent speakers, learn about the latest in industry innovations, par- ticipate in workshops to improve their products, and honor their peers for their accomplishments. The News garnered a coveted 100 points in taking first place for (See NEWS on page 4-A) saNEWS ' From Front Page "Best Special Section". The newspaper's news-paper's popular Bryce Canyon. '-Country Recreation Guide, pub- lished annually on Memorial Day for the past 15 years, was described . by advertising expert judges as "very complete and informational." The 4-page recreation guide which has repeatedly won honors in the past, is designed to fully inform visitors to Garfield County's two national parks, its new national , monument, and its three state parks about the scenic attractions and the . business services available in the area. , The News also took first place . for "Best In-House Advertising" for its special advertising feature "Business Directory Ad of the Week." Periodically, the News features one of its Business Directory Direc-tory advertisers in a larger, free ad. Advertising judges deemed it a " . ...good way to reward and reinforce your loyal advertisers..." The News was recognized for its writing skills when it received a cherished second place for "Best Editorial." Judges, publishers themselves, said about the News editorial on moving Garkane from Richfield, "Issues like this are of great importance to local communities communi-ties ... also written so that your stand is unmistakable." , A third place award for "Best . Front Page" and another for "Best Sports PageSection" rounded out the kudos for the small staff at the newspaper. ' The newspaper's publisher is ' Katie Thomas; editor is Nancy Twitchell; computer advertising technician, Rebecca Bales; and lay-but lay-but technician, Debby Urpani. "It's an office where everyone works together with overlapping skills to get the paper out each week," they 'agreed. "It can sometimes involve late-night sessions on Tuesday nights when 'getting the paper to bed' has to happen before anyone 'else gets, there." i i |