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Judges' Comments for Weekly Class 1
Category 1 - Department/ Discount/Jewelry Stores
Certificate of Merit - Leitchfield Record, Alice Farstad/Jenny Searcy
Category 2 - Automotive
Certificate of Merit - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda
Durbin
Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores
Certificate of Merit - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda
Durbin
Category 4 - Financial
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Color creates two messages in one headline. Clever, draws eye to logo.
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Dominates page.
Third Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Cool artwork.
Third Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Good fun message.
Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Calm and soothing background. Quick read for packges.
First Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Good headline treatment.
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Good use of artwork.
Third Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Nice tie-in between headline and art.
Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
Certificate of Merit - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Exciting!!
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Clean and orderly.
Category 8 - Real Estate
Certificate of Merit - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda
Durbin
Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Nice border. Nice attractive person photo with dress.
Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/“Sig” Page
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Great idea, well executed. Good reader interaction.
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Brittney Jaggers/Jenny Searcy
Good looking. Reader interaction.
Third Place - Fulton Leader, Benita Gammon/William Mitchell
Nice idea, beautifully done!
Honorable Mention - Fulton Leader, Benita Gammon
Well done!
Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - McLean County News, Stephanie Flowers
A neat idea that should generate a lot of entries and some income, too.
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Jenny Searcy
Ad is well done and attention grabber. I question the use of cardinals in
a Christmas ad. Otherwise could have been a first place.
Third Place - Leitchfield Record, Jenny Searcy
Not the ad as much as it was the idea of helping your local food pantry that
deserved recognition.
Category 12 - Entertainment/ Dining
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Nice use of birthday cake graphic to lay behind text.
Second Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Photo background sideways give creative twist. Nice faded background.
Third Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Graphic art good.
Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Good color and background of school sports and functions. All ads sharp,
really good make up!
Second Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher
Ad borders simple and to the point. Great layout.
Third Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Front page pictures are sharp. Good ad layout.
Category 14 - Group Promotions
Certificate of Merit - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Fulton Leader, Benita Gammon
Nice photo of staff placed in ornament. Nice sentiment and lists staff by
name!
Second Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Nice border and photo. Clean and neat.
Third Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Evergreen border at top looks good. Too much white space.
Category 16 - Agriculture/ Lawn and Garden
First Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Lynn Saffran
Bold! Good cut out. Stands out.
Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
No Entries
Category 18 - Special Publications
No Entries
Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Nice color usage. Not overly bright, good graphics and nice border.
Second Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Nice border/trees. Graphic art holiday appropriate.
Third Place - Leitchfield Record, Brittney Jaggers/Jenny Searcy
Lots of different colors. Some dark colored backgrounds make text difficult
to read.
Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Debi Skaggs/Jenny Searcy
Shows consistency in font and theme.
Second Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Lynn Saffran
Eye catching. Consistant in message.
Third Place - McLean County News, Jessica West Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Catchy headlines.
Category 21 - General Miscellaneous
First Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Lynn Saffran
Second Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Touching.
Second Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Touching!
Third Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Bold, clean stands out.
Third Place - Tri-City News, Rachel Ison
Bold and clean really stands out.
Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Linda Durbin
Great use of artwork as the border!
Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - Leitchfield Record, Jenny Searcy
Great use of artwork!
Second Place - Leitchfield Record, Angelia Hawkins/Jenny Searcy
Good use of reversed background.
Third Place - McLean County News, Keith Bratcher/Lynn Saffran
Good headline. Photograph is interesting.
Category 25 - Best Newspaper Promotion
First Place - McLean County News, Stephanie Flowers
News is all about people.
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