DECEMBER 2006

Judging Chair: Scott Sanders, The Daily Herald, Lisle, Ill.
Judges: Bev Home, Ed Lee, Whitney Curtis, Paul Michna, Marcy Bright,
Tanit Jarusan and photo intern Chet Susslin

Spot News
1st - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, Hazardous materials cleanup
2nd - Rich Janzaruk II, Bedford Times Mail, Smokey House fire
3rd - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, Wind Damage

General News
1st - Matt Detrich, Indy Star, Veterans reflected in a US flag
2nd - Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun, flag burning/retirement ceremony
3rd - Jimmie Presley, The Flint Journal, Father & Son w/ medical condition

Sports
1st - Ryan Garza, The Flint Journal, End of game dejection
2nd - Jimmie Presley, The Flint Journal, End of game jubilation
3rd - Jimmie Presley, The Flint Journal, End of game jubilation 2

Feature Single
1st - Lisa DeJong, The Flint Journal, Little Elvis impersonator
2nd - Mike Dickbernd, The Republic, Lightning over church steeple
3rd - Denny Simmons, Courier & Press, (no title provided by judges)

Feature Multiple
1st - Denny Simmons, Courier & Press, Waiting for dad, a soldier's family
2nd - Matt Detrich, Indy Star, Mr. Green, a 93 year-old homeless man
3rd - Jakob Schiller, Courier & Press, Winter Wonderland Christmas parade

Illustration
1st - Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer, Travel fashion
2nd - Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, Baby in jigsaw puzzle
3rd - Teesha McClam, Springfield News-Sun, Electrical Cords