10-26-2010-Thursday - Wise County Messenger

ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, October 28, 2010 5CELEBRATIONSMessenger winsational awardsThe Wise County Messenger has earned threefirst-place awards in national journalism competition,presented Saturday, Oct. 2, at the NationalNewspaper Association convention in Omaha,Neb.The top awards included best sports feature byRichard Greene, best breaking news photo by JoeDuty and the Messenger’s annual fall sports preview.The Messenger also earned four second-placeawards for best feature series, best feature photo,best sports photo and best use of local photographyin ads.Honorable mentions included best serious columnand best sales promotion.Duty also helped the East Oregonian in Pendleton,Ore., win awards in photography. FormerMessenger editor Skip Nichols is the editor at theEast Oregonian, and Duty has photographed theendleton rodeo the past two years.The East Oregonian won best photo essay andest feature photo and was also runner-up in genralexcellence.Greene’s feature on Northwest basketball playrTaelor Wine, “Heart of a Champion,” drew theseomments: “Excellent article – loved the transiionabout the surgery and her first game back.ade me cry!”Duty’s breaking news photo of fire victims elictedthis comment from the judge: “A compellinghoto that truly tells a story more than the flamesould tell.”Judges said of the fall sports section, “Whatgem this section is. The paper picked a movieheme for their high school football section andarried it out perfectly.”Second-place awards included the Simply Peoleseries, photographed by Duty with multipleriters; a rodeo feature photo; a sports photo ofvolleyball celebration; and an ad photo for StehensBastian and Cartwright - all shot by Duty.The Messenger was represented by owners Philnd Lesa Major and retired owners Roy and JeanineEaton. Mr. Eaton is a past president of theNA. Mr. Major serves as the NNA’s state legislaivechairman.SUDOKUComplete the Sudoku grid so that each row,each column, and each 3 by 3 box containsthe numbers 1 through 9. Numbers cannotbe duplicated in a row or a column.Boots CrossAuctioneer817-694-6035#16794It’sBasketballFISHJudy NorredAuctioneer817-995-3873#16795HometownAUCTION SERVICEHONESTY • LOYALTY •COMMITMENT940-683-2925Christmas/Consignment Auction9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 201095 Barnett Shale • Bridgeport, TX 76426See our website for details:www.hometownauctionservice.comTimefor Wise CountyLittle DribblersPick up registration forms atyour area elementary schoolsPre-K through 4th GradeRegistration Deadline Nov. 12No Late Forms AcceptedPaige Ochoa • 817-996-7420DAYNOW IS THE TIME FOR STOCKING• 4-6” & 6-8” Channel Catfish • Bluegill (Coppernose & Hybrid)• Redear • Largemouth Bass • Black Crappie (If Avail.)• Fathead Minnows • KoiWe will service you at:AGvantage Farm & Ranch • Decatur, TXMon., Nov. 1 • 8 - 9 a.m.To pre-order call:Arkansas Pondstockers 1-800-843-4748Walk-ups WelcomeSubscribe todayand getthe restof thestory.❑ One Year In-County ................. $35❑ One Year Out-of-County .......... $40❑ One Year Out-of-State ............. $45❑ Two Year In-County ................. $60❑ Two Year Out-of-County .......... $70❑ Two Year Out-of-State ............. $80Name:________________________Address:___________________________________________________City:_________________________State:_________ Zip Code:_______Clip and mail to:Wise County MessengerP.O. 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