Enterprise wins top award at CPA

    An emphasis on strong community journalism was evident at the 140th annual convention of the Colorado Press Association April 12-14 at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs — the first year the convention has been outside of the Denver area.
    With the help of the strong community it covers, The Holyoke Enterprise was recognized with 21 awards in the annual newspaper contest, including the highest honor called the General Excellence Award.
    For each of its 19 first- and second-place awards, the Enterprise received points in three categories — advertising, editorial and photo/design. After adding up all the points, the Enterprise had the most points overall and was recognized with the General Excellence Award in Class 2 — weeklies with circulation between 1,001-2,000.
    The Enterprise also received the Advertising Sweepstakes Award for earning the most points in that category.
    Entries published between Nov. 1, 2016, and Oct. 31, 2017, were eligible.
    Enterprise staff members who accepted the awards Saturday were publisher Brenda Brandt, managing editor Darci Tomky, office manager Ashley Sullivan and reporter Jes-c French.
    
Advertising
    Advertising campaign — Tomky and Brandt, first, Holiday Gift Guide; Tomky and Brandt, second, Valentine’s Day page.
    Automotive ad — Tomky, first, Korf’s Jeep Summer Clearance; Tomky, second, Korf’s All Out Blowout.
    Black and white ad — Tomky, first, Holyoke General Store’s Spring Sale; Tomky, second, High Plains Radio’s Big Boy Toy Show.
    Classified pages or sections — Sullivan and Tomky, second.
    Large space ad — Tomky and Brandt, first, ABCs of School Bus Safety.
    Medium space ad — Tomky, first, Holyoke Enterprise’s Believe in Dragons.
    
Editorial
    Agriculture story — French, second, “Otto Fulscher and his astounding bull are local legends.”
    Editorial special section, newsprint — Tomky, French, Karen Ortner and Brandt, first, Emerald Awards; Tomky, Ortner, Jan Schultz, Carolyn Lee, Brooke Robertson, Sheri Hink-Wagner and Brandt, second, Snow Day.
    Feature story — French, second, “Craze has adults wondering, ‘What the heck is a fidget spinner?’”
    Headline writing — Tomky, second.
    Serious column writing — French, second, “Responding to far-off acts of racism from rural Colorado” and “Let’s talk about police brutality.”
    
Photo/Design
    Cover design — Tomky, first, “Back to School.”
    Feature page design — Tomky, first, “Happy Campers.”
    Photography portfolio — French, first.
    Sports photograph — Tomky, first, M.J. Taylor at state basketball.