FARGO, N.D. – Five Forum Communications Co. papers won more than 200 awards during the annual North Dakota Newspaper Association convention held last week in Williston, N.D. Papers received recognition in categories as varied as news, opinion, website design, advertising and photography, and all entrants were judged by colleagues in Wyoming.

Although all five of FCC’s North Dakota papers received many honors, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead carried the day, earning 80 awards and capturing the Sweepstakes prize annually awarded to the paper receiving the most awards. Also being lauded were the Grand Forks Herald, The Jamestown Sun, The Dickinson Press and the West Fargo Pioneer.

Next year’s North Dakota Newspaper Association convention will be held in Rapid City, S.D., in conjunction with the South Dakota Newspaper Association‘s annual convention.

Here is a list of the awards each paper received:

The Forum of Fargo Moorhead:
The Forum competes with other daily North Dakota newspapers with circulations more than 12,001:
- NIE Newspaper of the Year, special award, Kerri Kava.
- First Amendment, “Open Records”, Matthew Von Pinnon.
- General Excellence, second place.
- Sweepstakes.
- Vehicle ad, Sara Slaby, 2011 Ford Ranger – Luther Family Ford, third place.
- Apparel ad, staff, Red Shoe – Street Fair, third place.
- Home/gardening ad, Brenda Lawrence and Dawnette Rea, Good Things Growing, first place.
- Outdoors/sports ad, Sarah Hoseck, Big Boys Toys Expo, third place.
- Small space ad, Adam Zavalney, Eyecare Associates PC, first place.
- Financial aid, staff, Cornerstone Bank, third place.
- Health care ad, Sarah Hoseck, Get your “Peepers” checked, honorable mention.
- Use of color, Paula Pandey Chhetri and Dave Overland, Family Camping Weekend, honorable mention.
- Use of color, Paula Pandey Chhetri and Dave Overland, Burn Rubber, third place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – advertising, Paula Pandey Chhetri, Freaky Festivities, honorable mention.
- Promotion of the newspaper – advertising, Rebekah Ness, Red Hot Jobs, third place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – advertising, Rebekah Ness, A world of information, first place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – readership, Adam Zavalney, What has more eyes?, honorable mention.
- Promotion of the newspaper – readership, Rebekah Ness, Forum advertising works, third place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – readership, Paula Pandey Chhetri, Area’s most inspiring, first place.
- Promotion of the community, Jamie Odum, Forum – Fargo Star, first place.
- Special advertising section, staff, Davies High School, second place.
- Signature page, Paula Pandey Chhetri, Freaky Festivities, third place.
- Signature page, Sara Slaby, Midnight Done Right, second place.
- Signature page, Paula Pandey Chhetri, A Night To Remember, first place.
- NorthSCAN top seller.
- Reporting, Helmut Schmidt, Uneven cost of Education, third place.
- Reporting, Amy Dalrymple, Do you know who is driving your kids to school?, second place.
- Reporting series, Marino Eccher, Vistas and Visions: Microsoft in Fargo, third place.
- Feature reporting, Tracy Frank, No boundaries, honorable mention.
- Feature reporting, Sherri Richards, Facebook to face-to-face, third place.
- Feature reporting, Mary Jo Hotzler, Beautiful woman, second place.
- Feature reporting, Tammy Swift, The Secret Lives of Strippers, first.
- Feature reporting series, Amy Dalrymple, Honor Flight series, honorable mention.
- Feature reporting series, Kristen Daum, Cultures in Conflict, second place.
- Feature reporting series, Tracy Frank, The Great Mom Debate, first place.
- Government reporting, Heidi Shaffer, Ready for the Red?, honorable mention.
- Government reporting, Teri Finneman, ND Child Support System, first place.
- Government reporting series, Diversion Discussion, second place.
- Spot news, Ryan Clark, Perham basketball player collapses, honorable mention.
- Spot news, Heidi Shaffer, Witness: Fireworks accident horrific, third place.
- Spot news, Amy Dalrymple and Wendy Reuer, NDSU researcher thought murdered, first place.
- Business news reporting, Teri Finneman, New to North Dakota, second place.
- Business news reporting, Kristen Daum, On the verge, first place.
- Sports page/section, staff, first place.
- Sports reporting, Eric Peterson, Puck Bucks, first place.
- Sports reporting series, Jeff Kolpack, Sports on TV, third place.
- Sports reporting series, staff, Roger Maris, second place.
- Sports feature, Heath Hotzler, Helmet starts to feel right, honorable mention.
- Sports feature, Ryan Clark, Shoes Unfilled, second place.
- Sports column, Heath Hotzler, Fans should go easy on prep officiating, third place.
- Sports column, Eric Peterson, Thinking Pink, second place.
- Sports column, Jeff Kolpack, Izzy gets his due recognition, first place.
- Editorial, Jack Zaleski, UND logo, second place.
- Editorial Page, staff, Editorial Page, third place.
- Personal column – serious, Meredith Holt, Comments, stares fuel insecurities, third place.
- Personal column – serious, Matthew Von Pinnon, Family of Dylan Cox, first place.
- Personal column – humorous, John Lamb, Keep it in your pants, honorable mention.
- Personal column – humorous, Tammy Swift, Flood fight has its own language, first place.
- Special news section, staff, Fargo Marathon, honorable mention.
- Section/feature fronts design excellence, Jason Miller, Life – 1/30/11, second place.
- Informational graphics, Troy Becker, Curling Comes Home, first place.
- Best website, staff, third place.
- Overall design excellence, The Forum, second place.
- News photo, Michael Vosburg, Kirkpatrick in Court, honorable mention.
- News photo, David Samson, Memorial Lantern, second place.
- News photo, Dave Wallis, Coaches Dismissed, first place.
- Feature photo, Carrie Snyder, Mia pets farm animal, first place.
- Sports photo, Carrie Snyder, Legion Baseball, honorable mention.
- Sports photo, Dave Wallis, Beck gets helmet knocked off, second place.
- Sports photo, David Samson, Saville celebrates goal, first place.
- Picture story, Carrie Snyder, Tiny Tumblers, second place.
- Pictorial photo, David Samson, Robin Tracks, honorable mention.
- Pictorial photo, Dave Wallis, Curling Championships, second place.
- Pictorial photo, Dave Wallis, Blue Angels, first place.
- Portrait photo, Michael Vosburg, Louis Nordick, honorable mention.
- Portrait photo, Dave Wallis, Frank & Origami, second place.
- Agricultural photo, Dave Wallis, Colorful Corn, honorable mention.
- Agricultural photo, Dave Wallis, Corn Flows, third place.
- Outdoor recreational photo, Carrie Snyder, Keaton works on Swing, third place.
- Outdoor recreational photo, Dave Wallis, A little help, second place.
- Photo of the year, Dave Wallis, Blue Angels.

A portion of the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald's 2012 North Dakota Newspaper Association awards. Forum Communication Co. newspapers won more than 200 awards during last week's annual NDNA convention held in Williston, N.D.

Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald:
The Herald competes with other daily North Dakota newspapers with circulations more than 12,001:
- General Excellence, first place.
- Food ad, Tina Coauette and Jen Ekberg, third place.
- Food ad, Ron Olson and Jake Kvasager, Super One – Citrus, second place.
- Food ad, Tina Coauette and Jen Ekberg, first place.
- Entertainment/liquor ad, Tina Coauette, KJ108, third place.
- Vehicle ad, Tina Coauette and Jake Kvasager, New Arrivals – Lithia, third place.
- Apparel ad, Evonne Kuzel and Jake Kvasager, Home of Economy – Carhardt, second place.
- Home/gardening ad, Tina Coauette and Paula Cox, The Lighting Gallery, honorable mention.
- Outdoors/sports ad, Paula Cox and Jamie Odum, Face Off Sale, honorable mention.
- Outdoors/sports ad, Paula Cox and Bonnie Cook, Gerrell’s Sports, second place.
- Outdoors/sports ad, Tina Coauette and Barb Tharaldson, UND Football/Volleyball, first place.
- Ad series, Tina Coauette and Jen Ekberg, Cass Clay, third place.
- Health care ad, Tina Coauette and Lindsey Enger, Fall Trunk Show, second place.
- Use of color, Tina Coauette and Jen Ekberg, Pure. Sweet., first place.
- Promotion of the community, Tina Coauette and Kelly Tofte, Grand Cities Art Fest, third place.
- Special advertising section, features team and Bobbi DuChamp, The house that Ralph built, honorable mention.
- Reporting, Stephen Lee, Flood waters move north, honorable mention.
- Reporting series, Herald staff, Crystal Lockout, honorable mention.
- Reporting series, Chuck Haga Fighting Sioux nickname, second place.
- Reporting series, Kevin Bonham, Devils Lake Flood, first place.
- Feature reporting series, Ryan Johnson, UND takes spotlight off Beer Grandma, third place.
- Government reporting, Tu-Uyen Tran, How government has grown, second place.
- Government reporting series, Ryan Johnson, first place.
- Business news reporting, Ryan Johnson, Help Wanted, honorable mention.
- Business news reporting, Tu-Uyen Tran, Why won’t Grand Forks grow?, third place.
- Sports page/section, staff, third place.
- Sports reporting, Greg DeVillers and Archie Ingersoll, Raccoon ends tourney for N.D. wrestlers, Honorable mention.
- Sports reporting, Wayne Nelson, The West was won, third place.
- Sports reporting series, Brad Elliott Schlossman, Sioux Leave, first place.
- Sports feature, Tom Miller, Two of the best, third place.
- Sports feature, Brad Elliott Schlossman, A real live Paul Bunyan, first place.
- Editorial, Mike Jacobs, Retire nickname, third place.
- Editorial page, Tom Dennis, Editorial Page, first place.
- Standing news fronts, Scott Stone, City & State, second place.
- Agricultural coverage, Ryan Johnson, Area on track for average yields, honorable mention.
- Agricultural coverage, Stephen Lee, Crops finally hit the ground, third place.
- Agricultural coverage, Ann Bailey, Farmers partner, second place.
- Agricultural coverage, Ryan Bakken, The new oil boom, first place.
- Personal column – serious, Ryan Bakken, In Defense of Huck, honorable mention.
- Personal column – serious, Mike Jacobs, Matters at Hand, second place.
- Personal column – humorous, Ryan Bakken, Casket Canoeist, second place.
- Special news section, Brad Elliott Schlossman, Matt Cory and Bobbi DuChamp, The Final Mission, second place.
- Section/feature fronts design excellence, Jeff New, R.I.P. Harmon, third place.
- Front page design excellence, Scott Stone, Front Page Design, first place.
- Headline, Jeff New, Sioux make RPI R.I.P., honorable mention.
- Headline, Matt Cory, Having fun? Czech, third place.
- Headline, Scott Stone, Just to make it clear: don’t veer for deer!, second place.
- Headline, Dale Stensgaard, Urine a lot of trouble, first place.
- Informational graphics, Bobbi DuChamp, Who’s on Campus?, second place.

Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald photographer Eric Hylden poses with one of his several 2012 North Dakota Newspaper Association awards. Mary Jo Hotzler/Grand Forks Herald

- Best website, staff, second place.
- Overall design excellence, first place.
- News photo, Eric Hylden, Icy aftermath, third place.
- Spot news photo, John Stennes, Fire hits elevator, first place.
- Feature photo, John Stennes, Look, no hands!, second place.
- Sports photo, John Stennes, Icing on cake, third place.
- Pictorial photo, Eric Hylden, 1st Snowfall, third place.
- Portrait photo, Eric Hylden, Morgan’s prom, first place.
- Agricultural photo, Eric Hylden, Lockout, second place.
- Agricultural photo, Eric Hylden, Corn Harvest, first place.
- Outdoor recreational photo, Eric Hylden, Run of good weather, honorable mention.
- Outdoor recreational photo, Eric Hylden, Ice Fishing, first place.

The Dickinson (N.D.) Press:
The Dickinson press competes with other daily North Dakota newspapers with circulations less than 12,000:
- General Excellence, third place.
- Food ad, Jenn Binstock, Steak Fry, third place.
- Food ad, David Hanson, Stix ‘n Twigs, first place.
- Entertainment/liquor ad, Jenn Binstock Fallen Heroes, honorable mention.
- Apparel ad, Elizabeth Okerson, Eyewear Concepts, honorable mention.
- Home/gardening ad, Elizabeth Okerson, Spillabration, honorable mention.
- Home/gardening ad, Jenn Binstock, Cornerstone, third place.
- Outdoors/sports ad, Sonya Sacks, Badlands Taxidermy, third place.
- Single ad, Jenn Binstock, Stark Development, honorable mention.
- Ad series, Jenn Binstock, George’s Tires, honorable mention.
- Ad series, Jenn Binstock, Special Occasions, third place.
- Ad series, Bonita Ellis, High Plains Dental, second place.
- Small space ads, Jenn Binstock, Ninetta Wandler, honorable mention.
- Financial aid, Jerry Obrigewitsch, Kirkwood Bank & Trust – When it matters, honorable mention.
- Health care ad, Jenn Binstock, Your Eye Health, third place.
- Health care ad, Jenn Binstock, Free your mind, second place.
- Health care ad, Jerry Obrigewitsch, Ears Ringing, first place.
- Political ad, Elizabeth Okerson, Neighbors United – PSC, first place.
- Agricultural ad, Jenn Binstock, second place.
- Use of color, Jenn Binstock, Pink Glove, third place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – advertising, Jerry Obrigewitsch, first place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – readership, Jerry Obrigewitsch, second place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – readership, Jerry Obrigewitsch, first place.
- Promotion of the community, Jerry Obrigewitsch, Relay for life, third place.
- Promotion of the community, Bonita Ellis, Come Join Cub Scouts, first place.
- Special advertising section, staff, 2011 Progress, honorable mention.
- Special advertising section, staff, Business Showcase, third place.
- Special advertising section, staff, The Drill, first place.
- Signature page, Bonita Ellis, Good luck, honorable mention.
- Reporting series, April Baumgartner, 600 Bed Man Camp, honorable mention.
- Feature reporting, Linda Sailer, Haunting of the Gladstone School, honorable mention.
- Feature reporting, April Baumgarnter, Area underpass protects veteran, third place.
- Business news reporting, Ashley Martin, healing with Music, second place.
- Sports page/section, Dustin Monke, first place.
- Sports reporting, Dustin Monke and Ashley, DSU Memo, honorable mention.
- Sports reporting, Dustin Monke, Slugfest Round 3, third place.
- Sports reporting, Royal McGregor, “Familiar Friends”, Royal McGregor.
- Sports reporting series, Dustin Monke, DSU moves to Frontier, first place.
- Sports feature, Dustin Monke, Career Cut Short, first place.
- Sports column, Dustin Monke, Sports Column, first place.
- Editorial, Jennifer McBride and Harvey Brock, Careful with rumors, first place.
- Editorial page, Jennifer McBride, Editorial Page, second place.
- Standing news fronts, Linda Sailer, Accent, first place.
- Personal column – serious, Klark Byrd, Take Pride, honorable mention.
- Personal column – serious, Jennifer McBride, EPA Fracking, first place.
- Personal column – humorous, Harvey Brock, A sure way to slow down fast food, first place.
- Special news section, staff, Recovery, second place.
- Section/feature fronts design excellence, Dustin Monke, Cradle of Coaching, third place.
- Section/feature fronts design excellence, Jennifer McBride and Linda Sailer, The Rise and Fall of the Mustache, second place.
- Section/feature fronts design excellence, Katherine Grandstand, Movie night in Mott, first place.
- Front page design excellence, Jennifer McBride, Front Page Design, honorable mention.
- Information graphics, Meghan Dowhanick, 9-11, first place.
- Best website, staff, third place.
- Overall design excellence, first place.
- Feature photo, Linda Sailer, Hanging doughnuts, first place.

The Jamestown (N.D.) Sun:
The Sun competes with other daily North Dakota newspapers with circulations less than 12,000:
- General Excellence, second place.
- Food ad, Gavin Kutz, Best of the Best, second place.
- Vehicle ad, Gavin Kutz, Tax Write Down Sale, third place.
- Home/gardening ad, Rob Keller, Warm Up, first place.
- Single ad, Rena Hoggarth, Buffalo Sale, second place.
- Agricultural ad, Gavin Kutz, Enzminger Steel, first place.
- Use of color, Lisa Barnick, Williams Lisko, first place.
- Promotion of the newspaper – advertising, Rob Keller, Partners, second place.
- Signature page, Lisa Barrick, Honoring their service, first place.
- Reporting, Kari Lucin, Puppies rescued, third place.
- Reporting, Katie Ryan-Anderson, Out of Darkness, first place.
- Feature reporting, Keith Norman, Mission Accomplished, second place.
- Government reporting, Ben Rodgers, Postal Plan, third place.
- Spot news, Keith Norman, Weather prompts pilot, third place.
- Sports page/section, staff, third place.
- Sports reporting, David Griswold, No. 1 Demons, 2011, second place.
- Sports reporting series, David Griswold, Kleinsasser Series, third place.
- Sports reporting series, Dave Selvig, Resilient Vollmer, second place.
- Sports feature, Dave Selvig, Reyes conquers illness, excels for Jimmies.
- Sports feature, David Griswold, Pick your poison, second place.
- Sports column, Ben Rodgers, Sports Column, third place.
- Sports column, David Griswold, Sports Column, second place.
- Editiorial, staff, Early retirees, third place.
- Standing news fronts, Kathy Steiner, Business, second place.
- Agricultural coverage, Keith Norman, No Dairy, third place.
- Special news section, staff, Where are we going?, first place.
- Front page design excellence, Kathy Steiner, Front Page Design, second place.
- Front page design excellence, Logan C. Adams, Front Page Design, first place.
- Headline, Kathy Steiner, He didn’t fold ‘em, second place.
- Informational graphics, Michael Voight, Teaching, third place.
- Best website, staff, second place.
- Overall design excellence, second place.
- News photo, John Steiner, Flooded Dickey County, third place.
- News photo, John Steiner, Plane landing on I-94, second place.
- News photo, John Steiner, Water, water everywhere, first place.
- Spot news photo, John Steiner, Vehicle – bicycle collision, honorable mention.
- Spot news photo, John Steiner, Standoff, first place.
- Feature photo, John Steiner, 50th day of school, honorable mention.
- Feature photo, John Steiner, Racing teachers, third place.
- Sports photo, John Steiner, Volleyball celebration, third place.
- Sports photo, John Steiner, Upset Special, first place.
- Picture story, Logan C. Adams, Running o’ the Green, honorable mention.
- Picture story, John Steiner, Tornado Strikes, third place.
- Picture story, John Steiner, After the storm, first place.
- Pictorial photo, John Steiner, Deer in town, honorable mention.
- Pictorial photo, John Steiner, Monarch on coneflowers, third place.
- Pictorial photo, John Steiner, Hungry baby, first place.
- Portrait photo, John Steiner, Girl and Rabbit, first place.
- Outdoor recreational photo, John Steiner, 3 legged race, first place.

West Fargo (N.D.) Pioneer:
The Pioneer competes with other weekly North Dakota newspapers with circulations more than 2,000:
- Vehicle ad, Will Foss, Dave’s Tire & Serice, Hit a Home Run, honorable mention.
- Ad series, Will Foss, Bonanzaville – What’s news?, honorable mention.
- Financial aid, Will Foss, Western State Bank – Happy Holidays, third place.
- Financial aid, Will Foss, 1st International Bank & Trust – 100 years, first place.
- Agricultural ad, Will Foss, Farmer’s Market & Beyond, honorable mention.
- Promotion of the newspaper ads, Jamie Grant, Not Another Cookie Cutter, third place.
- Special advertising section, staff, Pioneer Days 2011, honorable mention.
- Special advertising section, staff, 2012 West Fargo Pioneer Calendar, third place.
- Signature page, Jamie Grant and Will Foss, Celebrate our freedom, first place.
- Reporting, Tyler Shoberg, Winter White Out?, honorable mention.
- Sports reporting, Tyler Shoberg, Boys Golf Best, third place.
- Special news section, Karen Huber, Pioneer Days, third place.
- Headline, Tyler Shoberg, Mr. Moe shave the day, second place.
- Best website, Jamie Grant, second place.
- Sports photo, David Samson, Loose Ball, second place.