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2010 “Best Papers” Contest Winners

Department - George W. Hooten Award

Category 1-A Departments over 10,000

1. Michigan Legionnaire – Michigan - Warren F. Stensrud

2. Minnesota Legionnaire – Minnesota - Al Zdon

3. California Legionnaire – California - David L. Eby

Category 1-B Under 10,000

1. Nebraska Legionnaire – Nebraska - John E. Thompson

2. Delaware Legionnaire  - Delaware – Bettylou Evans

Category 1-C Other Department Publications

1. Hossier Auxiliary News – Indiana – Maria L. Gottlieb

2. The Auxiliare – Wyoming – Sonja Wright

3. The SALute - New Jersey - Thomas E. Marsden

District, County, Reg. – Emerson O. Mann Award

Category 2-A American Legion District, County, Regional

1. Westchester Legionnaire - Port Chester, NY - Howard B. Heyel

2. The Echo – Winter Haven, FL – Beverly Barnes

Category 2-B District, County, Regional, SAL, Auxiliary, etc.

1. Post 163 Times – Weatherford, TX – Rachael M. Watson

2. The Liberty – Albany, NY – J. Bruce Ruthven

Large Posts – Al Weinberg Award

Category 3-A Posts 750 Members and Over

1. SeaBreeze – New Port Beach, CA – Kendall Madsen

2. Love Field Gazette - Dallas, TX – Jim McClendon

3. The Commander – Brainerd, MN – Susanne Fussy

Category 3-B Posts 250 to 749 Members

1. 303 Journal - Fridley, MN - Gene Rafferty

2. Yolo Post 77 Newsletter – Woodland, CA – Larry Schapiro

Small Posts, Units, Squadrons – Jack RC Cann Award

Category 4-A Less than 250 members

1. Flying InFormation – Portsmouth, RI – Christine Leah

2. Marne Post 270 – Carmel, NY – Shirley Connolly

3. The Bugle Call Rag – Atlanta, GA – Charles Capps

Category 4-B Units & Squadrons

1. The Post Dispatch – Berryville, VA – Robert A. Ferrebee

2. Auxiliary News - Milwaukee, WI - April E. Kollmorgen

Websites – Mary B. Howard Award

Category 5-A Department Websites

1. www.mnlegion.org – Minnesota - Laura Weber

2. www.michiganlegion.org – Michigan - Roxanne Osga

3. www.kylegion.org – Kentucky – Mike Phelps

Category 5-B All other Website

1. www.al291.com – Costa Mesa, CA – John Durkin

2. http://squadron135.tripod.com – Perryville, MD – Larry C. Weinzirl

3. www.orgsites.com/tx/americanlegion-post-unit-121 - Waco, TX - Mary Hueske 

Editorial – William E. Rominger Award

Category 6-A Original Effort of Editor

1. The Meaning of New Year’s – Lincoln, NE – Father Brian P. Kane

2. The Animal City Post – St. Paul, MN – “Beaver” Johnson

3. Newsletters as History – Huntington Beach, CA – John B. Bartos

Category 6-B Guest Editorial

1. Greetings from Kathy Daudistel – Covington, KY – Kathy Daudistel

2. Thank You – Newport, RI – Christine L. Hayward