HomeMy WebLinkAbout70-20 - Commending Daily Pilot for AchievementRESOLUTION NO. 70-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, COMMENDING THE DAILY PILOT AND ITS STAFF FOR
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM.
WHEREAS, the DAILY PILOT on January 25, 1970, received seven first -place
awards and sixteen citations for honorable achievement, in the Orange County
Press Club Competition for 1969; and
WHEREAS, Art Vinsel, Costa Mesa City Editor and regular reporter of City am%
Council meetings, led the long list with three first -place awards for his news
coverage; and
WHEREAS, on February 7, 1970, Robert N. Weed, Publisher and President of
the DAILY PILOT, accepted four state-wide awards to his newspaper in the
California Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Better Newspapers Contest;
and
WHEREAS, these awards include a first -place in the State for Best Typography,
and merit awards for sports coverage, women's coverage, and newspaper promotion;
and
WHEREAS, only one other Orange County newspaper received an award in the
state-wide contest; and
WHEREAS, this City Council recognizes and appreciates the importance of
the part played by the DAILY PILOT in the building of the City of Costa Mesa,
and deems it both proper and fitting that such achievement should be formally
commended;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA that the DAILY PILOT and its staff be, and they are hereby formally
commended for distinguished achievement in the newspaper field; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that special congratulations and commendation are
hereby extended to Art Vinsel in appreciation of his service -as a reporter of
the deliberations of this Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa shall
enter this Resolution in the permanent records of the City and transmit certified
copies thereof to the DAILY PILOT and to Costa Mesa City Editor, Art Vinsel.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of February, 1970.
a or6f-the City of Cost Mesa
ATTEST:
Acting ity Cler 'of t e City o Costa a
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EN C�gof the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Resolution No. 70-20 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting thereof held on
the 16th day of February, 1970.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereut%r Mt my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 17th day of Februar-y, 1970.
Acting ity
Clerk and
ex officio Clerk o
he
City
Council of
the City of Cost
esa