Forum photo takes WNPA best news photo of year award

Lonnie Archibald's Olympic Theatre photo wins

Olympic Theatre fire

Lonnie Archibald – Forks Forum photo

This Forks Forum news photo taken by Forks-based freelance photographer Lonnie Archibald has been named the news photo of the year by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA). The award was presented on Friday evening, Oct. 7 to Forks Forum Editor/Publisher Chris Cook at the WNPA’s annual conference held this year at Everett.

Lonnie with award

Chris Cook – Forks Forum photo

Here Archibald is pictured with the WNPA award plaque he was given at his home on Saturday, Oct. 8. His award-winning photo was of local firefighters battling the Olympic Theatre fire in Sept. 2010.