Best Educator k-12
1. Leah Dunbar, Churchill High School. 2. Deon Saraceno, Eugene International High School. 3. India John, Wellsprings Friends.
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Best Local uproar
1. Canceling CAHOOTS 2. No Kings Protest 3. ICE protests
Best Local politician
1. Ron Wyden, U.S. senator. 2. Val Hoyle, U.S. representative. 3. Kaarin Knudson, Eugene mayor.
Best Public art
1. Murals — all of them 2. Suspish Fish 3. Simpsons Murals in downtown Springfield
Best Local artist
1. Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/. 2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/. 3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com.
Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene, Delene & Co., 541-515-9442, Delene.Co. 2. Tyler Price, Ty’s Eye Photography, Tyseye.com/photography. 3. Talon Aleister, Dean Photography, Instagram.com/talonaleisterphotography.
Best Classical music group
1. Eugene Symphony, EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra, EsyOrchestras.org. 3. Chamber Music Amici, ChamberMusicAmici.org.
Best Local band
1. The Sugar Beets, Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 2. Soul Vibrator, Instagram @soulvibrator. 3. BabySmooth, Instagram @babysmoothsincebirth.
Best Actor/Actress
1. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. Kali Kardas, Instagram @kaliekardas. 3. Molly McCarthy, no information available locally.
Best Club DJ
1. DJ Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. DJ Smuve, Instagram @djsmuve1. 3. DJ Sapphire Strange, Instagram @sapphire.is.strange.