Blue Ribbon Award Nominees Announced by TahoeChamber

The nomination period for the 2014 Blue Ribbon Awards ended on Friday, October 10 at noon. TahoeChamber’s prestigious awards program that recognizes exceptional South Shore businesses received over 175 nominations for eight separate award categories. The finalists and winners will be announced at the 7th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards dinner and ceremony on November 13 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets for the awards ceremony are now available for purchase at www.tahoechamber.org.

The Nominees:

Experience Award – Sponsored by Marriott Grand Residence & Vacation Club

BioSpirit Day Spa
Blue Sky Events
Camp Richardson Resort
Ciera Steak & Chop House
Escobar Training Ground
Getaway Café
Getaway Reno Tahoe
Himmel Haus
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Lake Tahoe Paint & Sip Studio
Mountain Yoga
On Course Events
Pacific Crest Gallery
Pamela’s Pilates
Sessions Salon
Sugared
Tahoe Derby Dames
Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Zephyr Cove Resort

Tourism Award – Sponsored by Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority

Alpine Sierra Tours & Shuttle Services
Camp Richardson Resort
Explore Tahoe – Urban Trailhead
Getaway Reno Tahoe
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel
Lake Tahoe Sport Fishing
Pacific Crest Gallery
Tahoe Best Friends
Tahoe Derby Dames
Tahoe Photographic Tours
Tahoe Seasons Resort
Tahoe Sports/Powder House
Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Zephyr Cove Marina & Snow Mobile Center

Customer Service (Business) Award – Sponsored by Heavenly & Kirkwood Mountain Resorts

Aaron Datrio, Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Amber Pass, Getaway Café
Bob Trim, Friday’s Station at Harrah’s
Brian Cisiero, Base Camp Pizza Co.
Cody Bass, Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Colleen Karcher, Bank of the West
Connie Hinton, Connie’s Clothesline Thrift Store
Danielle Loberg, Aramark/Zephyr Cove Resort
Eric Campbell, Bank of the West
Erik Watada, State Farm
Janna York, A Hand at Home
Joe Zarachoff, Affordable Business Services
Karl and Kasey Channell, K C Automotive
Karan Vincent, Flower Power
Kerri Neumann, MontBleu
Kimberly Templeton, Hard Rock Café
Kris Kay, MontBleu
Krystal Kennedy, MacDuffs
Kyla Long, Tails and Trails
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Lillian Lang, Lillian’s Nails and Sun
Marcia Sarosik, Marcia Sarosik Dance Studio
Margaret Meier, The Cork & More
Mark Zduniak, Safeway
Matt Smithmier, Eloise Automotive and Alignment
Meghan Burk, Getaway Reno Tahoe
Nate Jackson, Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Nelson Marroquin, Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel
Niki Congero, Lake Tahoe Humane Society
Paige Rice, Tahoe Best Friends
Peter Hussmann, Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Rebecca Wells Poth, MontBleu
Ryan Bussell, High Altitude Heating & Air
Staff, Alpine Sierra Tours & Shuttle Service
Staff, Needle Peak Tattoo
Staff, Sugar Pine Bakery
Staff, Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Steve Bryant, Lake Tahoe Boat Rides
Toni Azevedo, Emerald Bay Salon
Will Servoss, Kings Electric
William Aragon, Sugar Pine Bakery
Zion Finck and Courtney Benvenuto, TechTastic

Customer Service (Public Agency) Award – Sponsored by Tahoe Supply Company

Brynna Nichols, TahoeChamber & LTVA
Bud Amorfini, Lahontan RWQCB
Chris Stanley, South Tahoe Public Utility District
Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire District
John Pickett, Tahoe Douglas Fire District
Laura Murray, City of South Lake Tahoe (Business License Dept)
Mark Wieland, USPS (Al Tahoe Area)
Togee Sielsch, Vector Control
Tracy Franklin, City of South Lake Tahoe (PIO)

Geotourism Award – Sponsored by El Dorado County

Blue Angel Café
Camp Richardson Corral
Camp Richardson Resort & Marina
Cruise Tahoe
Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Lake Tahoe Boat Rides
Lake Tahoe History Museum
Sample the Sierra –Farm to Fork Festival
South Tahoe Standup Paddle
Tahoe Geotourism Expo
Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Valhalla Boathouse, Grand Hall

Entrepreneur Award – Sponsored by Getaway Reno Tahoe

Amy Thompson, Tot Spot
Alexis Robin, Nourish Life and Business Coaching
Angelo Petrilli, Mountain Treasures
Brandi Brown, Tahoe Production House
Brandy Perkins, Young Living
Brenda Renfro-Mykes and Dinari Bates, Shield Security Solutions
Brian and Angela Luke, Artemis Mediterranean Grill
Cody Bass, Tahoe Wellness Cooperative
Diane Guth, Getaway Café
Chad Praul and Jeremy Sokusky, Environmental Incentive
Erin Elliott, Tot to Tot
Matthew Eastling and Zak Latzka, Himmel Haus
Jenay Aiksnoras, Lake Tahoe Yoga
Lindsay Townsend, Cloud Nine Events
Matt Grime, Fox and Hound
Matt Wiggins, Corporate America/Corporate Nevada
Michael Adlard, Lighthouse Café
Peter Hussmann, Lake of the Sky Outfitters
Rafael and Gabriela Aguire, Margaritas Mexican Café
Romy Wildman, Wildman’s 50s Drive-In
Rosemary Wood, Pacific Crest Gallery
Sheree Juarez, Happy Heart Childcare Services

Wendell Award for a Small Green Business – Sponsored by South Tahoe Refuse

Base Camp Pizza Co.
Connie’s Clothesline Thrift Store
Custom Floor Care
Sierra Tahoe Wood Products

Large Green Business Award – Sponsored by Cardinale Way Toyota

Lake Tahoe Cruises/Zephyr Cove Resort
Sierra-at-Tahoe

This event would not be possible without the support of the generous sponsors! The TahoeChamber would like to give a special thank you to their Title Sponsor Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and Presenting Sponsor South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts, as well as the Networking Sponsors Inn by the Lake, Tahoe Bowl and MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa.