Chamber Announces the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award Nominees

The Blue Ribbon Award nominations have been tallied, with more than 150 nominations received. Thank you to the businesses and individuals who took the time to nominate those making significant contributions to the South Shore community. The 5th Annual Blue Ribbon Awards Dinner & Ceremony will be held on November 15 at Embassy Suites; all nominees will be recognized and the winners will be announced during the ceremony.

Tickets are $50 and include a cocktail hour in the Garden Atrium, an elegant dinner with wine, and the awards ceremony. Tickets must be purchased in advance online at tahoechamber.org or by calling 775-588-1728.
Here are the nominees for the 2012 Blue Ribbon Awards:

Tourism – A business offering an innovative program, promotion or product for our visitors: Avalon Lodge/Cle Hospitality, Lake of the Sky Outfitters, Lake Tahoe Adventures, MontBleu Outdoor Concert Series, and South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle.

Geotourism – A business providing an authentic Tahoe Experience: Discover Lake
Tahoe Tours, On Course Events, South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle, Sustainable Tahoe/Tahoe Expo, Tahoe Rim Trail Association, and Tahoe Tallac Association/Valhalla at Tahoe.

Small Green – A business comprised of fewer than 100 employees that is minimizing their impact on the environment: Connie’s Clothesline Thrift Shop, Elevated Fitness, South Tahoe
Stand Up Paddle, Sustainable Tahoe/Tahoe Expo, and Tahoe Resource Conservation District.

Large Green – A business comprised of more than 100 employees that is minimizing their impact on the environment: Edgewood Tahoe, Harrah's & Harvey's, Heavenly Mountain Resort/Echo Program, and South Tahoe Refuse.

Entrepreneur – An innovative individual who assumed the risk of starting a new business: Amy Thompson/Tahoe Tot Spot, Bob Nielsen/MacDuff's Public House, Brandi Brown/Tahoe Production House, Bren Tate/Sea Leagues Skates, Cindy Rawlins/CC's Pirate Treasures, Dana Smith/Straw Hat Pizza, Darrell Wampler/K-Tahoe Radio, Fred Jackson/Tahoe Lobster Company, Rob Giustina/On Course Events, Paige Rice/Tahoe Best Friends, Paul Reder/PR Entertainment, and Theresa Bertrand/BioSpirit Day Spa.

Experience – A business that provides compelling and captivating experiences: Barton Hospital, Bona Fide Books, Discover Lake Tahoe Tours, Elevated Fitness, Getaway Café, Heavenly Sports, On Course Events, PR Entertainment, Primo's Italian Bistro, South Shore Bikes, South Tahoe CrossFit, South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle, Tahoe Tot Spot, V'z Image Option'z, and Zip Tahoe.

Customer Service (Private Sector) – An individual who consistently provides quality service: 968 Park Hotel, Adra Fenstermaker/Body by Adra, Amy Thompson/Tahoe Tot Spot, Beth Lee/Affordable Construction Services, Brian Cohen/Overland Meat & Seafood Co., Bridget McGrath & David Kumpe/Elevated Fitness, Cheryl & Tyler Cannon/Sprouts, Clean Tahoe Program, Diane Guth/Getaway Café, Don Muren/Edgewood Tahoe, George Zepeda/Jalisco Grill, Hec Hernandez/South Shore Bikes, Kim & Jim Warlow/The Cork & More, Joe Hayes/Heavenly Mountain Resort, Joshua Ashby/Park Tahoe Inn, Les Schwab Tires, Lira's Market, Marie Logie/Jazz Kat Café, Mark Podesto/NorCal Beverage, Matt Reinke/The Burger Lounge, Maureen Stuhlman/Tahoe Best Friends, Nelson Marrogquin/Embassy Suites, Paige Rice/Tahoe Best Friends, Paula Morris/John's Cleaners, Rowena Pegg/Lakeside Beach Grill, Roy Testa/Welcome's Auto Body, Scott Craig/Riva Grill, Sierra Athletic Club, Tommy Gunnell/Embassy Suites, and Zion Finck/TechTastic.

Customer Service (Public Agency) – An Individual providing quality service in the not so usual places: Bobbi Thompson/Minden-Tahoe Airport, Brandy Johns/Kingsbury Grade Improvement District, Dee Kline/El Dorado County, and Judy Finn/City of South Lake Tahoe.

This special event would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors including TahoeSouth, Embassy Suites, Tahoe Daily Tribune, KRLT & KOWL, Tahoe Arts & Mountain Culture, Lake Tahoe TV, K-Tahoe Radio, STAR, Getaway Reno Tahoe, Wells Fargo, Tahoe Supply Company, South Tahoe Refuse & Recycling, Heavenly, Kirkwood, El Dorado County, Lake Tahoe Cruises, Lakeside Inn, Deb Howard & Company, Barton Health and The Shops at Heavenly Village.