Carson Valley Days remains tops in hearts of residents

by Kurt Hildebrand

Editor

Carson Valley Days continues its reign as Valley residents' favorite event. The event begun by Minden founder H.F. Dangberg Jr. in 1910 to promote the Valley has served its purpose well for the last 97 years. And those few hardworking folks who put it on, the Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club, were named favorite service club.

Douglas football coach Mike Rippee continued his winning ways in the hearts of Valley residents this year as well as on the field. He was named the Valley's favorite coach. Gardnerville resident and Douglas High School varsity softball standout Lauren Hoppe was named athlete of the year.

This was the year of the two captains in Valley residents favorite people to have around when trouble comes knocking at the door.

Douglas County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Biaggini was named the Valley's favorite law enforcement officer and East Fork Fire & Paramedic Districts Capt. Terry Taylor was named the Valley's favorite public servant.

Gardnerville Elementary School teacher Bonnie Rippee was named the Valley's favorite teacher and Vic Gavin was our favorite volunteer.

Our favorite place to take the children is Lampe Park and the thing most people enjoy about the Valley is the view.

ANNUAL EVENT

1. Carson Valley Days

2. Candy Dance

3. Parade of Lights

ANTIQUE STORE

1. Cheshire Antiques

2. Tumblewind Antiques & Collectibles

3. Brick House Antiques

ART GALLERY

1. Lone Tree Frame & Gallery

2. East Fork Gallery

3. Art!Rageous

ATHLETE

1. Lauren Hoppe, Douglas varsity softball

2. Isabella Gavin, Silver Spirit Cheer

3. Jessica Waggoner, Douglas varsity

volleyball, basketball

AUTO BODY/ BOAT REPAIR/ PARTS SHOP

1. Mort's Auto Body

2. Napa Auto Parts

3. Golden Nugget Automotive

BANK

1. Wells Fargo

2. Bank of America

3. Greater Nevada Credit Union

BARBER SHOP

1. Main Street Barbers

2. Wild Hair Barbers

3. Alpine Barber Shop

BARTENDER

1. Hank Weske, Fiona's

2. Arden, French Bar

3. Dustin, Jethro's

BASQUE

1. JT Basque Bar & Dining Room

2. Carson Valley Country Club

3. Overland Hotel

BEAUTY SALON

1. C & Company

2. Drago Salon

3. Taylor-York Salon

BEER SELECTION

1. PJ's Liquor

2. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

3. Raley's

BUILDING CONTRACTOR

1. Greg Lynn Construction

2. Bill Merrill Construction

3. Dirk Jansse

BURGERS

1. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

2. Carson Valley Country Club

3. Jethro's Oven & Grill

CAR DEALER

1. Michael Hohl Carson Valley Chevrolet

2. Gardnerville Car & Truck

3. Capital Ford

CAR WASH

1. Melvin's Car Wash & Detail

2. Anker Car Wash

3. Superior Car Wash

CHARITY FUNDRAISER

1. Relay for Life

2. TIE St. Gall Rummage Sale

2. TIE Families for Effective Autism Treatment benefit

3. Carson Valley Days

CHINESE FOOD

1. Mandarin Gourmet

2. Hunan Chinese Restaurant

3. China Chef

CHIROPRACTOR

1. Skip Pardee

2. David Trujillo

3. Dublin Hart

CLEANING SERVICE

1. Merry Maids

2. Bigg Impressions

3. K's Cleaning

CLOTHING STORE

1. Belle's Boutique

2. Baby Willows

3. Especially for You

COACH

1. Mike Rippee, Douglas varsity football

2. Ernie Monfiletto, Douglas varsity football

3. Suzi Townsell, Douglas varsity volleyball

COFFEE

1. Starbucks

2. Nevada Joe's, Coffee on Main

3. The Bank Parlor & Pub

COMPUTER REPAIR

1. E Squared C

2. Nanosecond

3. TIE Computer Systems Specialists

3. TIE John Cressaty

DANCE STUDIO

1. All About Dance

2. Dance Workshop

3. Academy of Dance Arts

DAY CARE

1. Sunshine and Rainbows

2. Trinity Lutheran Childcare

3. Sunflower Learning Center

DENTIST

1. Timothy Pinther

2. Richard Dragon

3. Gary Anderson

DINNER

1. Fiona's Bar & Grill

2. Barone & Reed Food Company

3. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

DOCTOR

1. Thom Merry

2. TIE Mark Brune

2. TIE Ralph Herbig

3. Gerald Cottrell

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

1. Minden Electric

2. Lanfair Electric Inc.

3. United Electrical Services

FAST FOOD

1. Taco Bell

2. Arby's

3. Subway

FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER

1. Wells Fargo

2. Ted Rich, Wells Fargo

3. Mike Mellows

FITNESS CENTER

1. World Gym

2. Gold

3. Curves for Women

FLOWER SHOP

1. A Wildflower

2. Aladdin Flowers & Gifts

3. Bouquet & Bouquet

GAS STATION

1. Arco AM-PM

2. Pacific Gasoline

3. Chevron

GIFT SHOP

1. Fresh Ideas

2. Especially for You

3. Classical Glass

GOLF COURSE

1. Carson Valley Golf Course

2. Genoa Lakes

3. Sunridge

GROCERY STORE

1. Raley's

2. TIE Scolari's

2. TIE Sierra Nevada Trading Company

3. Smith's

HAIR STYLIST

1. TIE Nicolette Begovich, Studio Vogue

1. TIE Carolyn Wohlgemuth, C & Company

2. Trudy McCann, Trudy's Hair Studio

3. TIE Jesse Hughes, Jesse's Hairport

3. TIE Stephanie, Drago Salon

HARDWARE

1. Ace Hardware

2. Meek's Lumber & Hardware

3. The Home Depot

HEALTHY MEAL

1. Paradise Cafe

2. Subway

3. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

HEATING AND AC

1. Carson Valley Heating

2. Coastal Aire & Sheet Metal

3. Acme Heating & Air Conditioning

INSURANCE AGENT

1. Stacy Trivitt, AllState

2. John Raker, State Farm

3. John Scott

JEWELRY STORE

1. Joyce's Jewelry, Gifts & Antiques

2. Especially for You

3. Jewelry Box

LANDSCAPE COMPANY

1. Rice Landscape

2. Nevada Landworks

3. Aztec Landscape

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

1. Capt. Mike Biaggini

2. Deputy Roger Wheeler

3. Deputy Tod McEwen

LOCKSMITH

1. Carson Valley Locksmith

2. Accurate Mobile Locksmith

3. Howell's Lock and Safe

LUNCH

1. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

2. Barone & Reed Food Company

3. Russell's Mercantile

MANICURIST

1. Heidi Bowers, C & Company

2. Nancy, Hairport

3. Barbara Nichols, C & Company

MARTIAL ARTS

1. Northwest Martial Arts

2. West Coast Martial Arts

3. Sierra Dojo

MASSAGE THERAPIST

1. Tasha McCann

2. Debbie Corbitt

3. Terry Welty

MECHANIC

1. Todd Ross

2. Mike Schiller

3. Mark Hollard

MEXICAN FOOD

1. Francisco's Mexican Restaurant

2. Rosy's Mexican Restaurant

3. Rancho Grande

OPTOMETRIST

1. Somer Lyons

2. Richard Baumann

3. Pritchett

PAINTING COMPANY

1. TIE High Rollers Painting

1. TIE Lost Art Painting Co.

2. Travis French

3. Dick's Fuller-O'Brien Paints

PERSONAL TRAINER

1. Cathy Beamer

2. Cheryl Morris

3. Brenda Fisher

PET SITTER

1. Carson Valley Kennels

2. Canine Country Club

3. Pet Sitters Plus

PET GROOMED

1. Carson Valley Groomers

2. Shirley's Valley Grooming

3. Clippers Dog Grooming

PEST CONTROL

1. Catseye Pest Control

2. Carson Valley Exterminator

3. G & R Pest Control

PHARMACIST

1. Dan Stratton, Rite Aid

2. Violaine Ahart, Raley's

3. Jim, Scolari's

PHOTOGRAPHER

1. Katrina Allmett, Kid Pix

2. Bob Macias

3. Shannon Litz

PIZZA

1. Pizza Barn

2. Pizza Factory

3. Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza

MARRIED

1. Carson Valley Inn

2. David Walley's Resort Hot Springs & Spa

3. Genoa Lakes

ROYAL

1. Carson Valley Inn

2. Jimmy G's

3. TIE Jethro's Oven & Grill

3. TIE Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

DATE

1. Ironwood Stadium Cinema 8

2. David Walley's

3. Fiona's Bar & Grill

CHILDREN

1. Lampe Park

2. Carson Valley Swim Center

3. Ironwood Stadium Cinema 8

PLUMBING

1. York Plumbing Inc.

2. Jackrabbit Plumbing Inc.

3. Scottsdale Plumbing & Excavation

PUBLIC SERVANT

1. Capt. Terry Taylor, East Fork Fire District

2. District Attorney Mark Jackson

3. Assemblyman James Settelmeyer

ROOFING

1. Apex Roofing

2. Tom Goldston Roofing Inc.

3. BMG

SERVICE CLUB

1. Active 20-30

2. Carson Valley Sertoma

3. Carson Valley Lions

SPORTS BAR

1. Coyote Sports Bar & Grill

2. Jethro's Oven & Grill

3. Wildhorse Pizza, Bar & Grill

TANNING SALON

1. Paradise Beauty Salon

2. World Gym

3. Tropical Tan

TEACHER

1. Bonnie Rippee, Gardnerville Elementary School

2. Lorna Doerr, Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School

3. Cade Baligad, Douglas High School

THING ABOUT VALLEY

1. View

2. Mountains

3. People

THRIFT STORE

1. FISH

2. Helping Hands Thrift Shop

3. Barton Hospice Thrift Store

TIRE STORE

1. Les Schwab, Mark Smith Tire Center

2. 1 Way Auto Care

3. Tires Plus Total Car Care

TRANSMISSION SHOP

1. Carson Valley Transmission

2. Gardnerville Automotive

3. Hollar's Automotive & 4 Wheel Drive

TRAVEL AGENCY

1. Cruisescape

2. Presto

3. All About Travel

UNIQUE BUSINESS

1. Casa Bella

2. Baby Willows

3. Classical Glass

VETERINARIAN

1. Cameron Ross

2. Bob Gorrindo

3. Steve Talbot

VIDEO RENTAL

1. Blockbuster

2. Video Maniacs

3. Video Library

VOLUNTEER

1. Vic Gavin, Douglas County Sheriff's Office

2. TIE Janet Asmann, Carson Valley Sertoma

2. TIE Jacquie Manoukian

3. Renea Louie

WAITPERSON

1. Kerry Munk, JT Basque Bar & Dining Room

2. Amada Joseph, Fiona's Bar & Grill

3. Kathy, CVCC

WINE SELECTION

1. Raley's

2. PJ's Liquor

3. Sierra Nevada Trading Company