2017 Winners AUTOMOTIVE DINING/ENTERTAINMENT HEALTHCARE HOME SERVICES LIFESTYLE/EDUCATION RETAIL PEOPLE SERVICES
The ballots are tallied
AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION Best Auto Customer Service. . .Ed White’s Auto Sales Best Auto Repair Shop............WD Automotive Repair Best Car Salesperson ......................Tim Goodman Tim’s Auto Body & Sales Best Car Wash: ............Family Express (all Jasper County locations) Best Detail Shop. . . .Boissy’s Auto Appearance Center Best Luxury Car Dealer ...................................Wiers Chevrolet-Cadillac-GMC Best Auto Express Center......J&H Auto & Tire Center Best New Car Dealer. Wiers Chevrolet-Cadillac-GMC Best Oil Change.............................Paul’s Auto Repair Best Paint & Body Shop................Jonkman’s Garage Best Parts & Supplies Store......Prospect Auto Supply Best Tire Store................................CTS Tire Express Best Towing Service.......................Cheever’s Towing Best Truck Dealer........................Snyder’s Auto Sales Best Used Car Dealer ...........................................Gene & Tony’s Auto Sales DINING/ENTERTAINMENT Best “All Around” Restaurant .....................................Royal Oak Family Restaurant Best BBQ...............................................Jordy -N- Jax Best Bakery.......................................The Homestead Best Bar/Club...............Holley’s Restaurant & Lounge Best Breadsticks...................Schmidy’s Pizza Palace Best Buffet......................................T/A Country Pride Best Caterer:...............Yesteryear’s Meats & Catering Best Chicken......................................Strack & Van Til Best Coffee...........................................Willow Switch Best Cole Slaw (Write In) ...........................Bob & Connie’s Restaurant and Pub Best Dance Floor.................................Embers Venue Best Deli.............................................Strack & Van Til Best Dessert......................................The Homestead Best Drive-Thru.........................................McDonalds Best Entertainment Venue.............Sprigz Pub & Grub Best Fine Dining................................................SP-19 Best Fish Fry.......DeMotte American Legion Post 440 Best French Fries.....................................McDonalds Best Garlic Bread.......................................Marcella’s Best Hamburger ........Wagon Wheel Bar & Grill - “The Wagonmaster” Best Happy Hour...............................................SP-19 Best Hot Dog.................................................Doggers Best Ice Cream/Custard................Sycamore Drive In Best Italian Cuisine....................................Marcella’s Best Kid’s Menu...........Royal Oak Family Restaurant Best Margaritas.................................................SP-19 Best Mexican Cuisine.......................................Ayda’s Best Milkshakes ..................Dairy Queen (all Jasper County locations) Best Outdoor Dining.........................................SP-19 Best Oriental Cuisine............................China Garden Best Pie........................Royal Oak Family Restaurant Best Pizza................................................Rick’s Pizza Best Place for Kid’s Birthday Party ............. ..........................................Bazz’s Roller Rink Best Place for Breakfast....................Heather’s Diner Best Place for Lunch.....................Arni’s (Rensselaer) Best Place for Dinner.......................Gentleman Tom’s Best Place to Play Bingo. . . .Rensselaer Moose #2272 Best Place to Play Pool...................Northside Tavern Best Place to Watch a Sporting Event...............SP-19 Best Prime Rib...........................................Marcella’s Best Salad Bar.....................................Clauss Bakery Best Steaks.....................................Gentleman Tom’s Best Tenderloin...........Yesteryear’s Meats & Catering Best Waiter/Waitress.................Traci Magers - Pub III Best Wings........................................................Pub III HEALTHCARE/FITNESS Best Assisted Living/Nursing Home .....................Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village
Best Chiropractor.............................Dr. Jerry Markley Best Family Doctor...................Dr. Christopher Louck Best Hearing Aid Services...............Accurate Hearing Best Nurse...............................Donna Ooms - H.H.C. Best Optometrist....................DeBoer Family Eyecare Best Pharmacy.................................Fagen Pharmacy Best Physician................................Dr. Patrick Sheets HOME SERVICES Best Apartment Complex.....................Sayler Rentals Best Carpet Cleaning.......................Stanley Steemer Best Cleaning Company................Clean as a Whistle Best Electrician........................................Steve Plant Best Excavator........................KV Land Improvement Best Heating & Cooling........Krooswyk Heating & A/C Best Lawn Care..........................Clark’s Cutting Edge Best Mortgage Company. . .First Hometown Mortgage Best New Home Construction. . . . . .Hollandale Builders Best Painter..............................................Ron Bakker Best Plumber..............................Krooswyk Plumbing Best Real Estate Agent . . . . . .Jeff Fase - Berkshire Hathaway Executive Realty Best Real Estate Company. .Cornerstone Real Estate Best Remodeling Contractor. A&D - Darren Hamstra Best Roofer...............................Eenigenburg Roofing Best Snow Removal..............Culbreth’s Lawn & Tree Best Tree Service..................Culbreth’s Lawn & Tree Best Window Company.......................DeMotte Glass LIFESTYLE/EDUCATION Best Campground..........Caboose Lake Campground Best Church.....................................Grace Fellowship Best Coach.............Brian Flynn - KVHS Girls Softball Best Dance/Gymnastics...Tumble Loving Care (TLC) Best Fitness Center......Anytime Fitness (Rensselaer) Best Golf Course.....................................Sandy Pines Best Philanthropic Organization. . .Jasper Foundation Best Place to Read a Book ......................................Jasper County Public Library Best Place to take a Date. . . . . .Fountain Stone Theatre Best Pre-school......................................Kougar Pride Best Private School................................St. Augustine Best School Administrator.............Curt Craig (RCSC) Best Teacher-Elementary...............Jill Tucker (KVSC) Best Teacher-Middle School. Debra Spangler (RCSC) Best Teacher-High School. Sharon Nanninga (CCHS) Best Volunteer-Individual...................Jenny Jonkman RETAIL Best Ag/Implement Dealer..............Castongia Tractor Best Appliances.............Fase-Kaluf TV & Appliances Best Bank/Credit Union...............DeMotte State Bank Best Blueberry Farm..................Fritts Blueberry Farm Best Carpet/Flooring...Thomas Floor & Wall Covering Best Christmas Tree Farm .....................................Kingma Christmas Tree Farm Best Clothing Store........................................Threads Best Consignment/Thrift Shop...........Jasper Junction Best Convenience Store ...........................Shorty’s (BP, Marathon & Raceway) Best Copy/Print Shop.......................................Printco Best Farm Supply..............Smith’s Farm Stores (Ace) Best Flower/Garden Center.................Kal-Bro Farms Best Gift/Novelty Store......................Another Season Best Graphics Company........Reinforcement Designs Best Grocery Store..........................................Tysen’s Best Gun Shop................................Jerry’s Gun Shop Best Hair Salon............................RENEW Hair Salon Best Insurance Company ..........................................Preferred Insurance Group Best Jewelry Store.....................Oak Ridge Jewelers Best Lawn Mower Dealer. .Andersons Outdoor Power Best Liquor Store..........................Southside Package Best Nail Salon...............................................Q Nails Best Overnight Lodging............Baymont Inn & Suites
Best Place to buy a Cell Phone........Venture Wireless Best Place to buy Furniture Greene’s Amish Furniture Best Place to buy Gasoline...............................T-Mart Best Place to buy Hardware Ace Hardware (DeMotte) Best Place to buy Meat.............................Save-A-Lot Best Place to buy Paint ..........................Kem’s Hardware Lumber & Kabinets Best Place to buy Pool Supplies ...............................................Sherman Pool Services Best Place to buy Produce.................Strack & Van Til Best Place to get a Wedding Cake ..............................................Jan’s Cakes & Catering PEOPLE Best Auctioneer.....Randy DeWees - Best Bid Auction Best Bank Teller...Diane Groen - DeMotte State Bank Best Barber.................Bob Bormann - Bob’s Hairport Best Bartender......................Lauren Brubaker - SP19 Best EMT...............Robert Peck - Prompt Ambulance Best Exterminator....................Reliable Exterminators Best Financial Advisor........Val Fagen - Financial Arts Best Fitness Instructor/Trainer ...........................................Deric Beier - 24/7 Club Fit Best Hair Stylist................................Tracy Goodman Best Insurance Agent ..............................Matt Myers - Indiana Farm Bureau Best Lawyer........Eric Beaver - Beaver & Beaver P.C. Best Local Musician/Band ........................................Iroquois Valley Harmonizers Best Local Vocalist. . . . . . . Iroquois Valley Harmonizers Best Massage Therapist ............................... Julie Williams - A New Beginning Best Nail Technician...........................Angela Madson Best Office Assistant ...................Amanda Wells - Franciscan (Rensselaer) Best Photographer..........Kelsey Tillema Photography Best Veterinarian. . . . . . .Dr. Davis - Davis Vet Services SERVICES Best Accounting Firm..............................Donis C.P.A. Best Computer Repair..................................AVA Tech Best Dry Cleaner............................Colonial Cleaners Best Funeral Home...............Jackson Funeral Home Best Internet Service Provider...........................Nitco Best Pet Grooming...............DeMotte Dog Grooming Best Storage.........................................Hoek Storage Best Tanning Salon.......................The Laundry Room Best Tax Service.........................Drees & Associates
The ballot that Ian Fitch submitted was picked at random from the hundreds of submissions to win the $60 CVS gift card. Congratulations Ian!
Special Publication of Rensselaer Republican and Kankakee Valley Post News June 29, 2017