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Chamber Awards Banquet - Celebrating 75 Years

Chamber Awards Banquet - Celebrating 75 Years
The team from Banner Churchill Community Hospital was honored last Friday night at the Fallon Chamber Awards Banquet. L to R: Cynthia Frank, Rob Carnahan, Samantha Stasik, Kim Beeghly, Dan Stasik, Toni West-Guillen, Teresa Walden, Cierra Worring, Dr. James Zubernis.

Author: Rachel Dahl

The Fallon Chamber held its annual Awards Banquet last Friday night and celebrated 75 years of supporting Fallon businesses. Chamber Director Lucy Carnahan, along with a troop of volunteers packed the Fallon Convention Center with over 200 attendees, with many of the category winners unable to attend because they tried to make reservations after all the tickets had been sold. 
Catered by 3Cs Catering, Cori and Hill Egger provided a buffet-style feast while Cuppiecakes make decadent desserts and Telegraph provided the coffee. 
The following are the nominees in each category with the first business listed, the winner, along with the name of the Chamber member who announced each winner. 

Ava Case - Director
Outstanding Customer Service – Food and/or Beverage Business
*Courtyard Café & Bakery
La Fiesta
Maine St. Cafe

Outstanding Customer Service – Retail Business
*Boot Barn
Louie’s Ace Home Center
The Village

Kristan Matter - Director
Outstanding Customer Service – Retail Business (5 employees or less)
*Memorie Boutique
Life’s Little Treats
Great Basin Apothecary

Outstanding Business Innovations
*Frey Ranch Distillery
Huck Salt
Fallon Theatre
Valerie Johnston - Treasurer
Recognized Ag Leader of the Year:
*Lattin Farms
Western States Hemp
Two Ravens Farm

Outstanding Customer Service –Health and/or Beauty Services Business
*Nevada Dental Arts
Banner Hospital
Matt West Coaching

Kimberly Beeghly - Director
Best Business Start-Up
*Bottle & Brie
Arby’s
Boot Barn
Outstanding Helping Heart Award
*Fallon Ford, Pay it Forward Program
Churchill Community Coalition
Pennington Life Center

Michelle Gabiola-Rogers - Secretary
Outstanding Homebased Business
* Cavanaugh Confections
Fenyx Home Décor
Squish’s Pressure Wash

Outstanding Customer Service – 
Services and/or Repair Business
*Tedford Tire & Auto Service
Cheek Construction
Nevada computer works
Bret Rogers - Director
Outstanding Local Non-Profit 
Organization
*Fallon Theatre
Churchill Hospital Foundation
American Legion

Cynthia Frank - Director
Best Place to Work
*Banner Churchill Hospital
Sierra Nevada Properties
New Millennium

Angela Guthrie – Vice President
Outstanding Beautification 
Project of the Year
*Rafter 3C Arena
CC Communications
Boot Barn

Cindy McGarrah - President
Businessperson of the Year
*Tami Lynn Edgmon-Bickel
Garrett Diegel
Eric Gotham

The Fallon Chamber would also like to thank the sponsors who made this event possible: 

Big R
CC Communications
Cheek Construction
Jeff’s Digitex
Lahontan Valley News
The City of Fallon
The Fallon Post
Tedford Tire & Auto Service
 



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