MULTIPLE HONORS — Mrs. West Virginia Lacey Ferguson, left, presented one of 4 awards to Mike Figlioli, proprietor of Gus’s Goodies throughout the Herald-Star and Weirton Daily Times’ Best of the Best Readers’ Choice awards presentation Wednesday at the St. Florian Event Center. Voters named the Weirton enterprise finest bakery, finest doughnuts, finest cookies and finest cake. It was one of many companies to be acknowledged for excellence throughout the occasion. — Warren Scott
WINTERSVILLE — The house owners and workers of all kinds of companies have been acknowledged for his or her onerous work by the presentation Wednesday of awards in 156 classes in the Herald-Star and Weirton Daily Times’ Best of the Best Readers’ Choice competitors.
Ross Gallabrese, govt editor of the two newspapers, advised the many enterprise house owners and professionals attending the occasion at the St. Florian Event Center, “We’re right here for a quite simple purpose, and that’s to acknowledge the companies that actually excel in what they do.
Gallabrese stated what makes the night time’s awards particular is that they have been decided by votes by the enterprise’ personal prospects who are also readers of the two newspapers.
He famous the classes encompassed a broad vary of items and providers however the award recipients all have one thing in widespread.
“They all work very hard every day to provide the best goods and services and the best experience to every customer,” stated Gallabrese.
He added in addition they have supported their communities in varied methods, from donating a present card or basket for an occasion supporting a neighborhood charity to sponsoring a youth sports activities league or group or college program.
Gallabrese advised the honorees they might suppose their efforts go unnoticed, however “Believe me, area residents notice. Just look at how they stepped up to support you.”
He stated the newspapers acquired 137,829 votes from 6,304 voters in the competitors’s first spherical and 95,258 votes from 2,087 voters in its second spherical.
The tallies led to three high winners being named in every of the classes.
Many of the recipients have been named the finest in a number of classes.
They included: TEAM Automotive, Lyle’s Auto, Shear Perfection, 7 Ranges Entertainment, Puskarich Accounting, the legislation agency of Rokisky, McCune, Wilharm, Blair and Risovich; State Farm agent Casie Johnson, Gus’s Goodies, the Caffeinated Cow, Pastaio Trattoria Italiana, Murray’s Restaurant, Chico Fiesta Mexican Grill, Federico Foods, Fresh Twist, Marks’ Carry Out, Valley Hospice, Trinity Health System, Apollo Pro Cleaning and Restoration, Fuscardo Concrete, Exquisite Creations by Joel, J.J. Guida Airport Realty, Kroger shops, M&M Hardware and Ferguson’s House of Furniture.
An entire listing of the award recipients seems in at present’s subject.
The awards program, which included meals and reside music by Twice as Nice, was attended by greater than 300 folks.