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BEST EYE CARE CENTER

401 Exchange Blvd | Building 1 | Hutto

★ Complete Eye Exams and Contact Lens Evaluations ★ Diabetic Eye Exams ★ Urgent Care for Infections, Eye Injuries & Corneal Abrasions ★ Treatment of Eye Disease including Allergies, Dry Eye & Glaucoma ★ Wide Selection of Designer, Sports, Safety and Sunglass Eyewear www.huttofamilyeyecare.com

★ Eyewear Adjustments & Repairs ★ Disposable, Astigmatism & Multifocal Contact Lenses ★ Laser Vision Correction Consultation & Co-Management ★ Most Insurance Plans Accepted ★ Early Morning, Lunch Hour and Evening Appointments Available

Mon & Tues 8-6 • Wed 7-7 • Thur & Fri 8-6

Sarah Johle, O.D. • Matt Goodman, O.D. • Jennifer Lesniewski, O.D.

THANK YOU to the Taylor community and surrounding areas for voting us the Best Real Estate Company and A. P. Best Realtor for 2019. We appreciate your business and friendship over 38 years. We are a family owned business that treats you like family. We live here—6 generations in East WilCo—and work here. Blessings to you and yours for a healthy, Happy New Year.

PATSCHKE & PATSCHKE

Real Estate LLC

Your “Golden Rule” Real Estate Company

(512) 365-1905 WWW.PATSCHKEPROPERTIES.COM 2405 N. MAIN, TAYLOR

Welcome to Readers' Choice

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It is finally here, the 2019 Reader’s Choice Award’s special edition.

Everything in this section was decided by you – the readers. This was a twostep process that was designed by the Taylor Press and led by the readers.

First, you nominated the local businesses and people you thought were the best in their category. Second, we graded all of those ballots to determine the top three in each category.

When the ballots were submitted, we tallied up all the votes to determine who you chose as the best of the best.

The nomination process turned out more than 650 paper copies of submissions, that’s not counting the online ballots. During the finalists voting period, there were about 650 online ballots and more than 400 paper submissions.

Similar to previous, some of the businesses controlled their categories. Ed’s Place continues it streak of wins for the best hamburger category, Masfajitas is still on top for best margarita and Mr. Gatti’s is still considered the best pizza and buffet in town.

Thrall Country Diner had a strong showing with nominations in 12 categories. They took home eight of those awards.

So, if someone needs to find the best florists (Taylor’d Flowers For You) or the coldest beer in town (Texas Beer Company), hand this and say, “here’s your guide to the best!”

MULTIPLE AWARD WINNERS These businesses won in multiple categories! Good job!

EIGHT AWARDS THRALL COUNTRY DINER Business Lunch Catering Service Chicken Fried Steak Steak Friendliest Service Bartender Boss Wait Person THREE AWARDS 4TH STREET GRIND Baked Potato Cup of Coffee Sandwich MR. GATTI’S Buffet Pizza Salad Bar EULENFELD INTERIORS Flooring Home Remodel Interior Design

PAT QUINN Law Firm Attorney Best Dressed Businessman TWO AWARDS ED’S PLACE Best Bar Best Hamburger MASFAJITAS Best Fajitas Best Margarita TERRY’S BODY SHOP Auto Body Shop Auto Repair Shop SPJST LODGE Live Music Venue Special Event Center DR. GRAEF Pet Boarding and Grooming Veterinary Clinic

It wasn’t just one, but everyone at H-E-B that caught the attention of readers’ with their service. Although this is an individual award category, people couldn’t help but vote for all of the employees at H-E-B.

H-E-B Convenience/Grocery Store Cashier/Clerk Pharmacist

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Building quality custom homes for 32 years.

Homestyle Cooking Family Atmosphere Professional Catering Jodie Wolf, Owner

We appreciate your continued support Ronnie & Lyn Rieger

Ronnie Rieger 356 Rieger Road • Coupland, Texas 78615 512.848.2416 • 512.963.8757 ronnier1056@yahoo.com

THANK YOU!

We are so honored and grateful to be your choice!

Winning Categories • Business Lunch • Bartender- Jodie Wolf • Catering Service • Wait Person- Caitlyn Carter • Chicken Fried Steak • Boss- Jodie Wolf • Steak Looking forward to serving you and your family in 2020.

• Friendliest Service HAPPY NEW YEAR

Monday 10AM - 2PM • Tuesday thru Friday 10AM - 9PM Closed Saturday and Sunday

216 E Hwy 79, Thrall, Texas 76578 512-365-9554

And the winners are...

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FOOD/DRINK

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THANK YOU THANK YOU to all our customers for voting us BEST HAMBURGERS AND BAR IN TAYLOR.

We look forward to 2020!

ASIAN ORIENTAL China One

BRISKET Davis Barbecue

BAR Ed’s Place

BUFFET Mr. Gatti’s

BARBECUE Davis Barbecue

BUSINESS LUNCH Thrall Country Diner

BAKED POTATO Fourth Street Grind

CATERING SERVICE Thrall Country Diner

BREAKFAST Zapata’s

CHICKEN Golden Chick

BREAKFAST TACOS Fajitas on Wheels

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Thrall Country Diner

ED’S PLACE 209 W 3rd •Taylor 512-352-9050 iachis de Jalisco M ar

MEXICAN FOOD AND DRINKS 3100 N Main St, Taylor, TX 76574 (Bealls Shopping Center)

(512) 352-1700

Mariachisdejaliscotaylor.com

2019 Taylor Press Reader’s Choice for

Best Salad Salad Bar, Bar, Best Best Buffet Buffet & & Best Best Pizza Pizza Best

Thank you to the community for this honor-the very people we serve daily!

TAYLOR | TX | 2708 NORTH MAIN ST. | 512-365-2222 © 2019 Mr. Gatti’s, LP

Thank you to our customers for voting us

Best Mexican Food.

We appreciate your support!

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Whether you want your steak fried or grilled, Thrall Country Diner has you covered both ways. This year the diner took home award for both, in addition to six other categories.

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If you want a beer that’s Taylor Made, head over to the Texas Beer Company. According to our reader’s they have the Coldest Beer in Town. One of the many choices is the Pecos Amber Lager, which won a gold medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival.

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BEST BARBEQUE AND BRISKET

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VOTED #1

RESTAURANT SERVICE

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS…

a heartfelt THANK YOU to our loyal customers.

While we appreciate your votes for best barbeque, and brisket, more importantly we appreciate your business year after year. We look forward to serving you and your family for years to come.

FOR 2019

“Taylor’s Best Kept Secret” CUSTOM COOKING

FREE Wi-Fi!

JAMES A. DAVIS, JR. - OWNER & OPERATOR

Serving Beer & Wine

DAVIS GROCERY BBQ “Serving All Your Catering Needs” 400 S. Robinson St. @ corner of Martin Luther King Taylor, Tx 76574 • (512) 352-8111 • ymdavis9@sbcglobal.net

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE READERS OF THE TAYLOR PRESS!

Visit www.sirloinstockade.com to find us on Facebook!

3607 N. Main | Taylor, TX | 512.352.9424

VOTED BEST SEAFOOD IN TAYLOR! THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR VOTING US FOR THE BEST HAPPY HOUR. ® Appetizers • Soups & Salads • Grilled Entrées • Fried Seafood • New Orleans Style Entrées Hamburgers • Po Boys • Special Crab & Fresh Boiled Crawfish dishes Steak Combos w/Shrimp or Lobster & more MONDAY -THURSDAY: 7 AM - 11 PM • FRIDAY: 7 AM - Midnight SATURDAY: 7 AM - Midnight • SUNDAY: 7 AM - 11 PM

1700 N Main • Taylor, Texas • 512-352-5289

Texas Bay Seafood & Steak 200 W. Lake Dr. • Taylor • 512-352-6889 HOURS: MON.-SAT. 11AM TO 10PM • SUN. 11AM TO 9PM

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FOOD/DRINK COLDEST BEER IN TOWN Texas Beer Company

MEXICAN FOOD Mariachi’s

CUP OF COFFEE & DESSERT Fourth Street Grind

PIZZA Mr. Gatti’s RIBS Louie Mueller

DESSERTS The Texan (Hutto)

SALAD BAR Mr. Gatti’s

FAJITAS Masfajitas

SANDWICH Fourth Street Grind

FAST FOOD Whataburger HAMBURGER Ed’s Place HAPPY HOUR Sonic

SEAFOOD Baylor Seafood and Steak Ed’s Place continues to dominate this category. Since at least 2011, Ed’s has taken the crown for Best Hamburger. Once you taste the burgers don’t be surprised how good they are, readers have been saying it for years.

ICE CREAM Dairy Queen

We’re thrilled to be your choice!

COLDEST BEER

SERVICE AT A RESTAURANT Sirloin Stockade

MARGARITA Masfajitas

STEAK Thrall Country Diner

READERS’ CHOICE WINNER 2019

THANK YOU To All Of The Readers & Our Customers For Voting Us BEST Computer Service for the Fourteenth Year In A Row!

LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT FIT? TaPRoOM OpEN

BrEWeRY ToURs

Tuesday - Sunday Every Saturday at 2 PM 201 N. Main Street 1331 W 2nd Street www.texasbeerco.com

Dream Designs Computer Services has you covered.

Computer Sales • Service • Parts New & Refurbished

1402 Jones St. • Taylor, TX 76574 512-352-8605 ofc • 512-771-3279 cell Darryl@Dream-Designs.com • www.Dream-Designs.com

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9 On behalf of Black Stallion Lawn Care Service, we would like to thank the community for selecting our company as “Best Lawn Service” and Robert as “Best Landscaper”.

Robert and I have proudly served Taylor since 1996. It is the communities support and trust in our company that has allowed us the opportunity to be the best we can be. Thanks Again and Happy New Year!

Sincerely Robert and Christine Lopez

clopez@blackstallionlawncare.com • www.BlackStallionLawnCare.com • 512-517-1708 Fun Fact: Chosen for the best Mexican food in Taylor, Mariachis also serves a variety of breakfast items. The salsa is known to have a little bit of kick.

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S&D Plumbing

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Fully Insured • Commercial / Residential

THANK YOU to all our Taylor customers for your support and votes to make us the

BEST TITLE COMPANY of 2019.

100% CLIENT SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! For more than 39 years, S&D Plumbing has been providing topquality, comprehensive plumbing service to Taylor. No matter your plumbing need---from toilet installation and repair to gas leak detection, water heater replacement, drain cleaning, leak detection and more---our team is prepared to get the job done. We provide outstanding workmanship and exceptional service, and have built our reputation on honest services our customers trust.

CALL S & D TO GET THE JOB DONE 421 Talbot • Taylor • (512) 365-8866 SandDPlumbing.com Master Plumber’s Lic# M-11671

Longhorn Title Company, Inc. Georgetown office: 512-869-2661 Taylor office: 512-352-3520 Large enough to serve,Small enough to care

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You Voted Nyle Maxwell the Best Dealership in Town!

Thank you to all our parents for sharing their children with us over the past 16 years.

Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM • Sat: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM • Sun: Closed

14150 State Highway 79 • Taylor, TX 76574

512.218.5300 • 877.435.2206 www.nylemaxwellcjd.com

SHOP IN TOWN..

B U Y I N TAY L O R

TRINITY

Child Development Center 3505 N. Main St. • Taylor, TX 76574 (512) 365-2381 Ginger Schneider, Director

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BUSINESS AND SERVICES AIR CONDITIONING/ HEATING REPAIR Vic’s Heat and Air ANTIQUE STORE Vintique Mall APARTMENT COMPLEX Mallard Run ASSISTED LIVING/ REHABILITATION FACILITY S.P.J.S.T. Assisted Living AUTO BODY SHOP Terry’s Body Shop AUTO DEALERSHIP Nyle Maxwell AUTO DETAILER Eddie’s Auto Detailing

Flowers Taylor’d just for you – or whoever you may be sending them to. There is a reason Taylor’d Flowers For You won best florist, because their work is a wonderful as a bouquet of roses.

If you need a tow, the one number to know is for Taylor’s #1 wrecker service!

A Caring Community Funeral Home

Thank you for making us your FIRST CHOICE!

2018 TAYLOR

Randy’s Wrecker Service

(512)Prompt365-3616 and friendly!

24/7 Emergency Service

512.352.5909 TaylorProvidenceFuneralHome.com

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~Proudly serving Taylor for 32 years~ 1987-2019

-THANK YOU, TAYLORFrom All of Us at Kunisch Wellness Center!

BEST CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Robert Kunisch BEST MASSAGE THERAPIST Debi Kunisch

Kunisch

WELLNESS CENTER Chiropractic • Massage Therapy • Acupuncture • Spa Services • Esthetics • Cryoskin • Ideal Protein

512-352-5285

816 N. Main Street • Taylor • www.kunischwellness.com

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AUTO PARTS STORE O’Reilly Auto Parts

CONVENIENCE STORE Quick Way

AUTO REPAIR SHOP Terry’s Body Shop

DAY CARE CENTER Trinity Lutheran Child Development Center

BANK City National Bank BARBER SHOP Ideal Barber Shop BEAUTY SALON Salon J BOUTIQUE/GIFT SHOP Frills on Fourth

DENTIST/ORTHODONTIST Hutto Premiere DRY CLEANERS Taylor Cleaners EYE CENTERS Hutto Eye Center

CAR WASH Taylor Duck Wash

FEED/AGRICULTURE SUPPLY (FARM/RANCH) Taylor Feed

COMPUTER SERVICE Dream Designs

FLOORING Eulenfeld interior

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FLORIST Taylor’d Flowers For You

MAID SERVICE Sharon Betek

FRIENDLIEST SERVICE Thrall Country Diner

MIRROR AND GLASS STORE Floyd’s Glass

FUNERAL HOME Providence Funeral Home HOME BUILDER Star of Texas Construction

NAIL SALON TL Nails and Spa NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION Shepherd’s Heart

HOME IMPROVEMENT/ HARDWARE STORE Moss True Value Hardware

OIL CHANGE Good Ol’ Fashioned Lube

HOME REMODEL Eulenfeld interior

PEST CONTROL Pest Patrol

HOTEL/MOTEL Holiday Inn Express

PET BOARDING AND GROOMING Dr. Graef

INTERIOR DECORATING Eulenfeld interior INSURANCE COMPANY Randig Insurance LAUNDROMAT Skyline Laundry LAW FIRM Pat Quinn LAWN SERVICE Black Stallion Lawn Care Service

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PHARMACY Pfennigs PLUMBING COMPANY S&D Plumbing PRINTING SERVICE Taylor Office Products REAL ESTATE COMPANY Patchke and Patchke RENTAL COMPANY Main Street Rental

LIQUOR STORE Twin Liquors

RESALE SHOP Little Liberty’s

LIVE MUSIC VENUE SPJST Lodge

ROOFING COMPANY Tommy Talley Roofing

LUMBER COMPANY McCoy’s

STORAGE COMPANY Windmill Mini Storage

THANKS, FOLKS, FOR ALL YOUR VOTES!

- Victor David, Jr.

Best Air Conditioning

Happy New Year!

VIC’S HEAT & AIR Serving Ta ylor a nd the surround ing a rea sinc e 1978

Our specialty is home air conditioning and heating systems.

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...the simple goal of wanting to provide good service and good help to others."

— Floyd Zuehlke, Sr.

Thank you for honoring our company with your votes. We have proudly provided firstquality glass craftsmanship for 71 years. And it is our goal to carry on his goal.

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SPORTING GOODS STORE Taylor Sporting Goods TAX/CPA SERVICE H&R Block

TRACTOR/FARM EQUIPMENT STORE Williamson County Equipment SPECIAL EVENT CENTER SPJST Lodge

TIRE DEALER Pfluger Tire

VETERINARY CLINIC Dr. Graef

TITLE COMPANY Longhorn Title

WORKOUT/EXERCISE FACILITY HT Fitness

WRECKER SERVICE Randy’s Wrecker

PEOPLE

512-365-2016 512-352-7618 1604 W. 2nd St., Taylor, Texas 76574 Serving Central Texas with Excellence since 1948

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ACCOUNTANT Clark Jackson

BANK TELLER Sharon Mack

ATTORNEY Pat Quinn

BANKER Katy Safarek

AUTO SALESPERSON Keith Hagler

BARBER Harvey Patchke

Thank you to all of our customers for your support and votes to make us the

Best Barber Shop AND

Best Barber Harvey Patschke Wishing you a Very Happy New Year!

Ideal Barber Shop 118 W 4th St • Taylor 512-352-6774 Serving Our Clients since 1959

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Isabella Tebeau is an ambassador for kindness in Taylor. She is responsible for the Good News column that runs every Sunday in the Taylor Press. Anytime you see her, she greets you with a smile.

Thanks so much to our loyal customers & consignors for your support the last 23 yrs. We look forward to growing Liberty's Consigned Finds in 2020 to serve you even better!

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Fun Facts: Katy Safarek has been in banking since 1967. She has held every position from bookkeeper to Vice President. She loves helping her customers and giving them the best service possible. She loves to travel – her favorite place was Africa. Katy is also an avid deer hunter.

Voted Best Pharmacy Stefanie Stasny & Andrew Jones

407 N. Main St. • Taylor Tx • 512-352-3005 Tuesday - Saturday 10-5:30

Thank you to all our customers.

You’re the Best!

511 North Main • Taylor • Texas 76574 • 512-352-5233 p • 512-352-9456 f

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THANK YOU AGAIN FOR VOTING US

NO. 1 DRY CLEANER IN TAYLOR!

We will continue to work hard in 2020 to earn your business everyday!

Taylor Cleaners 3605 N Main, Ste. 100 • Taylor

512-352-7994

Open Daily: 6:45AM-6:30PM • Saturday: 9AM-12NOON

Thank you for choosing

Wayne Ging, Jr. as Best Plumber

Wayne’s Plumbing Master Plumber, Lic. #M36391

(512) 856-0281

When the fire truck leaves the station, everyone is happy that Matt Whisenant is aboard. He also makes sure that the Honor Guard Academy goes on without a hitch.

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BARTENDER Jodie Wolf at Thrall Country Diner BEST DRESSED BUSINESSMAN Pat Quinn BEST DRESSED BUSINESSWOMAN Loretta Pastchke BOSS Jodie Wolf

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CONVENIENCE/GROCERY STORE CASHIER Everyone at H-E-B ELECTED OFFICIAL Robert Garcia ELECTRICIAN Ray Lopez FAMILY PHYSICIAN Franklin Chang

CARPENTER Calvin Janek

FINANCIAL PLANNER Louis Hughes

CHIROPRACTOR Robert Kunisch

FIREFIGHTER Matt Whisenant

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER Isabella Tebeau

HAIRSTYLIST Sara at Tangles

Vintique Mall Thank you for voting Vintique Mall

Best Antique Store

in Taylor y for f 2019.

• 50+ indoor booths • 10,000 sq ft of shopping • 2nd Saturday market days 2121 N Main St. • Taylor

512-595-5312 Owners - Luisa Hincapie, Michael Van Jones

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Tue-Fri 11-6PM, Sat. 9-6PM, Sun. 12:30-6PM

City Councilman Robert Garcia joins a math lesson during a visit to Cindy Terrazas’ first grade class at Pasemann Elementary School. He help promote the Boba Movement to clean local parks and hosts G21 Car Shows in Taylor.

Thank you to the readers and our customers for voting us NO. 1 this year.

We strive to make you to feel like NO. 1 all year!

WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL! 1006 Carlos G. Parker Blvd., SW • Taylor, TX 512-352-6381 • www.wmcoequip.com Visit us on Facebook

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Thank you to all of our u clients l t for f voting t g us u

Best Beauty Salon

We look forward to many more years.

205 N. Main St. Taylor, TX 76574

(512) 309-4460 salonjtaylor.com

facebook.com/salonjtaylor | instagram.com/salonjtaylor

Thanks a “bunch”

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INSURANCE AGENT Brian Hughes

PHARMACIST H-E-B

LANDSCAPER Robert Lopez

PHOTOGRAPHER Tim Crow

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Marty Ruble

PHYSICAL THERAPIST Amanda Burnet

LOCAL ARTIST Scooter Dubec

PLUMBER Wayne Ging

LOCAL BANDS Sterling Country

REALTOR AP Patschke

MAIL CARRIER Gary Gossett

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Chelsey Ellison

MASSAGE THERAPIST Debi Kunish

SCHOOL TEACHER Harli Stefek

WAIT PERSON Caitlyn Carter at Thrall Country Diner

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

for voting

Taylor'd Flowers For You

BEST FLORIST and

BEST DELIVERY

We appreciate your support very much!!

Proud to be voted #1 Auto Body Shop and #1 Auto Repair Shop.

Thanks for your vote of confidence!

PAINTING • FRAME REPAIR AND ALIGNMENT • COMPLETE BODY WORK AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FOR A GREENER TOMORROW

“OUR STAFF AND QUALITY OF WORK MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”

1508 W. 2nd Street • Taylor

2210 W. 2nd Street |Taylor, Texas 512-352-6792 | taylordflowersforyou.com

Call us for important information! 512-365-3614 Richard Rumley-Manager • All Insurance Companies Accepted

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One of Tim Crow’s famous experiments for students is a cornstarch explosion. As a teacher, he would perform different unique science experiments with students. He’s the best photographer, but he has so many other talents.

Best Teacher Harli H S Stefek

Best Principal Chelsey Ellison

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There are not too many women, or people in general, that dress as nice as Loretta Patschke. That’s why she is always a nominee in this category.

Best Photographer Tim Crow

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City National Bank would like to thank you for your business, we look forward to serving you in the years to come.

We are so proud of

Sharon Mack

for being voted

Best Teller.

www.cnbt.bank