SPECIAL SECTION, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 PAGE 20 BEST Continued from page 18 AUTO MECHANIC Winner: Ken Martin Ken Martin has retired from the auto mechanic business but is still known to Back Mountain resi- dents as the best auto mechanic going. “I enjoyed it back in the day,” says Martin, who first started repairing cars in 1950. “I tried my best not to cheat anybody.” Runners-up: Wayne Yeisley, Rob Wright, Woody Labar PEDIATRICIAN Winner: Dr. Joan Greulick Although she’s been in private practice in the Back Mountain since 1993, Dr. Joan Greulick spent many years before that as a volun- teer doctor on Indian reservations, in Cambodia and at the McKinney Clinic in Wilkes-Barre. “I love kids so much, I can’t even imagine not doing this,” she says. REALTOR Winner: Michelle Harris A a In addition to being a Realtor, Michelle Harris does life coach- ing and con- ducts work- ji shops on posi- Harris tive living. About being named Best Realtor, she says, “Hey, this stuff really works. If you have good, solid val- ues, good things will come to you.” Runners-up: Sue Barre (Ruth K. Smith), Leslie Bullock (Le- with & Freeman), D.J. Wojcie- chowski (Prudential) VETERINARIAN Winner: Dr. Mark Stair The opportu- nity to enhance the human-com- panion animal bond is what Dr. Mark Stair en- joys the most about being a veter- inarian. Operating the Trucksville Dog & Cat Hospital since 2001, Dr. Stairs embraces the chance to keep animals well and make them well when theyre sick. Runners-up: Dr. Rose Ann Crisci Stair CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTO Fire & Ice on Toby Creek offers the "best" martinis. BAR Winner: Fire & Ice on Toby Creek With a massive beer and mar- tini selection, an antique bar with wood and brass and school- house lights, complete with a 52- inch flat screen TV, the bar at Fire & Ice on Toby Creek is a ve- ry comfortable place. Runners-up: Metro, Checker- board, Connor’s Grillroom CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTO Happy Hour at Fire & Ice on Toby Creek is a fun time. HAPPY HOUR Winner: Fire & Ice on Toby Creek Happy Hour at Fire & Ice is a great place to stop on the way home from work. Bar specials, complete with a dollar off all drinks special, make this the place to be when passing through the “rock cut.” Runners-up: Grotto, Connor’s Grillroom, Pickett’s Charge BARTENDER Winner: Christine Sapp Christine Sapp understands that people pull up a stool at the Dallas American Legion bar to get away from their problems, so she wants to be sure they have fun while they’re there. Running “like a maniac” behind the bar and talking while she’s working, Christine puts her outgoing per- sonality to good use to show her customers she cares about them — all the time having fun while she’s waiting on them. BAR STOOL Winner: Fire & Ice on Toby Creek Pull up a stool to the antique bar with wood and brass and schoolhouse lights, complete with a 52-inch flat screen TV, and settle in for a great time with drink specials, good food and lots of fun conversation. BAR FOOD Winner: Fire & Ice on Toby Creek With a hearth oven, Fire & Ice offers some great fresh-baked breads for appetizers and dips, along with three different kinds of sliders. The bar food here is cooked in a lot of beer, making it just scrumptious. Runner-up: Checkerboard See BEST, Page 22 Little Meadows Learning Center Thank you to all families who voted Hildebrandt Learning Center’s “Little Meadows” A BSA TAS ni HE 7 died Child Care Center THE BEST EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN! Our teachers and staff appreciate your support, and look forward to continuing to provide high-quality early learning to your children. Hildebrandt Learning Center * 60 Dorchester Drive, Dallas, PA 18612-1416 (570) 675-8860 » www.hildebrandtlearningcenters.com I, A Ee...
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