CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s RSE students and their businesses winning the annual Best of Nisqually sponsored by the Nisqually Valley News (NVN) as voted by NVN readers.

Thanks go to all of you in patronizing, supporting & voting for our student-owned businesses.
All of us at RSE are so proud of our students and their families who not only live here, yet invest and employ local employees, while contributing to the economic vibrancy of the area.
Here are the 2014 winners & runners-up from the RSE family of businesses:

WINNERS
Best overall restaurant = Pizzeria LaGitana (Marian & Lumi Licxandru)

Best dinner = Pizzeria LaGitana

Best pizza = Pizzeria LaGitana
UPDATE: November 25, 2014
“La Gitana Celebrates Being Voted NVN’s Best Restaurant”
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Best cocktail = Pizzeria LaGitana

Best hair care = Salon Nouveau (Gregory Platt & Kevin Jackson)

Best personal trainer = Amy Honey, Yelm Boot Camp

Best cleaning service = All Green Carpet Cleaning (Dawn & Shane)

Best new business = Wine Cellar of Yelm @ the Yelm Co-op

Most attractive business = JZ Rose

Best lawn care = Lawn Pros (Chris & Cristina Keeslar)

Best real estate office = Signature Service, Rainier (Bo Foster)

RUNNERS-UP
2nd place Best sandwiches/subs = Quiznos (Jon & Isabel Diluzio)

3rd place Best customer service = Yelm Boot Camp (Amy Honey)

2nd place Best fitness center = Yelm Boot Camp

3rd place Best Personal Trainer = Jaime Honey, Yelm Boot Camp

2nd place Best furniture store = JZ Rose

2nd place Best jewelry store = Elie Jewelry

2nd place Best construction co. = First Finishers

2nd place Best gift/antique = JZ Rose

2nd place Most attractive business = ReMax Country (Cynthia Schmier)

3rd place Friendliest business = Yelm Boot Camp

3rd place Best real estate office = ReMax Country

2nd place Best grocery clerk = Mitch Thiery, Safeway

3rd place Best Boss = Amy Honey, Yelm Boot Camp

2nd place Best Community Service = Bill Wyman, Yelm Co-op

2nd place Best real estate agent = Bo Foster, Signature Service