The Best of the Best 2022

 

When you have a house guest from out of town where do you shop the night before? What bakery supplies the bagels or cinnamon rolls for breakfast, where do you grab a quick lunch, a delicious dinner and a cocktail? Where do you point and say “I love that place” as you drive around town? What would you miss if you moved away?

 

These are the places that make up a community. These places are The Best of the Best. The Tri-County Times is proud to bring to light these places in our annual Best of the Best section. Thanks to your reader submitted votes, we have put together a list of the 2022 winners, honoring both the Best and the Favorites when it comes to a number of items like hamburgers, bakeries, great places for kids and many, many more.

 

Thank you for your participation and even more, thank you to the countless business owners, managers and employees who work tirelessly each day to make Fenton, Linden, Holly and the surrounding communities such great places to live, work and play. Sit back, relax, flip through the following pages and admire The Best of the Best.

 

Food and drink

 

General categories:

 

Accounting/Tax

Voted Best:
• Joyce King
• Lewis & Knopf

Voted Favorite:
• Quality Tax
• 4 Square Tax

Air Duct Cleaning

Voted Best:
• Modernistic Cleaning & Restoration

Antique

Voted Best:
• Thimbleberry Antiques

Apartment

Voted Best:
• Silver Lake Hills

Appliance

Voted Best:
• Sears Hometown Store

Assisted Living

Voted Best:
• Symphony of Linden

Voted Favorite:
• Vicinia Gardens

Attorney Firm

Voted Best:
• Stacey Brancheau
Law Frim

Voted Favorite:
• Abraham Law

Auctioneer

Voted Best:
• Tim Nahri

Automotive Repair

Voted Best:
• Muffler & Go
• Tuffy Fenton
• Veks Auto
Bank

Voted Best:
• The State Bank

Voted Favorite:
• Chase Bank
• Huntington Bank

Banquet Hall

Voted Best:
• Fenton Winery & Brewery

Voted Favorite:
• The Vault

Barber Shop

Voted Best:
• Headlines

Voted Favorite:
• Snippers

Bath/Kitchen

Voted Best:
• Linden Kitchen and Bath

Boat Dealer

Voted Best:
• Marine Specialists

Voted Favorite:
• Heath’s Harbor
• SkipperBud’s Lake Fenton

Body Shop

Voted Best:
• Vic Canever

Book Store

Voted Best:
• Fenton’s Open Book

Bookkeeping

Voted Best:
• Quality Tax Service

Boutique

Voted Best:
• Eclections

Voted Favorite:
• Giving Grace

Bowling Alley

Voted Best:
• Holly Lanes

Voted Favorite:
• Fenton Lanes

Bridal Shop

Voted Best:
• Ivory Loft

Builder Contractor

Voted Best:
• Weir Building

Voted Favorite:
• Lake and Land Custom Homes

Car Dealer NEW

Voted Best:
• Vic Canever

Voted Favorite:
• Randy Wise Buick GMC
• Lasco, Fenton

Car Dealer USED

Voted Best:
• Randy Wise Buick GMC

Voted Favorite:
• Lasco, Fenton
• LaFontaine

Car Salesman NEW

Voted Best:
• Richard Centilli

Car Salesman USED

Voted Best:
• Larry Lewis
(Vic Canever Chevrolet)

Voted Favorite:
• Richard Centilli
• Jake at Lafontaine

Car Wash

Voted Best:
• Linden Car Wash

Voted Favorite:
• Fenton Kar Wash

Carpet & Flooring

Voted Best:
• Little House of Carpet

Caterer

Voted Best:
• Battle Alley Brewing Company
• Beale Street Smokehouse BBQ

Cell Phone Store

Voted Best:
• Verizon Fenton

Voted Favorite:
• T-Mobile Fenton

Chiropractor

Voted Best:
• Advanced Care Chiropractic (Dr. Jason White’s office)

Voted Favorite:
• Painless Chiropractic & Neuropathy Treatment Center, Fenton
• Walsh Chiropractic

Church

Voted Best:
• The Rock Fenton

Voted Favorite:
• St. John’s The Evangelist Catholic Church

Convenience Store

Voted Best:
• Lockes Party Store

Voted Favorite:
• Calabria Village
• Tyrone Party Store

Credit Union

Voted Best:
• ELGA Credit Union

Voted Favorite:
• Financial Plus Credit Union
• SOVITA Credit Union
• Dort Financial Credit Union

Dance Studio

Voted Best:
• Fenton Ballet Theatre

Voted Favorite:
• Linden Dance Academy

DayCare

Voted Best:
• Kindercare
• Linden Child Development Center

Dentist

Voted Best:
• Dr. Jeffrey Straley, DDS, PC

Voted Favorite:
• Dr. Fulton Matthew N DDS PC
• Dr Lewis, Tirtha & Associates

Dermatologist

Voted Best:
• Skin & Vein Center

Disaster Restoration

Voted Best:
• ServPro

Driving School

Voted Best:
• All Safe Driving
• Right of Way Driving School

Emergency Department

Voted Best:
• McLaren Fenton

Eye Doctor

Voted Best:
• Linden Family Eye Care

Voted Favorite:
• McDowell Optical
• Fenton Vision Center

Farm Equipment

Voted Best:
• Sloans Sales & Service

Voted Favorite:
• Tri-County Equipment

Financial Planning

Voted Best:
• The State Wealth Advisors

Voted Favorite:
• Acorn Wealth Advisors, Noah Morgan
• Edward Jones, Chad Robinson

Florist

Voted Best:
• Gerych’s Greenhouse, Flowers & Events

Voted Favorite:
• Linden Florist

Furniture Store

Voted Best:
• Fenton Home Furnishings

Voted Favorite:
• Winglemire Furniture

Gift Shop

Voted Best:
• Eclections

Voted Favorite:
• Susan’s Hallmark Shop

Glass Service

Voted Best:
• Fenton Glass

Voted Favorite:
• Steven’s Glass

Golf (Mini Golf)

Voted Best:
• Uncle Rays DairyLand

Golf Course

Voted Best:
• The Coyote Preserve Golf Club

Voted Favorite:
• Tryone Hills Golf Club
• Fenton Farms Golf Club

Grocery Store

Voted Best:
• Alpine Marketplace

Voted Favorite:
• VG’S Grocery
• Holly Foods

Hair Salon

Voted Best:
• Mariann’s Family Hair Care

Voted Favorite:
• John Smith, JD Michel Salon (Fenton)

Hair Stylist

Voted Best:
• Mariann’s Family Hair Care

Voted Favorite:
• Marianne Polidan Fenton
• Lynette Magnus

Hardware Store

Voted Best:
• Village Ace Hardware

Voted Favorite:
• Home Depot
• Gill-Roy’s Hardware

Health Club

Voted Best:
• Planet Fitness Fenton

Voted Favorite:
• Ascension Genesys

Health Food

Voted Best:
• Dale’s Natural Foods

Voted Favorite:
• Nutrition Works

Hearing Aids

Voted Best:
• Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center

Voted Favorite:
• HearUSA

Heating & Cooling

Voted Best:
• Dave Lamb Heating and Cooling

Voted Favorite:
• Andy’s Statewide Heating & Air Conditioning
• First Choice Heating & Cooling

Historic Site

Voted Best:
• Fenton Hotel

Home Health Care / hospice

Voted Best:
• McLaren Health Management Group

Home Improvement

Voted Best:
• Home Depot

Voted Favorite:
• Village Ace Hardware

Hospital

Voted Best:
• Ascension Genesys Hospital

Voted Favorite:
• McLaren Flint
• Hurley Medical Center

Insurance Agency

Voted Best:
• Brown & Brown

Voted Favorite:
• Hartland Insurance
• Brian Harris Allstate
• Hallmark Insurance Agency

Interior Design

Voted Best:
• Interiors by Bonnie

Voted Favorite:
• Linden Kitchen & Bath

Jeweler

Voted Best:
• Medawar Jewelers

Voted Favorite:
• Sawyer Jewelers

Landscape Lawn

Voted Best:
• Michigan Landscape Supply Co.

Voted Favorite:
• Royalty Services, Inc (Byron)
• Shoemaker Services

Local Community College

Voted Best:
• Mott Community College

Lumber Yard

Voted Best:
• Kerton Lumber Holly

Massage Therapist

Voted Best:
• Tiffani’s Therapeutic Massage

Meat/Butcher

Voted Best:
• Fenton Meat Market

Voted Favorite:
• Alpine Marketplace

Mortgage Lender

Voted Best:
• The State Bank

Voted Favorite:
• Cason Home Loans
• Legacy Mortgage

Motorcycle
Dealer

Voted Best:
• Harley Davidson

Moving Service

Voted Best:
• Two Men and a Truck

Museum

Voted Best:
• Sloan Museum

Voted Favorite:
• Linden Mill

Nail Salon

Voted Best:
• Serendipity Spa of Linden

Voted Favorite:
• Fenton Nails
• Cynthia @ Allure

Nursery/Greenhouse

Voted Best:
• Carlson’s Greenhouse

Voted Favorite:
• Bordine’s Grand Blanc
• Gerych’s Greenhouse, Flowers & Events

Occupational Rehab

Voted Best:
• Ortho Michigan
• Ivy Rehab

Voted Favorite:
• Hamilton Physical Therapy

Oil Change

Voted Best:
• PDQ-Owen Rd

Voted Favorite:
• Victory Lane (Silver Parkway)

Ortho

Voted Best:
• Wax Orthodontics

Paint Store

Voted Best:
• Benjamin Moore Paint Center

Party Event Rental

Voted Best:
• Fords Party Rental

Pediatrican

Voted Best:
• Positively Pediatrics: Dr. Purman

Pet Grooming

Voted Best:
• Bennington Kennels

Voted Favorite:
• Sudsy Pup
• Peaceful Pet Salon

Pet Store

Voted Best:
• Pet Supplies Plus

Voted Favorite:
• Magoo's

Pharmacy

Voted Best:
• VG’s Pharmacy on Silver Lake Parkway

Voted Favorite:
• CVS
• Rite Aid Holly

Photographer

Voted Best:
• FreshWaterImage Photography

Physical Rehab

Voted Best:
• Hamilton Physical Therapy
• Ivy Rehab Linden

Voted Favorite:
• Nova Care

Plumber

Voted Best:
• Staley’s Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.

Voted Favorite:
• Blessing Plumbing and Heating

Real Estate Agent

Voted Best:
• Andy Alger
• Amanda Johnson Bashor

Voted Favorite:
• Diane Ducat

Real Estate Office

Voted Best:
• Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Michigan Real Estate

Voted Favorite:
• Coldwell Banker Professionals
• Remax Platinum Fenton

Resale Shop

Voted Best:
• Community Threads
• My Sister & Me
• Mirror Image

Roofing/Siding

Voted Best:
• Jeff Nelson Construction

RV Dealer

Voted Best:
• Home & Park RV

Voted Favorite:
• RUSH RV

Senior Retirement Community

Voted Best:
• Lockwood of Fenton

Voted Favorite:
• Shiawassee Shores

Shipping Service

Voted Best:
• UPS Store

Skin Spa

Voted Best:
• Retreat Salon & Skin Spa

Voted Favorite:
• Serendipity Spa of Linden

Spa

Voted Best:
• Serendipity Spa of Linden

Storage

Voted Best:
• Storage Rentals of America Fenton

Tire Store

Voted Best:
• Belle Tire

Voted Favorite:
• Discount tire

Towing

Voted Best:
• Fenton Express Towing

Voted Favorite:
• Woody’s Towing

Travel Agent

Voted Best:
• Cheri Church

Voted Favorite:
• Diane Roberts at Superior Travel

Travel Agent Office

Voted Best:
• Travel Brokers

Voted Favorite:
• Superior Travel

Tree Services

Voted Best:
• Moores Tree Service

Voted Favorite:
• Lynch Tree Service
• Ferguson Tree Service Urgent Care

Voted Best:
• McLaren Fenton

Voted Favorite:
• Springfield Urgent Care

Veterinarian

Voted Best:
• Pointe Animal Hospital

Voted Favorite:
• Companion Animal Hospital


Water Treatment

Voted Best:
• Douglas Water

Voted Favorite:
• Beauchamp Water Treatment Solutions
• McIntyre Water

Wedding Venue

Voted Best:
• Birchview Outdoor Wedding and Event Center
• Holly Vault

Weight Loss

Voted Best:
• Medical Weight Loss Clinic

Voted Favorite:
• Weight Watchers

Women’s Clothing

Voted Best:
• Eclections

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Live Music Artist/Performer

Voted Best:
• Stephen Michael

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Pet Sitting Services

Voted Best:
• Housesitting By Heidi

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Social Media

Voted Best:
• Alpine Marketplace - Rob Groat

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Best skin care/dermotology

Voted Best:
• Dermotology Medical Center