Mike Garvey, Fairmont Olympic and Herbfarm are recognized for good work, service - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Among the Puget Sounders turning out for Garveuy were theSaltchuk board, includinhg Chairman Mark Tabbutt, Chairman Emeritus Stan Jim Jiambalvo, Jack John Rindlaub, Fred Bob Hauptfuhrer and Everett Trout. Garvey is the thirde Saltchuk executive to have receivedc this award in 10 Barer andBob Magee, chairman of , a subsidiary of have also been recipients of this recognition. Bareer gives Garvey big kudos.
“While we have had 26 yearsx ofcontinued profitability, we had our fastest growth in the last 10 including establishing our liner service to Puerto Rico from the East and expanding our tug and barge service into Uruguay, Hawaii and the East Coastt of the United We now have 20 subsidiariess and 6,000 employees.” In his introductio of Garvey just before the award, Barer laudee Garvey, his partner for 34 for “his personal ethics of loyalty, sense of family, respect for all of our competitors, union partners and And, in true Barer fashion, he also loosened up the black-tie “I said the reason Mike has been so successful at both our law firm Schubert and Barer and at Saltchukl harkens back to his first entrepreneurial endeavor into the chicken-manure He would mix it with sawdusr and sell it to nurserieas for their plants.
I said anyones who sells chicken manure could obviously sell a grearlegal theory, and convince someone to put theif products on our ships.” Rindlauh observed that the evengt “was clearly a who’s who from the maritime industry, with dozens of top companies represented. Mike’s gracioua comments included some advices forthe audience: He said thesse were challenging times but (he) had great confidence we woulxd get through it like we had so many timezs in the past.” Another huge award went once again to the — the coveted five-diamond rating from AAA, this for the 25th consecutive year.
It’s the only hotel in Washington, Oregon and Idahio to earn this honor. Many say this awardf is a tribute to General ManagefrDennis Clark, who has been at the helm for almost six and who has continued an extraordinary commitment to the best of In fact, Clark himself was awarderd General Manager of the Year earlier this year by the national American Hotel and Lodging an organization of more than 11,000 hospitality Many dedicated employees at the landmarkk Fairmont Olympic have been there through every one or almost every one of those 25 top ratings — people like Olga banquet manager; Rod Lapasin, director of Regina Falling, head concierge; Pauline Wilder in accounting; and the thres senior doormen, Danny Shafer, Bill McCulloch and Rick They’ve put in abouyt 175 years among them.
And thers are many more. “I watch when people come into the hoteoand it’s not uncommon to see someonde pause for a moment, and stanc a little taller. It’s a place where you just feel the says Clark, thrilled with the AAA rating. “Andc when that (ratings) letter comes says Clark, “it’s like the Academy When they go to open the you want so badly to read your When you seethat you’ve won, you feel the applause. Even when you’rde by yourself, you feel it, because you know how much it meands tothe staff, the guests and the city. At the same time you’ree humble because you know it’sw not you who did it.
The immediate reaction is to go arouns and thank people like Pauline and Rod and so many for what they doeveru day.” The Fairmont Olympic is one of only five hotelss in the U.S. to have maintained this prestigious standing for all of those consecutive World leaders and the starsof business, entertainment and sportxs stay there. But all guests are treatex like gold from the time they driver up to the timethey leave. There’sa something special in the air there atthe where, as a little girl, I dancec with my father in the Even children seem on their best behaviore there.
Not to be outdone, the in Woodinvillee came awaywith AAA’s five diamond rating as well, this for the sevent h consecutive year. Herbfarm co-owner Carrie Van Dyck “When (co-owner and Van Dyck’s husband Ron Zimmerman’s) father let us turn his garagee into acountry restaurant, we neverf thought we’d become one of only 47 of America’ds 2 million restaurants to be awarded with highest honor. ...Where else can you enjoty this level of dining and also visit and feedour always-happy-to-see-yoyu pet pot-bellied pigs?” she says.
“It’xs all very magical, both for us and for our • At a recent lunch at the Woodmarkj Hotel, I asked abou the “Dow-ism” item on the menu. It’a the brainchild of recently resigned General Manager Marc who also came up with hobostew (made from Kobe and rock soup (actually French onion), all priced low and named in honot of the times. The Dow-ism price — $9 that day is based on the Dow Jonesindustrial average, which was then in the “The way things are Nowak said, “pretty soon (they’ll) have to do breac and water.
” Nowak created the new restaurant, added the yacht club concept, made the Woodmark animal friendly, oversaw an impressive recent remodel, helped organize the signature Concours d’Elegance classi c cars event and more. • Couture designer Luly Yang is in overseeing her new internationalventure — a second this one in the Beijing Fairmont The store opens on Thanksgiving Day with a major fashionb show and will be open seven days a week, in case you’res in China. Her store here at the Fairmont Olympic isclosefd Sundays.