winneR Yuma’s roundup Trophies & Awards Casino Local Radio Station £1st: 24 Karat Jewelers £1st: Quechan Casino & £1st: KTTI (95.1 FM) - 2nd: Sand & Stone Jewlers Resort Country 3rd: Sonja’s Banners Plus 2nd: Cocopah Casino 2nd: KLJZ (93.1 FM) - rd 2015 3 : Paradise Casino Adult Contemperary Use of Social Media 3rd: Power 98.3 (98.3 FM) £1st: YumaMom.com Charity Event st - Hip-Hop Winner 2nd: Downtown Yuma £1 : Bridget’s Gift Western rd Dance Barbeque 3 : Z Fun Factory Local Television Stations Best nd 2 : Amberly’s Place AS VOTED ON BY THE READERS OF THE YUMA SUN £1st: KYMA 11 (NBC) Week in Paradise 2nd: KSWT 13 (CBS) Computer Networking Printing & Copies Entertainment 3rd: Toys for Tots 3rd: KECY 9 (FOX) Business Services / Security / Repair £1st: Staples nd Community Event or Club Scene Services 2 : FedEx Office Print & Festival £1st: Kress Ultra Lounge Local TV Personality Advertising/Public st Ship Center st £1 : Best Buy st nd £1 : Rob Fram (KYMA) rd £1 : Yuma County Fair 2 : The Mine Shaft Relations Firm nd 3 : Yuma Printing nd 2 : iNerd Repair Services 2nd: Midnight at the 3rd: Jimmie Dee’s 2 : Madeline Hunt £1st: KYMA rd Company 3 : Yuma Office Oasis Car Show (KSWT) nd rd 2 : Yuma Sun Equipment rd Happy Hour 3 : Heather Yako (KYMA) Screen Printing / 3 : Somerton Tamale st Advertising Services £1 : Da Boyz Pizza - Wine Embroidery Services Festival rd Marketing & Design Wednesday Lovers Lane 3 : El Dorado £1st: Mother & Daughter nd st Services Yuma Style Date 2 : Blue Fin Sushi £1 : In the Desert under Broadcasters Embroidery 3rd:Yuma’s Main Squeeze £1st: Yuma Sun Advertising £1st: Float Down the the stars or around a 2nd: Ztrendz- Yuma’s campfire Business Networking Services Colorado River in Inner Local Band/Musician Embroidery & Screen 2nd: West Wetlands Park 2nd: MGM Design Tubes £1st:Tanner Gomes Band Opportunities Printing nd rd rd 2 : Bowling at Wild River nd 3 : Ocean to Ocean £1st: Rotary Club Meetings 3 : Imaginary Friends rd 2 : Downtime Band 3 : Salty Dog Screen Entertainment Center rd Bridge / Gateway Park Design Studio 3 : Upperroom & Events Printing 3rd: Go to Cocopah 2nd: Chamber of Speedway Car Races Local Radio Personality Movie Theater Office Equipment & st Signs & Banners £1st: Jeff Edwards / Misty £1 : Harkin’s Yuma Palms Commerce Good Supplies st £1 : Sign Pro of Yuma Bingo Smith (KTTI: Jeff n’ 14 Morning Yuma st £1 : Staples 2nd: Salty Dog Screen £1st: Cocopah Casino Misty) 2nd: Regency Main Street rd nd 3 : Chamber of 2 : Hoppstetter’s Printing 2nd: Country Roads RV 2nd: Jennifer Blackwell Cinemas Commerce Monthly 3rd: Yuma Office 3rd: Penn Neon Sign Co Resort (KLJZ) 3rd: Historic Yuma Mixer Equipment Inc. 3rd: American Legion 3rd: Jay Walker (KCYK) Theatre Take the Yuma’s Best Challenge! How many Yuma’s Best winners can you visit in the next year? Use this pullout section to keep track! Use #yumasbest with your pictures and posts. 28 • Yuma’s Best 2015 Place to Karaoke Bar/Tavern Cup of Coffee Lunch Buffet Seafood Auto Repair Shop £1st: Fat Harvey’s £1st: Prison Hill Brewery £1st: Starbuck’s £1st: Lin’s Grand Buffet £1st: Mariscos Mar Azul £1st: Accurate Automotive 2nd: Whiskey Road Saloon 2nd: Buffalo Wild Wings 2nd: Coffee Bean 2nd: Golden Corral 2nd: Red Lobster Attention 3rd: Bling Bling Karaoke 3rd: Brewer’s Sports Bar 3rd: Circle K 3rd: Round Table Pizza 3rd: Ah So Sushi and 2nd: Sonora Nissan LLC at Cocopah Steak Restaurant 3rd: Alexander Ford Casino’s Wildriver Barbeque Desserts Margarita £1st: Famous Dave’s BBQ £1st: Kneader’s Bakery £1st: Applebee’s Steak Bank or Credit Union Place to Play Pool or 2nd: Texas Roadhouse 2nd: Da Boyz Pizza & Neighborhood Grill £1st: Texas Roadhouse £1st: Wells Fargo Bank Darts 3rd: Carnivores of Yuma Pasta 2nd: Chretin’s Mexican 2nd: Jack and Rosie’s 2nd: AEA Federal Credit £1st: Crazy Earl’s Cocktails 3rd: Solano’s Homemade Food Steakhouse Union rd rd and Pool Chili Icecream Factory 3 : Chili’s Bar and Grill 3rd: Hunter Steakhouse 3 : Navy Federal Credit st 2nd: Fat Harvey’s £1 : Dog Haus Union rd 2nd: Wendy’s Donuts Martini Subs/Sandwiches 3 : Lutes Casino st st 3rd: Wienerschitzel £1 : Arizona Donut £1 : Buffalo Wild Wings £1st: Firehouse Subs Barber Shop nd nd st Place to show off your 2 : Goldsboro’s Bakery 2 : River City Grill 2nd: Subway £1 : The Barbershop rd rd nd Dance Moves New Restaurant 3 : Dunkin Donuts 3 : Chili’s Bar and Grill 3rd: Da Boyz Pizza & Pasta 2 : Sports Clips st rd £1st: Kress Ultra Lounge £1 : Dog Haus 3 : Classic Barbershop nd Family Dining Menudo nd 2 : The Press Café Sunday Brunch 2 : Whiskey Road Saloon st st rd £1 : Da Boyz Pizza & Pasta £1 : La Casa Deli Bookstore 3rd: Jimmie Dee’s 3 : Copperminer’s £1st: The Garden Café nd nd £1st: Barnes and Noble Kitchen (Foothills 2 : MAD Tacos 2 : Duron’s el Zarape 2nd: Cracker Barrel 3rd: Cracker Barrel Grill 2nd: Yuma County Library School Music Group Location) 3rd: Pint House Bar & Grill rd 3rd: Hasting Entertainment £1st: Gadsden Elementary 3 : Los Manjares de Pepe Fast Food Restaurant Taco Stand Taco School District No. 32 £1st: In N’ Out Burger Mexican Food Car Wash £1st: Taco Monster £1st: MAD Tacos Marching Band 2nd: Chile Pepper £1st: Mi Rancho Mexican £1st: Romeo’s Car Wash nd 2nd: Tacos el Cosita’s 2nd: Chile Pepper 2 : Cibola High 3rd: Mr. G’s Food 2nd: Soft Cloth Car Wash 3rd: MAD Tacos 3rd: Las Palapas Taco Grill Performing Band 2nd: La Fonda Mexican 3rd: Magic Mist Car Wash 3rd: Kofa High Marching Fine Dining Breakfast Food Take Out Dinner Band £ st rd Carpet Cleaning Service st 1 : DaBoyz Pizza & Pasta 3 : Chile Pepper st £1 : Cracker Barrel £1 : Da Boyz Pizza & Pasta st 2nd: River City Grill £1 : Chem Dry of Yuma 2nd: Brownie’s 2nd: Chile Pepper Sports Bar 3rd: Ah So Sushi and Outdoor Dining County st 3rd: IHop Restaurant rd £1 : Buffalo Wild Wings Steak Restaurant £1st: Garden Café 3 : In N’ Out Burger 2nd: Stanley Steamer nd 2 : Brewer’s Restaurant nd Carpet Cleaner Breakfast Burrito 2 : Julieanna’s Patio Café and Sports Bar Guacamole rd 3rd: Dad’s Professional £1st: Stan’s Grocery 3 : Buffalo Wild Wings Goods & Services 3rd: Burgers and Beer £1st: Chipotle Cleaning 2nd: Jector’s Burritos 2nd: Chili’s Bar and Grill Pizza rd Accounting Firm 3 : Chile Pepper rd st Cycle or Offroad Shop Food & Drink 3 : La Fonda £1 : Da Boyz Pizza & Pasta £1st: Misenheimer, nd £1st: Mr. B’s Bicycles Burger 2 : Ronnie’s Pizza Aivazian & Tennant, Hot Dogs rd nd st 3 : Pizza Hut 2 : Bobby’s Territorial £1 : Burgers and Beer st P.C. All Around Restaurant £1 : Dog Haus Harley Davidson st nd nd £ nd 2 : H & R Block 1 : MAD Tacos 2 : In N’ Out Burger 2 : Wienerschnitzel Restaurant for Kids 3rd: Liberty Motorsports nd rd rd 2 : Da Boyz Pizza & 3 : Five Guys 3rd: Sam’s Club £1st: Z Fun Factory 3 : Brown, Bench & Pasta 2nd: Chuck E’ Cheese Wright, P.C. Day Care Center rd Business Lunch st 3 : Dog Haus Hot Wings rd £1 : Big Red Barn Preschool st 3 : Peter Piper Pizza £1 : Burgers & Beer £1st: Buffalo Wild Wings Apartment Complex 2nd: Cornerstone Preschool nd st American Food 2 : The Crossing 2nd: The Crossing Romantic Dining £1 : Camelot Apartments 3rd: Casa de Ninos nd £1st: Dog Haus Restaurant Restaurant £1st: Julieanna’s Patio Café 2 : Regency Square 2nd: MAD Tacos 3rd: The Garden Café 3rd: Wing Stop 2nd: DaBoys Pizza & Pasta Apartments Day Spa rd 3rd: Burgers and Beer 3rd: River City Grill 3 : El Encanto £1st: Lotus Day Spa Catering Service Italian Food Apartments 2nd: Avanti Skin Care Asian Food £1st: La Fonda Mexican £1st: Da Boyz Pizza & Pasta Salad Bar Center £1st: Asian Star Food 2nd: Olive Garden £1st: Golden Corral Auto Body/ Custom Shop 3rd: Aqua Chiropractic 2nd: Ah So Sushi and 2nd: Las Palapas Taco Grill 3rd: Bernando’s Pizza 2nd: Round Table Pizza £1st: Smitty’s Body Shop and Day Spa Steak Restaurant 3rd: Famous Daves BBQ 3rd: Pizza Hut 2nd: Alexander Ford 3rd: Panda Express Liquor Store 3rd: Sonora Nissan Dry Cleaners or Chicken Fried Steak £1st: 4th Ave Liquor Salsa Laundromat Bakery £1st: Cracker Barrel 2nd: Yuma Beverage £1st: Chile Pepper Auto Parts Store £1st: Melody Cleaners £1st: Goldsboro’s Bakery Restaurant House 2nd: MAD Tacos £1st: Auto Zone 2nd: Family Dry Cleaners Inc 2nd: Kneader’s 2nd: Brownie’s Restaurant 3rd: Quality Liquior 3rd: Mi Rancho Mexican 2nd: NAPA Auto Parts 3rd: 8th Street Coin 3rd: Mostly Muffins 3rd: Texas Roadhouse DriveIn Food 3rd: O’ Reilly Auto Parts Laundry Yuma’s Best 2015 • 29 Electrical Services Heating & Cooling Service New Car Dealer Place to get a massage Satellite Or Cable TV £1st: Specialty Electric £1st: Polar Cooling, LLC. £1st: Alexander Ford £1st: Lotus Day Spa Provider Health Services 2nd: D & H Electric 2nd: Quick Refrigeration 2nd: Fisher Chevrolet 2nd: Aqua Chiropractic £1st: Time Warner Cable 3rd: Klein’s Kustom Co. Inc. 3rd: Sonora Nissan and Day Spa 2nd: Direct TV Chiropractic Office st Electric 3rd: Hansberger 3rd: Massage Yuma 3rd: Satellite Relay £1 : Aqua Chiropractic & Refrigeration and Nursery Garden Supply Day Spa (Dr. Dan Hosn) Employment / Staffing Electric Co. £1st: Yuma Nursery Supply Place to Shop for Men’s Storage Facility 2nd: Cradic Chiropractic £ st Services 2nd: Lowe’s Home Fashions 1 : Gila Ridge Storage (Donald R. Cradic, D.C) nd £1st: Yuma Private Industry Home Accessories £1st: Dillard’s 2 : Castle Dome Self 3rd: Cummings st Improvement £ nd Council 1 : Kirkland’s Home rd 2 : Kohl’s Storage Chiropractic Office (Dr. nd 3 : Home Depot rd 2nd: Goodwill Career 2 : Furniture Row 3rd: JC Penney 3 : American Self Storage Cummings) rd Center 3 : Pier 1 Imports Oil Change Shop rd Tanning Dental Office 3 : Hunter Employment £1st: Jiffy Lube Place to Shop for Home Furnishings Store £1st: Elite Tanning & Salon st nd Women’s Fashions £1 : Yuma Dentristry 4 Kids LLC st 2 : Sonora Nissan nd £1 : Furniture Row st 2 : Planet Fitness nd rd th £1 : Dillard’s 2 : Gila Ridge Dental 2nd: Ashley Furniture 3 : 24 Street Lube Plus 3rd: Snap Fitness rd Farm & Ranch Store 2nd: Kohl’s 3 : Dr. Land, Robert D.D.S £1st: Yuma Nursery Supply Homestore rd rd Optical Store 3 : JC Penney nd 3 : Kirklands Home Tattoo Studio Eye Care Provider 2 : Yuma Feed and st st £1 : Corona Optique £1 : Taggurs Tattoo £1st: Corona Optique Livestock Supply nd Place to Workout nd Hotel/Motel 2 : Yuma Vision Center 2 : Tattoos by Joey K nd rd st 2 : Yuma Vision Center 3 : Yuma Farm and st rd £1 : 4th Ave Gym rd £1 : Hilton Garden Inn 3 : Aiello Eye Institute 3 : Main Street Tattoos rd Home Supply nd 3 : Aiello Eye Institute 2nd: Radisson 2 : Planet Fitness rd rd 3 : YMCA 3 : Quechan Casino and Overall Customer Service Thrift Store Hearing Services Florist st st £1 : Hospice of Yuma st st Resort £1 : Accurate Automotive £1 : Yuma Ear, Nose & £1 : The Flower Mine Plumbing Services Thrift Store nd Attention st Throat 2 : All Season’s Florist £1 : All Affordable nd Insurance Agency nd 2 : Goodwill of Yuma nd rd 2 : Quick Refrigeration 2 : Advanced Audiology 3 : Fry’s Food Stores st Plumbing £1 : Statefarm Insurance 3rd: Sonora Nissan Thrift Store and Hearing Aids 2nd: All State Insurance 2nd: Mission Plumbing 3rd: Humane Society of Gas Station / Convenience 3rd: Hearing Aids 3rd: Geico Insurance Pest Control LLC. Yuma Second Paw Store rd Specialist st 3 : Milo’s Plumbing st £1 : Yuma Pest and Thirft Shop £1 : Chevron Jewelry Store nd Medical Service Provider 2 : Fry’s Food Stores st Termite Systems £1 : Paul Bensel Jewelers Pool Service Tire Dealer st rd nd £1 : Hospice of Yuma 3 : Circle K nd 2 : Ram Pest st st 2 : 24 Karat Jewelers £1 : ACME Pool and Spa £1 : Discount Tire nd rd Management nd 2 : Hospice Compassus 3 : Kay Jewelers Care 2 : Ed Whitehead’s Tire rd Gift Shop rd 3 : Women’s Health 3 : Sun City Pest Control 2nd: Crystal Clear Pool 3rd: Big O Tires £1st: Cracker Barrel Specialists Landscaping Service Services nd st 2 : Peanut Patch £1 : All Star Tree Service Pet Store / Grooming rd Travel or Tour Services 3 : Green Valley Pool Obstetrician Office 3rd: Kirklands Home LLC. £1st: PetSmart £1st: Princess Travel and Patio £1st: Women’s Health 2nd: Arbor Tech 2nd: Waggin’s West Agency Specialists Glass Repair 3rd: Martin’s Landscaping Kennels and Grooming 2nd: Yuma River Tours st Real Estate Firm nd £1 : Safelite Auto Glass rd 2 : Associates for Service 3rd: Happy Paws £1st: ERA Matt Fisher, 3 : Tour West America nd Women’s Health 2 : A Touch of Glass Travel Agency Realtor Center Yuma, Inc. Law Firm Pharmacy nd 2 : Realty Executives rd rd st st 3 : Yuma Women Clinic 3 : Yuma Auto Glass £1 : Deason Garner Law £1 : Walgreen’s rd Used Car Dealer 3 : Keller Williams Realty st Firm 2nd: CVS Pharmacy £1 : Sonora Nissan nd Yuma nd Pediatric Office Grocery Store 2 : Bowman and Smith, rd 2 : Alexander Ford st 3 : Wal-Mart £ st £1 : Fry’s Food Stores P.C. 3rd: Fisher Chevrolet 1 : Yuma Pediatrics Roofing Services nd 2nd: Albertson’s rd 2 : Dr. Rathle Habib, 3 : Garcia, Kinsey & Photography Studio st rd £1 : Lines and Lundgreen Veterinarian Clinic M.D. 3 : Wal-mart Villareal £1st: Jennifer Blackwell Roofing and £1st: Desert Veterinary 3rd: Dr. Sonal Subbu, M.D Hair Salon Photography Insullation, Inc. Moving Company nd Clinic (Dr. Haugo) st 2 : Andrea Hauck nd £1 : Costcutters £1st: U-Haul Co. 2 : Davin S Rich Roofing 2nd: Foothills Animal Podiatrist Office st 2nd: Lotus Day Spa 2nd: Horizon Moving Photography 3rd: Almodova Roofing Hospital £1 : Yuma Foot and Ankle rd 3rd: A Man Cave Systems of Arizona 3 : Fallbrook and Insulation 3rd: Ironwood Vetinary Surgeon’s (Alan Kravitz, 3rd: Bo’s Moving Photography Clinic D.P.M) Hardware Store RV Dealer 2nd: Yuma Foot Care £1st: Lowe’s Home Nail Salon Place to buy Shoes £1st: RV World Wireless Provider (Jessica Duggan, Improvement £1st: Cali Pro Nails £1st: Dillard’s 2nd: RV Peddler £1st: Verizon Wireless D.P.M) 2nd: Home Depot 2nd: No. 1 Nails 2nd: Famous Footwear 3rd: Country Club Motors 2nd: Sprint 3rd: Patrick M. Farrell, 3rd: Southwest Lumber 3rd: Star Nails and Spa 3rd: Kohl’s & RV 3rd: AT&T D.P.M. Facfas 30 • Yuma’s Best 2015 Place to Find a Date in Public Services Yuma Community Camping Site Place to go Fishing Quality of Life st Yuma £1st: Hospice of Yuma Website £1st: Picacho State Park £1 : Colorado River nd £1st: Church 2nd: Crossroads £1st: Yuma Sun - YumaSun. 2nd: Fisher’s Landing 2 : Mittry Lake rd Friendly Grocery nd 3 : Martinez Lake 2 : Bars Mission com Resort / Martinez Lake nd Checkers rd rd 2 : Yuma Visitors Bureau rd 3 : Yuma Palms 3 : Hospice 3 : Mittry Lake Place to have a Picnic st - VisitYuma.com £1 : Fry’s Food Stores Regional Shopping Compassus £1st: West Wetlands Park 3rd: City of Yuma - 2nd: Albertson’s Center Four-Wheel Drive Trek 2nd: Gateway Park st Reason to Live in Yuma ci.yumaaz.us £1 : Imperial Sand Dunes rd 3rd: Wal-mart 3 : Smucker Park Place to People Watch £1st: Weather 2nd: Picacho State Park £1st: Arizona Marketplace 2nd: People Recreation 3rd: Kofa National Wildlife Place to Play Tennis Local Place to Cool Off nd st 2 : Yuma Palms rd £1 : Country Roads RV Park st 3 : Caring Community Refuge £1 : Taking in a movie at Regional Shopping Bike Ride 2nd: Caballero Park Harkin’s Theaters st 3rd: Desert Sun Courts at Center RV Park £1 : West along the Golf Course nd rd Friendship Park 2 : Standing in the 3 : Lutes Casino £1st: Country Roads Colorado River past £1st: Desert Hills Golf West Wetlands Park Splash Zone at RV Resort Course Place to Take Tourists Place to Propose nd nd 2 : East along the River nd st Waylon’s Water World st 2 : Fortuna De Oro 2 : Las Barranca’s Golf £1 : Yuma Territorial £1 : West Wetlands Park past Gateway Park to rd nd RV Resort Course Prison State Historic 3 : Taking in a movie at 2 : The Desert Ocean to Ocean Bridge rd rd Park rd 3 : The Palms RV rd 3 : Yuma Gold and Regency Main Street 3 : At Home 3 : East Main Canal - 8th nd Resort Country Club 2 : Lute’s Casino to 20th Street rd Cinemas Place to Volunteer your 3 : Historic Downtown Yuma Services Weekend Getaway Boating Hike, Walk or Jog Park st £1st: Hospice of Yuma £1st: San Diego £1st: Martinez Lake / £1 : Telegraph Pass st Sunday Drive £1 : West Wetlands Park nd 2nd: Yuma Regional 2nd: Julian, California Fisher’s Landing 2 : Smucker Park Track £1st: Martinez Lake nd 2 : Smucker Park Medical Center 3rd: Lake Havasu, 2nd: Colorado River 3rd: West Wetlands Park 2nd: 4 x 4 in the Desert 3rd: Gateway Beach Park 3rd: Hospice Compassus Arizona 3rd: Mittry Lake Pond Track 3rd: Dome Valley A Special Question Was Asked This Year That Relates To The United For Yuma Campaign Which Highlights The Greater Yuma Community. “Tell Us Why You Love Yuma! What do you tell people about living here? What would you miss if you lived somewhere else?”

Here are some of the responses: • I have lived my entire life. I have most everyone you meet. Yuma has so raised my children here. I have grand- many sincere warm loving people will • I haven’t had to scrape a windshield of children here. Roots and community a common goal of making Yuma even ice in 23 years. I love living in Yuma, are important to us. People here care better with every breath. the people make it an awesome place about each other. It’s home. to be. • This is a great little city with all the • I tell people that I live in Yuma because services and amenities of a larger city. • The weather is great. The people are of the all the farm land and how much When you want the big city fix, you only wonderful. I love driving to work and seeing what have to travel to Phoenix or San Diego • I am a huge fan of small local is growing. If I lived somewhere else I to get it. When you are through with the communities. Although we have grown would truly miss going out to the desert traffic and chaos, you can come home. leaps and bounds over the last couple of on the weekends and the river to catch The weather is easy to get along with years, there are still enough long time a look at all the wildlife and enjoying most of the time and so are the people. residents here to remind us that we the quietness. My best experience here • Yuma is the best of all worlds. Just 1 are all neighbors of someone else and is closeness that is brought by the hour to the mountains, 2½ hours to the should treat each other as we would residents of Yuma. I am not a native ocean, minutes from the desert, right on wish to be treated. I look forward to of Yuma but I am sure accepted as if the Colorado River, 8miles to Mexico, serving my community in whatever my I were. I met my husband here! I love just 1 block from California. Beside all day brings. This is truly a great place Yuma! this where else could you wear a jacket to live. in the morning during the winter, and • No snow!! Sunshine!! • People who want to live somewhere else lay by the pool by noon. Best experience other that Yuma, Arizona, it is your • The best weather in the world. Love the is being on Prison Hill at sunset and loss. Yuma is a place to enjoy, raise a sun shine, caring people, and the sense having a train going by. It takes you family and rest. of mutual well being generated by back in time.