Okotoks Western Wheel • Wednesday July 08, 2015 • 25 Best of the Foothills Winners

Reader’s Choice Awards 2015

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all our readers who voted! Okotoks Western Wheel • Wednesday July 08, 2015 • 35

DON PATTERSON/OWW KC Landscaping co-owners Kevin Thorn and Kristi Hogan and Crawford and Rose Thorn (not pictured) thank their customers after winning gold for best landscaping and lawn care in the Okotoks Western Wheel’s Best of the Foothills readership survey. KC Landscaping focuses on attention to detail By Don Patterson involves attention to detail answer ‘no,’” said co-own- Editor and making certain their er Kevin Thorn. customers are happy with “Everything is always KC Landscaping knows the quality of their work. ‘yes.’ We have some great the secret to having the “I think we always strive employees and we have perfect green lawn and to do our absolute best, some great customers.” beautiful landscaping. It we’re never good with the See KC on page 45 hank You T COME ON DOWN!! ENJOY THE GREAT TASTE OF HIGH RIVER!! 12 Ave & Centre St S • High River BEST RESTAURANT (403) 652-2966

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BEST ACCOMMODATIONS BEST STORAGE FACILITY BEST PLACE FOR FINANCE/MORTGAGE GOLD Best Western Plus GOLD Sheep River Storage GOLD RBC Financial SILVER Lakeview Inn & Suites SILVER Storage-Mart SILVER TD Canada Trust BRONZE Ramada - High River BRONZE Real Storage BRONZE tie - ATB Financial & Shawn Selanders BEST CAR WASH BEST PLACE FOR FURNITURE/HOME DÉCOR GOLD Suds Car & Truck Wash GOLD Timothy Fred Furniture BEST FOOTHILLS CITIZEN SILVER Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar SILVER Finishing Touches GOLD Marg Cox BRONZE Shell - 32 St BRONZE Winners SILVER Bill Robertson BRONZE Andrew & Shari Gustafson BEST GAS STATION BEST PLACE TO BUY FLOORING GOLD Costco Okotoks GOLD Simply Floors BEST CORPORATE SPONSOR SILVER Shell (both Okotoks locations) SILVER Home Depot GOLD Sobeys Okotoks BRONZE Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar BRONZE Select Floors SILVER tie - Tim Hortons & Rylie’s Cattle Barn BEST PLACE FOR AUTO REPAIRS BEST PLACE TO BUY ELECTRONICS BRONZE Okotoks Ford Lincoln GOLD OK Tire - Okotoks GOLD Visions SILVER Fountain Tire SILVER Costco Okotoks BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN/COUNCILLOR BRONZE Miller Automotive BRONZE The Source GOLD Bill Robertson SILVER Ed Sands BEST AUTO DEALERSHIP BEST PLUMBING/HEATING/HVAC BRONZE John Barlow GOLD Okotoks Ford Lincoln GOLD Jansen Plumbing SILVER Okotoks Honda SILVER tie - A&E HVAC & BEST INTERSECTION TO AVOID BRONZE Okotoks GM Alpine Plumbing GOLD Hwy 7 & Southridge Dr BRONZE A&S Mechanical SILVER Cimarron Blvd & Cimarron Dr. BEST TIRE SHOP BRONZE North Railway & Crystal Ridge Dr. GOLD Fountain Tire BEST PLACE TO BUY PRODUCE SILVER Rim to Rim - Okotoks GOLD Sobeys Okotoks BEST TEACHER BRONZE OK Tire & Auto Service - Okotoks SILVER Costco Okotoks GOLD Bonnie Kentch - Morris Gibson BRONZE Safeway SILVER Gordon Grams - BEST TOY SHOP Ecole Okotoks Jr. High GOLD Monkey Mountain BEST PLACE TO BUY BEEF BRONZE Dylan Sinclair - HTA SILVER tie- Dit n Dat GOLD Hirsche Fraser Meats Cozy Cottage Interiors SILVER Costco Okotoks BEST PRESCHOOL/CHILD CARE BRONZE EB Games BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks GOLD Okotoks Preschool Academy SILVER Sunshine Nursery School BEST NEW BUSINESS BEST BAKERY BRONZE Serendipity Pre-Kindergarten GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese GOLD Cobs Bread SILVER Identity Hair Design SILVER Brown Sugar Bake Shop BEST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks GOLD Okotoks Food Bank SILVER Foothills Country Hospice BEST LANDSCAPING/LAWN CARE BEST PLACE TO BUY ORGANIC FOOD BRONZE Rowan House Emergency Shelter GOLD KC Landscaping GOLD Sobeys Okotoks SILVER Kayben Farms SILVER Okotoks Natural Foods BEST BUSINESS OWNER BRONZE SBI Landscaping BRONZE Nutter’s GOLD David Gilbert - Sobeys SILVER Lyndsey Holmes & Roger Tran - BEST NURSERY/GREENHOUSE BEST PLACE TO BUY IMPORTED FOODS Pho Hoai GOLD The Saskatoon Farm GOLD Sobeys Okotoks BRONZE Mark & Cathy Frank - The George SILVER Beaver Dam Nursery SILVER Dit ‘n Dat BRONZE Vale’s Greenhouse BRONZE No Frills BEST RESTAURANT IN OKOTOKS GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese BEST FLORAL SHOP BEST COMPUTER SERVICES SILVER Heartland Café GOLD Okotoks Flowers & Things GOLD Vivid Computer BRONZE Browns Socialhouse SILVER Safeway SILVER Staples BRONZE Okotoks Country Florist BRONZE Okotoks Computers BEST RESTAURANT IN BLACK DIAMOND/ TURNER VALLEY BEST USED/CONSIGNMENT STORE BEST PLACE TO PAMPER YOUR PET GOLD Chuckwagon Café GOLD Rhoda’s Elegance Again GOLD Chow Bella SILVER Marv’s Classic Soda Shop SILVER Bibles for Missions SILVER Petsmart BRONZE Saigon Moon BRONZE Foothills Salvage Centre BRONZE Pet Valu BEST RESTAURANT IN HIGH RIVER BEST GIFT SHOP BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT GOLD Hitchin Post GOLD Finishing Touches GOLD Julie Parry SILVER Evelyn’s Memory Lane SILVER tie - Cozy Cottage Interiors SILVER Brad Pond BRONZE P&H Family & Tribal Connection Market BRONZE Karen Salmon BRONZE Boot Hill Gallery BEST LOCAL ARTIST/ART GALLERY BEST PAVING/CONCRETE GOLD Bernie Brown BEST JEWELRY STORE GOLD Bowmark SILVER Bluerock Gallery GOLD Austen Jewellers SILVER Burnco Rock Products BRONZE Okotoks Art Gallery SILVER Wild Rose Jewellery BRONZE Big Rock Bobcat BRONZE Pawsitive Impressions BEST BAR FOR A PINT BEST HOMEBUILDER GOLD The George BEST PET STORE GOLD Copperbrook Homes SILVER Canadian Brewhouse GOLD Petsmart SILVER Sterling Homes BRONZE Original Joe’s SILVER Pet Valu BRONZE Kunz Group BRONZE Pet Planet BEST BAR TO GET YOUR GROOVE ON BEST CONTRACTOR/RENOVATION GOLD In Cahoots Bar & Grill BEST PHOTOGRAPHER GOLD Copperbrook Homes SILVER Canadian Brewhouse GOLD Anona Adams Photo SILVER MBL Construction BRONZE The George SILVER Tamara Bedard BRONZE Amorea Designs BRONZE tie - Carolyn Sandstorm & BEST BAR/LOUNGE/PLACE TO WATCH SPORTS Dana Pugh BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE GOLD Canadian Brewhouse GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER The George SILVER Identity Hair Design BRONZE Boston Pizza BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks Okotoks Western Wheel • Wednesday July 08, 2015 • 39 Best of the Foothills Winners BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE BEST PLACE FOR DESSERT/ICE CREAM BEST DOCTOR GOLD Rylie’s Cattle Barn GOLD Marble Slab Creamery GOLD Richard Ansell SILVER RPAC SILVER Menchie’s SILVER Ana-Maria Oelschig BRONZE The George BRONZE Big Dipper BRONZE Alexia Schneider

BEST PATIO BEST CUP OF COFFEE/TEA BEST DENTIST GOLD Rylie’s Cattle Barn GOLD Home Ground Coffee GOLD Helen Robinson SILVER The George SILVER Tim Hortons SILVER Scott Gallup BRONZE Browns Socialhouse BRONZE Starbucks BRONZE Peter Otto

BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT BEST BEER AND WINE STORE BEST ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTITIONER GOLD Bistro 1882 GOLD Co-op Wines Spirits Beer GOLD Healing Elements SILVER Heartland Café SILVER Costco Okotoks SILVER Bodyfit Therapy BRONZE Pizzaberg BRONZE Sobeys Western Cellars BRONZE Christine Wushke

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT BEST BARTENDER/SERVER & LOCATION BEST PHARMACY GOLD Boston Pizza GOLD Marie Marah (Pizzaberg) GOLD Shoppers Okotoks SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Lyndsey Holmes SILVER tie - Costco & Safeway BRONZE Ricky’s All Day Grill (Pho Hoai Vietnamese) BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks BRONZE 3 way tie - Andrew Anderson BEST PLACE FOR CHEAP EATS (Brewhouse); BEST VETERINARIAN GOLD The New Mr. Spud Café Crystal Krentz (Heartland); GOLD Foothills Animal Hospital SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese Natasha Renberg (The George) SILVER Big Rock Animal Clinic BRONZE OPA! Souvlaki BRONZE Elizabeth St Pet Hospital BEST LOCAL PARK BEST PLACE FOR FAST FOOD GOLD Lions Park - Okotoks BEST PLACE TO UPDATE YOUR WARDROBE GOLD OPA! Souvlaki SILVER George Lane Memorial Park - GOLD Winners SILVER A&W High River SILVER Rhoda’s Elegance Again BRONZE McDonalds BRONZE Sheep River Park - Kananaskis BRONZE Reitmans

BEST PIZZA AND PASTA BEST PLACE TO GO CAMPING BEST PLACE TO TAKE DANCE CLASS GOLD Pizzaberg GOLD Sandy McNabb GOLD Starcast Dance Academy SILVER Boston Pizza SILVER Lions Campground SILVER Lottie Pederson BRONZE Okotoks Pizza & Pasta BRONZE Blue Rock BRONZE Alberta Dance Academy

BEST WINGS/APPIES BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION BEST CLEANING/MAID SERVICE GOLD The George GOLD The Big Rock GOLD Swept Away SILVER Original Joe’s SILVER The Saskatoon Farm SILVER In ‘n Out Cleaning Services BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse BRONZE Sheep River Falls BRONZE Chem Free Cleaning

BEST BURGER BEST PLACE FOR A PICNIC BEST GOLF COURSE GOLD Fatburger GOLD Sheep River Park - Kananaskis GOLD D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club SILVER The New Mr. Spud Café SILVER Lions Park - Okotoks SILVER Crystal Ridge Golf Club BRONZE tie -The George & A&W BRONZE The Big Rock BRONZE Turner Valley Golf Club

BEST FRENCH FRIES BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST KISS BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAM GOLD McDonalds GOLD The Big Rock GOLD Okotoks DAWGS SILVER The New Mr. Spud Café SILVER By the river SILVER Okotoks JR. A Oilers Hockey BRONZE Original Joe’s BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery BRONZE Foothills Lions Rugby

BEST SUSHI BEST PICK-UP SPOT BEST PLACE TO EXERCISE/WORK OUT GOLD Yokozuna GOLD In Cahoots Bar & Grill GOLD Motion Fitness SILVER Edo of Japan SILVER Canadian Brewhouse SILVER Good Life Fitness BRONZE Ikoi Sushi & Grill BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks BRONZE Natural High Fitness

BEST STEAK BEST WEDDING VENUE BEST PLACE TO BUY SPORTING GOODS GOLD Longview Steak House GOLD Crystal Ridge Golf Club GOLD Sport Chek SILVER Rylie’s Cattle Barn SILVER The Saskatoon Farm SILVER Classic Source for Sports BRONZE Mr. Mikes Steak BRONZE D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery

BEST CHINESE/ETHNIC BEST SPA/MASSAGE GOLD Big Rock Inn GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Studio 1 Spa BRONZE Saigon Sun BRONZE In Touch Massage Therapy SAY WHAT?!

BEST FISH AND CHIPS BEST PLACE FOR OPTICAL/OPTICIAN GOLD The New Mr. Spud Café GOLD Okotoks Eyecare Best place for auto repairs – My SILVER The British Chippy SILVER Cindy Kruschel husband BRONZE The George BRONZE Urban Optique Best Storage Facility - My acreage! BEST PLACE FOR HEALTHY EATS BEST HAIR SALON/BARBER SHOP GOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa Best Local Politician/Councillor - so SILVER Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery SILVER tie - Underground Styles funny BRONZE Heartland Café & Identity Hair Design BRONZE Chatters/Tommy Guns Best Business Owner – Marylou BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH (Most vague answer) GOLD Cora Breakfast & Lunch BEST MANI/PEDI SILVER Ricky’s All Day Grill GOLD Nails Time Best Place for Cheap Eats - Costco, free BRONZE Denny’s SILVER Cactus Club Salon & Spa samples BRONZE Studio 1 Spa BEST PLACE FOR LUNCH Best Place for First Kiss – The Lips GOLD tie- Heartland Café & BEST ESTHETICS/SKIN CARE Pho Hoai Vietnamese GOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa Best Place to Get a Tan – Arizona SILVER Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery SILVER Studio 1 Spa (Can’t argue the logic!) BRONZE Original Joe’s BRONZE Identity Hair Design