Reader’s Choice Awards

2015

Best of the Foothills Winners

Congratulations to all ourwinners and thank you to all

our readers who voted!

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Thank you to all our customersfor your votes and your support!

We truly enjoyed serving you.

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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.

By Don PattersonEditor

KC Landscaping knows the secret to having the perfect green lawn and beautiful landscaping. It

involves attention to detail and making certain their customers are happy with the quality of their work.

“I think we always strive to do our absolute best, we’re never good with the

answer ‘no,’” said co-own-er Kevin Thorn.

“Everything is always ‘yes.’ We have some great employees and we have some great customers.”

See KC on page 45

KC Landscaping focuses on attention to detail

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Best of the Foothills WinnersBEST ACCOMMODATIONSGOLD Best Western PlusSILVER Lakeview Inn & SuitesBRONZE Ramada - High River

BEST CAR WASHGOLD Suds Car & Truck Wash SILVER Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar BRONZE Shell - 32 St

BEST GAS STATIONGOLD Costco Okotoks SILVER Shell (both Okotoks locations) BRONZE Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar

BEST PLACE FOR AUTO REPAIRSGOLD OK Tire - Okotoks SILVER Fountain Tire BRONZE Miller Automotive

BEST AUTO DEALERSHIPGOLD Okotoks Ford Lincoln SILVER Okotoks Honda BRONZE Okotoks GM

BEST TIRE SHOPGOLD Fountain Tire SILVER Rim to Rim - Okotoks BRONZE OK Tire & Auto Service - Okotoks BEST TOY SHOP GOLD Monkey Mountain SILVER tie- Dit n Dat Cozy Cottage Interiors BRONZE EB Games

BEST NEW BUSINESSGOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Identity Hair Design BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse

BEST LANDSCAPING/LAWN CAREGOLD KC Landscaping SILVER Kayben Farms BRONZE SBI Landscaping

BEST NURSERY/GREENHOUSE GOLD The Saskatoon Farm SILVER Beaver Dam Nursery BRONZE Vale’s Greenhouse

BEST FLORAL SHOPGOLD Okotoks Flowers & Things SILVER Safeway BRONZE Okotoks Country Florist BEST USED/CONSIGNMENT STOREGOLD Rhoda’s Elegance Again SILVER Bibles for Missions BRONZE Foothills Salvage Centre BEST GIFT SHOPGOLD Finishing Touches SILVER tie - Cozy Cottage Interiors & Tribal Connection Market BRONZE Boot Hill Gallery BEST JEWELRY STOREGOLD Austen Jewellers SILVER Wild Rose Jewellery BRONZE Pawsitive Impressions

BEST PET STOREGOLD Petsmart SILVER Pet Valu BRONZE Pet Planet

BEST PHOTOGRAPHERGOLD Anona Adams PhotoSILVER Tamara BedardBRONZE tie - Carolyn Sandstorm & Dana Pugh

BEST STORAGE FACILITYGOLD Sheep River StorageSILVER Storage-MartBRONZE Real Storage

BEST PLACE FOR FURNITURE/HOME DÉCORGOLD Timothy Fred Furniture SILVER Finishing Touches BRONZE Winners

BEST PLACE TO BUY FLOORINGGOLD Simply Floors SILVER Home Depot BRONZE Select Floors

BEST PLACE TO BUY ELECTRONICSGOLD Visions SILVER Costco Okotoks BRONZE The Source

BEST PLUMBING/HEATING/HVACGOLD Jansen Plumbing SILVER tie - A&E HVAC & Alpine Plumbing BRONZE A&S Mechanical

BEST PLACE TO BUY PRODUCEGOLD Sobeys Okotoks SILVER Costco Okotoks BRONZE Safeway

BEST PLACE TO BUY BEEFGOLD Hirsche Fraser Meats SILVER Costco Okotoks BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks

BEST BAKERYGOLD Cobs Bread SILVER Brown Sugar Bake Shop BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks

BEST PLACE TO BUY ORGANIC FOODGOLD Sobeys Okotoks SILVER Okotoks Natural Foods BRONZE Nutter’s

BEST PLACE TO BUY IMPORTED FOODSGOLD Sobeys Okotoks SILVER Dit ‘n Dat BRONZE No Frills

BEST COMPUTER SERVICESGOLD Vivid Computer SILVER Staples BRONZE Okotoks Computers

BEST PLACE TO PAMPER YOUR PETGOLD Chow BellaSILVER Petsmart BRONZE Pet Valu

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENTGOLD Julie Parry SILVER Brad Pond BRONZE Karen Salmon

BEST PAVING/CONCRETEGOLD Bowmark SILVER Burnco Rock Products BRONZE Big Rock Bobcat

BEST HOMEBUILDERGOLD Copperbrook Homes SILVER Sterling Homes BRONZE Kunz Group

BEST CONTRACTOR/RENOVATIONGOLD Copperbrook Homes SILVER MBL Construction BRONZE Amorea Designs

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICEGOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Identity Hair Design BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks

BEST PLACE FOR FINANCE/MORTGAGEGOLD RBC Financial SILVER TD Canada Trust BRONZE tie - ATB Financial & Shawn Selanders

BEST FOOTHILLS CITIZENGOLD Marg Cox SILVER Bill Robertson BRONZE Andrew & Shari Gustafson

BEST CORPORATE SPONSORGOLD Sobeys Okotoks SILVER tie - Tim Hortons & Rylie’s Cattle Barn BRONZE Okotoks Ford Lincoln

BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN/COUNCILLORGOLD Bill Robertson SILVER Ed Sands BRONZE John Barlow

BEST INTERSECTION TO AVOIDGOLD Hwy 7 & Southridge Dr SILVER Cimarron Blvd & Cimarron Dr. BRONZE North Railway & Crystal Ridge Dr.

BEST TEACHERGOLD Bonnie Kentch - Morris Gibson SILVER Gordon Grams - Ecole Okotoks Jr. High BRONZE Dylan Sinclair - HTA

BEST PRESCHOOL/CHILD CAREGOLD Okotoks Preschool Academy SILVER Sunshine Nursery School BRONZE Serendipity Pre-Kindergarten

BEST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONGOLD Okotoks Food Bank SILVER Foothills Country Hospice BRONZE Rowan House Emergency Shelter

BEST BUSINESS OWNERGOLD David Gilbert - Sobeys SILVER Lyndsey Holmes & Roger Tran - Pho Hoai BRONZE Mark & Cathy Frank - The George

BEST RESTAURANT IN OKOTOKSGOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Heartland Café BRONZE Browns Socialhouse

BEST RESTAURANT IN BLACK DIAMOND/TURNER VALLEYGOLD Chuckwagon Café SILVER Marv’s Classic Soda Shop BRONZE Saigon Moon

BEST RESTAURANT IN HIGH RIVERGOLD Hitchin Post SILVER Evelyn’s Memory Lane BRONZE P&H Family

BEST LOCAL ARTIST/ART GALLERYGOLD Bernie Brown SILVER Bluerock Gallery BRONZE Okotoks Art Gallery

BEST BAR FOR A PINTGOLD The George SILVER Canadian Brewhouse BRONZE Original Joe’s

BEST BAR TO GET YOUR GROOVE ONGOLD In Cahoots Bar & Grill SILVER Canadian Brewhouse BRONZE The George

BEST BAR/LOUNGE/PLACE TO WATCH SPORTSGOLD Canadian Brewhouse SILVER The George BRONZE Boston Pizza

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Best of the Foothills Winners

SAY WHAT?!

Best place for auto repairs – My husband

Best Storage Facility - My acreage!

Best Local Politician/Councillor - so funny

Best Business Owner – Marylou (Most vague answer)

Best Place for Cheap Eats - Costco, free samples

Best Place for First Kiss – The Lips

Best Place to Get a Tan – Arizona (Can’t argue the logic!)

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUEGOLD Rylie’s Cattle Barn SILVER RPAC BRONZE The George

BEST PATIOGOLD Rylie’s Cattle Barn SILVER The George BRONZE Browns Socialhouse

BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANTGOLD Bistro 1882 SILVER Heartland CaféBRONZE Pizzaberg

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANTGOLD Boston Pizza SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese BRONZE Ricky’s All Day Grill

BEST PLACE FOR CHEAP EATSGOLD The New Mr. Spud Café SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese BRONZE OPA! Souvlaki

BEST PLACE FOR FAST FOODGOLD OPA! Souvlaki SILVER A&W BRONZE McDonalds

BEST PIZZA AND PASTAGOLD Pizzaberg SILVER Boston Pizza BRONZE Okotoks Pizza & Pasta

BEST WINGS/APPIESGOLD The George SILVER Original Joe’s BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse

BEST BURGERGOLD Fatburger SILVER The New Mr. Spud Café BRONZE tie -The George & A&W

BEST FRENCH FRIESGOLD McDonalds SILVER The New Mr. Spud Café BRONZE Original Joe’s

BEST SUSHIGOLD Yokozuna SILVER Edo of Japan BRONZE Ikoi Sushi & Grill

BEST STEAKGOLD Longview Steak House SILVER Rylie’s Cattle Barn BRONZE Mr. Mikes Steak

BEST CHINESE/ETHNICGOLD Big Rock Inn SILVER Pho Hoai Vietnamese BRONZE Saigon Sun

BEST FISH AND CHIPSGOLD The New Mr. Spud Café SILVER The British Chippy BRONZE The George

BEST PLACE FOR HEALTHY EATSGOLD Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery BRONZE Heartland Café BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCHGOLD Cora Breakfast & Lunch SILVER Ricky’s All Day Grill BRONZE Denny’s BEST PLACE FOR LUNCH GOLD tie- Heartland Café & Pho Hoai Vietnamese SILVER Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery BRONZE Original Joe’s

BEST PLACE FOR DESSERT/ICE CREAMGOLD Marble Slab Creamery SILVER Menchie’s BRONZE Big Dipper BEST CUP OF COFFEE/TEAGOLD Home Ground Coffee SILVER Tim Hortons BRONZE Starbucks BEST BEER AND WINE STOREGOLD Co-op Wines Spirits Beer SILVER Costco Okotoks BRONZE Sobeys Western Cellars

BEST BARTENDER/SERVER & LOCATIONGOLD Marie Marah (Pizzaberg) SILVER Lyndsey Holmes (Pho Hoai Vietnamese) BRONZE 3 way tie - Andrew Anderson (Brewhouse); Crystal Krentz (Heartland); Natasha Renberg (The George)

BEST LOCAL PARKGOLD Lions Park - Okotoks SILVER George Lane Memorial Park - High RiverBRONZE Sheep River Park - Kananaskis

BEST PLACE TO GO CAMPINGGOLD Sandy McNabb SILVER Lions Campground BRONZE Blue Rock

BEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONGOLD The Big Rock SILVER The Saskatoon Farm BRONZE Sheep River Falls

BEST PLACE FOR A PICNICGOLD Sheep River Park - Kananaskis SILVER Lions Park - Okotoks BRONZE The Big Rock

BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST KISSGOLD The Big Rock SILVER By the river BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery

BEST PICK-UP SPOTGOLD In Cahoots Bar & Grill SILVER Canadian Brewhouse BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks

BEST WEDDING VENUEGOLD Crystal Ridge Golf Club SILVER The Saskatoon Farm BRONZE D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club

BEST SPA/MASSAGEGOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa SILVER Studio 1 Spa BRONZE In Touch Massage Therapy

BEST PLACE FOR OPTICAL/OPTICIANGOLD Okotoks Eyecare SILVER Cindy Kruschel BRONZE Urban Optique

BEST HAIR SALON/BARBER SHOPGOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa SILVER tie - Underground Styles & Identity Hair Design BRONZE Chatters/Tommy Guns

BEST MANI/PEDIGOLD Nails Time SILVER Cactus Club Salon & Spa BRONZE Studio 1 Spa

BEST ESTHETICS/SKIN CAREGOLD Cactus Club Salon & Spa SILVER Studio 1 Spa BRONZE Identity Hair Design

BEST DOCTORGOLD Richard Ansell SILVER Ana-Maria Oelschig BRONZE Alexia Schneider

BEST DENTISTGOLD Helen Robinson SILVER Scott Gallup BRONZE Peter Otto

BEST ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTITIONERGOLD Healing Elements SILVER Bodyfit Therapy BRONZE Christine Wushke

BEST PHARMACYGOLD Shoppers Okotoks SILVER tie - Costco & SafewayBRONZE Sobeys Okotoks

BEST VETERINARIANGOLD Foothills Animal Hospital SILVER Big Rock Animal Clinic BRONZE Elizabeth St Pet Hospital

BEST PLACE TO UPDATE YOUR WARDROBEGOLD Winners SILVER Rhoda’s Elegance Again BRONZE Reitmans

BEST PLACE TO TAKE DANCE CLASSGOLD Starcast Dance Academy SILVER Lottie Pederson BRONZE Alberta Dance Academy

BEST CLEANING/MAID SERVICEGOLD Swept Away SILVER In ‘n Out Cleaning Services BRONZE Chem Free Cleaning

BEST GOLF COURSEGOLD D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club SILVER Crystal Ridge Golf Club BRONZE Turner Valley Golf Club

BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAMGOLD Okotoks DAWGS SILVER Okotoks JR. A Oilers Hockey BRONZE Foothills Lions Rugby

BEST PLACE TO EXERCISE/WORK OUTGOLD Motion Fitness SILVER Good Life Fitness BRONZE Natural High Fitness

BEST PLACE TO BUY SPORTING GOODSGOLD Sport ChekSILVER Classic Source for Sports BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery