Best Burger

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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
Editor
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-owner Kevin Thorn.
“Everything is always
‘yes.’ We have some great
employees and we have
some great customers.”
See KC on page 45
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ENJOY THE GREAT TASTE
OF HIGH RIVER!!
12 Ave & Centre St S • High River
(403) 652-2966
BEST RESTAURANT
Thank you to all our customers
for your votes and your support!
We truly enjoyed serving you.
GOLD
2015
Best Burger
BEST NEW BUSINESS
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
BEST ESTHETICS/SKIN CARE
BEST HAIR/BARBER SALON
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Best of the Foothills Winners
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
GOLD
Best Western Plus
SILVER
Lakeview Inn & Suites
BRONZE Ramada - High River
BEST STORAGE FACILITY
GOLD
Sheep River Storage
SILVERStorage-Mart
BRONZE Real Storage
BEST CAR WASH
GOLD
Suds Car & Truck Wash
SILVER
Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar
BRONZE Shell - 32 St
BEST PLACE FOR FURNITURE/HOME DÉCOR
GOLD
Timothy Fred Furniture
SILVER
Finishing Touches
BRONZEWinners
BEST GAS STATION
GOLD Costco Okotoks
SILVER
Shell (both Okotoks locations)
BRONZE Co-op Okotoks Gas Bar
BEST PLACE TO BUY FLOORING
GOLD
Simply Floors
SILVER
Home Depot
BRONZE Select Floors
BEST PLACE FOR AUTO REPAIRS
GOLD
OK Tire - Okotoks
SILVER
Fountain Tire
BRONZE Miller Automotive
BEST PLACE TO BUY ELECTRONICS
GOLDVisions
SILVER
Costco Okotoks
BRONZE The Source
BEST AUTO DEALERSHIP
GOLD
Okotoks Ford Lincoln
SILVER
Okotoks Honda
BRONZE Okotoks GM
BEST PLUMBING/HEATING/HVAC
GOLD
Jansen Plumbing
SILVER
tie - A&E HVAC &
Alpine Plumbing
BRONZE A&S Mechanical
BEST TIRE SHOP
GOLD
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 PLACE TO BUY PRODUCE
GOLD
Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER
Costco Okotoks
BRONZESafeway
BEST PLACE TO BUY BEEF
GOLD
Hirsche Fraser Meats
SILVER
Costco Okotoks
BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks
BEST NEW BUSINESS
GOLD
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
SILVER
Identity Hair Design
BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse
BEST BAKERY
GOLD
Cobs Bread
SILVER
Brown Sugar Bake Shop
BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks
BEST LANDSCAPING/LAWN CARE
GOLD
KC Landscaping
SILVER
Kayben Farms
BRONZE SBI Landscaping
BEST PLACE TO BUY ORGANIC FOOD
GOLD
Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER
Okotoks Natural Foods
BRONZENutter’s
BEST NURSERY/GREENHOUSE
GOLD The Saskatoon Farm
SILVER
Beaver Dam Nursery
BRONZE Vale’s Greenhouse
BEST PLACE TO BUY IMPORTED FOODS
GOLD
Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER
Dit ‘n Dat BRONZE No Frills
BEST FLORAL SHOP
GOLD
Okotoks Flowers & Things
SILVERSafeway
BRONZE Okotoks Country Florist
BEST USED/CONSIGNMENT STORE
GOLD
Rhoda’s Elegance Again
SILVER
Bibles for Missions
BRONZE Foothills Salvage Centre
BEST GIFT SHOP
GOLD
Finishing Touches
SILVER
tie - Cozy Cottage Interiors
& Tribal Connection Market
BRONZE Boot Hill Gallery
BEST JEWELRY STORE
GOLD
Austen Jewellers
SILVER
Wild Rose Jewellery
BRONZE Pawsitive Impressions
BEST COMPUTER SERVICES
GOLD
Vivid Computer
SILVERStaples
BRONZE Okotoks Computers
BEST PET STORE
GOLDPetsmart
SILVER
Pet Valu
BRONZE Pet Planet
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
GOLD
Anona Adams Photo
SILVER
Tamara Bedard
BRONZE tie - Carolyn Sandstorm &
Dana Pugh
BEST PLACE TO PAMPER YOUR PET
GOLD
Chow Bella
SILVERPetsmart
BRONZE Pet Valu
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
GOLD
Julie Parry
SILVER
Brad Pond
BRONZE Karen Salmon
BEST PAVING/CONCRETE
GOLDBowmark
SILVER
Burnco Rock Products
BRONZE Big Rock Bobcat
BEST HOMEBUILDER
GOLD
Copperbrook Homes
SILVER
Sterling Homes
BRONZE Kunz Group
BEST CONTRACTOR/RENOVATION
GOLD
Copperbrook Homes
SILVER
MBL Construction
BRONZE Amorea Designs
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
GOLD
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
SILVER
Identity Hair Design
BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks
BEST PLACE FOR FINANCE/MORTGAGE
GOLD
RBC Financial
SILVER
TD Canada Trust
BRONZE tie - ATB Financial &
Shawn Selanders
BEST FOOTHILLS CITIZEN
GOLD
Marg Cox
SILVER
Bill Robertson
BRONZE Andrew & Shari Gustafson
BEST CORPORATE SPONSOR
GOLD
Sobeys Okotoks
SILVER tie - Tim Hortons &
Rylie’s Cattle Barn
BRONZE Okotoks Ford Lincoln
BEST LOCAL POLITICIAN/COUNCILLOR
GOLD
Bill Robertson
SILVER
Ed Sands
BRONZE John Barlow
BEST INTERSECTION TO AVOID
GOLD
Hwy 7 & Southridge Dr
SILVER
Cimarron Blvd & Cimarron Dr.
BRONZE North Railway & Crystal Ridge Dr.
BEST TEACHER
GOLD
Bonnie Kentch - Morris Gibson
SILVER
Gordon Grams Ecole Okotoks Jr. High
BRONZE Dylan Sinclair - HTA
BEST PRESCHOOL/CHILD CARE
GOLD
Okotoks Preschool Academy
SILVER
Sunshine Nursery School
BRONZE Serendipity Pre-Kindergarten
BEST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
GOLD
Okotoks Food Bank
SILVER
Foothills Country Hospice
BRONZE Rowan House Emergency Shelter
BEST BUSINESS OWNER
GOLD
David Gilbert - Sobeys
SILVER
Lyndsey Holmes & Roger Tran Pho Hoai
BRONZE Mark & Cathy Frank - The George
BEST RESTAURANT IN OKOTOKS
GOLD
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
SILVER
Heartland Café
BRONZE Browns Socialhouse
BEST RESTAURANT IN BLACK DIAMOND/
TURNER VALLEY
GOLD
Chuckwagon Café
SILVER
Marv’s Classic Soda Shop
BRONZE Saigon Moon
BEST RESTAURANT IN HIGH RIVER
GOLD
Hitchin Post
SILVER
Evelyn’s Memory Lane
BRONZE P&H Family
BEST LOCAL ARTIST/ART GALLERY
GOLD
Bernie Brown
SILVER
Bluerock Gallery
BRONZE Okotoks Art Gallery
BEST BAR FOR A PINT
GOLD
The George
SILVER
Canadian Brewhouse
BRONZE Original Joe’s
BEST BAR TO GET YOUR GROOVE ON
GOLD
In Cahoots Bar & Grill
SILVER
Canadian Brewhouse
BRONZE The George
BEST BAR/LOUNGE/PLACE TO WATCH SPORTS
GOLD
Canadian Brewhouse
SILVER
The George
BRONZE Boston Pizza
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Best of the Foothills Winners
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
GOLD
Rylie’s Cattle Barn
SILVERRPAC
BRONZE The George
BEST PATIO
GOLD
Rylie’s Cattle Barn
SILVER
The George
BRONZE Browns Socialhouse
BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT
GOLD
Bistro 1882
SILVER
Heartland Café
BRONZEPizzaberg
BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT
GOLD
Boston Pizza
SILVER
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
BRONZE Ricky’s All Day Grill
BEST PLACE FOR CHEAP EATS
GOLD
The New Mr. Spud Café
SILVER
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
BRONZE OPA! Souvlaki
BEST PLACE FOR DESSERT/ICE CREAM
GOLD
Marble Slab Creamery
SILVER Menchie’s
BRONZE Big Dipper
BEST CUP OF COFFEE/TEA
GOLD
Home Ground Coffee
SILVER
Tim Hortons
BRONZEStarbucks
BEST BEER AND WINE STORE
GOLD
Co-op Wines Spirits Beer
SILVER
Costco Okotoks
BRONZE Sobeys Western Cellars
BEST DOCTOR
GOLD
Richard Ansell
SILVER
Ana-Maria Oelschig
BRONZE Alexia Schneider
BEST BARTENDER/SERVER & LOCATION
GOLD
Marie Marah (Pizzaberg)
SILVER
Lyndsey Holmes
(Pho Hoai Vietnamese)
BRONZE 3 way tie - Andrew Anderson
(Brewhouse);
Crystal Krentz (Heartland);
Natasha Renberg (The George)
BEST PHARMACY
GOLD
Shoppers Okotoks
SILVER
tie - Costco & Safeway
BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks
BEST DENTIST
GOLD
Helen Robinson
SILVER
Scott Gallup
BRONZE Peter Otto
BEST ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTITIONER
GOLD
Healing Elements
SILVER
Bodyfit Therapy
BRONZE Christine Wushke
BEST VETERINARIAN
GOLD
Foothills Animal Hospital
SILVER
Big Rock Animal Clinic
BRONZE Elizabeth St Pet Hospital
BEST PLACE FOR FAST FOOD
GOLD
OPA! Souvlaki
SILVERA&W
BRONZEMcDonalds
BEST LOCAL PARK
GOLD
Lions Park - Okotoks
SILVER
George Lane Memorial Park High River
BRONZE Sheep River Park - Kananaskis
BEST PIZZA AND PASTA
GOLDPizzaberg
SILVER
Boston Pizza
BRONZE Okotoks Pizza & Pasta
BEST PLACE TO GO CAMPING
GOLD
Sandy McNabb
SILVER
Lions Campground
BRONZE Blue Rock BEST PLACE TO TAKE DANCE CLASS
GOLD
Starcast Dance Academy
SILVER
Lottie Pederson
BRONZE Alberta Dance Academy
BEST WINGS/APPIES
GOLD
The George
SILVER
Original Joe’s
BRONZE Canadian Brewhouse
BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION
GOLD
The Big Rock
SILVER
The Saskatoon Farm
BRONZE Sheep River Falls
BEST CLEANING/MAID SERVICE
GOLD
Swept Away
SILVER
In ‘n Out Cleaning Services
BRONZE Chem Free Cleaning
BEST BURGER
GOLDFatburger
SILVER
The New Mr. Spud Café
BRONZE tie -The George & A&W
BEST PLACE FOR A PICNIC
GOLD
Sheep River Park - Kananaskis
SILVER
Lions Park - Okotoks
BRONZE The Big Rock
BEST GOLF COURSE
GOLD
D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club
SILVER
Crystal Ridge Golf Club
BRONZE Turner Valley Golf Club
BEST FRENCH FRIES
GOLDMcDonalds
SILVER
The New Mr. Spud Café
BRONZE Original Joe’s
BEST PLACE FOR A FIRST KISS
GOLD
The Big Rock
SILVER
By the river
BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery
BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAM
GOLD
Okotoks DAWGS
SILVER
Okotoks JR. A Oilers Hockey
BRONZE Foothills Lions Rugby
BEST SUSHI
GOLDYokozuna
SILVER
Edo of Japan
BRONZE Ikoi Sushi & Grill
BEST PICK-UP SPOT
GOLD
In Cahoots Bar & Grill
SILVER
Canadian Brewhouse
BRONZE Sobeys Okotoks
BEST PLACE TO EXERCISE/WORK OUT
GOLD
Motion Fitness
SILVER
Good Life Fitness
BRONZE Natural High Fitness
BEST STEAK
GOLD
Longview Steak House
SILVER
Rylie’s Cattle Barn
BRONZE Mr. Mikes Steak
BEST WEDDING VENUE
GOLD
Crystal Ridge Golf Club
SILVER
The Saskatoon Farm
BRONZE D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club
BEST PLACE TO BUY SPORTING GOODS
GOLD
Sport Chek
SILVER
Classic Source for Sports
BRONZE Wheel Life Cyclery
BEST CHINESE/ETHNIC
GOLD
Big Rock Inn
SILVER
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
BRONZE Saigon Sun
BEST SPA/MASSAGE
GOLD
Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER
Studio 1 Spa
BRONZE In Touch Massage Therapy
BEST FISH AND CHIPS
GOLD
The New Mr. Spud Café
SILVER
The British Chippy
BRONZE The George
BEST PLACE FOR OPTICAL/OPTICIAN
GOLD
Okotoks Eyecare
SILVER
Cindy Kruschel
BRONZE Urban Optique
BEST PLACE FOR HEALTHY EATS
GOLD
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
SILVER
Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery
BRONZE Heartland Café
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH
GOLD
Cora Breakfast & Lunch
SILVER
Ricky’s All Day Grill
BRONZEDenny’s
BEST PLACE FOR LUNCH
GOLD
tie- Heartland Café &
Pho Hoai Vietnamese
SILVER
Sweetgrass Deli & Eatery
BRONZE Original Joe’s
BEST HAIR SALON/BARBER SHOP
GOLD
Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER
tie - Underground Styles
& Identity Hair Design
BRONZE Chatters/Tommy Guns
BEST PLACE TO UPDATE YOUR WARDROBE
GOLDWinners
SILVER
Rhoda’s Elegance Again
BRONZEReitmans
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 MANI/PEDI
GOLD
Nails Time
SILVER
Cactus Club Salon & Spa
BRONZE Studio 1 Spa
Best Place for Cheap Eats - Costco, free
samples
BEST ESTHETICS/SKIN CARE
GOLD
Cactus Club Salon & Spa
SILVER
Studio 1 Spa
BRONZE Identity Hair Design
Best Place to Get a Tan – Arizona
(Can’t argue the logic!)
Best Place for First Kiss – The Lips