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Best of Missoula 2013 Best Bar DJ Kris Moon krismoon.com Finalists, Best Bar DJ 2. Aaron Traylor: facebook.com/aarontraylor 3. Will Deschamps, Boy Burns Bridge: reverbnation.com/ boyburnsbridge
Best Bar to Hook Up Stockman’s 125 West Front St, 549-9668 Finalists, Best Bar to Hook Up 2. The Badlander: Ryman and Broadway, 549-023, facebook.com/thebadlander 3. Charlie B’s: 428 N. Higgins, 549-3589
Best Poker Game The Oxford
Best TV Newscast, Best TV Personality KPAX, Jill Valley kpax.com Finalists, Best TV Newscast 2. KECI: nbcmontana.com/keci 3. FOX: acbfoxmontana.com Finalists, Best TV Personality 2. Mark Heyka, KECI 3. Heidi Meili, KECI
Best UM Professor Garry Kerr Finalists, Best UM Professor 2. Garon Smith 3. Mehrdad Kia
Best Blog Dig This Chick digthischick.net Finalists, Best Blog 2. weirdmissoula.tumblr.com 3. bobwirehasapoint.com
Best Fly-Fishing Shop Grizzly Hackle 215 W. Front St, 721-8996, grizzlyhackle.com Finalists, Best Fly-Fishing Shop 2. Kingfisher Fly Shop: 926 E. Broadway, 721-6141, kingfisherflyshop.com 3. Missoulian Angler: 802 S. Higgins, 728-7766, missoulianangler.com
Best Golf Course University Golf Course 515 South Ave. E, 728-8629, umt.edu/golf Finalists, Best Golf Course 2. Larchmont: 3200 Fort Missoula Rd., 721-4416, latchmontgolfcourse.com 3. Canyon River Golf Club: 1268 Bandmann Trail Rd, 721-0222, canyonrivergolfclub.com
Best Place to Get a Snowboard Edge of the World 618 S. Higgins, 721-7774, edgeoftheworld.com Finalists, Best Place to Get a Snowboard 2. Bob Ward & Sons: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com 3. Gull Ski and Snowboard: 2601 W. Broadway, 549-5613, gullski.com
Best Sporting Goods Store, Best Store for Guns Bob Ward & Sons 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com Finalists, Best Sporting Goods Store 2. REI: 3275 N. Reserve, 541-1938, rei.com 3. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net
337 N Higgins Ave, 549-0117 Finalists, Best Poker Game 2. Stockman’s: 125 West Front St, 549-9668 3. Silver Slipper 4063 U.S. 93, 251-5402
Finalists, Best Athlete 2. Will Cherry 3. Jordan Tripp
Best Meteorologist Mark Heyka, KECI Finalists, Best Meteorologist 2. Erin Yost, KPAX 3. Russ Thomas, KPAX
Best Politician John Engen
Best Website Missoula Events missoulaevents.net Finalists, Best Website 2. Missoula Independent: missoulanews.com 3. Make it Missoula: makeitmissoula.com
SPORTS & RECREATION Best Bike Shop Missoula Bicycle Works
Best Radio Personality, Best Radio Station Tracy Lopez, The Trail 103.3
708 S Higgins Ave, 721-6525, missoulabicycleworks.com Finalists, Best Bike Shop 2. Big Sky Bikes: 809 E Front St, 830-3195, bigskybike.com 3. Bike Doctor: 1101 Toole Ave,721-5357, bikedoctormissoula.com
Finalists, Best Radio Personality 2. Aaron Traylor, Zoo 107.5 3. Craig & Al, KYSS 94.9
Best Bowling Alley Westside Lanes
Finalists, Best Politician 2. Jon Tester 3. Ellie Hill
Finalists, Best Radio Station 2. KUFM 89.1: 243-4931, kusfm.org 3. KBGA 89.9: 243-6758, kgba.org
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Finalists, Best Church Choir 2. United Methodist 3. Christ the King
Best Festival River City Roots Fest Finalists, Best Festival 2. BrewFest 3. International Wildlife Film Festival
Best Leader of the Revolution Ellie Hill elliehillforhd94.com Finalists, Best Leader of the Revolution 2. Yetta Stein 3. Traff the Wiz: traffthewiz.com
543-6691, ywcaofmissoula.org Finalists, Best Nonprofit Organization 2. AniMeals: 721-4710, animeals.com 3. TIE Humane Society: 549-3934, myhswm.org Watson Children’s Shelter: 549-0058, watsonchildrensshelter.org
Best Athlete Jordan Johnson
Finalists, Best Journalist 2. TIE Betsy Cohen Gwen Florio 3. Jamie Rogers
Best Church Choir Holy Spirit
Best Nonprofit Organization YWCA
PEOPLE & MEDIA
Best Journalist Matthew Frank
UNIQUELY MISSOULA
1615 Wyoming St, 721-5263, missoulabowling.com Finalist, Best Bowling Alley 2. Five Valleys Bowl: 1515 Dearborn Ave, 549-4158 fivevalleysbowl.com
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Best Health Club Peak Health & Wellness 5000 Blue Mountain, 251-3344, peakmissoula.com Finalists, Best Health Club 2. The Women’s Club: 2105 Bow St, 728-4410, thewomensclub.com 3. YMCA: 3000 S. Russell St, 721-9622, ymcamissoula.org
Best Store for Paddle Sports Gear, Best Store for Mountaineering Gear The Trail Head 221 E. Front St, 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net Finalists, Best Store for Paddle Sports Gear 2. Strongwater: 612 S. Higgins, 721-2437, strongwaterkayak.com 3. REI: 3275 N. Reserve, 541-1938, rei.com Finalists, Best Store for Mountaineering Gear 2. REI: 3275 N. Reserve,541-1938, rei.com 3. Bob Ward & Sons: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com
Finalists, Best Store for Guns 2. Axmen South: 5175 Highway 93 S, 251-3399, axmen.com 3. Sportsman’s Warehouse: 2323 N. Reserve, 523-9000, sportsmanswarehouse.com
Best Store for Skis Gull Ski & Snowboard
Best Place for Kids’ Fun A Carousel for Missoula & Dragon Hollow 101 Carousel Drive, 549-8382, carouselformissoula.com Finalists, Best Place for Kids’ Fun 2. Children’s Museum: 225 W Front S, 541-7529: childrensmuseummissoula.org 3. The Hub: 5055 Expressway, 541-1978, thehubmissoula.com
2601 W. Broadway, 549-5613, gullski.com Finalists, Best Store for Skis 2. Bob Ward & Sons: 3015 Paxson St, 728-3220, bobwards.com 3. The Trail Head: 221 E. Front St., 543-6966, trailheadmontana.net
Best Place for PeopleWatching Caras Park
Best Fly-Fishing Guide Stacy Jennings
Best Place to Take Outof-Towners Farmers Markets
370-4027, kingfisherflyshop.com Finalists, Best Fly-Fishing Guide 2. Joe Sowerby: 370-2868, smithriverflyfishing.com 3. John Herzer, Blackfoot River Outfitters: 3055 N. Reserve, 542-7411, blackfootriver.com
Finalists, Best Place for PeopleWatching 2. Southgate Mall 3. Farmers Markets
Finalists, Best Place to Take Outof-Towners 2. The “M” Trail 3. Caras Park
Best Place to Walk Dogs Blue Mountain Finalists, Best Place to Walk Dogs 2. Bark Park 3. Riverfront Trail