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2013 OFFICIAL BEST OF MISSOULA BALLOT
Life consists of millions of tiny choices that determine who you are, how you live and for what you will be remembered. Some of these decisions are easy, others sorta hard and daunting and the type that leave you paralyzed at the thought of what could happen if you make one choice over another. Let’s keep this on the easy side of things. What if we told you that you could answer a bunch of questions that you already know the answers to—and your answers could help fuel Missoula’s biggest celebration of the year? Sound good? Well, luck would have it that we have a Best of Missoula ballot right here. All we’re looking for is your opinion about what makes our city so great. Easy, right? And if you get on a roll and figure you’d like to answer a few more questions, we have even more categories listed on our online ballot at missoulanews.com. All of your focus and dedication comes with a reward, of course. The Independent’s annual Best of Missoula Party at Caras Park takes place Thursday, July 11, and we’d like you to join us.There’ll be live music, food and drinks as we toast your votes and honor this year’s winners. Okay, now get to the ballot. Filling it out will be the best decision you make all day.
Best Local Arts & Entertainment Art Gallery Band Musician Photographer Writer Movie Theater
Best Local Fashion & Beauty Cosmetics Day Spa Jewelry Kids' Clothing Women’s Clothing Men’s Clothing Lingerie Place for a Men’s Haircut Place for a Women’s Haircut Shoe Store Tattoo Parlor Thrift Store
Ice Cream Milk Shake Mexican Food Pizza Restaurant New Restaurant Family-Friendly Restaurant Restaurant Service Restaurant Wine List Outdoor Dining Romantic Dining Salad Sandwich Shop Seafood Steak Supermarket Retail Beer Selection Retail Wine Selection Vegetarian Food Wings
Appetizers Asian Food Bakery Breakfast Budget Lunch Coffee Delicatessen Burger French Fries Desserts
Auto Repair Bank/Credit Union Big Box Store Bookstore CDs and Music Dry Cleaner Furniture Store Hobby/Craft Shop Lodging Motorcycle/ATV Dealer New Car Dealer
Consider this the fine print: We require ballots to include your full name, e-mail address and phone number in the spaces provided. Ballots missing any of this information, or ballots with fewer than 40 categories filled in, will be mocked, ridiculed and not counted. Same goes for photocopied ballots and ballots with unclear markings. Hard-copy ballots may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Indy office at 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801, or dropped at any of the ballot locations listed below. Ballots must be received by Wednesday, May 8, by 5 p.m.
New Retail Store Adult Store Pet Supplies Plant Nursery Ranch Supply Store Store for Gifts Home Appliances Home Electronics Store for Musical Instruments Toy Store
Best Local Nightlife Bar Bar Food Bar for a Stiff Pour Beer Selection Bloody Mary Margarita Martini Casino Happy Hour Karaoke Bar Microbrewery Place to Dance Place to Hear Live Music Pool Table Sports Bar
Best Local Goods & Services Best Local Food & Drink
Used Car Dealer
Best Local Sports & Recreation Bike Shop Bowling Alley Fly-fishing Shop Golf Course Health Club Store for Paddle Sports Gear Place to Get a Snowboard Sporting Goods Store for Guns Store for Mountaineering Gear Store for Skis
Name: ________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________ Phone: ________________________________________
Ballot Box Locations: Bagels on Broadway, Bernice's Bakery, Bridge Pizza, Buttercup Market, Butterfly Herbs, Doc’s Sandwich Shop, Draught Works Brewery, Flathead Lake Brewing, Food for Thought, Good Food Store, Iza Asian Restaurant, Kettlehouse, Orange Street Food Farm, Press Box, Rockin Rudy's, Sushi Hana,Taco del Sol (all 3 locations),Taco Sano,The Trail Head, UC Center Market,Westside Lanes,Worden's Market missoulanews.com • April 11 – April 18, 2013 [35]