The following are the winners in the 2009 Best of the Valley competition.
Best Home Builder
1. John Day Homes, 126 E. Second St., North Bend; (425) 831-4901.
2. Hallamore Homes
3. Valley Custom Homes
4. Glen Gordon Construction
5. Mr. K’s Construction
Best Home Repair
1. Mr. K’s Construction, 42325 S.E. 131st St., North Bend; (425) 888-1485
2. JW Construction
3. CS Maintenance
4. ACE Construction
5. Tim Westerlund
Best Retail Store
1. ACE Hardware, 330 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 888-1242.
2. Carmichael’s True Value
3. Birches Habitat
4. (tie) QFC/Mt Si Board and Skate
5. Maurice’s
Best Landscaper
1. American Pro-scapes, P.O. Box 1052, Issaquah; (425) 888-6416.
2. Alpine Garden
3. The Nursery at Mount Si
4. Double D Landscaping
5. (tie) E & A / Collins Landscaping
Best Plants/Shrubs
1. The Nursery at Mount Si, 42328 S.E. 108th St., North Bend; (425) 831-2274.
2. ACE Hardware
3. The Dahlia Barn
4. Wells Rockeries and Landscaping
Best Insurance Agency
1. Kevin Hauglie Insurance Agency, 33410 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Rd., Fall City; (425) 222-5881.
2. Ken Rustad State Farm
3. Jeff Warren State Farm
Best Real Estate Agency
1. John L. Scott Real Estate, North Bend; (425) 888-3696.
2. Cook Real Estate
3. Windermere Real Estate
4. Re/MAX Integrity
5. Riverview Reality
Best Real Estate Agent
1. Don Oster, Windermere Real Estate, Issaquah; (425) 392-6600.
2. Julie Fromm, John L. Scott Real Estate
3. Monica Antone, John L. Scott Real Estate
4. David Cook, Cook Real Estate
5. Sally Cabe, John L. Scott Real Estate
Best Investment Rep
1. Chris Bruntz, The Edward Jones Company, 111 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 831-5757.
2. Elaine Weber, Farmers Financial Solutions, Hauglie Insurance Agency, Fall City
3. Dale Hancock, Legacy Financial
4. Mark Ghaly, Edward Jones
5. Jeff Warren, State Farm
Best Montessori School
1. North Bend Montessori, 142 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 831-7176.
2. Mount Si Montessori
3. Mountain Valley Montessori
4. Peaceful Child Montessori
5. Cedars Montessori
Best Senior Care
1. Red Oak Residence, 650 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-7108.
2. Mount Si Senior Center
3. Medina Heights
Best Auto Service
1. Model Garage, 33805 Redmond-Fall City Rd., Fall City; (425) 222-5751.
2. Ron’s Auto Service
3. North Bend Automotive
4. Les Schwab Tire Center
5. Chaplin’s North Bend Chevrolet
Best Bank or Credit Union
1. Sno Falls Credit Union, 9025 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 888-4004.
2. Bank of America
3. Washington Mutual
4. Sterling Savings
5. Cascade Bank
Best Hair Salon
1. Bella Vita Spa and Salon, 8002 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 888-4888.
2. Destiny By Design,
3. Acacia Hair Design
4. (tie) Studio 202 / Shelby’s Hair Salon and Spa
5. Jolene’s Hair and Skin Care
Best Place to Get Pampered
1. The Salish Lodge and Spa, 6501 Railroad Ave S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 888-2556.
2. (tie) Bella Vita Spa and Salon /
Natural Rejuvenation Skin Care
3. North Bend Therapeutic
4. Destiny By Design
5. Bliss Spa and Salon
Best Valley Park
1. E.J. Roberts Park, N.E. 6th Street and Thrasher Avenue, North Bend.
2. Centennial Fields
3. Si View Park
4. Rattlesnake Lake
Best Antique Dealer
1. Bad Girls Antiques, 42901 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-1902.
2. Flying Frog Antiques and Collectibles
3. Isadora’s Antiques
Best Coffee
1. Huxdotters, 101 W. Park St., North Bend; (425) 888-4678.
2. Starbucks
3. Zoka Coffee
4. Coffee Espresso
5. Espresso Time
Best Desserts
1. George’s Bakery, 127 W. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-0632.
2. Scott’s Dairy Freeze
3. Mix it Up Ice Creamery
4. (tie) QFC / Chocolate to Die For
Best Bar
1. North Bend Bar and Grill, 145 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-1243
2. The Pour House
3. Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Resturant
4. Capone’s Lounge
5. Sno Falls Brewing Co.
Best Place for Dinner
1. North Bend Bar and Grill, 145 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-1243.
2. Jay Berry’s Pizza and Pasta
3. The Woodman Lodge Steakhouse and Saloon
4. Gianfranco’s Ristorante Italiano
5. El Caporal Mexican Restaurant
Best Place for Breakfast
1. North Bend Bar and Grill, 145 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-1243.
2. Twede’s Cafe
3. Mount Si Golf Course
4. Ken’s Truck Town
5. Raging River Saloon and Eatery
Best Place for Lunch
1. North Bend Bar and Grill, 145 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-1243.
2. Jay Berry’s Pizza and Pasta
3. Got Rice Chinese Restaurant
4. Scott’s Dairy Freeze
5. Mike’s Cascade Grill
Best Ethnic Food
1. El Caporal, 424 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 888-2048.
2. Got Rice Chinese Restaurant
3. Ana’s Mexican Restaurant
Best Hamburger
1. Scott’s Dairy Freeze, 234 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-2301.
2. North Bend Bar and Grill
3. i Burger
4. Small Fryes.
5. Twede’s Cafe
Best Pizza
1. Frankie’s Pizza, 249 Main Ave. S., Ste. A, North Bend; (425) 888-4477.
2. Sahara Pizza
3. Papa Murphy’s
4. The Pizza Place
5. Jay Berry’s Pizza and Pasta
Best Place to Exercise
1. Mount Si Sports and Fitness, 1546 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend; (425) 831-7782.
2. Snoqualmie Ridge Athletic
3. Curves
4. Alpine Fitness
5. Si View Community Center
Best Doctor
1. Dr. Maurice Doerfler, Snoqualmie Valley Clinic, 38700 S.E. River St. Snoqualmie; (425) 888-2299.
2. Dr.Dean Steele
3. Tom Balch A.R.N.P.
4. Kat Halloran
5. Patricia Yetneberk A.R.N.P.
Best Dentist
1. Dr. Kelly Garwood, 421 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 888-0867.
2. Dr. James Browning
3. Dr. Kerry Bailey
4. Dr. Rockwell Hammond
5. Dr. Roger Galloway
Best Physical Therapist
1. Chris Gant, North Bend Physical Therapy, 400 S. Main Ave., North Bend; (425) 888-1156.
2. John Zanas
3. North Bend Physical Therapy
4. Peak Sports and Spine
5. Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Best Massage Therapist
1. Heather Ryan, Healing Garden Massage, North Bend; (425) 941-1323.
2. Kendra Gudz
3. Penny Brooks
4. Lauren Kuntz
Best Chiropractor
1. Scott and Jill Massengill, Straight Chiropractic, 249 Main Ave. S., North Bend; (425) 888-4170.
2. Brad Kaasa
3. Alpine Chiropractic
4. Agape
5. Nathaniel Swan
Best Police Officer
1. Sean Absher, Snoqualmie Police Department
2. Snoqualmie Chief Jim Schaffer
3. Nigel Draveling
4. Mike Hastings
5. (tie) Kim Stonebreaker / Paul Eng
Best Firefighter
1. Darby Summers, Snoqualmie Fire Department
2. Rick Reynolds
3. Joe Springer
4. Jake Kochmen
5. (tie) Kelly Gall / Cody Turcotte
Best Accountant
1. Stephanie Doyle, Accounting Manager, Sno Falls Credit Union; (425) 888-4004.
2. Becky Kitz
3. Krona and Krona
4. Carolyn Hunter
5. Larry Brown
Best Florist
1. Down to Earth, 38824 S.E. Newton St.; Snoqualmie; (425) 831-1772.
2. North Bend QFC
3. The River’s Edge Flowers and Gifts
4. North Bend Safeway
5. Maggi Whitaker
Best Teacher
1. Kim Sales, Mount Si High School
2. (tie) Wayne Lewis / Mrs. Johnson
3. (tie) David Black / George Warren
Best City Council Member
1. David Cook, North Bend City Council
2. (tie) Bob Jeans / Chris Garcia
3. Jonathan Rosen
Best City Employee
1. TIE! North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing, Todd Shinn, Snoqualmie Public Works
2. Larry White, Snoqualmie Parks Department
3. Diane Humes, Snoqualmie Public Works
4. Ken Knowles, City of Snoqualmie
5. Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson
Best Postal Employee
1. Laura Dockery, Fall City Post Office
2. (3-way tie) Lena Rutledge, Cathy Charbonneau and Ralph
3. Barb LeBlanc
Best Place to Worship
1. Snoqualmie Valley Alliance, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Rd., Fall City; (425) 831-4590
2. Our Lady of Sorrows
3. Cascade Covenant Church
4. Church on the Ridge
5. Mount Si Lutheran
Best Place for Unique Gifts
1. Birches Habitat, 202 West North Bend Way Suite A, North Bend; (425) 292-9390.
2. Selah Gifts
3. The River’s Edge Flowers and Gifts
4. Flying Frog Antiques and Collectibles
5. Down to Earth Flowers and Gifts
Best Golf Course
1. Mount Si Golf Course, 9010 Boalch Ave S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 391-4926.
2. Snoqualmie Ridge TPC
3. Cascade Golf Course
4. Twin Rivers Golf Course
5. Tall Chief Golf Course
Best Law Firm
1. Smith Brown and Sterling, 4318 Preston-Fall City Road S.E., Fall City; (425) 222-6374.
2. David Speikers
3. Pearson Law Firm
4. (tie) Jerry Bird / Larry Brown
5. Ian MacRae
Best Accommodations
1. The Salish Lodge and Spa, 6501 Railroad Ave S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 888-2556.
2. (tie) Roaring River Bed and Breakfast, Edgewick Inn, and the North Bend Motel
3 (tie) Treehouse Point / The Roadhouse
Best Service Station
1. North Bend Shell, 225 E. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-4858
2. Safeway Gas
3. Gateway Gas and Deli(Snoqualmie Ridge)
4. North Bend 76
5. Tesoro
Best Day Care
1. Imagination Station, 39184 S.E. Epsilon St, Snoqualmie; (425) 831-1916.
2. Snoqualmie Ridge ELC
3. (tie) Mount Si Montessori / Totz
4. Little Ark
5. Quality Care
Best Pet Service or Vet
1. U Dirty Dog, 301 W. North Bend Way, North Bend; (425) 888-8100.
2. North Bend Animal Clinic
3. Sno Valley Animal Hospital
4. Sno Valley Pet Parlor
5. Treuting Vet House Calls
Best Farm
1. Fall City Farms, 3626 Neal Rd. S.E., Fall City; (425) 222-4553.
2. Remlinger Farm
3. (tie) Jubliee / Bybee-Nims
4. Meadowbrook Farm
5. Mountain Meadows
Best Photographer
1. Mary Miller, Down to Earth Photography, P.O. Box 212, North Bend; (425) 941-5070.
2. Joy Hoffman-Photography by Joy
3. Jodie Catlett
4. Brenda Huckle Genuine Image
5. Jeff Goble Photography
Best Aesthetician
1. Lori Vezzoni at Natural Rejuvenation, 8224 Railroad Ave S.E., Snoqualmie; (425) 888-0192.
2. Jolene Kelly-Jolene’s Hair & Skin Care
3. (tie) Shelly Arensberg-Bliss Spa and Salon
