Voting Has Begun for 2018 Best of the Valleys Readers' Choice Awards

The Best of the Valleys Readers' Choice Awards are back again for 2018. The Pathfinder is looking for what people like best about the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan Valleys we proudly inhabit. Whether you live here year-round, during the summer or consider this area your backyard on weekends, we want to hear about the places you frequent. Follow this link to get started: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KNHMTLW

All the businesses and locations in the Pathfinder's readership, including Ovando, Potomac, Seeley Lake and the Swan Valley are eligible.

This year there are 18 businesses defending their 2017 title. The only change to the original 18 was the Health and Fitness category was changed to Health and Wellness to encompass the head-to-toe body treatment. From your favorite salon, health care facility, massage therapy, gym, or pharmacy, anyone would helps keep your body looking and feeling great are eligible.

We added two new categories this year Best Convenience Store and Best Car Care. These were both suggested categories from readers last year that we felt had enough businesses to promote friendly competition and captured an area that wasn't represented in the original 18.

Like last year, each category gives you a chance to write in whatever business you think is truly deserving of the title "Best of the Valleys."

The deadline to cast your vote is June 4. Vote online on the link above or look for the hard copy in next week's issue. Surveys will also be available at our office Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Winners will be announced in the June 28 issue of the Pathfinder and will also receive a plaque denoting their "Best" attribute.

Hope to hear from you soon!