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BESTIES 2020: Best of Sports & Outdoor
Best Hiking Trail Bestie: Table Rock Hon. Mention: Cathedral Hill Best Mountain Biking Trail Bestie: Jabberwocky Mountain Trail (Ashland) Hon. Mention: Eight Dollar Mountain (Illinois Valley) Best Dog Park Bestie: Schroeder Park (Grants Pass) Best Park to Smoke Weed Bestie: Lithia Park (Ashland) Hon. Mention: My backyard Best

BESTIES 2020: Best of Service
Best Elected Official Bestie: Darby Ayers-Flood (Mayor, City of Talent) Hon. Mention: Jeff Golden (Oregon Senate, 3rd District) Best Veterinarian Bestie: Pacific Veterinarian Clinic (Grants Pass) Hon. Mention: Dr. Steven Poet (Best Friends Animal Hospital, Medford) Best Doggie Day Care/Groomer Bestie: R&R Pet Resort (Phoenix) Hon. Mention: Land of

BESTIES 2020: Best of Retail
Best Record Store Bestie: Biscuits & Vinyl (Talent) Hon. Mention: Music Coop (Ashland) Best Outdoor Store Bestie: REI Hon. Mention: Mountain Provisions (Ashland) Best Place to Find Vintage/Used Clothing Bestie: Runway Fashion Exchange (Medford) Hon. Mention: Three Penny Mercantile (Ashland) Best Adult Store Bestie: Castle Hon. Mention: Love

BESTIES 2020: Best of Culture
Best Non-OSF Theater Company Bestie: Oregon Cabaret Theatre (Ashland) Hon. Mentions: Collaborative Theatre Project (Medford) Camelot Theatre (Talent) Best Local Actor (film or stage) Bestie: Cody Wright Hon. Mention: Bruce Campbell Best Local Author Bestie: Melissa Mathewson Hon. Mention: Josh Gross More Besties: Best of Food Best of

BESTIES 2020: Best of Music
Best Band or Solo Artist Bestie: The Brothers Reed Hon. Mention: John Dough Boys Petty Thievery Best place to see live music Bestie: Walkabout Brewing Co. Hon. Mention: Talent Club Best Local Music Festival Bestie: Britt Fest Hon. Mention: Apple Jam Best Karaoke Spot Bestie: Wild Goose Café & Bar

BESTIES 2020: Best of Coffee
Best Coffee Shop for a Date Bestie: Limestone (Medford) Hon. Mention: Rogue Roasters (Grants Pass) Best Coffee This was a category with divided loyalties, and a four-way tie! Besties: Dutch Bros. Limestone Case Coffee Roasters Rogue Roasters Best Drive-up Coffee Stand Bestie: Dutch Bros. Hon. Mention: Human Bean More

BESTIES 2020: Best of Drinks
Best Cocktail Bar Bestie: Jefferson Spirits Hon. Mention: Immortal Spirits Best Bartender Besties (tie): Kalea McKenna (Jefferson Spirits) Alli McGonagle:(Jefferson Spirits) Best Cider Bestie: Gold Rush Hon. Mention: Outlaw Best Local Winery Bestie (tie) Del Rio Vineyards Dancin Vineyards Hon. Mention: Red Lily Roxy Ann Best Dive

BESTIES 2020: Best of Beer
Best Brewery The most popular category in all of the voting showed a virtually tie, with the Medford-based Walkabout Brewing Co. edging out the relatively new Weekend Beer Co. by just six votes for “Bestie” brewery. Bestie: Walkabout Brewing Co. (Medford) Hon. Mention: Weekend Beer Co. (Grants Pass) Best

BESTIES 2020: Best of Food
Best New Restaurant Bestie: Tap & Vine (Medford) Hon. Mention: Bird & Rye (Ashland) Best Chef Bestie: Neil Clooney (Bird & Rye) Best Outdoor Seating Bestie: Walkabout Brewing Co. Hon. Mention: Weekend Beer Co. (Grants Pass) Best CSA or farm stand Bestie: Fry Family Farm Hon. Mention: Barking

Center Stage: Spotlight on Southern Oregon Acting
Southern Oregon’s array of live theater venues spans from cozily intimate to nationally renowned, and to celebrate the 2020 season the Messenger spotlights three local actors who have made the Rogue Valley stages their home. Grants Pass actor, Steve Chroninger, deciding to peel free from his high school math nerd