Now through June 14, nominate your father by visiting Facebook.com/InMaricopa and posting a video and/or his photo on the contest post with a brief explanation of why he is the best. Readers will then vote for their favorites. The dad with the most “likes” will win.

The top three receive prize packages from Maricopa Ace Hardware, which is in its eighth year of sponsoring Best Dad in Maricopa.

First prize – A Traeger grill, grill cover, 3-piece grill tool set, hickory and mesquite pellets
Second prize – A Yeti Roadie
Third prize – A 30-ounce Yeti Tumbler and a 20-ounce Yeti Tumbler

Nominations must be no longer than 100 words or 60 seconds if video. Dads must be residents of Maricopa.

Winners will be notified on June 15 and will be announced on InMaricopa.com on Father’s Day, June 18.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.