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VOL 21 ISSUE 12
December 2014
OWASSO COLLINSVILLE
NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Christmas Gifts Galore
Martial Arts Builds Confidence Behavioral scientists agree that self-confidence is one of the main drivers for success in all areas of life, and Martial Arts Academy focuses on building this trait in children and adults. By Deanna Rebro
It’s tough. It’s highly regimented, with no tolerance for nonsense. It requires absolute focus and perseverance. So why do so many kids do martial arts? Because it is one of the best venues to develop self-confidence and lifelong leadership skills. Chris Velez, Martial Arts Academy chief instructor and owner, knows from his own experience what martial arts can do for a child. Having started at the tender age of six, Chris now owns two studios and has earned his fifth degree black belt. Watching kids develop through the program
Surceé has great gifts for every person and budget.
By Sheryl Sowell
With only a few short weeks until Christmas morning, it’s time to get serious about checking off the names on your holiday shopping list. Surceé Gifts & Home offers wonderful gifts for everyone – from baby to best friend to significant other to Grandma
and Grandpa, and everyone in between. A huge selection of products is available for every budget. Surceé also has six different Christmas themes throughout the store to help you design the perfect tree; you’ll find ornaments, (continued on page 22)
Chris Velez, chief instructor and owner, Martial Arts Academy.
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Donating Dental Services Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services provided $4.4 million in no-fee dental treatment last year to disabled and elderly low-income clients. By Duane Blankenship
In 2003, after severing relations with D-Dent, an existing donated dental service organization based in Oklahoma City, two women representing the Tulsa branch came to the executive board of the Tulsa County Dental Society (TCDS) with a plea to maintain a Tulsa office and provide local residents with donated dental services. A task force com-
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