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VOL 19 ISSUE 6
June 2012
OWASSO COLLINSVILLE NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Hogs ‘N’ Hot Rods The 11th annual car and bike show returns Saturday, June 9 to downtown Collinsville. By Lorrie Ward On Saturday, June 9, if you drive near Collinsville, you’ll likely hear the rumbling and revving of many motors. That’s because it’s time for the 11th annual Hogs ’N’ Hot Rods Car and Bike Show, Oklahoma’s award winning premiere event showcasing classic, custom and vintage cars and motorcycles, and providing a day of fun for the entire family. Hogs ’N’ Hot Rods is an outdoor show, featuring an assortment of vendors, arts and crafts, downtown shopping, helicopter rides, live music, and a great selection of foods. There will also be a Kids Zone with giant inflatables for children to enjoy. The entire event is centered on the car and bike show,
in which owners of vintage cars and motorcycles compete in several categories. Special awards will include Best Paint, Best Engine, Celebrity Choice, Best Display, and Best of Show, for which a cash award and trophy will be presented along with the other prizes at the award ceremony at 4:30 p.m. For a detailed list of categories, interested parties can visit the Hogs ’N’ Hot Rods website at www.collinsvilledowntowninc.com/hogsnHot Rods.html. Collinsville Downtown’s promotion director, Sherry Campbell, spent a large amount of time this year building this website presence for Hogs ’N’ Hot Rods, not only to get more information (continued on page 22)
Passion, Prayer, Patience and Persistence These are the principles Robin Anderson, Republican candidate for Rogers County Clerk, strives to live by. By Deanna Rebro
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With the June 26th primary election quickly approaching, one of the main election slots Rogers County citizens will be asked to fill is for Rogers County Clerk. Long-time Rogers County resident Robin Anderson is asking for consideration for this position, pointing to her eight years of service in county government as proof she has the needed reputation, skills and commitment to do the job well. Robin is a true conservative Republican with Republican family roots going back to 1959. Her family is active in the Verdigris Assembly of God. “As an experienced county (continued on page 22)
leader, I have worked with Senator Inhofe, Senator Coburn, and Congressman John Sullivan’s offices to acquire
Robin Anderson, Republican candidate for Rogers County Clerk.
Mary Risley and Sherry Campbell of Collinsville Downtown, Inc.
Ponder the Beauty The 20th annual Green Country Water Garden Society Pond Tour will be held June 23-24, 2012. By Lorrie Ward It makes up 70 percent of the earth’s surface. It constitutes 70 percent of our brains. With water being so big a part of who we are, it isn’t any wonder that the sight and sound of water often soothes and inspires the human spirit. It also isn’t any wonder that the Green Country Water Garden Society Pond Tour has spread over the last 20 years from Tulsa into many of its surrounding areas. Homes on the tour will be open on Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 24 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. “We have 22 ponds on this year’s tour, with ponds in Sapulpa, Sand Springs, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Collinsville, and (continued on page 22)
www.valuenews.com South Tulsa 41,902 homes (This is a geo-demographic mailing list and delivered to homes in Mid-Town and South Tulsa.)
Bixby, Jenks Glenpool & Sapulpa 27,861 homes Bixby–74008–8,484 Glenpool–74033–3,507 Jenks–74037–5,550 Sapulpa–74066–10,320
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Jody Porter and Melanie Allen invite you to Green Country Water Garden Society’s 20th annual Pond Tour.
Owasso/Collinsville 21,945 homes Owasso–74055–15,203 Collinsville–74021–6,742
Rogers County 25,714 homes Claremore–74017–10,601 74019–6,546 Catoosa–74015–3,245 Chelsea–74016–1,798 Inola–74036–2,159 Oologah–74053–1,365
Broken Arrow 41,655 homes 74011–9,861 74012–22,258 74014–9,536