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VOL 23 ISSUE 6
EAST June 2016
N.E. Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer News • www.ValueNews.com
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Claremore Air Show to Reach New Heights Claremore’s first Airshow in more than a decade scheduled for June 11 at Claremore Regional Airport. By Duane Blankenship The Claremore Regional Air Show is back! The family-fun event is scheduled to return for the first time in ten years on Saturday, June 11. This event held at the Claremore Regional Airport is free, open to the public and the only one of its kind in Northeastern Oklahoma. The show will commence with a sky divers flag jump and will provide thrilling displays of skill. A military presence will be a feature of the show, both in the sky and on the ground. The show is coordinated by David Shultz Airshows LLC. and a team of airshow professionals who travel worldwide to host these kind of events. The team has a collective 21 plus years of experience and over 400 aerial events. Performer lineup for the Claremore Air Show includes: Kate Kyer in a Pitts plane, Steve Afeman in a T-6 plane, the Trojan Phlyers in Make sure to find Adam Baker at the airshow, grab his autotwo T-28 planes, Dave Leedom in an RV-8 plane, the Texas Twisters in graph and find out more about his back ground, love for flysix T-34 planes, Randy Harris in a ing and favorite performance tricks. Skybolt plane, Justin Lewis in a Micro jet which is the world’s smallraised in Oklahoma City. He attended Putnam est jet, Skydive Airtight, DWTA Helicopters and City North and Oklahoma State University, graduAdam Baker in an Extra 330 plane. ating with a major in Aviation Science. Adam was Adam “Shakenbake” Baker was born and (continued on page 24)
Nu-Roof & Construction provides services throughout northeastern Oklahoma. By Duane Blankenship Nu-Roof & Construction might sound new, but the owners have a combined 50 plus years in the roofing and construction business. Five owners comprise the Nu-Roof Management Team: Brad Parson, Chris Merriott, Cass Benner, Shane Emerson and Rickey Stanley. The entire group is Oklahoma born and bred and have been friends for many years, some even since elementary school in Inola, OK. The company emerged when Brad’s father, Carl Parson, retired from Parson Roofing Company and the fiveman team took over the business.
“We’re Oklahoma owned, Oklahoma based, and plan on staying here a long, long time,” said Brad. “We are not ‘storm chasers’ as are many of the companies you see in our area after a large storm. We’re here to stay!” Whenever disaster hits and you’re in need of roof repairs or a new roof, you can request a no-obligation inspection and estimate from Nu-Roof. They do roof repairs and replacements and work with all insurance companies. They will meet with your insurance adjuster if one is scheduled to do an inspection of your roof. (continued on page 24)
Community Leaders Endorse Parson Republican Candidate Carl Parson is confident in bid for State Representative. By Erica Ludwig
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Republican Carl Parson is owner and founder of Inola Portable Buildings & Pole Barns and feels confident in his bid for District 8 Oklahoma State Representative. Founded in 1999, Inola Portable Buildings is a staple in the Inola community. Carl grew up knowing the value of hard work and the meaning of building a life from the ground up. When Carl was only four years old, his father was killed in a car accident, leaving his wife and children behind. Times were tough and the family had difficulty making ends meet. “During those years, my mother taught me the valuable lesson that the way out of poverty was to work your way out,” said Carl. And this he did. At age 11, Carl got his first job Make sure to find Adam Baker at the airshow, grab his delivering newspapers in a rough autograph and find out more about hisback ground, love for (continued on page 24) flying and favorite performance tricks.
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