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VOL 20 ISSUE 4
May 2013
BIXBY GLENPOOL JENKS SAPULPA NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Sugar and Spice and Everything Sassy
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 The 24th annual Route 66 Blowout in downtown Sapulpa on Saturday, June 1 will feature a huge car show, food, vendors, entertainment and more.
Twisted Soul Sisters offers clothing, jewelry and décor for chic Southern girls.
By Sheryl Sowell
By Stephanie Reed If you’re a Southern girl with spunk and class, Kelly Corey and Marti Coleman can outfit, adorn, and style both your body and abode. As the name implies, Twisted Soul Sisters is anything but the norm. A unique boutique in Bixby, the store specializes in repurposed vintage jewelry, trendy clothing brands, antiques, and so much more. A truly one-of-a-kind store, Twisted Soul Sisters caters to everything charming, sassy, elegant, fun, Southern, and above all, ladylike. Self-proclaimed pickers, Kelly and Marti offer a combination of vintage and new. “The combination of the custom style and repurposing of vintage pieces ensures that customers will never purchase something and then run into it (continued on page 24)
The 24th annual Route 66 Blowout Car Show and Festival returns to Sapulpa Main Street on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. With 46 different classes for cars and trucks to enter and compete in and 12 motorcycle classes, the show is
sure to be a crowd pleaser, organizers say. The popular, free event is located in historic Downtown Sapulpa on Route 66. “We are very excited about the 24th annual Route 66 Blowout. We have lots of (continued on page 24)
(L to R): Cindy McDonald, chair of the Route 66 committee; Sheri Waldrop, director of Sapulpa Arts; and Annette Bowles, director of Sapulpa Main Street.
Marti Coleman and Kelly Corey, owners of Twisted Soul Sisters.
You Can Count on Granite Granite countertops completely transform rooms and are more affordable than you may think. By Lorrie Ward
Preferred Customer Requested Delivery May 1, 2013 Dated Material
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The term “flipping” has become popular in the real estate world in the past decade; in fact, there are even several television shows dedicated to the subject. To “flip” a house, a buyer purchases at a low cost a home in need of updating, finds the best and least expensive ways to do the updating and needed repairs, and then sells the home at a profit. Rex Marsh, owner of Harmony Star Marble, reports that he has seen a lot of flipping going on as the economy seems to be making an upward turn. He has often been called on to make kitchens and
baths look like new by installing granite or marble countertops and surrounds, not only for those who are in the real estate market, but for those who just want to give their homes a fresh, new appearance. “Granite especially gives the room a whole new, updated look,” says Rex. “Most new kitchens have granite countertops, and baths have granite counters and showers with cultured marble or manufactured stone.” Harmony Star Marble is Claremore’s only natural granite company.
Rex reports that clients have shifted from granite-looking products to actual granite because the cost of true granite has gone down significantly in recent years and is no more expensive than its manmade counterpart. Granite is one of the hardest, most durable surfaces on the earth, and its reputation has grown as people have looked past the rumors of high upkeep, which Rex points out couldn’t be further from the truth. “People used to believe that true granite is hard to clean,” (continued on page 24)
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Rex Marsh, owner of Harmony Star Marble.
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