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VOL 19 ISSUE 7
July 2012
OWASSO COLLINSVILLE NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Go Where the Auction Is
Akira Sushi Is On a Roll
America’s Auto Auction wants to change the way you buy a car.
The Owasso sushi bar opened this year and offers a variety of delicious sushi and other food options.
By Duane Blankenship
By Lorrie Ward When Quinton Wong and Chef Huy Huynh decided to open a sushi bar, they considered Tulsa as a possible location. After all, they had worked together at Fuji Restaurant in Tulsa for 10 years. But when they saw that Tulsa had plenty of sushi bars already, they looked to outlying communities and decided that Owasso was the perfect place for Akira Sushi Bar. “Many people in the Owasso and Rogers County area were driving all the way to Tulsa for sushi,” says Wong. “And we liked Owasso – it is a nice, family-oriented community.” To show support for its new hometown, Akira Sushi Bar has already focused on several local charities and causes, such as “Turn Owasso Pink” for breast cancer research and the Garden Festival (to raise scholarship money). “We believe in community involvement,” says Wong. “It is our way of giving
back.” Akira Sushi Bar opened its doors in February of 2012, and Wong and Chef Huynh would
like to welcome both those who love sushi already and those who want to try it for the first time to (continued on page 22)
America’s Auto Auction of Tulsa provides a full spectrum of services to the public and to area automobile dealers in northeastern Oklahoma with two auctions each week. A public auction is held every Monday
evening beginning at 6 p.m. and a dealer-only auction is every Wednesday at 2 p.m. General Manager Monte Freeman says America’s Auto Auction is the only public auto auction (continued on page 22)
The staff of America’s Auto Auction (L to R): Afton Nordean, Judy Rumple, Gail White, Kathy Oliver, Monte Freeman, Summer Sanchez, Andrew Barnett, Christina Hinojosa and Sarah Lambeth.
Quinton Wong and Chef Huy Huynh invite you to Akira Sushi Bar in Owasso.
Lower Your Utility Bills Community Builders offers customers great suggestions for efficient home improvement.
By Duane Blankenship
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Community Builders, Inc. President Greg Wolter founded the organization while working out of his home more than 30 years ago. The company does home remodeling throughout most of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. They are not general contractors, but rather specialize in work they know best and do really well. That includes energy-efficient vinyl siding and replacement windows, SmartCoat spray-on siding, GutterProUSA gutter guard systems, sunrooms that are second to none, and metal roof systems. According to Greg,
throughout their long history, Community Builders has impressed customers with their professionalism and dedication to customer service. “We’re grateful to be able to provide outstanding products and services to our clients and are thankful for the opportunity they’ve given us to earn their business,” he said. Now is a great time to be thinking about roofs. Greg says a common shingle has an average life expectancy of only seven years, and a quality, top-of-theline shingle should last about 11 years. Community Builders is
currently featuring metal shingles and stone-coated metal shingles that carry 50-year labor and materials warranties. Yes, they cost more than run-of-themill composite shingles, but compare the life expectancies. Greg says that most insurance companies also discount premiums on homeowner policies up to 35 percent for stone-coated or metal roofs. “When we install our metal roofing products, we put a layer of insulation under the roof that should save customers money on both their heating and cooling (continued on page 22)
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