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VOL 20 ISSUE 6
June 2013
OWASSO COLLINSVILLE
NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Bill Knight Lincoln Receives President’s Award
Preventative Maintenance for Your Carpet
For the second time, the dealership was honored for its excellence in sales and service.
Dri-Rite Carpet & Upholstery Service encourages customers to schedule maintenance cleanings once a year.
By Duane Blankenship
By Susan Erler Everyone is used to having preventative maintenance done on their car. We schedule preventative care appointments with our dentist. We even perform preventative
maintenance on our homes, but on our carpets? According to Kathy Jones, owner of Dri-Rite Carpet & Upholstery Service in Owasso, scheduling maintenance
cleanings once a year just makes sense. “I encourage all my customers to make sure they have their carpets cared for at least once a year, but especially (continued on page 22)
Bill Knight Lincoln, located at 41st and Memorial, was awarded Ford Motor Company’s coveted President’s Award for 2012. This is the second time the dealership has won the recognition award for its excellence in sales and service. The award is
presented to top Lincoln dealerships throughout the country, and Bill Knight Lincoln has always been recognized as one of the premier automobile dealerships in Oklahoma. They were one of only three in the (continued on page 22)
Staff members of Bill Knight Lincoln (L to R): Lauren McPherson-Valdez, Kelly Casey, Mike Flippin, Jack Flynn, Chrystal Casey, Jamie Crain, Ainsley Gerstner, and Gary Warnken.
Grant Stout and Tina Gwinn of Dri-Rite Carpet & Upholstery Service in Owasso.
Grove Festival Is No Second Fiddle Mark your calendar for the exciting American Heritage Music Festival, June 6-8 at the Grove Civic Center and Snider’s Camp. By Kathleen Pixley
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The American Heritage Music Festival will be June 6, 7 and 8 in the Grove Civic Center, with evening activities and entertainment at Snider’s Camp on June 6 and 7. This festival includes Grand Lake National Fiddle Contests, nationally certified by NOTFC, Weiser, Idaho and Grand Lake National Clogging Contests. Both contests’ top prize is $1,000. Cloggers and fiddlers from across the United States are getting their contest tunes and dances ready for this exciting weekend of
entertainment. Register or purchase tickets online at www.grandlakefestivals.com. The public is invited to the Kick-off Party and Cook-Out at Snider’s Campground just south of Grove on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees on Thursday night and again on Friday night for another evening of delicious food and great entertainment. Admission to the campground entertainment is free. Food will be available to purchase. Great entertainment is being planned for the entire weekend, with
daytime events and Saturday night concert held in Grove Civic Center and evening activities on Thursday and Friday nights at Snider’s Camp. Jana Jae, founder of Grand Lake Festivals, and her family and friends will perform throughout the weekend, in addition to Jim Garling, Russ Weeks and the Dalton Gang, Duke Mason plus many other talented entertainers. Back by popular demand as headliner, Jim Paul Blair brings Hank Williams to life in (continued on page 22)
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Jana Jae presents the 2012 Grand Champion award to fiddler Doug Fleenor.
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