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VOL 21 ISSUE 5
May 2014
OWASSO COLLINSVILLE
NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Building Confidence in Kids
Protection from Oklahoma’s Precarious Weather
The path to self-confidence is paved with small steps. By Christopher Davis
Lucas Metal Works has been offering stable buildings, roofs and more for 45 years. By Lorrie Ward
Will Rogers once said, “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it’ll change.” Those who have lived here for any length of time know that Oklahoma’s native son was right on target with his observation, as the Oklahoma sky can dump
cold rain one day and play cloudless host to a blistering hot sun the next. That’s why the team at Lucas Metal Works takes every construction job they perform as seriously as an oncoming twister – because if you live around here, that’s just what you
David Shaw in the sheet metal shop at Lucas Metal Works.
might get. According to Tammy Laakso of Lucas Metal Works, wind load is one of the major considerations taken into account by the design team at Lucas once a building’s purpose and type has been chosen. Will it be a workplace or hobby shop, where the owner will do glass work, wood work, auto repair? Is the building needed for storage, and if so, what are they storing – household items, farm implements, automobiles, recreational vehicles, boats, motorcycles, airplanes? “A lot of people are buying tracts of land but don’t want to put a mobile home on it and yet don’t feel they can afford to put a traditional wood frame home on the property,” Tammy notes. “That’s why shop style homes
Since opening Martial Arts Academy in 2003, owner and Senior Chief Instructor Chris Velez has earned a reputation for facilitating a program that is fun and effective for all ages. “Confidence can be difficult to define,” says Velez. “It’s not necessarily an outgoing personality.” Rather, he says, confidence refers to a belief in one’s self and ability. While those who possess confidence have a positive
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self-image, that image is much deeper than simply appearance. He adds, “Confidence builds when one sees him or her self as naturally successful.” A large factor relates to how one orients personal perspective. “A lack of self-confidence implies a failure-oriented perspective,” Velez explains. This orientation can be paralyzing, breeding anxi(continued on page 24)
Orange belt Carter Stewart, 4-year-old aspiring black belt.
Feeling Out of Whack? BA Med Spa & Weight Loss Center offers bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. By Sheryl Sowell
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Do you find yourself irritable and snapping at loved ones for no reason? Are you always tired? Do you have weight in your midsection that you can’t seem to get rid of? According to Dr. James Campbell of BA Med Spa & Weight Loss Center, hormone balance is critical to a person’s overall health and wellbeing. Many people exhibit symptoms of imbalanced hormones – depression, irritability, lack of energy, unexplained weight gain,
lack of focus and mental clarity, restless sleep, and decrease in libido – yet do not understand why they feel the way the do. “BA Med Spa offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) utilizing the SottoPelle pellet method,” explains Dr. Campbell. “Bio-identical hormones are natural, plantderived compounds that have the same molecular structure as those made by the human body. The placing of these
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