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VOL 20 ISSUE 2
February 2013
BROKEN ARROW NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Mullin Is a Mainstay “The Red Rooter” is still going strong after 40 years of service to Oklahomans. By Duane Blankenship Mullin Plumbing has been serving Oklahomans for 40 years with offices in Broken Arrow and Oklahoma City. Although Mullin Plumbing president and owner Markwayne Mullin is now Congressmanelect Mullin is now serving on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Committee on Natural Resources, rest assured that Mullin Plumbing is moving full speed ahead. Markwayne’s father started Mullin Sewer Service in 1973. The company changed its name to Mullin Plumbing & Drain Service in the 1980s. Markwayne became owner of
the company in 1997 at the age of 20 and put the first Mullin Plumbing red truck into service shortly thereafter. In 1998, “The Red Rooter” tag was adopted and the company is today the largest business of its type in the state of Oklahoma. Whenever you encounter one of the Mullin fleet trucks, you immediately know it is “The Red Rooter.” Mullin Inc., the parent company, has expanded over the years into a multiple-division company. Home and commercial service and drain and sewer service divisions provide hot water heaters, sinks, faucets, toilets, bathtubs, sprinkler systems, septic installations and shower pans, as well as bathroom
and kitchen remodels, re-pipes, hydro-jet service, electronic leak locators, video inspections, garbage disposals, gas lines and slab leaks. They also provide services for French drains, reroutes, replacements, washer lines, kitchen lines, lateral lines, floor drains, toilets and new line installations. If anyone has a concern about Mullin Plumbing being neglected while Markwayne is serving his country in Washington D.C., rest assured you remain in very qualified hands. From the beginning, Markwayne was intent on establishing a strong leadership team. “I have personally hired (continued on page 22)
The Mullin Plumbing leadership team includes (L to R): Robert Morris, CEO; Melissa Orr, CIO; Markwayne Mullin, president; Staci Crabtree, CFO/office manager; and Ray Trimble, COO, environmental and services. (Not pictured: Daniel Ice, COO, OKC office.)
Your Car Is Covered for Collision Repairs
Bouncing BBQ Dinner The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club hosts its annual fundraiser on March 1 to benefit youth programs in Broken Arrow.
Premier Collision Center of Broken Arrow has provided first-class collision repair service since 2001.
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The 8th annual Bouncing BBQ Dinner will benefit the Salvation Army’s youth programs in Broken Arrow on Friday, March 1. The event is sponsored and hosted by the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Broken Arrow. Dinner and festivities are open to the public and will feature a scrumptious buffet-style barbeque dinner with fare furnished by Charlie’s Chicken, Stone Mill BBQ and Steakhouse, Billy Ray’s, and Oklahoma Joe’s Bar-B-Cue. Advance tickets are available at the Boys & Girls Club on 91st Street between 145th and 161st East Avenues. Tickets are only $15 per adult, $10 for children (continued on page 22)
Assistant Athletic Director Dustin Blackmon and Unit Director Janis Fraley encourage community support by attending the Bouncing BBQ Dinner.
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Ralph Higinbotham and his partner, Monte Whitaker, have built Premier Collision Center of Broken Arrow on the principles of quality, service, experience and integrity. The company is locally owned and operated and was founded in 2001. When you walk into their facility, you’ll immediately receive a friendly greeting and you can’t help but feel their eagerness to assist you. Premier is a first-class collision repair operation, and you sense it in the owners, estimators and qualified technicians who complete each task of repairing and putting your vehicle back into original condition after it has been damaged. Premier (continued on page 22)
Premier Collision Center coowner Ralph Higinbotham offers a lifetime warranty on all repairs for as long as you own the vehicle.
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Owasso–74055–12,198 Collinsville–74021–6,231
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