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VOL 21 ISSUE 1
January 2014
BROKEN ARROW NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
Being the Best is No Accident Premier Collision has been setting the bar in collision repair standards since 2001. By Duane Blankenship
When co-owners Ralph Higinbotham and Monte Whitaker founded Premier Collision Center in 2001, they did so using a strong foundation of quality, service, experience and integrity. Premier remains locally owned and operated by the pair, who have successfully instilled their team of professionals with an outstanding willingness to provide the best possible
customer service to everyone who walks through the doors. The first person you meet at Premier Collision is Fay Higinbotham, Ralph’s outgoing wife. When Fay greets you, you’ll instantly agree that she has never met a stranger. Her positive attitude permeates the business, and she has a way of letting you know that it’s never as bad as you think. The skilled repair and paint
teams at Premier Collision are amazing at how they bring damaged vehicles back to original condition. Estimators and technicians have years of experience in successful collision repair. Another plus of Premier Collision is the Avis Rental Car service located on site for the convenience of patrons needing a car while their vehicles are being repaired.
Ralph Higinbotham, co-owner of Premier Collision in Broken Arrow, has a team of highly skilled technicians that transform your wrecked vehicle into like-new condition and extend a Lifetime Warranty on all repairs and paint as long as you own the vehicle.
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Bringing Broadway to Broken Arrow The Ten Tenors kick off a new year singing Broadway’s greatest hits at the Broken Arrow PAC. By Christina Dixon
The Ten Tenors perform at the Broken Arrow PAC on Jan. 24.
Continuing its fifth anniversary season, the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center kicks off 2014 with internationally acclaimed singing sensation The Ten Tenors, who will be celebrating Broadway’s greatest hits on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $20 to $60 and are available at www.brokenarrowpac.com or
(918) 259-5778. “This incredible live experience from one of the hardest working touring acts is an absolute must-see,” BAPAC Executive Director Mark Frie said. “The Ten Tenors have a unique approach to combining a mixture of rock and classical music with some of Broadway’s greatest tunes,
resulting in a sound that is uniquely theirs.” This musical ensemble shot to international fame during a guest spot on Oprah Winfrey and hasn’t stopped since. Amidst incredible international success, this Australian troupe has performed an average of 250 shows per year across seven (continued on page 24)
Helping Adults Turn A New Leaf A New Leaf, Inc. finds full-time employment for adults with developmental disabilities. By Jordan Didier
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Currently, in the Tulsa metropolitan area, there are approximately 24,000 individuals with a developmental disability. Unfortunately, only 1,000 of those individuals are employed, which means the remaining 23,000 individuals are sitting at home isolated from society and the community in which they live. A local non-profit, A New Leaf, is on a mission
to change that startling statistic and get individuals with developmental disabilities employed in their communities at a competitive wage. Each day, the service provided to individuals with developmental disabilities from A New Leaf transforms each individual’s life and allows them the opportunity to contribute to their community, form a peer group, and
be a productive member of society. Hannah Scott, a lifelong resident of Inola, earned employment at a competitive wage as an administrative and janitorial assistant at the Inola Public Schools. Hannah started receiving vocational services from A New Leaf right out of high school. Through the DRS/Vocational Rehabilitation program, (continued on page 24)
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