Connection - Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative

COVER:
The Senior Companion
Volunteer Program has been
matching volunteers with
elderly clients in northeast
Oklahoma since 1986.
Cooperative members in 2012
helped the beneficial program
meet its matching funds
requirements with a grant
from Operation Round-Up.
Read more about the Senior
Companion Volunteer Program
and Operation Round-Up
inside on page 3.
INSIDE:
Giving that knows no season
A $5,000 grant from Operation
Round-Up gives a tremendous
cause a much-needed boost.
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Local man an inspiration
Paralyzed since age 16, Dan
Lindsey is an inspiration to
many with his ability to
overcome life’s obstacles.
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Connect with savings
Cooperative members can
enjoy discounted products
and services offered by many
local businesses.
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Even more ways to save
Use your Co-op Connections
Card and take advantage of
discounts on prescriptions at
many area pharmacies.
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Your business could benefit
Are you a local business
owner? If so, your business
could benefit from some
increased visibilty by offering
a Co-op Connections Card
discount.
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Watts for Dinner
Here are some exciting new
options to offer guests at your
next holiday gathering.
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All Around Green Country
Events are published as space allows and must be submitted at least 60 days in advance. Include a telephone number
for publication. Send information to Northeast Connection Events Calendar, P.O. Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301. Email: kelly.
[email protected], or fax: 918-256-9380. Please call ahead to confirm dates and times.
NOV. 22-DEC. 30 — Fairland
Twin Bridges Park of Lights
Twin Bridges State Park
918-542-6969
DECEMBER 8 — Grove
Humane Society Christmas Breakfast
Grove Community Center
918-786-7630
NOV. 22-JAN. 5 — Ketchum
Winter Wonderland Light Tour
Pine Lodge Resort
800-640-3173
DECEMBER 6-8 — Miami
Annual Medieval Feaste
NEO Student Union Ballroom
918-540-6987
NOV. 24-DEC. 8 — Disney
Bethlehem Trail
Picture in Scripture Theater
918-435-8207
DECEMBER 8 — Miami
Big Band Christmas
Coleman Theatre
918-540-2425
DECEMBER 8 & 15 — Grove
19th Century Christmas on Main Street
Har-Ber Village
918-786-6446
DECEMBER 14 & 15 — Miami
It’s A Wonderful Life
Coleman Theatre
918-540-2425
Lucky Account Number
DECEMBER 15 — Grove
One Grand Christmas & Bazaar
Grove Community Center
918-786-9109
Match the number in the box below to
the account number on your monthly
statement and then call 1-800-256-6405
ext. 9340 to claim a $25 electric credit.
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Take winter by storm
N
ortheast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
reminds its members to be prepared as the
winter storm season approaches.
Report power outages and downed lines by
calling 1-800-256-6405 and remember to keep
a safe distance from fallen lines, treating them
as if they are energized.
Assemble an emergency kit that includes
a battery-powered radio, a flashlight and extra
batteries, candles and matches or a lighter, a
first-aid kit, a fire extinguisher, bottled water and
non-perishable food. Always keep a charged
cell phone handy.
Storm updates and restoration information
can be obtained by calling the cooperative at
1-800-256-6405 or tuning into local radio station
KGVE 99.3 FM.
If you have Internet access, information is
available online at www.neelectric.com.
Members can also get current updates on
our Facebook page. Download the application
at: http://facebook.com/neokrec.
DECEMBER 15 & 16 — Miami
The Nutcracker
NEO Fine Arts Center
918-540-2200
Share your story!
N
ortheast Oklahoma Electric
Cooperative will be celebrating its
75th year of business in 2013 and
we would like to hear from members who
were with us when we first incorporated
back in September 1938.
If you have a story to share about the
arrival of electricity in northeast Oklahoma,
please contact us by phone at:
1-800-256-6405 ext. 9340
You can email us at:
[email protected]
Or, you can mail your information to:
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
Attn: Public Relations Department
P.O. Box 948
Vinita, OK 74301
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Giving that knows no season
T
he Christmas season is upon us once again. It is an occasion to gather with
loved ones and give thanks for life’s many blessings. It is a time to celebrate
the things in life that are most important to us.
It is the season for giving.
Of course, not all needs can be met during the holidays. Not all of life’s necessities
can be addressed one month out of the year. Some things just can’t be confined to a
calendar.
Operation Round-Up certainly does not limit itself to a particular season. The unique
benevolent program funded by the charitable contributions of Northeast Oklahoma
Electric Cooperative members has generated more than $2 million in financial assistance
since its inception in 1998. Countless needs have been met throughout the cooperative
service territory of Craig, Mayes, Delaware, Ottawa and Rogers counties.
NEOEC is truly humbled by all that has been accomplished in the 14 years since
Operation Round-Up was adopted.
A $5,000 grant presented this year to the Senior
Companion Volunteer Program is one noteworthy
example of the care and concern cooperative
members have demonstrated to their neighbors in
this time.
The Senior Companion Volunteer Program
serves over 300 clients in Craig, Ottawa and
Rogers counties with nearly 70 volunteers.
“The purpose of the program is to engage lowincome senior volunteers in service while assisting
frail, isolated and elderly clients,” explained program
director Janea Hogan. “Volunteers help the clients remain
safe and independent in their homes while providing free respite
care to caregivers and families.”
Funds provided by Operation Round-Up were used to help meet the community
match required by a federal grant. Monies are used to defray volunteer expenses,
including a stipend and mileage reimbursement.
Volunteer Wayne Finfrock visits 75-year-old Dan Lindsey twice a week. Dan is
confined to a wheelchair. He was paralyzed at age 16 after being thrown from a horse.
Wayne helps Dan navigate the computer. They’ll watch a movie or visit. Wayne also
cooks meals that Dan enjoys like salmon patties or cabbage and sausage. He says he has
benefitted greatly from the friendship he and Dan have forged during their time together.
“He has such a good spirit,” Wayne said. “He’s always happy. I’ve never caught him
on a down day. He’s taught me so many things.”
Debra Sutton has been visiting 94-year-old Eunice Hightower twice a week for more
than a year now. The two do crossword puzzles, look at pictures, read the paper and visit.
Debra says Eunice, who loves children and spent 23 years as a school cook, is
someone she admires greatly.
“Staying busy has kept her going,” Debra said. “I know she never gives up and she
prays a lot. I think her relationship with the Lord has been very important to her.”
For more information about Operation Round-Up, call toll-free at 1-800-256-6405 or
visit online at www.neelectric.com.
Northeast Connection is published
monthly as an effective means of
communicating news, information
and innovative thinking that enhances
the profitability and quality of life for
members of Northeast Oklahoma Electric
Cooperative.
Please direct all editorial inquiries to
Communications Specialist Clint Branham
at 800-256-6405 ext. 9340 or email
[email protected].
Vinita headquarters: Four and a half
miles east of Vinita on Highway 60/69 at
27039 South 4440 Road.
Grove office: 212 South Main.
Business hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Offices are closed Saturday,
Sunday and holidays.
A representative is available 24 hours at:
1-800-256-6405
If you experience an outage, please
check your switch or circuit breaker in the
house and on the meter pole to be sure the
trouble is not on your side of the service.
If you contact us to report service issues
or discuss your account, please use the
name as it appears on your bill, and
have both your pole number and account
number ready.
Officers and Trustees of NEOEC, Inc.
President
Dandy Allan Risman
District
Vice President
John L. Myers
District
Secretary-Treasurer
Benny L. Seabourn
District
Asst. Secretary-Treasurer
Everett L. Johnston
District
Harold W. Robertson
Member
Sharron Gay
Member
James A. Wade
Member
Bill R. Kimbrell
Member
Jack Caudill
Member
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District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
NEOEC Management Team
Anthony Due
General Manager
Larry Cisneros, P.E.
Manager of Engineering Services
Susanne Frost
Manager of Office Services
Cindy Hefner
Manager of Public Relations
Connie Porter
Manager of Financial Services
Rick Shurtz
Manager of Operations
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Local man inspires by overcoming challenges
W
e’ve all done it. It may have been after a tough
day. Or maybe life stubbed our toe in some
unexpected way. Perhaps it was after a run of bad
luck that felt like it would never loosen its grip.
Then it happened.
We began to feel sorry for ourselves.
Why me? Haven’t I been through enough?
Those blessed enough to know Dan Lindsey don’t ask such
questions of themselves. Self-pity simply has no place in
Dan’s world. He inspires the same attitude in those who share
that world.
We could all learn something from Dan.
-o0o He lay face down on the ground, unable to move, unable
to speak. His lungs couldn’t push any sound more audible
than a whisper.
Dan Lindsey was helpless, fear gripping him in its vicelike jaws.
For what seemed like an eternity, he lay motionless on a
dirt path hardened by hoof and wheel, crying out to God for
help.
“God, please let me live,” repeated the country-tough
farm boy, blinking away the rare tears streaming down his
face and into the dirt.
Young Dan Lindsey stands
alongside his father David
in the family’s corn field.
and dad were freed to take jobs working swingshift out at
Eastern State Hospital.
-o0o Dan Lindsey’s young life would be forever changed on
June 24, 1953. He remembers vividly the accounts of this
fateful day as though they happened yesterday.
-o0o Dan decided to take a well School was out for the summer,
deserved break from the fields, having
but that only meant more work for
just opened by hand three acres for
16-year-old Orville Dan Lindsey.
a fall millet crop. He hopped aboard
He lived for the outdoors and loved
a half-broke mare and headed down
to hunt and fish, but there was little
to Cabin Creek to check his fish trap
time for those pursuits.
with the mare’s colt trailing close
The Lindsey family farm was
behind.
a busy place. There was 80 acres
Dan stopped creekside and was
of pasture and another 40 acres of
pleased to discover several nice fish
plowed ground, where they raised
in the trap. He pulled out four plump
oats, corn, millet and silage.
bass, releasing the others for another
Whatever time spared by crops
day. He strung his catch and prepared
Ann and Dan Lindsey and the family pets.
was required by animals. They were
them for the trip to the house, where
in no short supply. Milk cows, baby
he would clean the fish and salt the
calves, sheep, lambs, pigs, mules, horses—you name it.
fillets for dinner that evening with his sister.
Much of the farm work fell to Dan and his older sister
Dan knew the mare would not welcome him with the
Ann, the youngest of six children born to David and Jerlean
stringer in tow. He had considered going to the creek alone
Lindsey and the only two remaining at home.
but was weary from his chores and opted instead to ride. He
With Dan and Ann able to maintain the farm, mom
found the mare fussy as expected, but was able to maintain
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some similance of control. They started up the path and Dan
quickly tired of fighting her. He told himself he would ride as
far as the bottom gate and cover the remaining quarter-mile
on foot.
As they neared the gate, the mare grew more skittish
and began to buck in a narrow lane bounded by barbed wire
fence on one side and hog wire on the other. Seeing the fence
on either side brought back stories Dan had heard about a
neighbor two miles north who’d fallen off his horse into a
barbed wire fence. The wire had laid open the man’s jugular
vein. He had bled to death on the spot.
Dan tugged the reins to curb the bucking. Suddenly, the
mare jerked her head down. He countered by pulling back
hard but was caught off balance and went right over the
top, landing hard on his right shoulder and the back of his
head. When he stopped rolling, he was laying face down. He
remembers both the mare and colt vaulting his body as they
sprinted up the path to the barn.
Ann became worried when she hadn’t heard from Dan
for some time. She went to the barn and saddled up one
of the horses. She came riding down the lane and saw him
laying there. Something wasn’t quite right. She could tell Dan
was alive but couldn’t understand why he wasn’t moving.
Recalls Dan with a smile: “She hollered ‘Dan, you stupid
fool, get up from there. Quit acting like a nut.’ Then she
realized I couldn’t move and she hit the ground running. I
asked her to roll me over. I was tired of laying on my face.”
-o0o Ann left Dan to go get help. She returned with a
neighbor and the two of them helped lift Dan into the back
of the neighbor’s automobile. They transported him to the
hospital in Vinita, where he was stabilized and outfitted with
a makeshift head halter.
“They cut my clothes off. I didn’t like that at all. I had a
pretty nice tee shirt on,” Dan chuckled.
The hospital called Dan’s parents and upon arrival Dr.
-o0oDarrough told them very matter-of-factly that Dan would
The longest two hours of Dan Lindsey’s life were spent
never walk again.
face down on a dirt path.
He’s nuts, Dan
His neck broken, his body
thought to himself.
The Lindsey family circa 1943 with
paralyzed. He had just been
He remained hopeful
Dan in the front row at far right.
bucked off a cantankerous
despite his doctor’s bleak
horse that he’d always
diagnosis.
managed to ride despite her
Dan remained at
stubborn disposition. This
the Vinita hospital for the
time he’d lost the battle of
next two nights before
wills.
being transported by
Dan’s thoughts were
ambulance to Oklahoma
clear in those anxious
City, where he would
moments. He was able to
spend the next seven
track the time by recalling
months recovering at the
the 5 p.m. steam whistle
University of Oklahoma
from over at Eastern State
Children’s Hospital. He
Hospital. He knew his
worked hard to restore at
parents would have six
least some movement in
hours left in their shift. More than an hour later, still laying
his right arm.
motionless on the ground, he heard his sister calling out to
“I couldn’t move anything at first,” he said. “It took six
him from the house to remind him that the Lone Ranger
weeks before I could get this hand up on my belly. I’d pull
radio show they loved, and rarely missed, was about to start.
and pull. Progress was so slow.”
Ann eventually gave up and returned inside to listen to
Dan was able to rub his nose with his right hand after
the program by herself, figuring her brother was attending to
three months.
more important matters.
“They didn’t have air conditioning in the hospitals back
Dan had replied, in fact. His strained response, however,
then. Flies would come in and land on your nose. You’d try to
had been barely loud enough for his own ears to hear.
blow if off. It felt so good the first time I was able to rub my
Fear often drives men to seek divine intervention. Dan
own nose,” he said.
admits he did a lot of praying after hitting the ground.
“They finally started physical therapy three or four
“I was scared,” Dan remembers. “I didn’t know what
months after I was injured. Everything was tight. All my
was wrong. I just knew I couldn’t move a thing. I remember
joints were tight.”
crying and then after a while I thought, ‘Okay, this is
Dan returned home February 8, 1954.
stupid.’”
“The doctor wanted to put me in a rehab center and rest
Added Dan: “I just laid there and waited and thought
home for kids in Bethany,” he recalls. “He told my parents
Ann would come looking for me after a while.”
(continued on page 10)
And she did.
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2-M Ranch & Equipment Repair
Located: 28556 S 4480 RD, Vinita
Phone: 417-439-5674
Hours: 9-6 M-F, weekends by appointment.
Description: Farm machinery, automobile repair in shop or
field and welding.
Offer: 15% off all mechanical labor
4 Hearts Flea Market
Located: 1/4 mile N of Bryant’s Corner on Hwy 10, Grove
Phone: 918-791-9958
Hours: 9-5 M-TH, 9-6 F-Sat., 11-5 Sun.
Description: 40-plus vendors & over 5,000 square feet of
used items, antiques, primitives, collectibles, etc.
Offer: Sales tax paid on purchases of $20 or more.
Analytic Planning Services
Located: 325 W Osage, Langley
Phone: 316-558-2143
Hours: 7-6 M-F, 9-1 Sat.
Description: Planning & economic services including
business planning, zoning problems, dock permits, etc., with
Dr. Terry Campbell, Ph.D.
Offer: Free initial consultation and 20% fee discount on all
business planning services.
B&K Upholstery
Located: Hwy 82 N, Grand Village Unit 1, Langley
Phone: 918-851-5901
Hours: 9-5 M-Sat.
Description: Upholstery for furniture, boats and other items.
Over 40 years experience.
Offer: 10% discount on upholstery material with purchases
of $50 or more.
Baker’s Five Acres Grocery
Located: 213 N Woods Ave., Kansas
Phone: 918-868-1155
Hours: 7:30-6:30 M-F; 8-6 Sat.
Description: Full service grocery store with fresh deli meats
and cheeses, fresh produce.
Offer: Buy a king-size candy bar and get a 32-ounce fountain
drink free.
Buffalo Ranch
Located: 21600 S Hwy 59, Afton
Phone: 918-257-4368
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Description: Convenience store, gas, Subway sandwiches.
Offer: Buy a king-size candy bar and get a 32-ounce fountain
drink free.
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Candlewyck Cove Resort
Located: 59800 E 307 Lane, Grove
Phone: 918-786-3636
Website: www.candlewyckcove.com
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Description: Majestic lakefront resort offering suites &
cottages of all sizes, swimming pool, hot tub and boat rental
available.
Offer: 10% off on new room rental (two night minimum on
weekends).
Cartridge World
Located: 2100 S Main, Grove
Phone: 918-791-9465
Hours: 8:30-6:30 M, T & TH; 7:30-5:30 W & F; 10-3 Sat.
Description: Half-price ink and laser toner and printer
cartridge refills.
Offer: 10% off any refilled cartridge (ink or toner).
Center Cinemas
Located: 124 S Wilson (Vinita), 1109 North 3rd Street (Grove)
and 1102 Carl Street (Siloam Springs)
Phone: 918-256-2097 (Vinita), 918-786-3900 (Grove), 479238-8550 (Siloam Springs)
Hours: Vary by show times.
Description: First run movies on three screens in Vinita and
six screens each in Grove and Siloam Springs.
Offer: Buy a large popcorn and get a free large drink with
paid admission at any of the three locations.
Ceramics of Intent
Located: 18790 East 519 Road, Colcord
Phone: 918-326-4494
Hours: 10-8
Description: Certified ceramic teacher/master ceramist
on staff. Fully stocked inventory of ceramic supplies. Retail
sales (wholesale for qualified groups). Greenware, all major
paint lines, finishing accessories, brushes. Classes offered.
Offer: 10% off any retail purchase up to $100.
Chanda’s Childcare
Located: 9801 South 485 Road, Miami
Phone: 918-533-2616
Hours: 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. M-F
Description: Childcare for the Welch area for ages 6 wks.
to 13 yrs.
Offer: $25 off your first full week of childcare with a signed
contract.
CheeZies Pizza
Located: 310 W 3rd, Grove
Phone: 918-787-4992
Hours: 3-9 M-TH; 3-10 F; 12-10 Sat.; 12-9 Sun.
Description: Pizza, wings, calazone, cheese bread,
breadsticks, cinnamon sticks and drinks.
Offer: Free regular breadstick with purchase of a pizza.
Chelsea Family Pharmacy
Located: 600 Walnut, Chelsea
Phone: 918-789-2241
Hours: 9-6 M-F; 9-1 Sat.
Description: Same-day delivery service on prescriptions.
Source for medical equipment: walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
Offer: 25% off any $25 over-the-counter or gift purchase.
Cherokee Storage, LLC
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-786-8668
Hours: 8-6 M-Sat.
Description: Storage facility offering 400 units with gated
access, security lighting and cameras. Units range from 5’ x
10’ to 12’ x 40’ in size.
Offer: 50% discount on first month’s rent.
Cherokee Queen Motel
Located: 61991 East 315 Road, Grove
Phone: 918-786-7753 (hotel) or 918-787-9970 (restaurant)
Description: Motel and restaurant.
Offer: 10% discount
Cross J Acres Puppies
Located: 9801 South 485 Road, Miami
Phone: 918-533-2616
Website: www.crossjacres.com
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
Description: Raise and sell Siberian Husky Puppies.
Offer: $25 discount on purchase of a puppy.
Debra’s Mobile Dog Grooming
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-787-8702
Hours: 8-5 M-Sat.
Description: Complete mobile grooming service within 20
mile radius of Grove. Hook-up for electricity required.
Offer: 10% discount on a first time complete groom.
Digital Images by Shanna
Located: Wyandotte
Phone: 918-678-3118
Website: www.digitalimagesbyshanna.com
Hours: By appointment
Description: Photography services, studio and outdoor.
Offer: High school seniors receive 32 free wallets with any
portrait package ($38 value).
Doggie-Do Grooming & Boarding
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-786-7034
Hours: 7:15-5:30 M-F
Description: Doggie daycare, grooming and boarding facility
with long-term and overnight boarding available. Eagle Pack
brand pet food distributor.
Offer: 10% off boarding.
Earp’s Tree Service
Located: Jay
Phone: 918-253-7753
Description: 15 years of experience. Certified and insured.
Free estimates. Stump grinding, walnut logging, building
demolition, shoreline/debris clean-up, large removals,
chimney sweep services. Climbers available. No job too
big or too small.
Offer: 10% off total bill on tree service.
Electric by Miller
Located: 33990 South 690 Road, Grove
Phone: 918-786-9636
Hours: 7-4 M-Fand 24-hour emergency.
Description: Electrical installation and repair. Generator
sales, service and installation.
Offer: $50 rebate on installation of any Briggs-Stratton,
Generac & Honda generators. Free estimates in four-county
area.
Elite Appliance, LLC
Located: 29091 South 637 Road, Grove
Phone: 918-786-4792 or 1-877-786-4792
Hours: 8-5 M-F
Description: Factory warranty authorized service on all major
brands. Serving Grove, Jay, Eucha, Colcord, Kansas, Miami,
Fairland, Ketchum, Disney, Langley, Afton, Bernice, Monkey
Island, Cleora, Wyandotte, Southwest City, Anderson,
Pineville, Noel and Neosho.
Offer: 5% off total purchase or bill.
Extreme Sports Inc.
Located: 5203 Rangeline, Joplin
Phone: 417-659-9009
Hours: 9-5:30 M-F, 9-4:30 Sat.
Website: www.extremesportsscuba.com
Description: Scuba equipment, scuba training and travel.
Air fills & nitrox.
Offer: 15% off scuba equipment.
Family Hearing Services
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-786-5544
Hours: 9-4 M-TH, 9-1 F
Description: Gregory Lamp, Doctor of Audiology, over 20
years experience in diognostic evaluations, hearing aid
fitting. Specializes in advanced digital hearing aid tehcnology.
Service & repair all makes and models of hearing instruments.
Offer: 10% off all hearing instruments.
Fine Threads
Located: 309 South Main Street, Grove
Phone: 918-786-6600
Hours: 9:30-5:30 M-F, 9:30-4 Sat.
Website: www.finethreadsgrove.com
Description: Custom embroidery, T-shirts, uniforms.
Consignment clothing for the family. Home of Ridgywear &
local school spirit wear since 2005.
Offer: 10% off all merchandise excluding formal wear, custom
embroidery & printing.
Frisby’s Greenhouse
Located: 23106 South 4390 Road, Vinita
Phone: 918-256-7492 or 918-256-5190
Hours: 9-5 M-Sat, 12-4 Sun. during season
Description: 35 years experience growing and selling
bedding plants, shrubs and trees.
Offer: 20% off regularly priced shrubs and trees (excluding
sale items).
Fuzzy to Fabulous
Located: 21 West 3rd Street (Grove) or 35401 South 580
Road (Jay ranch store)
Phone: 804-389-2579
Hours: 10:30-5:30 T-Sat.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.zenasurialpacas.com
Description: Shop combines high-end fashion with
handmade treasures, including alpaca fiber garments and
unique gifts
Offer: 10% off purchases of $20 or more, excluding sale
items.
Goodfella’s Pizzeria
Located: 103 South Vann Street (Vinita), 450677 East
Highway 85 (Cleora)
Phone: 918-256-2498 (Vinita), 918-782-2000 (Cleora)
Hours: 11-9 M-Sat (Vinita), 11-9 T-Sat., 5-9 Sun. (Cleora)
Description: New York-style pizza. Dine-in, carryout,
delivery. Subs, salads, breadsticks, wings.
Offer: Any large specialty pizza with breadsticks for $18.95
plus tax.
Gourmet’s
Located: 2 West 3rd Street, Grove
Phone: 918-786-4700
Website: www.grovegourmets.com
Hours: 10-5 M-F, 10-6 Sat., 12-5 Sun.
Description: “The kitchen store with so much more!”
Offer: 10% discount on total purchase (Holland Grills not
included).
Grand Lake Fast Lube
Located: 1927 N 3rd St., Langley
Phone: 918-782-1141
Hours: 8-5 M-F, 8:30-noon Sat.
Description: One stop automotive shop, offering oil & lube,
tire rotation, auto detail.
Offer: 50% discount on tire rotation with any oil change. 15%
discount on any auto detail.
Grand Lake Garden Center
Located: One mile north of Sailboat Bridge at Tomcat
Corner in Grove
Phone: 918-786-7492 or 918-256-5190
Hours: 9-5 M-Sat, 12-4 Sun. during growing season;
Description: 35 years experience growing and selling
bedding plants, shrubs and trees.
Offer: 20% off regularly priced shrubs and trees (excluding
sale items).
Grand Lake Golf School
Located: Afton
Phone: 918-257-4967
E-mail: [email protected]
Description: Lessons from certified golf instructor Steve
Pace. Call or email for appointment.
Offer: Free golf swing analysis ($40 value).
Grand Lake Sports Center
Located: 301 South Main Street, Grove
Phone: 918-786-2300
Hours: 8-5 M-TH, 8-6:30 Fri.-Sat., 9-5 Sun.
Description: Equipment & accessories for all types of water
sports & activities. Souveniers & custom T-shirts.
Offer: 10% off $75 purchase.
Granny Shaffers Restaurant
Located: 2728 North Rangeline or 705 Illinois, Joplin
Phone: 417-659-9393
Hours: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. M-Sat., 7-3 Sun.
Description: Comfort food restaurant featuring home made
pies, breakfast all day, fried chicken, catfish & Joplin’s best
spaghetti.
Offer: 10% off meal purchase of $50 or less.
H2O Sports Rental
Located: 59800 East 307 Lane, Grove
Phone: 918-786-3400
Website: www.h2osportsrental.com
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Description: Grand Lake’s premier watercraft rental. Located
at Candlewyck Cove Resort.
Offer: 10% discount on rental (4-hour minimum), plus
owners gift.
Hollywood Glamour Salon
Located: Highway 85, Ketchum (next to Buddy Foods)
Phone: 918-782-9895
Hours: 9-4 T- F, 10-2 Sat. (open late by appt.)
Description: Full service family salon. Tues. special: $7
men and children haircuts. Will travel for weddings, proms
and special occasions. Walk-ins welcome.
Offer: 10% off any service excluding any other discounted
services or products.
Honey Creek Resort & Motel
Located: 2511 S Main, Grove
Phone: 918-786-6113 or 918-786-5119
Hours: 7 a.m.-11 p.m., 7 days a week
Website: www.honeycreekresortandmotel.com
Description: Resort and motel with lake privileges,covered
fish & boat dock ($10 per-day fee), dry storage, swimming
beach, playground, kitchen efficiencies & sleeping rooms,
meeting room for groups of up to 50.
Offer: 10% off all motel rooms.
Horizon Roofing Systems, Inc.
Located: 441572 E 70 RD, Welch
Phone: 918-961-3898
Hours: 8-5 M-F
Description: We specialize in commercial and residential
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roofing. Flat & low slope metal roofs. Our roofs are the new
85% reflective, lightweight and seamless. We spray in place
polyurathane foam, metal restoration. Spray foam insulation.
Offer: Free estimate & 5% discount.
Western/lodge decor, comforter sets, jewelry, purses, gift
cards, lamps, candles, nightlights, picture frames, etc.
Monthly specials.
Offer: 15% off purchases over $50.
Island Copter
Located: The Landings Marina, Monkey Island; Riverside
Airport, Jenks
Phone: 918-791-1846
Hours: Grand Lake location (select weekends)
website: www.islandcopter.com
Description: Northeast OK newest & most exciting
entertainment option. Tulsa Metro tours offer dramatic views
of iconic post modern architecture, Grand Lake fun flights
are always a summer time hit.
Offer: $25 discount on Tulsa Metro tours.
Kelly Golf
Located: 311 West 3rd Street, Grove
Phone: 918-787-7640
Hours: 9:30-5 T-F, 9:30-noon Sat.
Description: Full service golf and repair shop. Brands like
Taylor Made, Nike, Adams, Bridgestone, Nickent, Srixon.
Custom-built clubs and large selection of pre-owned.
Offer: 10% discount on all purchases before tax.
Ground Zero Storm Shelters
Located: 55405 Road 660, Colcord
Phone: 918-791-4448
Website: www.smartsafeshelters.com
Hours: 8-5 M-F
Description: Three sizes available, lifetime warranty.
Offer: $100 discount on any shelter.
James R. Butner, O.D.
Located: 529 N Wilson, Vinita
Phone: 918-256-5543
Hours: 8-noon and 1-5 M, W & F; Thurs. by appointment
only.
Description: Full service optometrist. Eye examinations for
both cataracts and glasses. Co-manager for cataract, Lasix
and post-Lasix surgery. Treatment for eye diseases such
as glaucoma and diabetics. Wide variety of frames. Same
day service on in-stock, single vision glasses and contacts.
Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance plans accepted.
Offer: 30% off any frame and prescription lenses (in-stock
frames only. Both frame and lens purchase required.
Cannot be combined with any vision or insurance plan.
Valid prescription required. Other restrictions may apply).
Janet’s Home Accents & Gifts
Located: 217 S Wilson, Vinita
Phone: 918-256-2233
Hours: 10-6:30 T-Sat.
Description: Lampe Berger, Crocs, Jody Coyote, Root
Candles, wedding invitations and registry, tuxedo rental
and much, much more.
Offer: 20% discount store wide.
Joplin Eye Laser Center
Located: 1905 W 32nd, Suite 408, Joplin
Phone: 417-621-0202
Hours: 8:30-5 M-TH, 8:30-noon Fri.
Description: 20-plus years experience. Offering latest
technology in both refractive and cataract surgical
procedures.
Offer: 20% off usual and customary procedure fees for Lasik
surgery. $650 off bilateral Lasik procedure.
Kathy’s Place Flowers, Gifts & More
Located: 209 West Main, Adair
Phone: 918-785-4422
Hours: 10-6 M-Sat.
Description: Unique rustic furniture for the whole house.
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Lendonwood Gardens
Located: 1310 West 13th Street, Grove
Phone: 918-786-2938
Website: www.lendonwood.org
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Description: A six-acre botanical garden near Grand Lake.
More than 1,200 different types of plants, including the largest
collection of rhododendrons in the Southwest, 500 varieties
of daylilies, and 25 varieties of dogwoods.
Offer: 10% off wedding fees, 20% off fee for guided tours
scheduled in advance.
Makin’ The Cut
Located: 305 S Commercial, Welch
Phone: 918-244-4047
Hours: 8-5 T-F, 9-noon Sat.
Description: Full service family salon/barber shop
specializing in the latest hair trends, tanning & full body
massage chair.
Offer: Free 15 min. in massage chair with any paid salon
service. 5% off hair care products.
Mallory & Son Plumbing, Inc.
Located: 25511 E 350 RD, Chelsea
Phone: 918-789-3624
Hours: 8-5, 24 hr. emergency service
Description: 3rd & 4th generation licensed plumbing taking
care of all plumbing needs. New residential & commercial,
leak location, sewer camera system, backhoe, natural gas,
propane, water & sewer.
Offer: $10 off any service call.
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Located: 451407 Pheasant Circle, Afton
Phone: 918-695-7909 or 918-782-9497
Website: www.marykay.com/carmencarnes
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. M-Sun., or 24/7 on website
Description: Skincare, makeup, body and sun products,
fragrance.
Offer: 20% off products. Free delivery and consultation.
Miami Animal Hospital
Located: 2620 N Hwy 69A, Miami
Phone: 918-542-2803
Website: www.miamianimalhosp.com
Hours: 8-5 M-F, 9-noon Sat.
Description: Full service veterinary hospital offering
complete lines of large and small animal vaccines,
antibiotics, animal health products and pet foods.
Offer: 10% discount on vaccine purchases for large or
small animals.
Mothers of Pre-Schoolers
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-801-2727
Website: www.orgsites.com/ok/mopsofgrove
Hours: 10:30 a.m. 1st Wed., 6:30 p.m. 3rd Thur. each month.
Description: Organization for moms with children ages birth
through kindergarten. Goal is to educate moms and provide a
support system. A division of MOPS International.
Offer: 15% off membership dues.
Mr. D’s One Stop, LLC
Located: 625 West Conner Avenue, Fairland
Phone: 918-676-1005
Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, winter hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Description: Convenience store w/deli featuring Troyer deli
meats, Hunt’s pizza and J&W frozen custard. Ice machine
on site. 100% gas and regular unleaded.
Offer: 1 free 16-ounce Icee with purchase of $2.99 sandwich
and $1.29 chips.
NEO & Miami Hearing Aid Centers
Located: Grove & Miami
Phone: 918-786-4565
Hours: 9-5 M, W, TH & F (Grove); 9-4 M, W, F (Miami)
Description: Hearing aid specialists board certified in hearing
instrument sciences. 47 years combined experience. Free
hearing examinations. Latest hearing aid technology. Service
all makes and models of hearing instruments.
Offer: $300 discount on pair of S Series 11 iQ models of
hearing instruments.
O’Hairs Salon, LLC
Located: 205 Elk St., Grove
Phone: 918-786-9292
Hours: 9-5 T-F, 9-12 Sat.
Description: Full service family salon.
Offer: 20% off all retail products.
Ora’s Engines
Located: 840 N Moseley RD, Colcord
Phone: 918-422-5959
Hours: 8:30-6 M-F, 9-5 Sat.
Description: Engine machine shop and auto parts.
Offer: 10% off purchase up to $100.
Osborn Drug
Located: 116 S Wilson, Vinita
Phone: 918-256-6459
Hours: 9-5:30 M-F, 9-1 Sat.
Description: Full service pharmacy offering a wide variety
of card and gift items.
Offer: 10% off Woodwick candles.
Parks Custom Cabinets
Located: 7454 S Hwy 28, Chelsea
Phone: 918-789-2540
Hours: 6-4:30 M-F
Description: Custom cabinets, closets & countertops.
Offer: $250 off hardware (knobs, pulls, lazy susans, pull-out
trash etc.) on any cabinet purchase.
Parks Portable Buildings, LLC
Located: 7454 South Highway 28, Chelsea
Phone: 918-789-2694
Hours: 6-4:30 M-F
Description: Manufacturer of storage buildings.
Offer: Free mower ramp with any building purchase.
tractors & lawn mowers. We make farm service calls after
hours.
Offer: 50% off rotate & balance.
Peoria Ridge Golf Course
Located: 10275 South 600 Road, Miami
Phone: 918-542-7676
Website: www.peoriaridge.com
Hours: daylight to dark, 7 days a week
Description: Premier 18-hole championship course with
tournament caliber greens. Bermuda fairways & roughs, and
bent grass greens.
Offer: $26 special package includes green fee & half a cart
Mon.-Fri. only. Not valid weekends or holidays.
Sign Man/Ten Best Design
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-786-9870 or 918-964-0066
Hours: By appointment
Description: Full-color, wide format printing of interior &
exterior graphics. Wide format laminating, computer graphic
design, large format framing, canvas prints and texture
finishing.
Offer: 15% discount on purchase.
Pier 13
Located: Junction of highways 28 & 82, Langley
Phone: 918-782-1213
Hours: 10-9 M-Sat.
Description: Largest wine selection and best prices on the
lake. Order ahead for that special event. Wine club, winetasting events.
Offer: $5 off $50 purchase or 10% off wine purchase.
Pine Island RV Resort
Located: 32501 South 571 Road, Jay
Phone: 918-786-9071
Website: www.pineislandrvresort.com
Hours: Office 8-4 M-F, 24/7 campground
Description: 144 acres with 1.5 miles lakefront on Grand
Lake. We accomodate RV full hookups, tent camping, rental
trailers, indoor/outdoor pools, club and teen center houses,
pavilion, meeting/dining room, boat docks, clean restrooms.
Many activities available, RV & boat storage and wireless
internet.
Offer: 20% discount on general public rate for a full hook-up
RV or tent campsite.
Pine Lodge Resort
Located: 33674 South 4505 Road, Afton
Phone: 918-782-1400
Website: www.pinelodgeresort.com
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Description: Romantic cabins fully equipped, featuring a
king or queen bed, fireplace and a hot tub on a private deck.
Clubhouse and pool. Grand Lake is just a stone’s throw away.
Offer: 10% discount off each reservation. Not valid with other
offers. Holidays excluded.
Precision Wireless Internet
Located: Grove
Phone: 918-791-9570
Hours: 8-5 M-Sat.
Description: Dial-up and rural high-speed Internet service.
15 towers broadcasting to rural areas of Grove, Jay, Bernice,
Turkey Ford and surrounding areas. Dial-up $9.95 per
month, high speed as low as $29.95 a month. Computer
repair shop.
Offer: Free wireless installation, 10% off computer repair.
Sam’s Tire Shop
Located: 436 S Wilson, Vinita
Phone: 918-256-7591
Hours: 8-5 M-F, 8-noon Sat.
Description: Retail tire, tubes and wheels. We have been
in business 26 yrs with fast, efficient service on cars, trucks,
Superior Docks & Lifts of Oklahoma, LLC
Located: 20705 South Highway 125, Fairland
Phone: 918-676-3555
Hours: 8-4:30 daily
Description: 30 yrs. experience. Meeting all your needs for
boat docks, slips and lifts for boats or jet ski.
Offer: 20% discount on walkway with a 2 slip boat dock.
The Antique Alley
Located: 32750 South 620 Road in Grove
Phone: 918-786-9109
Hours: 10-5 T-Sat.; 1-5 Sun.
Description: Antiques and collectibles.
Offer: 20% discount on purchases.
The Crooked Little House Pecan Orchard
Located: 6315 W Hwy 28, Adair
Phone: 918-785-2287
Hours: 10-6 M-Sat. (Nov.-Jan.); 10-6 W-Sat. (Mar.-Oct.);
closed Feb.
Description: Landmark for 40 years. Many varieties of
homemade fudge and brittle. Cinnamon sweet pecans, pecan
pralines, apple & pecan pies.
Offer: 10% discount on purchases over $30, excluding inshell, cracked or shelled pecans.
The M.A.D. House Artists
Located: 771 Gusty Point Lane, Eucha
Phone: 918-435-4150
Website: www.themadehouseartists.com
Hours: 9-7 M-F, 11-2 Sat., 3-5 p.m. Sun.
Description: Monthly dances and classes, books, artwork,
costumes, art workshop, book reading.
Offer: 10% discount on all purchases and classes.
The Siding Man
Phone: 918-605-3957 or 918-476-4434
Hours: 8-8 M-Sat.
Description: Specialize in Certain Teed vinyl siding. Many
different brands of replacement windows. Family owned
and operated.
Offer: Free estimate and 5% discount on siding or window
job of $2,500 or more.
The Weird Sisters (Original jewelry by Rose)
Located: Hwy 82 North, Grand Village Unit 1, Langley
Phone: 918-841-0672
Hours: 9-5 M-Sat.
Description: Original Artisan designed jewelry, gold & silver
with gemstones.
Offer: 10% discount on jewelry with purchase of $50 or more.
Tom Cat Corner
Located: 24996 Highway 59 North, Grove
Phone: 918-786-6622
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Website: www.tomcatcorner.webs.com
Description: Gas station, deli with pizza and barbecue.
Offer: Free small drink with the purchase of a BBQ sandwich.
Wilkerson Real Estate
Located: Pryor
Phone: 918-825-1530
Hours: 8:30-5 M-F, 9-11:30 Sat.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wilkersonagency.com
Description: In business since 1919, specializing in
residential, commercial, recreational, farms, ranches,
industrial, investments, sales and rentals.
Offer: $10 off first month’s rent.
Woodshed
Located: Edna, Kansas
Phone: 620-922-7252
Hours: 5 a.m.-10 p.m.
Description: Convenience store, gas.
Offer: Purchase a king-size candy bar and get a free
20-ounce fountain drink.
Woodshed II
Located: 124 South Willow, South Coffeyville
Phone: 918-255-6125
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Description: Convenience store, gas.
Offer: Free 20-ounce fountain drink with purchase of $3 or
more in deli items.
Woodshed III
Located: 509 South Mayes, Adair
Phone: 918-785-2620
Hours: 5 a.m.-12 a.m.
Description: Convenience store, gas.
Offer: Purchase a Subway sandwich and get a free cookie.
Woodshed V
Located: 55990 East Highway 85A, Monkey Island
Phone: 918-257-8805
Hours: 4 a.m.-11 p.m.
Description: convenience store, gas.
Offer: Purchase ten or more gallons of gas and get a free
32-ounce fountain drink.
Turn to page 12 for more
information on the Co-op
Connections Card program
and a complete listing of
participating local
pharmacies.
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Local man inspires by overcoming challenges... (continued from page five)
they wouldn’t be able to take care of me, but mom and dad
told him they were bringing me home.”
home and helped him continue his business. A pressure sore
on his tailbone forced him to retire in 1980, just shy of his
goal.
-o0o “I wanted to get to three hundred clients, but I just
By the fall of 1955, Dan had grown reclusive and
couldn’t get there. I couldn’t get it healed. It was getting bad.
depressed. He didn’t want to go anywhere. Outside of a
A doctor in Tulsa gave me a choice. He said ‘Dan, you can
few friends, he didn’t care to have visitors. He put up great
keep doing what you’re doing and I’ll have to remove half of
resistance when his brother, David, came from Washington
your hip, or you can come down to the hospital and get that
State for a visit and suggested
healed up.’”
Dan return to stay with his family
Dan closed the books for
for a while.
his clients and said good “They wanted me to
bye to what had been an
come out there and see some
unexpected yet rewarding
neurosurgeons,” said Dan.
career as a public accountant.
Dan dreaded the train ride
“I enjoyed it,” he said. “I
and the unwanted attention he
liked meeting people.”
knew he would receive from
Added Dan: “I only had
the passengers at the stations
one guy come in and leave. He
in Kansas City and St. Paul.
had his papers in his hand. I
However, he found himself
asked if I could help him and
gaining confidence with every
he said ‘I don’t think so.’ He
new experience despite the bleak
turned around and walked out.
prognosis he was receiving from
I guess he didn’t think I was
the medical community.
going to be able to handle it.
Seattle neurosurgeons
I thought it was kind of funny
examined Dan and offered no
myself. That would have
hope.
really hurt me if he had been
“They just said ‘we wish we
my first client, but that was
would have had you when you
probably the third year I was
first got hurt,’” Dan said.
in business. I just laughed.”
Dan Lindsey with his mother Jerlean after graduating
Dan remained three years
from Afton High School in May 1954
with David before returning to
-o0oOklahoma at age 21. He stayed with his parents one year and Dan Lindsey has been loved all his life—by parents
then spent the next several years with his sister in Denver.
who refused to turn his care over to a state institution and
“I was going out there to visit for six weeks and ended up by siblings who would not permit him to wallow in self
staying five years.”
misery. His circumstances not only allowed his family to
While he was in Colorado, Dan underwent a battery of
demonstrate an unyeilding love, they also strengthened his
tests, including a complete psych evaluation. The lady who
relationship with God.
administered the exam recommended that he consider a
Dan has been a blessing and inspiration to more people
career in bookkeeping. Dan took the advice and enrolled in a
than he’ll ever know. He knows one day he’ll be freed of his
four-year correspondence course in accounting. He finished
earthly shackles. Paralysis will be defeated. There will be no
the course in three and a half years and reviewed for another
more Stryker frames or pressure sores.
four weeks. His test was administered over a period of two
“My hope in Christ has kept me going all these years,”
days by a CPA in downtown Denver.
he said.
Dan returned to Oklahoma upon completion of his
Even so, Dan’s physical infirmities are overshadowed
certification as a public accountant. He opened an office in
by a keen mind and an amazing memory. His sense of
Afton with few prospects, but would build his business to 289 humor reflects the joy rooted deep in his soul. His spirit is
clients over a twenty-year period.
irrepressible.
“I started with no clients, a two-drawer file cabinet and
“When that horse bucked me off and I hit the ground, my
my mother as my secretary,” he laughed.
relationship with God got real serious. I asked him to let me
An automobile accident claimed the life of his father
live... but I sure didn’t know he was going to let me live this
in 1971. A year later, his mother passed away. Ann and her
long.”
husband Don lived close by. They welcomed Dan into their
Dan smiles and laughs. He’s 75 now, but the 16-year-old
care-free country boy is never far away.
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Holiday Mixers
‘Tis the season for invitations—to church socials, co-worker get-togethers, family gatherings—
and they all call for a dish or an appetizer to grace an indulgent buffet. You readily accept the
invitation, then it hits you—you’ve taken the same sweet and sour meatballs to every gathering
for the last five years. You simply must try something different and stave off meatball boredom.
Consider the options that follow.
Frozen Drink Balls
6 ounces frozen juice or drink
concentrate
e),
1 stick of butter (not margarin
softened
shed fine
14 ounce box vanilla wafers, cru
ar
sug
1 pound confectioners
This recipe is
great because you
are limited only by
your imagination
and taste
buds. Select your
choice of
frozen drink conc
entrate. Next,
decide what coatin
g you like.
Options to mix an
d match
follow the recipe.
combine
Allow drink mix to thaw and
gh. Shape
dou
stiff
a
m
for
to
ts
.
all ingredien
or dip in your choice of coating
roll
n
dough into 1-inch balls, the
Drink options:
Apple juice
Orange juice
Grape juice
Pineapple juice
Limeade
Pina Colada
Strawberry Daiquiri
Sweet & Salty Chee
se
Spread
10-ounce goat ch
eese log
½ cup roasted, sa
lted nuts, coarsely
crushed (sunflow
pistachios, almon
er kernels,
ds)
1/3 cup honey
Roll cheese log in
nuts to cover, inclu
ding the ends. Driz
over entire length
zle honey
of the log. Serve w
ith assorted cracke
fresh, whole berries
rs and
.
Coating:
Cinnamon Sugar
Grated chocolate
Grated white chocolate
Melted chocolate
Flaked coconut
Crushed nuts
Crushed graham crackers
Crushed shortbread cookies
ABC Savory Cheesecake Appetizer
If you have
only a
few minute
s to prepare your d
ish, this
goat cheese
spread
will do nice
ly.
Th
is spre
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
indulg ad is both
½ pound bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled (reserve 2 tablespoons of drippings)
en
1 onion, finely diced
gant. “A t and eleBC
2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
for app ” stands
2 cloves garlic, minced
le, baco
n,
and ch
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
eese.
32 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
5 eggs
3 tablespoons wine vinegar
1/4 cup whiskey (optional)
12 ounces blue cheese crumbles
2 tablespoons minced chives
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Coat a 9-inch cake pan with non-stick spray, then line the pan with parchment paper. Sprinkle bottom
of prepared pan with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Reserve the rest for later use.
Sauté onion in drippings until translucent. Add apples and garlic, continuing to sauté an additional 2-3 minutes until apples begin to
soften. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and allow to cool.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs, vinegar and whiskey (optional). Continue beating until smooth. Stir in
apple mixture, bacon, blue cheese, remaining Parmesan cheese and chives by hand.
Pour batter into prepared pan and place in preheated oven. Bake 8-9 hours, or overnight. When done, the cheesecake will be somewhat firm and slightly browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool one hour. Cover pan with plastic wrap, then an inverted
plate. Turn pan over to release the cheesecake. Allow to rest one hour in the refrigerator, then remove parchment paper and re-invert
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cheesecake onto a serving plate. Serve with toast wedges or your cracker of choice.
December 2012
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
E
LECTRIC COOPERATIVE
P.O. Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301 • www.neelectric.com
Pharmacy discounts available
with Co-op Connections Card
Y
ou can use your Co-op Connections Card and save
an additional 10%-60% on prescriptions at over
56,000 participating pharmacies nationwide.
Members can also take advantage of mail order for
convenient home delivery with no additional fees. At right is
a list of participating local pharmacies. Northeast Oklahoma
Electric Cooperative members saved over $350,000 to-date
utilizing this valuable pharmacy savings program.
Could your business benefit?
J
OINING the Co-op Connections Card program is easy
if you own a business. Simply agree to offer a discount
to any member who presents a card at the time of
purchase. In return, we will help promote your business
free of charge in the Northeast Connection and on our
website. It’s that easy.
We’ll market your business to nearly 30,000 cooperative
members locally. Plus, co-op members all across the country
will also know about your business and discount through the
website. That’s a pretty big market to advertise in for free.
To join the program, request a packet by sending your
mailing information to [email protected] or
call us at 918-256-9318.
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PRSRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
TULSA, OK
Permit 2171
Participating local pharmacies
A MO Health Center RX (Salina)....................(918) 434-8500
Beggs Pharmacy (Pryor)................................(918) 825-3059
Black Drug (Locust Grove)..............................(918) 479-5223
Chelsea Family Pharmacy (Chelsea).............(918) 789-2241
Drug Warehouse (Pryor).................................(918) 825-5303
Elliott Plaza Pharmacy (Pryor).......................(918) 825-2225
Grove Drive-In Pharmacy (Grove).................(918) 786-2268
Langley Drug (Langley)..................................(918) 782-3271
May’s (Miami)..................................................(918) 542-8426
Ole Miners Pharmacy (Picher).......................(918) 673-1552
Osborn Drugs (Miami)...................................(918) 542-4444
Osborn Drugs (Vinita).....................................(918) 256-6459
Reasor’s Pharmacy (Langley)........................(918) 782-9619
The Cross Pharmacy (Pryor)..........................(918) 824-1300
V & V Drug (Jay)..............................................(918) 253-4519
V & V Drug (Vinita)...........................................(918) 256-2451
Walgreens (Grove)..........................................(918) 786-6867
Walgreens (Miami)..........................................(918) 540-9544
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (Grove)...........................(918) 786-4491
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (Jay)...............................(918) 253-4034
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (Miami)...........................(918) 542-8429
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (Pryor)............................(918) 825-3663
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (Vinita)............................(918) 256-6435
If you would like a Co-op Connections Card or need a
replacement, call 1-800-256-6405 ext. 9392 or print one
online by visiting www.neelectric.com.