South Central Golf Expo Set for Feb. 3-5
Champions Tour winner Ron Streck and Champions Tour rookie and winner of multiple PGA Tour events David Edwards will be among the guest speakers at the fourth annual South Central Golf Expo presented by Hidden Oaks, Jenks’ newest exclusive gated community. The expo is Feb. 3-5 at the John Q. Hammons Arena at Union High School’s Multipurpose Activity Center, 66th & Mingo in Tulsa.
Tulsa Boat Sport and Travel Show Celebrating Milestone Anniversary
The 2006 Tulsa Boat Sport and Travel Show is celebrating 50 years in January, according to event organizers.
Presented by Mercury MerCruiser, the show will be held at Expo Center on the Tulsa Fairgrounds, Jan. 30 through Feb. 5.
“We are going all out this year to celebrate our 50th anniversary,” said Phil Keeter, president of the show. “Visitors will enjoy better quality exhibits and seminars, more promotions, incredible value and the most fun of any show yet.”
Among a variety of promotions offered to visitors is the opportunity to sign up to win an 18-foot Sea Ray Sport Boat and trailer valued at $20,000, courtesy of Sea Ray, Port Arrowhead and Mercury MerCruiser.
Reverse Mortgages Gaining in Popularity for Retirees
Reverse mortgages are becoming popular among many Americans who have retired and continue to own their homes.
Cindy Thomason, vice president of mortgage lending for the First Pryority Bank in Tulsa, explains that a reverse mortgage is a loan that allows seniors to use the equity they have accumulated in their homes over the years to improve their quality of life and knock down the financial barriers to independent living.
By converting equity into income, a reverse mortgage is a way for people to stay in their homes and receive cash for any purpose, whether it’s day-to-day living expenses, home remodeling or repair, paying off existing debt, earning a college degree or traveling the world.
Higher Gas Prices to Stay
Many factors influence the price of crude oil and gasoline pump prices. Gasoline prices are a direct function of crude oil prices. Crude oil is the feedstock for refined gasoline.
GTR Oil Series, Parts 1–4
Editors’s Note: Tulsa became the “Oil Capital of the World” after the discovery of oil in the nearby Glenn Pool oil field in the early 1900s. Civic leaders, many of whom were visionaries, developed their town into what became “America’s Most Beautiful City,” coined after an article in Readers Digest magazine in 1957. After hosting many of the headquarters and divisions of the major oil companies of the world, Tulsa’s role in oil began to wane in the mid-1980s, when crude oil prices declined dramatically. Oil companies and oil people began to move away to cities such as Denver, and then mainly to Houston. This article begins a series studying oil in relation to Tulsa and its surrounding area, and includes an early history of oil, the rise and middle days of oil, and then Tulsa’s fall from being the oil capital. Later in the series, the present days and future of oil in relation to the Tulsa area will be studied.
GTR Oil Series, Parts 5–9
Part 5
The IPE Staved Off Competition from Houston
By 1936 Tulsa had become the focal point for oilmen from around the world and the Ninth International Petroleum Exposition (IPE) reflected this. According to the Oil & Gas Journal, the premier publication covering the oil industry, “Advance registration for the IPE indicates that Tulsa’s capacity as host will be extended to its limit when all participants in the show finally arrive.”
Texaco Disappearing Throughout Tulsa
Texaco stations have been slowly closing down around Tulsa. The question is “Why?” The perpetual demand for gas suggests that stations would continue to do a brisk business, despite the recent volatility in gas prices.
Wal-Mart at Woodland Hills: Good or Bad?
Progress is continuing on the opening of the Wal-Mart Supercenter at East 68th Street and South Memorial Drive according to Ryan Horn, community affairs manager of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Bentonville, Ark. The Supercenter is projected to open in the latter half of 2006 and will be just north of Woodland Hills Mall and construction should start soon.
1966 IPE Moved into World-Class Building
Editor’s Note: This article is the seventh in a multi-part series about the past, present and future of the oil industry in greater Tulsa and throughout the region. The first through sixth parts appeared in the Mid-June through Mid-November GTR Newspapers.
Lee’s Bicycles Moving To a Riverfront Location
Native Tulsan Adam Vanderburg, owner of Lee’s Bicycles, sets his sights on developing land along the East side of the Arkansas River for a new kind of bicycle store. Vanderburg purchased the property just north of Outback Steakhouse at 97th and Riverside and directly north of the King Landing development. Construction will begin in December on the 10,000 square foot building that will house the new store leaving approximately 5,000 square feet of leasable space.
Clearly Beautiful: The Glass Goddess
If you like beautiful glass, you’ll love The Glass Goddess, 7116 S. Memorial Dr. This lovely shop opened this spring and is filled with hundreds of pieces of the famed and historical Fenton Glass, manufactured by the 100-year-old American company, Fenton Art Glass.
Balmoral Project Expanding Near Southern Hills
Several homeowners in the gated, upscale Balmoral neighborhood near East 67th Street and South Birmingham Avenue in Tulsa. opened their homes this month for an afternoon walking tour of three open homes, available lots and two homes under construction, sponsored by Renaissance Construction.
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