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This Week in Walton... It's been another busy couple of weeks for the Scott Walton campaign and there's more excitement in the making including some fun campaign events and some more well-known names and organizations giving Scott their endorsements. Scott was invited to the Lions Club to address Inola High School Seniors and their fathers. Scott spoke of the advantages of being raised in small towns and the importance of the networks that have already been established because of the tight-knit sense of community in smaller towns. “I was raised in Claremore and I can speak from experience that those relationships from high school are still in effect to this day. The people we grow up with are more like family than just friends,” he said. “Being from a small town has a lot of advantages and I'm lucky to have been given the life I was.” Scott was born and raised in Claremore and maintains relationships he made as a youth. Just recently one of those friendships came back to reward him in the form of former Senator Stratton Taylor giving the Walton campaign his endorsement. Taylor is a cherished resident of Rogers County and a respected public servant who served numerous terms as the Senate's President Pro Tem. Scott also marked an important accomplishment when he graduated from Leadership Rogers County. “Even for a lifelong resident of Rogers County, the in-depth education I received was terrific,” Walton said of the nine month long program. “We dug deeply into the issues of quality of life in Rogers County, economic development, and the interactions of local, county, and state-level governments.” Scott not only gained the important experience of the course, he also made a lot of new friendships. “The people I spent that time with became close friends and I am glad I had the opportunity to spend that time with so many truly wonderful people. This was an invaluable experience all the way around,” Scott said. The next night found Scott saying farewell to Rogers State University President Joe Wiley at Dr. Wiley's farewell reception. Incoming RSU president, Dr. Larry Rice, was also in attendance at the reception. Dr. Wiley is retiring from his RSU post to take the lead position for a private school in Tennessee. Scott also saw the fists flying at the Tulsa Fight Night. The “black-tie boxing” event benefits local charities and draws impressive star-power. Previous attendees of the event include such notables as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Jake “Raging Bull” LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Evander Holyfield, and many, many others. Among this years beneficiaries was Clarehouse, a charity that provides hospice service to people in need who are facing the end of their lives. The next night Scott was at the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association convention in Oklahoma City. “It was a good networking experience,” Walton said of the event. At the event Scott met and spoke with several area sheriffs and sheriff administrators. “I was able to really make some good connections and I am looking forward to working with these sheriff's,” Walton said. Walton also made his way to the Rogers County Adult Training Program fund raiser in Claremore. The program benefits people in the Rogers County area with disabilities. “This is a very worthy cause and a great organization,” said Walton. Finally, Scott ended the week with a visit to the Rotary Club's “Boots and BBQ” event at Will Rogers Downs. “The Rotary Club does tons of good works and I would find it difficult to turn down an opportunity to help in any way I could,” said Walton. In the coming weeks, check out scottwalton.org for more endorsements by community leaders and organizations and for more campaign events. Now, site visitors can sign up to volunteer in the campaign and support Scott.
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