Edmond Kiwanis
Since 1926, Building Up the Youth of the Community Kiwanis Club is the oldest community service organization in Edmond. It was chartered in 1926, and the goal has remained the same: Build up the youth of the community. Evidence of their good work is found throughout the city, wherever kids are involved. In 1940, the…
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Bringing Back the Virginia Reel
Four steps forward…four steps back…join hands…turn in a circle. Victorian dances, such as the Virginia Reel, may seem a thing of the past, but a group of teenagers and young adults in Guthrie are reviving its history by performing dance demonstrations at events. Emma Bowers Montgomery brought the group to life because of her own…
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Al’s: A Place for Collectors and Community
It was 1987. Ronald Reagan was President, Whitney Houston was topping the charts, and baseball cards were hot, at fifty cents a pack. That’s when Al’s Sports Cards opened as a hole-inthe- wall store in Edmond. Thirty-five years later, Al’s Sports Cards & Gaming is one of the few remaining card shops around—and a top-performing…
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Tiny, Beautiful Gowns
Designer of dresses for little girls, Nancy Crum, found her sewing business taking an unusual turn last year. Suddenly, former brides were bringing their wedding dresses to her. She never dreamed a woman would be so eager to hand over her wedding dress, knowing fully that Nancy would cut the expensive and gorgeous fabric into…
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The Good Eagle Scout, Darrell
“I love scouts. All my life, I love scouts!” said Darrell White, a scout with Troop 77. In February, the 64-yearold achieved Eagle Scout status. It was a proud moment for this man who has spent decades engaged with the scouting community. Eagle Scout is the highest rank of the Scouts BSA (formerly Boys Scouts…
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Jeremy & That “Jeep Thang”
Jeremy Rowe’s country music career started out as a Jeep thing––make that a “Jeep Thang,” the title of the song he wrote in 2019 that put him on the national stage. Due to the song’s popularity among the Jeep crowd, he now travels to Jeep shows around the United States to perform his repertoire of…
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The Knotty Ladies
“Community service is possible at any age, even into our seventies or eighties,” said Judith Head, spokesperson for a group of compassionate women who’ve made nearly 1,000 knotted fleece blankets for children in need. Since 2013, ladies from Touchmark Retirement Center have set out to comfort homeless elementary children who are being served by the…
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Galen Culver & 5,000 Things That Make Our State Great
If you are unfamiliar with the title, “Is This a Great State or What?” then you probably haven’t lived in Oklahoma very long. Three times a week, Galen Culver of News Channel 4 features an interesting person or place in Oklahoma. After 31 years, it is possibly the longest-running news feature in the state. In…
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Peace in the Face of Addiction
My mom’s addiction was my fault, and I just hated myself. Kylie, age 10 The family secret of hidden addiction is more common than you think. Children in one out of four households are living with addicted grownups! Oklahoma now has a successful intervention program, proven to break the cycle and help children deal with…
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