Engineering New Fashion
Tamra Gould, was born into a family of engineers. Her dad, sister and cousins are engineers. Even her great-great grandfather, who patented over 100 inventions, was an engineer. But Tamra? She’s artsy. “I studied fashion design,” Tamra said. “But I guess growing up around engineers inspired me. For my senior project last year in Georgia,…
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Bright Sky Ministries
It’s hard for foster parents to truly prepare for the unknown children who suddenly arrive in their lives. Justin and Jessica Davis learned this first-hand when their close friends from church became instant parents to some boys who showed up with just the clothes on their backs. “They had nothing, so our family decided to…
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Paul McCartney Sighted in Arcadia!
It’s true! Singer, Paul McCartney, was actually sighted by Arcadia resident, Toby Thompson. The scene unfolded like this: Toby was weeding in a culvert next to the road near historic Route 66. He was covered in mud, wearing a t-shirt and calf-high socks with his work boots. “I looked like a goofball hillbilly,” Toby said. …
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100 Year Old Hero
Lt. Col. Oren Lee Peters celebrates his 100th birthday this month, but his most vivid memories are the ones from 80 years ago when he became a “kid soldier.” He was still a junior in high school when his National Guard unit was called into active duty, and it seemed very exciting until the bombing…
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Steve’s Famous Wagon
Steve Bowers is only 75, but he has vivid memories of seeing the 1889 Land Run. “There was nothing like seeing all those wagons going downhill, bouncing along, ridin’ the brakes hard,” Steve said. “The tires were bright, shiny and new, not rusty like the ones in museums.” Steve was an “extra” on the set…
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Trait’s Trace of History
Trait Thompson took off his hard hat when he took the job as executive director of the Oklahoma History Center in January. For six-and-a-half years, he had overseen the restoration of the Oklahoma State Capitol, the state’s largest historic structure. During the first month at his new job, he traded his safety vest for traveling…
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Renewing the Old Ice House
Every town has its legends and oddities. After a half-century of abandonment, the Ice House property near the railroad in Edmond and directly west of the Edmond farmer’s market is about to become a community hub–again. To understand the new concept, you must appreciate the old. The Edmond Ice Plant began in 1909, providing the…
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Jordan’s Funny Socks
Film Title: Socks Again A 4-min comedy film written by 12-year-old, Jordan Black, from Edmond’s Deer Creek Middle School. 1st Place Winner, 2020 Will Rogers Film Festival, category 14 & Under. Film Scene: Grandpa, the late Paul Black, walks around the house, keeps seeing socks everywhere GRANDPA: “Socks again? Socks again?” Grandpa wonders why this…
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Oklahoma’s Hockey Pro
Matt Donovan made Oklahoma hockey history in 2009 as a college freshman when he helped Team USA earn a gold medal at the World Junior Championship. Twelve years later, he’s a family man whose professional hockey career has allowed him to travel the world—but his Edmond roots remain strong. “All my family lives in Edmond,…
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Post-Covid Fashion: Pick A Decade
We enjoyed working in our pajamas this year, but the end of that forgivable allowance looms as people return to the workplace. Men and women are looking in the closet to realize they’ve lost interest in their “old” work clothes or (gasp) they’ve changed sizes. A dramatic overhaul in clothing is upon us. After a…
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Students Develop Gamer’s Paradise
The Co-Op Esports and Gaming Arena didn’t exist when William Katsigiannis entered college at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). Now, as he graduates, he leaves school knowing he not only helped spark the idea of developing Esports at UCO, he helped design the gaming arena which came to fruition in September. The Esports arena…
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