Making Dreams Come True
To describe a wedding as a momentous occasion is among the bigger understatements in life.So it’s no surprise that people whose businesses revolve around the ceremony take their jobs quite seriously. From the dress and the flowers to the food and the music, it takes a lot of planning, patience and perseverance to pull off…
Read More >School of Rock
Many young people declare that when they grow up, they’ll perform music in front of millions of people. Dr. Peter Pollack did, and now he’s helping make that dream come true for others. Pollack is the Director of Academic Operations for ACM@UCO – the new Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma….
Read More >Home & Garden: A Comfortable Calling
It’s far too simple to call Edmond’s Mi-Ling Poole a newspaper columnist and radio host who dispenses terrific information about home decorating and design. Rather, she uses those topics as a vehicle to inspire and encourage readers and listeners with respect to other issues in their lives. Mi-Ling is a well-known name in decorating circles,…
Read More >Toning Up With Tommy The Turtle
Turtles are known for being slow, staying at home a lot, never exerting too much energy. But that was before anyone met Tommy the Turtle. This new children’s book character is active and strong – a fan of exercise, getting active and living a life that gets him out of his shell. Tommy is the…
Read More >Small Focus, Large Implications
Explaining the world of nanotechnology requires a distinct analogy. Charles Seeney has one. Picture one strand of human hair, he says. Now imagine it being sliced 10,000 times. That’s quite a bit closer to operating on a nano scale. As president and CEO of NanoBioMagnetics, Inc. in Edmond, Seeney engages life in those tiniest of…
Read More >Organizing A Better Life
You’ve had one of those days at work – the kind that can only be remedied by going home, putting up your feet and relaxing. But when you get to your house, the disorganization and clutter is so significant that the bad day just gets worse. You really need to talk to Becky Keever. Keever…
Read More >Honoring A Life That Mattered
Before Ryan Wood had a chance to chase all his dreams, war claimed his life. But his passion for life lives on in the form of a scholarship that’s making others’ dreams come true. Wood was serving with the Army in the Iraqi War when a buried bomb killed him and four of his fellow…
Read More >The Preserver
Several things had to fall into place before Sean Richards could begin restoring the rarest of history’s books. First, the previous owner of his family’s house failed to forward his mail. Next, Richards began poring over the rare book catalogs that arrived, marveling over Shakespearean volumes and Galileo’s tomes. Finally, Richards began believing that he…
Read More >Growing Up Fast
When most kids hit landmarks like 5, 6, 7 or 8 years old, they’re learning their ABCs, basic addition and the fascinating world of interacting with their peers. But Grady Chandler is a little out of the ordinary. Grady, an 8-year-old from Edmond, operates in a faster-paced world – as a race car driver. …
Read More >Brown-Bagging It
It’s not such a strange sight anymore: people shopping and carrying out their purchases in their own fabric bags. And if Emilie Rider has anything to say about it, the trend will continue. Rider owns the Brown to Earth Bag Co., a bootstrapped, entrepreneurial endeavor operated out of her Edmond home. Rider creates fabric shopping…
Read More >K-9 Officers Ready to Protect and Serve
There’s a saying in the Edmond Police Department: “Always trust the nose.” That’s because four members of the squad are prized for their phenomenal sense of smell. And their speed, agility, intuition and work ethic aren’t bad, either. The K-9 unit at the Edmond Police Department continues to have a positive effect on the officers…
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