Vets Can Be All Smiles
Patriotic pride is particularly high right now in Oklahoma, with the loss of 14 of our own soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard since their deployment to Afghanistan earlier this year. For Edmond brothers, dentists Mike and Joe Sebourn, military pride always has been a way of life. And they are doing their part to…
Read More >Suicide Survivors
With turkey leftovers filling refrigerators, and Christmas songs echoing throughout every store and restaurant, most Oklahomans are filled with holiday spirit. But for some, Christmas cheer mocks their own holiday realities — quiet lonely evenings, missing loved ones, or a growing mountain of bills. For Edmond resident Norma Jean Johnson, this holiday season is particularly…
Read More >ARTS: Magical Moments
Bobby Wheat stands in the dark, waiting for that moment when the sun slips into the sky. The black cloth from his 4×5 large-format camera covers his upper body, providing some warmth against the pre-dawn chill. A tripod supports the camera, which is super-glued in the middle and has holes in the bellows that stretch…
Read More >HOME: A Storybook Christmas
Guests need not wait for sleep to dream of sugar plums at the Meinders’ home in Edmond; Christmas visions assail their senses from the moment it comes into view. A vignette of a hot air balloon scene dangles from a tree, its reindeer-filled basket held to the ground by a desperate Santa clinging to its…
Read More >A Fallen Hero
On August 11, amidst the first downpour of rain Edmond had seen all summer, Second Lieutenant Jered W. Ewy was laid to rest. Henderson Hills Baptist Church resonated with peals of rolling thunder as full military honors were given to the fallen soldier, who was killed July 29 in Afghanistan during his third tour of…
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