Around Town
Children's Safety Challenge The Children's Safety Challenge will be held June 11-14 at the Edmond Fire Administration, 5300 East Covell. Children ages 5-10 are invited to enroll in the Edmond Fire Department Children's Safety Challenge. This free two-day clinic will provide your child with safety education that could save his or her life. For more…
Read More >Edmond Marketplace
I Do Bridal Sue Thongthai from Thailand had a desire to begin her own business. "I never thought about owning a bridal shop until after my own wedding." "As a child, I watched my mother make my clothes. She owned a treadle sewing machine and loved to sew," said Sue, short for Supha. "I didn't…
Read More >Back40 News
"This thing isn't for grown-ups," was the warning Peyton Stovall, print project manager, got as she prepared to launch herself down the corkscrew slide at the new Omniplex exhibit, Gadget Trees. "The little boy before me was right," explains Peyton. "I should have listened. I wrenched my knee and almost missed the half marathon." Jaimi…
Read More >Back40 News
To the web department's dismay, Dave Miller, CEO, has set up a desk in the bullpen. "I am no longer content to be merely a figure head here at Back40. I used to design. I used to code. I am rolling up my sleeves and getting back to it. Unless, of course, we get too…
Read More >Around Town/Back 40 News
Around Town After Hour Health Care Now OpenPhysicianCare PM, Edmond’s newest walk-in immediate care center offers a convenient health care alternative to Edmond residents when their family physician is closed. Located at 1714 S. Kelly, the clinic is open weekdays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 pm and Sundays…
Read More >Around Town / Back40 News
LOCAL RESIDENTS OPEN“THE GREAT FRAME UP” FRANCHISE Dwight and Linda Bays recently opened The Great Frame Up custom picture framing shop in Quail Springs Village Shopping Center. The shop offers custom picture framing and wall décor and most services are completed on-site and are guaranteed. Visit the store at 13801 N. Penn or call 748-5855…
Read More >AROUND TOWN / BUSINESS NEWS
EDMOND NORTH H.SCLASS OF 1996 REUNIONNAs the first graduating class of Edmond North High school, graduates from the class of 1996 will be the first to celebrate their 10-year reunion August 11-12. The events start Friday with a Night Out at the Martini Lounge in Edmond, continues with a family picnic at Hafer Park on…
Read More >BACK 40 NEWS
Matt Ledford and Chris Logan successfully added another web server to the Back40 hosting cluster. The two programmers arrived under cover of darkness, switched, propagated and consumed a 12-pack of Dr Pepper during the all-night upgrade. Neill Harmer, web project manager, was asked to speak at the June meeting of OKC Refresh group. Refresh is…
Read More >Kathy Anderson on Route 66
Videographer & Historian Documents the “Mother Road”As a child in Pennsylvania, Kathy Anderson loved watching George Maharis on the TV program “Route 66.” Years later, after moving to Oklahoma, she traded her childhood crush on the TV star for the Mother Road itself. A photographer, video producer, writer, director and editor, Anderson has videotaped many…
Read More >Golf Pro Doug Tewell
The PGA, Advil and a Box of Straws for JohnniesFew professional golf names are more familiar in Oklahoma than Doug Tewell. But without the support of another well-known Oklahoma sports figure, Tewell’s name might be more associated with North Carolina or Arkansas. In 1966 when Tewell was graduating from high school in Stillwater, he had…
Read More >Actress Emilee Wallace
Edmond Teen Finds Television Success Sharing the set with the stars of “Grey’s Anatomy” or rubbing elbows with actress Amy Brenneman might seem like an easy way to spend your days, but Emilee Wallace says acting is hard work and not for the faint of heart. The wholesome good looks of the 16-year-old Edmond resident…
Read More >