White Fields: A Place to Call Home
There are some people who are simply called toward a certain duty. For Tom Ward, CEO of SandRidge Energy, you might expect that duty to be a business venture or major corporate challenge. So it may surprise you to learn that Ward and his family have taken on a far greater challenge to help some…
Read More >Peaks of Life:
Dr. Douglas Beall, 43, is thousands of feet in the air and suspended horizontally. A fall would mean almost certain death for the Edmond radiologist. His only lifeline is an alarmingly thin rope strung between two jagged rock formations and something is terribly wrong. Beall has just realized he’s stuck. But that was months ago…
Read More >Queen of Hearts
Model, missionary, mother and reigning Mrs. Oklahoma; say any of these and you’re describing Heather Rouba. You’re also describing a woman with boundless energy, a passion for volunteer service and – for a woman just crowned as the most beautiful wife and mom in the state – an outstandingly grounded personality. The 29-year-old Edmond resident…
Read More >One Dog at a Time
In theaters last year, moviegoers everywhere fell in love with Marley, a spirited Labrador puppy from the film Marley and Me. Now fall in love with Mo. Mo was an abandoned lab that had been shot and left in a PetSmart parking lot until he was rescued by a non-profit organization called Heartland Lab Rescue….
Read More >The Heart of Edmond is Around the Corner
The heart of Edmond is just Around the Corner. The familiar downtown restaurant proudly proclaims that they “cook with love,” and if you have ever met Around the Corner’s owner Charlotte Worsham, you know that’s exactly right. Around the Corner is a surprising find along Broadway in downtown Edmond. Immediately upon entering, you realize this…
Read More >Home & Garden: Treasure Hunt
Treasure is found in the most unlikely of places. For Greg Landers, those places are down country roads where no one else would want to look, the decaying remains of once magnificent barns and houses. With a touch of creativity, the Edmond resident takes something old and makes something new. His artistic work with re-purposing…
Read More >Edmond Native Hits the Big Screen
It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jill Klopp is positive she’s exactly where she’s supposed to be. The 26-year-old Edmond native is currently pursuing an acting career she’s dreamed of her entire life. Now, with a recent appearance on CBS’s hit television series “Criminal Minds,” it seems Klopp is well on her way.Klopp began…
Read More >Home and Garden: CounterTOP Trends
It’s a household item you probably take for granted. Maybe you never even thought about it before and you’ve certainly never realized its limitless potential. That is, until you’ve made the leap into remodeling or building your dream home and opened your eyes to the progressive world of countertops. As an integral and highly utilized…
Read More >ARCADIA
Historic Route 66 rolls out under your tires like a ribbon through time. It stretches from Chicago to Los Angeles and is known as the Main Street of America. Drive any stretch of the old road and you’ll no doubt understand that old saying “the journey is the destination.” A trip to the town of…
Read More >Water is Life
Imagine your day without water. You wake up. You don’t shower or brush your teeth. You don’t water your lawn or wash your car. And yet, you could still live without these activities. What you can’t live without, is water to drink. Water is Life. It is not only a fact; it’s an Edmond…
Read More >Just for Kicks
Many of us remember eagerly awaiting the sweet sound of the recess bell to dismiss us. Running out onto the grassy field and immediately moving into playing positions, we knew it was game time. We remember the sound the ball made as it bounced off our foot representing a successful kick. Running from base to…
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