Vintage Bike Night at Edmond Railyard
From free raffle tickets to sweet rides, Edmond Bike Night has something for everyone. Held on the first Tuesday of each month, April through October, the community event features giveaways, Edmond vendors, and live music from local artists. “The goal of Bike Night is to cultivate connections and community for bike-lovers,” said Tony Steward, Bike…
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Playground Hero: Girl Scout Rescues Struggling Classmate
Meet Emma Fritz. 8-year-old. Soccer player. And recipient of the Girl Scouts of the USA Medal of Honor for the life-saving service she rendered to a struggling playmate. Emma was playing during an after-school program at her Deer Creek elementary when she learned a boy was hanging by his neck. The six-year-old was accidentally entangled…
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HALO Project: Celebrating 10 Years of Hope & Healing
HALO Project founder and executive director, Cindy Lee, summarizes the non-profit’s journey like this: “finding solutions and showing up.” She says that same spirit of willingness and determination that started HALO in 2013 still drives it today as they celebrate 10 years of providing healing to children and families through connection. “In 2012, my colleagues…
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Tails of the World: Pet Photographer Pays it Forward
Pet photographers from around the world are uniting to compile the ultimate canine collection into a book that will fund animal rescue. Among the 100 contributors selected for the project is Edmond photographer, Suzy McCracken. The book, Tails of the World, will feature 10 of Suzy’s photos, which means 10 fresh photoshoots for the project….
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Fostering Hope
Anna’s Story Anna was born in 2007 in the Oklahoma County jail. She was 10 weeks premature and pronounced clinically dead by medics, but her story wasn’t finished. Miraculously, she regained her heartbeat and lived on a ventilator at Children’s Hospital for the next six weeks. Even with expert care, her outlook was not great….
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The History Fan Girl
Stephanie Craig has visited 57 countries, 45 states, 144 World Heritage Sites, and 21 National Parks. Aside from being quite the conversation starter, it’s also her profession, and the mother of two says she has no plans to stop. “I launched my first blog in 2015,” Stephanie said. “It was before people knew how to…
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Getting the Golden Ticket
UCO Alumn Sees American Idol Success Just a few months ago PJAE was a graphic designer dreaming of a musical career. Today, he’s a top 26 contestant on American Idol who Katie Perry said people should be paying to listen to, and his dream is rocketing toward reality. A graduate of UCO’s Academy of Contemporary…
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The Bright Side of Blindness
If Hannah Dangle could offer one piece of encouragement to the world, it’s this: “you can do hard things.” And doing hard things is something Hannah knows a thing or two about. In her 23 years of life she’s overcome daunting diagnoses, and now is navigating total blindness. Hannah was first diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma…
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Off to the Races with Clayton McCook, DVM
On a normal Monday, Clayton McCook, DVM may see as many as 170 patients. The athletes he treats weigh around 1,200 pounds and can run up to 40 miles per hour. The Edmond veterinarian encourages Oklahomans to visit a quarter horse race at Remington Park to see his athletes in action. He says the doors…
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