Peppers Ranch
Once upon a time the threat of being sent to a “boy’s home” was enough to make boys hide their slingshots and stop pinching their sisters. Had they known about Peppers Ranch though, the threat would have lost a lot of its power. Peppers Ranch, however, is home to boys with more serious issues than…
Read More >Citizens Bank
Keeping Pace with Edmond, Oklahoma’s GrowthThe casual visitor to Edmond, Oklahoma today would be hard pressed to conjure images of what the little town on the prairie looked at the dawn of the 20th century, when Citizens State Bank first opened its doors at 102 South Broadway on April 18. The city itself was only…
Read More >On the Trail of Explorers
The deeds of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark helped define America, but to many students the pair of explorers is simply an answer on a history test. However, that isn’t the case with Trent and Eric Pribil. The twins, juniors at Edmond North High School, have been portraying Lewis and Clark since they were in…
Read More >The Triumphant Edmond Yankees
In the world of pro sports, the lure of big money continually pulls players from team to team as they look for the biggest payoff. Fans can be fickle, and a ride on an airplane is just another trip to work. But none of that applies to the Edmond Yankees. This baseball team in the…
Read More >Golfer’s Paradise
Edmond has become well known for golf over the past several years, and there are numerous renowned courses. But tucked away at the Coffee Creek Golf Club may be Edmond’s biggest secret of the game, the Graves Golf Academy.Oklahoma City brothers Todd Graves and Tim Graves founded Graves Golf Academy in May 2000, traveling around…
Read More >SoccerWave Inventor
The whole world seemed to be thinking soccer this summer as teams from all over the globe competed for the World Cup. While America’s team fell short this year, there are about 17 million American kids playing the game, many with hopes of someday competing for that coveted trophy. Ben Mazloompour, of Edmond, has been…
Read More >Green Lemon Finding Sweet Success
Guitarist Steve Schaben technically is still the new guy, but after doing 150 shows during his first year with Green Lemon he seems like an old hand. No surprise, considering he was a friend and fan before joining the up-and-coming Edmond group. All of the band members except Chris Cox are graduates of Edmond Memorial…
Read More >WWII Re-enactor Sherrick McCray
Honoring the Memory of ‘The Greatest Generation’His parents likely knew that Sherrick McCray wasn’t an average kid early on. “I’ve been into military history since I was very small. When I was five or six I remember asking for books for my birthday,” said the 37-year-old MBA student and detective with the University of Central…
Read More >Reading, Writing & Rooks
Ida Freeman Students Named Chess Champions…Again!Reading, writing and rooks. And championships. Those are things many students at Ida Freeman Elementary School know very well. In March, 39 members of the school’s chess team took top honors in three sections of the Oklahoma State Scholastic Chess Championships, held at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City….
Read More >Horse Sense & Big Business
Bill Addis knows Arabian horses. He’s been involved with them for more than 29 years, following a family tradition of working in the equine business. The president and auctioneer of Addis Equine Auctions, Bill Addis is the third generation to grow up around the animals. He was raised near Cleveland, Ohio, then moved to Ashland,…
Read More >Edmond Marketplace
YANDELL CHIROPRACTICSteve Yandell has been dealing with pain all his life. It began as a child, when he developed lower back pain.“Chiropractic care was the only thing that could get rid of it,” he said. As an adult, he’s paying back. He’s had his chiropractic office in his hometown of Edmond for 19 years now….
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