Liberty Fest
Previously selected as one of the top ten places to be in America on the 4th of July by CNN and the USA Today, and a designated state centennial event, Edmond will be hosting LibertyFest 2007 in a weeklong celebration, June 28 through July 4. "This is a great event that is always well attended….
Read More >Made In Oklahoma
Edmond graduates, Richard Ford and Scott Bridges, have come full circle since performing in the Edmond Community Theatre in 1987. Although rooted deep in the red dirt of Oklahoma, the two have branched out to places such as New York City, Los Angeles and Austin and have learned that all roads lead back to Edmond….
Read More >A Life of Books
Never judge a book by its cover. Or a bookstore for that matter. One could drive by the Archives Bookstore on 2nd Street and never know what exists behind the windows that read "Used Books." Wayne Stephens has the privilege of driving from Shawnee to Edmond in order to be surrounded by the many loves…
Read More >Aloha Edmond
Imagine the need to get away from it all. The need to see other places and explore other cultures. Imagine the need to get away from The Big Island, the island of Hawaii. After fourteen years of nursing in the same hospital, Yvonne Wong admitted she was growing tired of going to work, coming home,…
Read More >Overcoming War
The morning was hot, the air was thick and the temperature quickly soared to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The Vietnam War had just begun, and the battle of Chu-Lai had ended the previous week. On the morning of August 31, 1965, Marine Corporal Eddie Beesley led his platoon out for patrol across an open field, just…
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