Million Dollar Homes
All houses are not created equally. From blueprint to construction and furnishing, some Edmond area homes are truly magnificent. For example, just east of town, Aaron Dodson of Dodson Custom Homes built his house as a show home. It is open almost every weekend for viewing and is featured in the Parade of Homes. “The…
Read More >Marketing God
Large billboards towering over busy highways. Catchy phrases on flashy t-shirts. Even television ads streaming into living rooms across Edmond, all seemingly marketing God. Is this the means of mega-Churches’ growth explosion? “Not for us,” said Matt Anderson, Associate Pastor of Crossings Church. “The marketing for this church is more information than it is an…
Read More >Global Missions Project
Shanties barely standing upright, mud covered streets and filth in every corner. These are the surroundings that Dr. Bryan Franks welcomes on every tour with Global Mission Partners (GMP). In the fields of Mexico, through the villages of Kenya, to the major metropolitan streets of Kathmandu, Franks believes that his lifelong work is truly helping…
Read More >Edmond Marketplace
Hobby's Hoagies Over the years, one place has remained the same—a place that has always served up delicious food. That place is Hobby's Hoagies, family owned and operated since 1991. Kim Nixon, co-owner, moved to Edmond from Wilmington, Delaware with her father George and the rest of her family. After being here for a while,…
Read More >Ghost Club Investigations
Creepy crawlers, black cats and ghostly tales are not the ingredients for a frightful Halloween for the Oklahoma City Ghost Club (OKCGC). More scary thoughts include electromagnetic spectrum readings, genetic movements and orbs. For seven years the club has been probing dark corners, casting light in shadows and searching for what lies beneath the surface….
Read More >Speaking with E.A.R.S.
In an age of faster PCs, quicker download times and instant messenger, it would be easy to believe that amateur radio is slowly dying. Having been in existence for over fifty years, Edmond Amateur Radio Society (EARS) has over one hundred members and has become a trend, not only here but also around the country….
Read More >Music, Poets and Painters
The purpose for the Black Arts Festival is to create an awareness of the different genres of art, to serve as a medium for spreading knowledge of artistic diversity and to provide special focus on African American arts. Holle Hooks, festival coordinator believes in the importance of diversity. “When we began the festival, we didn't…
Read More >Miracles of Life
“It's twins!” The words rang out from the doctor and sent shockwaves to the new parents-to-be. In that moment, Brian and Sara Ceresa knew that life was never going to be the same. “We had decided on only having one child and all of a sudden, there we were, going to have two,” Sara said….
Read More >Corvette Club
Corvette enthusiasts across the country owe a huge gratitude to Harley Earl. His idea became concept and then production in 1953, and the sports car world has never been the same. For generations, the Corvette has been “babied,” garage protected or raced to victory lane. The result is a following that has grown into 250…
Read More >Beating the Odds
In the back of a dimly lit ambulance, en route to the hospital, Gilbert Murugayah Palany stared at his unconscious son, trying to prepare himself for life after losing a child. “The doctors told us that he probably wasn't going to make it,” said Gilbert, “so as a family we held hands and prepared to…
Read More >The Hugs Project
For Karen Stark, the war in Iraq is more than just a segment on the evening news. It's more than something that is happening over there, and for Stark, it is far more important than an issue in the 2008 elections. For her, it hits close to her home and close to her heart. Karen…
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