Mall Walkers
Don’t let the colder temperatures keep you from enjoying your morning walk. Head over to the Quail Springs Mall and join a team of people who have discovered the many benefits of walking indoors. Karen, a sixty-six year old regular walker at the mall, said she goes to Quail Springs 4 to 5 days each…
Read More >Sculpting From Life
Farm themes are nothing foreign to most Oklahomans. However, the rural undercurrents of David Phelps’ sculptures come not from the Sooner State, but from Roberts Island, the biggest island in the San Joaquin Delta in northern California. Agrarian life on Robert’s Island was shadowed by a persistent fear of drought and flood, and Phelps’ younger…
Read More >Acting on Big Dreams
For several Edmond residents, the opportunity to perform in an amphitheatre would never have been possible if it hadn’t been for Summerstock. Theresa Nelson, one of the founders and the president of Summerstock’s board, helped bring the outdoor musical theatre productions to Edmond. “A group of parents, whose children performed together at the Jewel Box…
Read More >Going Nano in Edmond
Charles Seeney and his colleagues at Edmond’s NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., stand on the edge of the gap, separating the modern world from the future. It’s not a big gap. It’s about fifteen nanometers wide – about 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. And despite its size, it’s not an easy gap to…
Read More >Coaching Champions
Jason Poos, a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo, has studied martial arts for twenty-two years. Not only is he is the owner of Poos Taekwondo in Edmond, Poos is also a National Team Coach for the sport. He has been the USA Taekwondo National Olympic Coach since 2002. Poos explained that the National team is…
Read More >UCO Endeavor Games
Ever struggle to make the school sports team? Imagine you are playing a game of basketball while sitting down or running track with your eyes closed. These are just some of the amazing things happening at the UCO Endeavor Games for disabled athletes. The words, "Adversity: Some break…Others break records," written by William A. Ward,…
Read More >Bob Palmer Murals
If you happen to be traveling through Oklahoma City's Bricktown entertainment district and notice some large murals portraying scenes from Oklahoma's past, chances are they were created by Dr. Bob Palmer, a prolific painting and photography professor at the University of Central Oklahoma. "Yes, I painted nearly all of the murals in Bricktown," said the…
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 >The Oklahoma Kid
Marty Tipton, better known as The Oklahoma Kid, brings the legacy of the Wild West to life. Though most people have heard of Wild West shows that were so loved during the early part of the last century, many might be surprised to learn that these shows are still running today. A fourth generation Wild…
Read More >An International Christmas
Each holiday season, Americans gather with family and friends at mealtime to enjoy traditional favorites like turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes. This Christmas, the Edmond Outlook asked three UCO international students for traditional holiday recipes from their homelands. Bulgarian Banitsa (Cheese Pastry) 4 ½ cups of flour,14 oz. white brined cheese4 eggs2 cups of yogurt1/2…
Read More >Happily Ever After
Some of the most romantic gifts for Valentine’s Day are the collections of sweet memories that have been gathered over generations from couples of every age. Shoun & Ranju Thomas For newlyweds, Shoun and Ranju Thomas, love was found miles away in the state of Minnesota. Shoun, a mechanical engineer from Oklahoma, met Ranju while…
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