Off Beat with Erick and Ryan
You’ve heard their music. You’ve sung along to their lyrics. “Get a Dodge, get a Dodge, get a Dodge….” You know the one. Maybe you’ve hummed along to the tune where “the hardest thing to do is pick your favorite color.” If so, then you have sung a jingle written by Ryan Bellgardt and Erick…
Read More >8 Year Old Prodigy
Makya Stell, aka “Tink-Tink,” has done more in eight years of her life than most people do in 80. For starters, she’s a published writer. At the age of five, with some inspiration from her mother, Crystal, a best-selling author, Makya wrote her first book. Titled The Jazzy Little Five-Year-Old, the book is an autobiography…
Read More >Meant2B
Between interview questions, streams of dialogue crisscross our table in a low-lit cigar lounge as rising stars and R&B foursome Meant2B hold several conversations at once. They discuss sports, the best places to find a late dinner, decry the flaws of the iPhone and smooth-talk a waitress into bringing out a bowl of Chex Mix…
Read More >Digging Into History
Last summer six theology students from Edmond’s Herbert W. Armstrong College stood on the edge of history. Actually, they stood on the history. Their work in Jerusalem unearthed what may be the most significant archaeological discovery of the decade. They uncovered key pieces of what archaeologists believe to be the palace of King David—the very…
Read More >Holdistic Challenges Body and Mind
There are few things Freddy Harth loves more than staring down a rocky cliff face, fingers dug deep into handholds, watching the people gathered far below crane their necks upward in wonder. One of those few things is the chance to help someone else experience those feelings of achievement and exhilaration. Perhaps that’s why, after…
Read More >Stamps Survives All Odds
“We’re going to do every-thing we can, but it doesn’t look promising,” said Stamps’ doctor. “You have ninety days to live, if you don’t start treatment immediately. It’s incurable.” These are the last words that anyone wants to hear from their doctors, yet this is exactly the shocking news that doctors gave to Rodney Stamps,…
Read More >Party of the Universe
The curiosity of legendary astronomer Galileo is alive and well in Oklahoma. Members of the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club follow Galileo’s example of investigating the unknown and challenging suppositions. With special telescopes and a newly built observatory, they hold “star parties” to explore the depths of the universe. “You don’t need a big telescope to…
Read More >Back to School
Riley Grove Elementary “My Kindergarten teacher was real nice, and she taught me how to count by 2’s & 5’s & 10’s. Riley My Small Wonders “I hope that you have a lot of fun I think that you will have the funnest time in your life.” Sam Primrose School “Don’t be rude…
Read More >Home & Garden: Gardening for the Birds
As fall leaves begin to gather in our yards, it’s a clear sign the autumn chill is finally upon us. Acceptance of nature’s seasons does not have to be a bleak outlook for your garden though. There are many ways Edmond home owners can continue to attract birds to their yards year-round. From vegetation, to…
Read More >Hunt 4 Him
In far southwestern Oklahoma, in the rural and remote countryside near Hollis, two young men who share a love of hunting and a passion for God, have combined the two ideas, helping young people learn more about them both. Hunt4Him was started by current Edmond resident and physical therapist Jay Wheat and his longtime friend…
Read More >Blending Family Traditions
If you think your holidays are stressful, step into a blended family’s world. Between new spouses who have to earn the love, respect and affections that seem to come more naturally in a biological family, and children who have to find their place in a new home, things can get pretty complicated. We’re not talking…
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